Many House Republicans initially welcomed President Donald Trump’s talk about the migrant caravan and border security, hoping it would fire up the GOP base in some at-risk, Republican-held districts. But now, they’re worried Trump’s obsession with all things immigration went overboard and will exacerbate their losses in the chamber. “Trump has hijacked the election,” said one senior House Republican aide of Trump’s focus on immigration. “This is not what we expected the final weeks of the election to focus on.” [Politico]
Topping the news: North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor, who was temporarily on hiatus from his elected position for a deployment to Afghanistan, was killed during an apparent insider attack in Kabul on Saturday, leaving behind his wife and seven children.