Washington Post By Zachary A. Goldfarb It sounded like a conventional stump speech in the windup to the midterm battle — including a rote apology to the first lady for running another campaign. Listen closely, however, and you could hear the president… more »

NY Times By JONATHAN MARTIN and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN Republicans are in a stronger position than Democrats for this year’s midterm elections, benefiting from the support of self-described independents. The independents in the poll — a majority of whom were… more »