Daily Brief · Monday, November 2, 2026

Daily Brief: Monday, Nov. 2, 2026

The six-day Kherson truce ends and Kyiv says Russian attacks resumed, Iran says mediated talks with the U.S. continue, a Michigan Democrat endorses the Republican in the state's Senate race on the eve of the midterms, a judge tosses the Justice Department's Alaska certification suit, Wall Street heads into a week of jobs data and Apple earnings, Washington turnout runs slightly ahead of 2022, B.C. and Washington are out of sync on the clock for the first time, southwest Colorado floods again, and the Broncos beat the Chiefs on a last-play sack.

World

Kherson truce ends without extension; Kyiv says Russian attacks resumed Monday

The six-day localized ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky, which the White House says first lady Melania Trump helped broker, expired at 11 p.m. local time Sunday with no violations reported by either side, DW and Al Jazeera reported. A Ukrainian official told AFP that Russia declined Kyiv's offer to extend it. Melania Trump wrote on X that the pause enabled the evacuation of nearly 800 people. On Monday, Kherson authorities said a Russian drone struck a car in the city, wounding two people, Euronews reported, and Ukraine's General Staff said Russian forces used the pause to reinforce positions.

Source: DW (opens in new tab)

Iran's foreign minister says talks with U.S. through mediators are ongoing

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he hopes for "rationality" from Washington to avoid a return to all-out war, the AP reported. Separately, Qatar's state gas shipping company said one of its LNG carriers was struck in the Persian Gulf late last week, with no injuries reported, according to the AP and the operator.

Source: AP (opens in new tab)

U.S.

Rep. Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race a day before Election Day

Stevens, a Democrat who narrowly lost the August primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Rogers on Sunday after the AP reported she was uninvited from a joint church event with El-Sayed. The two had feuded over an outside group's ad that Stevens called antisemitic; El-Sayed said his campaign didn't make it and he disagrees with it. NPR reported that Michigan and national Democrats were angry; Stevens told NPR she still loves the party. Rogers said he was "honored to have earned that vote." Polls close Tuesday night.

Source: AP (opens in new tab)

Federal judge dismisses Justice Department suit over certifying Alaska's Senate race; DOJ says it will appeal

The suit sought to block certification if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, citing a second candidate on the ranked-choice ballot, a retired teacher also named Dan Sullivan, the AP reported. The Seattle Times noted the Alaska case among several Trump administration election actions in Western states ahead of Tuesday.

Source: AP (opens in new tab)

Money and tech

Stock futures edge higher after tech selloff as investors face jobs data, Apple earnings and the midterms

S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures were modestly higher overnight after Friday's 3.46% drop in the Nasdaq-100, according to CME and Nasdaq data cited by Morningstar. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases job openings data Tuesday and the October jobs report Friday; economists expect a gain of roughly 40,000 to 65,000 jobs with unemployment at 4.2%, Investing.com and other forecasters reported. Apple reports earnings after Monday's close. The Fed held rates at 3.75% to 4% last week in a 10-2 vote, with two members favoring a hike.

Source: Investing.com (opens in new tab)

Washington State

Washington turnout runs slightly ahead of 2022; officials say use a drop box, not the mail, from here on

As of Friday evening, 32.8% of Washington's 5.2 million registered voters had returned ballots, compared with 32.2% at the same point in 2022, the Seattle Times reported. Election officials warn that postmark processing changes mean late mailed ballots may not count in time. The Justice Department is sending monitors to King and Yakima counties, and seven counties accepted Gov. Bob Ferguson's offer of unarmed, out-of-uniform National Guard observers. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has rejected a federal demand to set aside about 400 ballots, his office said.

Source: The Seattle Times (opens in new tab)

B.C. is now an hour ahead of Washington after the province skipped 'fall back'

Washington set clocks back Sunday, but British Columbia stayed on daylight time permanently under its 2019 law, putting the province an hour ahead for the first time outside a brief stretch in 1974, KING 5 reported, citing the B.C. government. Washington passed a similar permanent-daylight-time law in 2019, but it can't take effect without federal approval; the U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in June, and it awaits Senate action.

Source: KING 5 (opens in new tab)

Colorado

Second major flood in just over a week hits southwest Colorado; roads closed, Durango schools canceled

The La Plata County sheriff temporarily closed all county roads Sunday and several mobile home parks were evacuated, the Durango Herald reported; Durango schools and Fort Lewis College canceled Monday classes. In Archuleta County, the sheriff's office issued a shelter-in-place order and Pagosa Springs closed to incoming traffic as the San Juan River was forecast to crest above its 1911 record, CBS Colorado reported. CDOT closed several stretches of U.S. 160, including Wolf Creek Pass.

Source: Durango Herald (opens in new tab)

Supreme Court to hear challenge to Colorado's universal pre-K rules from Catholic preschools

The justices hear arguments Tuesday on whether religious preschools in the state-funded program may decline to admit children of gay or transgender parents despite Colorado's anti-discrimination rules, NPR reported. The program pays about $6,300 per enrolled child per year from a tobacco tax, according to NPR.

Source: NPR (opens in new tab)

Denver Broncos

Broncos rally past Chiefs 28-24 as Malcolm Roach sacks Patrick Mahomes on the final play

Denver scored 15 fourth-quarter points to overcome a 24-13 deficit, then stopped Kansas City on fourth-and-goal to move to 6-2 and into first place in the AFC West, a half-game ahead of the 5-2 Chiefs, the AP reported. It was coach Sean Payton's 200th career win, and Bo Nix threw touchdown passes to Jaylen Waddle and Nate Adkins, according to the NFL's official game summary and ESPN.

Source: AP (opens in new tab)

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