President Trump claims to ban CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, while the FAA clears his proposed triumphal arch for construction near Reagan National Airport. Early midterm voting has begun, with Vice President Vance criticizing Democrats in Iowa. Internationally, Russia starts its first wartime parliamentary election, and Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Domestically, a software glitch caused mass flight cancellations in the UK, and Belmont Park reopened after a major reconstruction.