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Latino voters drift from Republicans; Riyadh funeral; Rwanda…

New polling shows Latino voters moving toward Democrats at levels not seen in years, and Democrats are hoping it replays their 2018 midterm landslide; the Speaker is hoping otherwise.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 7:39 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Axios: “Mike Johnson's Latino voter problem keeps getting worse”, with reporting from Al Jazeera.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:39 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Latino, Rwanda, Mike Johnson, Republicans, Houthi, Riyadh.
BBN covered this story before: Hamilton's wish: F1 heads to Rwanda for ten years (October 13).

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AxiosMike Johnson's Latino voter problem keeps getting worse
Al JazeeraFuneral for Egyptian flight attendant killed in Houthi attack on Riyadh

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Cairo, mourners buried an Egyptian flight attendant killed when a Houthi missile struck Riyadh, a consequential escalation in the regional conflict, Al Jazeera reports.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer family and her colleagues said goodbye today, and the attack has raised fears that the fighting is widening, with civilians in the Saudi capital now inside the range of it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson needs Latino voters to stick with Republicans as they did in twenty twenty-four.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAxios reports new polling shows those voters drifting back toward Democrats at levels not seen in years, and Democrats hope it repeats the landslide of Trump's first midterm in twenty eighteen.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDrifting. Like a canoe nobody tied up.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAxios calls it the mood music of the president's second term, Hank.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Speaker is the one person in the building still insisting the band is playing his song.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomebody should ask who picked the playlist.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVoters did, and they have been very clear that they can change the track. The ballot is the only request line that still works.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAt least they're leaving a forwarding address, and it's a ballot.