Roger Stone Sold Himself to Trump's Campaign as a WikiLeaks Pipeline.  Was He?  —  WASHINGTON — When the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, appeared on a video link from Europe a month before the 2016 presidential election and vaguely promised to release a flood of purloined documents related to the race …

Trump shocks with racist new ad days before midterms  —  (CNN)In the most racially charged national political ad in 30 years, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accuse Democrats of plotting to help Central American invaders overrun the nation with cop killers.

Jack Burkman & Jacob Wohl's Story Exposed Through Exclusive Conversations  — Individual claiming to be employed by Surefire Intelligence knew of Lorraine Parsons prior to the story going public.  — Jack Burkman claimed that Surefire Intelligence's ‘partners have actually worked for Trump’.

State Department Spokeswoman Expected to Be Nominated U.N. Ambassador  —  Heather Nauert joined Trump administration last year  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is expected to nominate Heather Nauert as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a senior administration official said.

Exclusive: Trump says supporters demand his red-hot rhetoric  —  President Trump, in an interview with Axios that will premiere Sunday on HBO, says railing against his enemies in the media helped him win — and that his supporters like him more when he cranks up the “enemy of the people” rhetoric.

Election Update: Democrats Need A Systematic Polling Error To Win The Senate  —  The divide between the House outlook and the Senate outlook continues to widen.  Democrats' chances of winning a majority remain at or near their all-time highs in our House forecast — ranging between 78 percent …

Saudi crown prince described slain journalist as a dangerous Islamist in call with White House  —  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a dangerous Islamist days after his disappearance in a phone call with President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …

Someone Paid Thousands Of Foreigners 20 Cents Each To Hide HuffPost's Negative Coverage Of A Democratic PAC  —  HuffPost's story about End Citizens United dropped to the second page of Google search results from right near the top.  —  A HuffPost article that critically covered …

The last statesman: Can Jon Huntsman Jr. keep the art of diplomacy alive in the time of President Trump?  —  In a Deseret News exclusive, reporter Jesse Hyde and photojournalist Ravell Call went to Moscow to meet with U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. In a series of conversations …

North Dakota Democrats Promote Message Telling Hunters They May Lose Their Licenses if They Vote  —  A reader alerted me to this curious message on Facebook which tells voters they may lose their hunting licenses in other states if they vote:  —  Facebook keeps a searchable database of the political ads which run on their platform.

Oprah: 'I don't want to run' for president  —  Entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey has a message for voters: Get out and vote.  —  Just not for her.  —  Story Continued Below  —  Winfrey appeared Thursday at a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga., for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams …

I'm an independent.  But I'm casting a party-line vote in the midterm election  —  Voters who declare themselves independent of partisan affiliation are ascendant in the American electorate.  —  In 2016, the Pew Research Center found that 34% described themselves as politically independent …

We're the Organizers of the Google Walkout.  Here Are Our Demands  —  Last week, the New York Times published an article about Google's history of harassment, discrimination, support for abusers, and the people whose lives and careers become collateral damage in the process.

Pro-Trump Activists Blame Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens for Losing Kanye West  —  ‘They really over-grifted that situation.’  —  Pro-Trump activists are fuming after Kanye West's announcement that he's “distancing” himself from politics, with the blame falling on two right-wing personalities …

Trump's Nationalism Is Breaking Point for Some Suburban Voters, Risking G.O.P. Coalition  —  HOUSTON — J. Mark Metts, a 60-year-old partner at one of this city's prestigious law firms, had never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until 2016.  Now he and some of his neighbors …

A Cryptocurrency Millionaire Wants to Build a Utopia in Nevada  —  A man spent millions on an enormous plot of land near Reno.  Now he wants to build a community based on the blockchain technology introduced by Bitcoin.  —  STOREY COUNTY, Nev. — An enormous plot of land in the Nevada desert …

Little girl who was entranced by Michelle Obama's portrait dresses like her for Halloween  —  Parker Curry dresses as Michelle Obama for Halloween, months after a photo of her admiring a painting of Obama in the National Portrait Gallery went viral.  —  AA  —  WASHINGTON (WJLA) —

Fortenberry complains about Facebook reaction to vandalized sign; UNL professor says he's bullying  —  Thumbing through his Facebook feed, Ari Kohen came across the now widely shared photo of a defaced campaign sign for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.  —  Shared on the social media platform by Seeing Red Nebraska …

Migrant Caravan: Border Troops Preparing for Threat of Armed, Unregulated Militias, Leaked Documents Show  —  As President Donald Trump directs thousands of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in a show of military force against an approaching caravan of migrants from Central America …

Eight simple steps to fix American democracy  —  Democrats may soon be handed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix America's ailing democratic institutions.  Here's what they should do with it.  —  How democratic is the United States?  According to a poll released by the bipartisan Democracy Project …

Federal Charges for Using an Instrument of Interstate Commerce to Willfully Make Threats to Kill, Injure, Intimidate, and Damage Property by Means of Explosives  —  SAN JUAN, PR—Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrest of ELVIS DAVILA ABREU.

On a Tiny Finnish Island, a Helipad, 9 Piers — and the Russian Military?  —  SAKKILUOTO, Finland — Retired to a tiny island in an archipelago between Finland and Sweden, Leo Gastgivar awoke early one morning to visit the outhouse in his bathrobe, only to notice two black speedboats packed …

Steve King opponent gets last-second deluge of cash  —  Democrat J.D. Scholten, the former baseball player challenging GOP Rep. Steve King in Iowa, has seen a last second wave of cash come his way as King has sparked new controversy this fall.  —  Scholten raised over $641,000 on Tuesday …

Black Caucus wants one of their own as speaker or majority leader  —  In a move that could set off a nasty internal fight, the Congressional Black Caucus — a key voting bloc among House Democrats — is demanding that an African-American lawmaker hold one of the top two leadership posts if Democrats win the House on Election Day.

Young Americans signal record turnout for midterm elections, reject Trump and the GOP: Poll  — A survey from Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics shows a more politically mobilized crop of young Americans leaning away from Trump and the GOP in the midterms in near-equal proportions.

Riddle Resolved: Who Dimed Out American Traitor and Super-Spy, Robert Hanssen?  —  For over two decades, students of the spy wars between Russia and America have pondered one of the great remaining mysteries of the Cold War: Who finally dimed out Robert Hanssen, the FBI turncoat …

The Star endorses the one clear choice for Kansas governor  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  Kansas voters face a dramatic contrast in their choices for governor this year.  But in an election that's as consequential as any in decades, Democrat Laura Kelly offers the most promising path forward.

‘God Is Going to Have to Forgive Me’: Young Evangelicals Speak Out  —  The role of evangelical Christianity in American politics has been a hotly discussed topic this year, intersecting with front-burner issues like immigration, the Supreme Court and social justice.

Avenatti launches his first political ad  —  The attorney wouldn't say how much he's spending on the digital spot that will run on Facebook and Twitter.  —  In another sign he's taking steps toward a presidential run, Michael Avenatti on Thursday is releasing his first political ad …

Plot to Spy on Obama Officials Was Espionage for Dimwits  —  An effort by a private Israeli firm to reveal Iranian assets for seizure was poorly conceived and executed.  —  Are you a billionaire looking to dig up dirt on a rival?  You could go with one of the private intelligence firms staffed by retired retreads from the CIA or Mi6.