Chilling new details are revealed about the home invasion that left the speaker’s husband in the ICU. The DOJ says the suspect was prepared to break Nancy Pelosi’s kneecaps while the San Francisco DA confirmed this was politically motivated. President Obama is on the campaign trail making arguments for Democrats in the final days before the midterms. Justices heard oral arguments in cases that challenge affirmative action at UNC and Harvard. The conservative majority on the court appears to be leaning toward ending the policy.

Tamara Keith, A.B. Stoddard, Clint Watts, Chuck Rosenberg, Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, David Jolly and Charles Coleman join.