Jamal Khashoggi Is Dead, Saudi Arabia Says  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia has announced that Jamal Khashoggi, the dissident Saudi journalist who disappeared in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, is dead.  —  Eighteen Saudis have been arrested and are being investigated in connection with the case …

Justice Dept. charges Russian woman with interference in Midterm elections  —  The Justice Department on Friday charged a Russian woman for her role in a conspiracy to interfere with the 2018 U.S. election, marking the first criminal case prosecutors have brought against a foreign national for meddling in the upcoming Midterms.

For U.S. Senate: Beto O'Rourke  —  United States Senator: Beto O'Rourke  —  Beto O'Rourke - Democratic Party: ★★★★ 1/2  —  The collective swoon that U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke has aroused among victory-starved Democrats nationwide recalls, even as it far exceeds …

Nancy Pelosi hints at short-term lease on House speakership … Democrats have yet to win a House majority and Nancy Pelosi's return as speaker is by no means certain, but already she has one eye on the exits.  —  “I see myself as a transitional figure,” Pelosi said in an interview …

Mueller Probes WikiLeaks' Contacts With Conservative Activists  —  Ties between the website and Roger Stone, Peter W. Smith get a closer look  —  WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is scrutinizing how a collection of activists and pundits intersected with WikiLeaks …

What Donald Trump did Thursday night in Montana is really dangerous  —  (CNN)During a Thursday night campaign rally in Montana, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, praised a Republican Congressman for assaulting a reporter.  —  Don't believe me?  Here's the relevant passage on Rep. Greg Gianforte from Trump's speech:

GOP Rep. Jason Lewis once mocked women who felt traumatized by unwanted touching  —  GOP rep. defends prior comments on ‘slut’ women  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Jason Lewis once mocked women who were traumatized by unwanted sexual advances, including those inappropriately kissed …

Gov. Bill Walker drops out of campaign for Alaska governor  —  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced Friday he is dropping his bid for re-election and endorsing Democrat Mark Begich against Republican Mike Dunleavy.  —  Walker made the announcement Friday afternoon at the Alaska Federation …

John Bolton pushing Trump to withdraw from Russian nuclear arms treaty  —  Exclusive: national security adviser recommends ending intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty over alleged Russia violations  —  John Bolton is pushing for the US to withdraw from a cold war era arms control treaty with Russia …

A shouting match inside the White House unmasks one of Trump's biggest lies  —  A shouting match has erupted inside the White House between two of President Trump's top advisers.  While angry arguments are typical in the world of stressful, high-stakes White House decision-making …

Meet the New York Teenager Who Created the ‘Mets Are a Good Team’ Super PAC  — Ben Aybar is a politically engaged teenager who is also a Mets fan.  This is why he decided to make a decision unusual for most teenagers.  —  POLITICO sends out a new edition of the email newsletter every weekday …

Miami GOP Chairman just caught leading Proud Boys in attack on Democratic campaign office  —  Yesterday, Miami GOP Chairman Nelson Diaz told me he never even heard of the Proud Boys, but the hate group's own video proves otherwise.  —  The Miami-Dade Republican Party's County Chairman led …

Winning the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot won't make you happier, but it will do this, according to science  —  Time is running out to buy your ticket for today's Mega Millions lottery.  The jackpot has topped $1 billion, officially making it the second highest jackpot ever and the highest ever Mega Millions jackpot.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hillary?  —  She's not going away—and Democrats aren't sure what to do about it.  —  In recent months, some reporters who cover the Trump White House have received phone calls from the last person they would expect: Hillary Clinton.

Georgia purged an estimated 107,000 people largely for not voting, an APM Reports investigation shows  —  A handful of states, most of them led by Republicans, are using someone's decision not to vote as the trigger for removing them from the rolls.  No state has been more aggressive …

Trump appointee tapped days ago to run Interior Department's watchdog office resigns amid controversy  —  A top Trump administration political appointee who just two days ago was on track to lead the Interior Department's inspector general's office resigned Friday from the federal government, according to an administration official.

Michael Cohen: Vote, or face more years of ‘craziness’  —  New York (CNN)Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, pleaded with the American public on Friday to head to the polls and vote against the President and the Republican Party, predicting that if they did not, there would be two or six more years of “craziness.”

South Carolina Is Lobbying to Allow Discrimination Against Jewish Parents  —  The Trump administration is considering whether to grant a South Carolina request that would effectively allow faith-based foster care agencies in the state the ability to deny Jewish parents from fostering children in its network.

Justice Dept. Rank-and-File Tell of Discontent Over Sessions's Approach  —  WASHINGTON — During his 20 months in office, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has swept in perhaps the most dramatic political shift in memory at the Justice Department, from the civil rights-centered agenda of the Obama era …

Founder of Proud Boys Says He's Arranging Surrender of 8 in Brawl  —  The founder of the far-right group the Proud Boys said on Friday that he was arranging the surrender of eight members whom the police are seeking in connection with a brawl outside a Republican club in Manhattan last weekend.

Conrad Black: Nothing Faith Goldy has done warrants this assault on her campaign  —  In the same measure that a civilized society must not tolerate racial discrimination, nor can it tolerate the false and wilful imputation of repulsive attitudes to someone who does not hold them

Election Update: Democrats' Unprecedented Fundraising Edge Is Scary For Republicans ... And Our Model  —  Yesterday, my colleague Nathaniel Rakich wrote about the Democrats' impressive third-quarter fundraising haul, which boosted their odds in our forecast in a number of competitive House races.