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WATCH: Obama, Trump hit the campaign trail ahead of critical midterm elections

Both the Democratic and Republican parties are now leaning into presidential power amid early voting for the midterm elections.

WATCH: 2 brothers' Make-A-Wish visit to the Minnesota Vikings

The Yang brothers got to visit the Minnesota Vikings for Aiden's Make-A-Wish after his brother, Ryan, became his lifesaving bone marrow donor while battling leukemia.

WATCH: Halloween witches’ world record

A total of 184 people set a world record, decked out in pointed hats and witches’ cloaks, 400 feet up on the Orlando Eye.

Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands

GLENN THRUSH, KATIE ROGERS AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS

With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

WATCH: Woman makes history swimming the entire California coast

ABC News' Danny New talks to Catherine Breed, who made history by swimming the nearly 900-mile route in just 111 days.

The Eyes of Elizabeth Holmes

MAUREEN DOWD

Look into that unblinking gaze and see the abyss.

Fire breaks out at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuries

The fire evidently began with an explosion, the fire department said.

In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened

ANNA GRIFFIN AND EMILY SCHWING

“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.

What This Democrat’s Surge in Texas Says About the Midterms

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO

Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, on her appeal to MAGA voters and her refusal to engage in the “culture wars.”

Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage

MARK LANDLER, CATHERINE PORTER AND SÉGOLÈNE LE STRADIC

After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism.

A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War

DAVID E. SANGER, JULIAN E. BARNES, JONATHAN SWAN, MAGGIE HABERMAN, FARNAZ FASSIHI AND ERIC SCHMITT

With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

WATCH: Billy Idol surprises students with musical instruments

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee visited Griffiths Middle School in Downey, California, to surprise students at two local schools with new musical instruments.

Amy Acton says Trump, Vance should 'look at the facts' after Ramaswamy attack ad

Ohio Democratic Amy Acton spoke to ABC News after a rally in Cleveland with former President Barack Obama.

Cornell student named in Jane Doe's civil suit seeks to be dropped from case

One of the Cornell students who was named in a civil lawsuit by a former undergraduate student known as Jane Doe, has asked a judge to drop him from the suit.

Trump told DOJ to sue to block Alaska Senate results if Republican narrowly loses

President Trump says he directed the DOJ to preemptively file a lawsuit to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.