The poll, taken online October 30-November 1, found Trump led Biden, 45%-43%. Twelve percent said they were undecided. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.2 percentage points. Support for Biden and Trump largely broke down around partisan lines — 86% of Republicans backed Trump and 84% of Democrats backed Biden. Independents, however, were split. Thirty-eight percent backed Trump, 37% backed Biden and 25% were undecided. In a four-way race with independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West on the ballot, Trump earned 41% support, followed by Biden at 36%, Kennedy at 11%, and West at 2%. In this four-way scenario, independent voters break towards Kennedy, who earned 34% from independents compared to Biden’s 27% and Trump’s 25%.

New Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republican senators Wednesday that U.S. military aid to Israel must move by itself, warning them that a larger package also funding Ukraine, Taiwan and the U.S. southern border can’t pass the House.

A Danish developer’s decision to tank two giant New Jersey wind projects is just the latest sign that higher costs, driven by rising interest rates and continued supply-chain woes, are posing an unexpected obstacle to the clean-energy projects that hold the key to Biden’s legacy — despite $369 billion in promised federal aid from his signature climate law. Days earlier, Ford postponed production plans for a massive electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky while General Motors reduced the number of EVs it plans to build in the coming year, as both companies reported financial losses amid slumping demand from consumers.