Kavanaugh's ‘choir boy’ image on Fox interview rankles former Yale classmates  —  On Monday night, Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh said in a nationally televised interview that in his younger years, he was focused on sports, academics and “service projects.”

NBC News poll: Ohio gubernatorial race tied, Brown leads big in Senate race  —  The race to replace outgoing Gov. John Kasich is in a dead heat weeks before Election Day.  —  WASHINGTON — Ohio's open governor's race is tied, new polling from NBC News/Marist College shows …

Republicans start to pull plug on members  —  Republicans are performing critical triage to their midterm spending strategy as they seek to hold on to their House majority in a difficult midterm year.  —  The House GOP's campaign arm pulled the plug on its remaining ad buys last week …

Rod Rosenstein's departure was imminent.  Now he likely survives until after the midterms, officials say  —  Rod J. Rosenstein's departure seemed so certain earlier this week that his boss's chief of staff told colleagues he had been tapped by the White House to take over as second-in-command …

The Temptation of Apple News  —  The world's most valuable company is wooing the media with a human touch and a huge audience.  One thing it hasn't delivered: money.  —  In the years leading up to the 2016 U.S. election, Facebook became the world's de facto morning newspaper—and everyone wanted to land on A1.

Will Florida's Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote?  —  A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million of citizens — and could change the state's electorate.  —  Twenty-five years ago, when he was a sophomore at Ohio State, Neil Volz started volunteering for his state senator, Bob Ney.

Distracted Boyfriend meme is sexist, rules Swedish ad watchdog  —  Popular image of man ogling another woman deemed degrading and discriminatory  —  The popular Distracted Boyfriend meme, based on a photo of a man turning away from his outraged girlfriend to stare admiringly at another woman …

‘NBC Nightly News’ Suffers Lowest-Rated Year Ever  —  But Lester Holt-anchored newscast still beats David Muir in key demo  —  “NBC Nightly News” declined in ratings during the 2017-18 TV season, suffering its lowest-rated September-to-September year ever.

9-90.730 - Disclosure of Foreign Influence Operations  —  Foreign influence operations include covert actions by foreign governments intended to sow divisions in our society, undermine confidence in our democratic institutions, and otherwise affect political sentiment and public discourse to achieve strategic geopolitical objectives.