Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 10/23/2018, including: According to science, showering daily screws with your immune system. Soap washes away dirt from the skin, which is good, but it also strips your skin of its good oils, paving the way for dry, itchy, flaky skin. Furthermore, the hotter the water is, the more your skin loses moisture, which is also not good. Plus, according to Ask Men, showering daily messes with your microbiome, which helps keep the immune system in check: Similarly, The American Academy of Dermatology recommends bathing children between the ages of six and 11 only once or twice a week to help their immune systems develop nice and strong. Clearly, a little dirt doesn't hurt; Thousands of people descended on Toyota Center for the big Ted Cruz rally… featuring President Trump. We’ll have a recap and analysis; We all know we need to do our ‘civic duty’ and vote in the midterm elections. But what is really at stake? A new CNN poll has Republicans down 13 points in the generic Congressional ballot, and even the more optimistic Economist poll has them down 6 points. All of this should motivate you to get out and vote. Because if Democrats win the House and Senate in 2018, conservatives should be prepared for an all-out assault on their values -- and an assault on President Trump from the media that makes the last 2 years look like child’s play.