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Wedgewood Polls, a polling firm whose numbers were frequently picked up by major media, including The New York Times, now admits its data was made up. Wedgewood claims it was an experiment, but attorney Jeff Childers tells NTD he believes the firm was trying to boost Democrat turnout and influence the midterm elections.

A perfect copy of a brain is now running inside a simulation.

In the digital realm, it's operating a virtual body all on its own—no AI is guiding it, and it wasn't trained, and it's behaving exactly like its real-life counterpart.

It sounds like science fiction, and no, it's not a human brain. It's something much smaller—but that's not the point. For the first time, we're not just studying intelligence—we're starting to rebuild it. And what we found is that the blueprint for a creature's inborn behavior isn't learned; it's inborn, and can be exported outside the body.

Ancient stories predicted that humans would go from powerless to capable of creating and shaping the world around us. Mythology tells of a Titan who stole fire from the gods to awaken humanity, only to face a cruel, unrelenting punishment that trapped him in his own body.

Is this the first ever simulated mind? Does it think it's alive? Is the human brain next? And maybe the most uncomfortable question … if a mind can exist in a simulation, how would it ever know?

The Republican leaders of the House Judiciary and Administration Committees have subpoenaed the administration of New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, demanding to hear why 6,600 noncitizens remained registered to vote until 2026.

In July, Sherrill said a software error in the state's Motor Vehicle Commission system caused the 6,600 to be registered to vote between June 2023 and June 2024. Sherrill, a Democrat, said that the individuals had answered "no" when asked on a keypad whether they were U.S. citizens while applying for driver's licenses or identification cards, but were still registered because of the alleged software error.

She has until Nov. 16 to comply with the House Republicans' requests.

NTD's congressional correspondent Melina Wisecup has more from Washington.

From the Chinese Communist Party's meddling in U.S. elections, to the war in Iran, to the rise of socialist ideologies, what factors might polls be overlooking that could influence the election outcome, with the midterms just weeks away? NTD's Steve Lance sat down with John Solomon, investigative journalist and CEO of Just the News, to unpack what's at stake for the midterms.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was awarded the Media Research Center's 2026 Free Speech Award for defending the First Amendment. Michael Morris, director of the Media Research Center Free Speech America, joined Steve Lance to discuss Kennedy's efforts to curtail censorship and protect free speech, the Biden administration's efforts to silence free speech—including Kennedy's—and how everyday Americans can get involved in the fight to protect free speech.

A potential pathway to peace in Ukraine may be reopened as President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have all signaled their openness to renewing negotiations to end the war.

Putin also said Russia is prepared to discuss wider European security issues as part of future negotiations.

With the midterms approaching fast, President Donald Trump spent another day on the campaign trail. NTD's Daniel Monaghan has highlights from Iowa, where the president announced a new measure on energy prices.

Tiffany Meier's panel reacts to President Donald Trump's Iowa stop boosting Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson against Democrat Josh Turek in a race Cook rates a toss-up, and weigh the record-breaking $81 million Iowa governor's contest between Rob Sand and Zach Lahn with just 12 days until Election Day.

Political strategist and attorney Gerard Filitti joins Tiffany Meier after Rep. Ilhan Omar described the federal search of her Washington home as "intrusive but polite" and said she plans to move because of safety concerns. He also weighs her "not to my knowledge" response on marriage allegations and whether persistent questions about Abdul El-Sayed's past comments and family ties could hurt the Michigan Democrat's Senate bid.