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Speaker Mike Johnson says he'll accept the midterm election results, though President Trump may not, voters are feeling a strong sense of apathy leading up to Election Day, and Puerto Rico's Governor signs a bill asking Congress to admit the island as a state.

Trump stumps in deep-red Mississippi's senate race, New Mexicans decide whether to pay state lawmakers, and Tennessee voting rights advocates call for restoration of rights.

AG doubles down on Alaska election lawsuit, Montanans vote on protections for citizen-led ballot initiatives, and advocacy groups work to protect the Native vote in a number of states.

Ohio Republican governor denounces Ramaswamy attack ad, union members get out the vote in Michigan, and SCOTUS rules student IDs can't be used by New Hampshire college students.

The vice president pushes Congress to toughen penalties for SNAP fraud, House Republicans subpoena New Jersey officials over thousands of mistaken noncitizen voter registrations, and Tennessee voters will decide three proposed constitutional amendments on November third.