Three weeks out from the midterms and Democrats in some of the most competitive races are walking tall towards Election Day. Purple state candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Chris Pappas are touting what they see as easy wins, but how far will their confidence take them? Then the other stories animating Washington: Democratic donors lament Kamala Harris' “wasted year,” U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has found herself in a tragedy of her own making, and Katie Zacharia is appointed White House press secretary.

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