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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff with about 51.8 percent of the vote against Flávio Bolsonaro, securing a fourth term, while Bolsonaro refuses to concede and seeks an annulment, leaving Lula to face a conservative Congress, high debt, and a divided country after more than a million supporters rallied beforehand. Alex and Jordan cover the result, the contested aftermath, and the challenges facing Lula's fourth term.

Russian strikes injured six people across Ukraine overnight according to reports on 26 October, with four injured in Zaporizhzhia according to Governor Mykhailo Semikin and two more in Chernihiv, while Russia also hit a Kharkiv power station, a warehouse, a Khmelnitskiy power station, Chornomorsk port infrastructure, and a cargo vessel bound for Odesa. Alex and Jordan report the overnight attacks and their impact on civilians, power supplies, and Black Sea exports.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a trilateral meeting of United States, Ukraine, and Russia officials in November, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirming preparations and the meeting expected in the United Arab Emirates following US envoy Steve Witkoff's talks with Zelensky in Oslo and with Vladimir Putin, while Zelensky said territory is a red line for leaders only. Alex and Jordan look at what the November talks could achieve and why the hardest questions remain at leader level.

The United States has pressed Ukraine to suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries, arguing they add to high energy prices ahead of the midterms and amid the Iran war, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would halt them if Moscow stops hitting power infrastructure or if the US allows Starshield over Russia or supplies Patriot missiles. Alex and Jordan break down the American request, Zelensky's conditions, and the tension between energy prices and military leverage.

Iranian officials confirmed on 25 October that indirect messages with the United States continue through intermediaries even though formal negotiations remain stalled, with Tehran rejecting Washington's demands for complete surrender and President Trump saying there would be no strike that day. Alex and Jordan explain the stalled talks, the back channel keeping communication alive, and what it means for regional security.

A new Siena poll finds only 28 percent of voters satisfied with Democrats and 36 percent approving of President Donald Trump nine days before the midterms, with low favorability for Chuck Schumer at 25.6 percent and Hakeem Jeffries at 27.5 percent, yet Democrats remain competitive in red-state Senate races in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas. Alex and Jordan unpack the numbers and the mood of the electorate.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are campaigning in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, Georgia, Florida, and Michigan, while former President Barack Obama and Kamala Harris counter for Democrats in Ohio, Michigan, Nevada, and Mississippi ahead of the November 3 midterms that will decide control of Congress. Alex and Jordan map the final battleground push and what is at stake.

Tropical Storm Vance, sitting 315 miles off Mexico's southwestern coast with 70 mph winds, is sending moisture north for a wet Halloween weekend, with a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood threat across more than 20 states and two to three inches of rain expected, locally four to five inches. Alex and Jordan explain the forecast and the safety advice for the weekend.

Flooding along Utah's San Juan River forced evacuations in Bluff, Montezuma Creek, and Aneth on October 24, with the river near Bluff at 19.6 feet and forecast to crest near 29.5 feet early Monday, potentially a record, while flash flooding in Hurricane damaged around 80 homes and 50 RVs. Alex and Jordan cover the evacuations, the school shelters, and the flood outlook.

In an update on the October 24 shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, six victims remained hospitalized by Sunday morning, five had been released, and one was in critical condition out of 12 injured including six children, with no arrests yet. Alex and Jordan give the latest on the victims, the police appeal for photos and video, and counseling support from FAMU.