Midterm prediction hits new high, Ohio voting bomb threat, Trump's Vietnam claim, Vance's 'ugly wig'

Here's what's making headlines this week. Polling analyst Nate Silver reported a major shift in his midterm election forecast Monday, following the release of the final New York Times-Siena College polls. According to the Staten Island Advance, citing Mediaite, those surveys showed Democrats leading in seven major Senate battlegrounds, including Texas, Ohio, and Maine. The results pushed Democrats' modeled chances of winning Senate control above 80% for the first time. Silver's house forecast had already been in the mid-90s. Silver cautioned that polling uncertainty remains, but said the latest surveys showed consistent trends across battleground states. The projections are forecasts, not election results. Bomb threats were reported Tuesday at four Ohio elementary schools, including one serving as an election day polling location in Lucas County. According to the Toledo Blade, emergency crews responded to Beverly Elementary School just before 10 30 a.m. A second threat was reported 10 minutes later at Monick Elementary. The Blade reported that both schools were evacuated and searched by bomb detection K-9s. Police later determined both threats were not credible. Lucas County Elections Director Lavera Scott told The Blade that voting at Beverly Elementary resumed by 12.15 p.m. after being interrupted for less than two hours. Police said they did not know whether the two threats were connected, and both incidents remained under active investigation. Officials said bomb threats were also made against two other area schools Tuesday, neither of which was being used as a polling location. President Donald Trump clashed with a White House reporter during a tense exchange in the Oval Office. According to NJ.com, Andrew Feinberg of The Independent questioned Trump about his new whistleblower incentive program and proposed changes to a Washington golf course. Trump told Feinberg he had better be careful before asking, What's wrong with you? Are you a sick person? Feinberg responded, Not that I know of, sir. The reporter later accused Trump of losing control and said he was simply doing his job. The White House and Vice President J.D. Vance's official accounts also criticized Feinberg on social media. President Donald Trump is facing criticism after claiming he could have won the Vietnam War in just one week if he had been president. According to NJ.com, Trump made the remarks during a Sunday rally in Iowa, criticizing former presidents and their use of Agent Orange during the war. Trump suggested targeting Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. But Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam, America's ally. North Vietnam's capital was Hanoi. Hunter Biden criticized Trump's remarks on social media, pointing to the geographical mistake and Trump's five military draft deferments. Other critics questioned his claim while the Iran war continues. Vice President J.D. Vance is drawing mixed reactions online after dressing as Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter for Halloween, complete with a long silver wig. According to the Staten Island Advance, Vance shared a video holding his baby son Alec dressed as Dobby the Elf while wishing viewers a happy Halloween. Some social media users mocked Vance's costume, while others defended him for celebrating Halloween with his children. At a Republican campaign rally in New York, Vance explained he wore the costume because he lost a bet with his kids. He joked that the wig was uncomfortable, but said they had a good time.