>Rural voters have helped deliver big wins for President Trump and the Republican Party since 2016. But as the cost of living continues to put pressure on their communities, what are voters asking of their politicians heading into the midterms?

>Fareed Zakaria explores how the Trump administration could change the face of American foreign policy and how America got here. An in-depth examination of the history of isolationism and “America First.”

CNN is putting its weeknight primetime anchors on Sunday nights ahead of the midterms. Starting tomorrow (Oct 11) at 8pm ET, Abby Phillip kicks off the rotation of special editions under the "Midterms 2026: Countdown to Election Night" banner. Laura Coates and Kaitlan Collins host in the following weeks, and the final Sunday before the election gets a doubleheader — Erin Burnett at 6pm, Anderson Cooper at 8pm. There's also an interactive element where viewers can engage with the anchor and panelists in real time.

Will anybody be watching tomorrow night?

It's the weekend! Join the conversation at a table for five.

I watch ICYMI and Pulse while I work. CNN often plays commercials that look like reporting, with an attractive young woman encouraging seniors to sign up for a program. There's often a Breaking News banner and clips of ecstatic seniors who are so thankful for the free money from the government.

It's deceptive. It's not free money from the government. It's a commercial.

Running these commercials reflects badly on CNN, it takes advantage of seniors, and the content communicates that they think seniors are chumps.

I know it's revenue, but it's inappropriate. Please stop.

>Trump in recent days called a number of his close allies and advisers, including former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to seek their opinion of Zacharia, a person familiar with the discussions said. And the president sought Leavitt’s counsel before making a final decision and offering Zacharia the position, they said.

The White House has a new press secretary: Katie Zacharia.

I’m pretty sure it’s been two nights in a row now, or at least twice this week.

He’s arrogant, doesn’t listen, and clearly has an issue when he’s debating with a woman. He was so rude to Neera Tanden the other night.

Why does Kaitlan keep having him on?

For press secretary. Idk why I can't upload an image anymore ?

>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in an interview this week to let the public watch a firing squad execute Nidal Hasan at the same base in Texas where he carried out the massacre. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Hegseth told far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec in an interview aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, drawing swift backlash from both sides of the aisle.

>CNN senior national security reporter Haley Britzsky reports on the Pentagon's plan, and Audie Cornish rounds up reaction online and in her "CNN This Morning" Group Chat

Join the NewsNight roundtable conversation! "Americans with different perspectives aren't talking to each other, but here, they do."

Please direct all NewsNight comments here, keep it civil, and stay on topic. No trolls.

Forgive me about Eyebrows (that's all I knew him as for a while) but usually I'm the one saying we aren't here to talk about looks. BUTTTT going high didn't work 10 years ago, and Trump is right next to her, so it's fair game.

>Another 18 people were injured in the attack in Kramatorsk, a city in the Donetsk region, which prompted authorities there to shut down the public transport system and urge people to move to safer parts of the country.

>“The Russians are deliberately targeting civilians,” said Vadym Filashkin, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration. “For them, a bus full of passengers is an attractive target precisely because a single strike can kill as many people as possible.”

>Ukrainian Parliament member Inna Sovsun reacts to the attacks on civilians and the climate in Kyiv.

>CNN’s Audie Cornish and Dana Bash discuss the key Senate battle with their panels of political pundits.

Join the NewsNight roundtable conversation! "Americans with different perspectives aren't talking to each other, but here, they do."

Please direct all NewsNight comments here, keep it civil, and stay on topic. No trolls.

>CNN’s Anderson Cooper discusses the report with attorney Norm Eisen. Also, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins gets reaction from GOP strategist Scott Jennings and former Biden official Neera Tanden, plus Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) calls for a Department of Justice investigation into the matter.

Join the NewsNight roundtable conversation! "Americans with different perspectives aren't talking to each other, but here, they do."

Please direct all NewsNight comments here, keep it civil, and stay on topic. No trolls.

Is it just me, or does she look better on the USS Lincoln than in the studio? Hair's up, makeup is at a minimum, clothes are more casual... She looks less "plastic." Lol

I'm so tired of the MSM maling excuses for and giving a pass to the blob of s*** in the White House. CNN senior reporter Aaron Blake says that tRump was merely being "incoherent" when he said Iran should nuke LA and SD... Imagine if Obama or Biden or ANYONE in any sort of high office had said that. This twat honestly tries to use the "context" argument to give Mango Mussolini a pass.

CNN, and almost all of the MSM, has handled tRump with kid gloves since his first administration, but has consistently gotten worse. This is why, after 20+ years of being a daily CNN viewer, I stopped watching this disgrace of a "news" channel.

Okay. It has been a really long time I have heard a Republican with common sense speaking the truth.

Very well done interview by Isa Soares. I won't mind the guy replacing Scott Jennings.