Good Friday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.

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• As the midterms edge closer, President Trump’s strident language on race and gender is narrowing his party’s appeal among educated, prosperous suburbanites — a traditionally significant bloc for Republicans.

• Mr. Trump has fully embraced an anti-immigrant argument ahead of Tuesday’s elections in the hope of persuading voters to support Republicans. Here’s more on his divisive messaging and inaccurate claims.

• The special counsel is investigating Roger Stone, who sold himself to Trump campaign advisers as a potential conduit to WikiLeaks, which published thousands of emails in 2016 damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Read the story and emails between the Trump campaign and Mr. Stone.