Today: Two weeks to midterms and a steep climb in the cost of Halloween candy

Today as it Happened on Tuesday, October 20, 2026: Democrats are hungry for a blue wave in the November election, and a series of recent polls has them thinking they could pull off victories in some deeply red territory that would have seemed unthinkable a few months ago. Expectations for the party are so high that one could envision a fair amount of disappointment in the party — and celebration among Republicans — if Democrats don’t shoot the moon on Election Day and take control of both chambers of Congress. A top DOJ official says the agency could be wrong about people it accuses of fraudulently registering to vote, which could disenfranch (Source: Scripps News | Region: California, USA)