NPR News Now covers the opening of polls for consequential midterm elections, highlighting record spending and competitive races for congressional and gubernatorial control. The report also details mixed stock market reactions to Apple's earnings and Saudi Aramco's profits amid energy price spikes. Additionally, the episode covers President Trump's announcement to halt military aid to Israel, upcoming U.S.-mediated Ukraine-Russia talks, and a significant measles outbreak in New York that has resulted in the state's first death in over 30 years.