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Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves wrote in The Sunday Times on Sunday that Britain's future lies in the European Union, saying Brexit made the country poorer, weaker and less secure, in her first major intervention since being sacked by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Alex and Jordan explain the intervention, the clash with Labour's manifesto red lines, and Reform UK's charge that Labour has no mandate to rejoin.

Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries at Novokuibyshevsk and Kstovo in recent days despite reports of a US-brokered pause, with Kyiv telling reporters no halt was ever ordered even as a proposed 30-day pause from US envoy Jared Kushner went unaccepted. Alex and Jordan explain the refinery campaign, the reported pause that never was, and the Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities behind it.

Democratic Representative Haley Stevens appeared beside Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers at a Detroit church service on Sunday, escalating her public rift with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed two days before Michigan's pivotal Senate election. Alex and Jordan explain the church appearance, the party backlash, and why the race could decide control of Congress.

Police in Fairfield, California, are hunting a lone gunman who opened fire inside a packed Spirit Halloween store on Friday night, killing 31-year-old Constance Hages, a pregnant mother of four, and injuring six other shoppers. Alex and Jordan explain what police say about the targeted attack, the victims, and the search still under way on Sunday.

A federal judge in Anchorage on Sunday threw out a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan if votes for a namesake rival changed the outcome, the latest court defeat for the federal government's push into state-run elections. Alex and Jordan explain the name-double dispute, the judge's ruling, and what it means two days before Tuesday's midterms.

Drones disrupted Jersey Airport for a second night on Saturday, with four inbound flights unable to land, Heathrow and Southampton services cancelled and a Madeira flight diverted to Paris, as police investigate the deliberate and unlawful drone activity. Alex and Jordan explain the two nights of disruption, the police appeal, and what passengers travelling on Sunday should do.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday that President Donald Trump agreed to grant an immediate visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, a fifteen-year-old from Ghana shot dead on his way to school in the Bronx, though the White House had not immediately confirmed the arrangement. Alex and Jordan explain what is confirmed, what is still attributed to the mayor, and the police investigation with no arrests yet.

A federal judge in Miami dismissed President Donald Trump's ten billion dollar defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch with prejudice on Saturday, ruling Trump failed to prove actual malice over reporting on an alleged Epstein birthday letter. Alex and Jordan explain the ruling, the Sullivan standard for public figures, and what an appeal could decide.

California Governor Gavin Newsom warned the state's federal judges on Saturday to be ready for potential attempts by the Trump administration to seize ballots, after an appeals court rejected the administration's bid in its dispute over more than 20,000 California voter records. Alex and Jordan explain the court rulings, the constitutional fight over who runs elections, and what it means for Tuesday's vote.

President Donald Trump's White House has spent months preparing executive actions on immigration, tariffs, housing and spending to keep his agenda moving if Democrats win Congress in Tuesday's midterms, according to Reuters reporting on 1 November. Alex and Jordan explain the plan, the limits of executive power, and why investigations cannot be sidestepped.