Political event canceled after vandals scrawl ‘Kill all Jews’ inside Brooklyn synagogue  —  A political event hosted by “Broad City” star Ilana Glazer at a historic Brooklyn synagogue was cancelled Thursday when a vandal scrawled “Kill all Jews” inside.  —  The NYPD said “anti-Semitic messages” …

The CIA's communications suffered a catastrophic compromise.  It started in Iran.  —  In 2013, hundreds of CIA officers — many working nonstop for weeks — scrambled to contain a disaster of global proportions: a compromise of the agency's internet-based covert communications system used …

Nigerian Army Uses Trump's Words to Justify Fatal Shooting of Rock-Throwing Protesters  —  DAKAR, Senegal — The Nigerian Army, part of a military criticized for rampant human rights abuses, on Friday used the words of President Trump to justify its fatal shootings of rock-throwing protesters.

“Blowing Smoke”: Sorry, Pundits, But You Have No Clue What Will Happen on Tuesday  —  Electorates mutate every two years.  Using past turnout patterns can be useful when modeling a universe of voters, but the polls cannot tell us with certainty what will happen on Election Day anymore.

No One Wants to Campaign with Bill Clinton Anymore  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When a Republican state legislator in Arkansas pushed last year to rename the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Clarke Tucker stood up for the former president.

Trump administration to reinstate all Iran sanctions  —  The Trump administration is to reinstate all US sanctions on Iran removed under the 2015 nuclear deal.  —  The White House said it was “the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed on Iran” and targeted Iran's energy, shipping and banking sectors.

The Pentagon has prepared a cyber attack against Russia  —  U.S. military hackers have been given the go-ahead to gain access to Russian cyber systems as part of potential retaliation for any meddling in America's elections  —  In this Feb. 27, 2012 file photo, voters cast their ballots on voting machines in Chicago, Illinois.

Heidi Heitkamp Doesn't Care That You Think She's Going to Lose She thinks she can win in North Dakota, even after her “no” on Kavanaugh.  —  FORT BERTHOLD, ND — A man on the campaign trail refused to shake North Dakota senator Heidi Heitkamp's hand because she voted against Brett Kavanaugh …

A blue wave is predicted for the midterms.  I'm not convinced.  —  Paul Theroux is the author, most recently, of “Figures in a Landscape: People and Places.”  —  OAXACA, MEXICO  —  Ihave quite a lot of sympathy for certain Trump voters, and (wait, please, let me finish) …

Myth vs. Fact: Caravan  —  Q: Do we know who is in the caravan?  —  A: We continue to be concerned about individuals along the caravan route.  In fact, over 270 individuals along the caravan route have criminal histories, including known gang membership.

‘Are You Actually an M.D.?’:  A Black Doctor Is Questioned as She Intervenes on a Delta Flight  —  Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford was on a Delta flight from Indianapolis to Boston on Tuesday when she noticed the woman next to her showing signs of distress.  So Dr. Stanford did what she was trained …

President Trump has made 6,420 false or misleading claims over 649 days  —  If President Trump's torrent of words has seemed overwhelming of late, there's a good reason for that.  —  In the first nine months of his presidency, President Trump made 1,318 false or misleading claims, an average of five a day.

The Real Houseguest of the Ecuadorian Embassy  —  IF JULIAN ASSANGE of WikiLeaks denies the Ecuadorian government's stinging charge that he's a disgusting houseguest, he'd do well not to deny that charge “categorically.”  As a category, crimes against hospitality are one of Assange's many fortes.

A Conspiracy So Vastly Inept  —  The plot to get Mueller.  —  The Holiday Inn in Rosslyn, Virginia, is a nondescript building that easily blends into the dull neighborhood of offices just outside of Washington.  But for an hour on Thursday, November 1, the budget hotel felt like a dreamworld …

Cory Booker to support Israel Anti-Boycott Act  —  Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).  Photo by Jacob Kornbluh  —  JI EXCLUSIVE — Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) tells Jewish Insider that he now supports The Israel Anti-Boycott Act: “We've seen the alarming rise in anti-Semitism in the United States …

Pop-up PACs are spending big in Election 2018's final days — but they're hiding their bankrollers  —  Beto O'Rourke and Jon Tester among ‘dark money’ beneficiaries  —  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, left, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, take part in a U.S. Senate race debate on Oct. 16, 2018, in San Antonio.

The GOP has become the party of fake news and paranoid fantasies  —  It is commonplace to hear and read about President Trump's takeover of the Republican Party.  And certainly there is lots of evidence that the GOP is animated these days by an unquestioning devotion to Trump and whatever his ideas may be at any given moment.

Former Sen. John Warner endorses Spanberger in contest against Brat  —  John W. Warner, a Republican who represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate for 30 years, endorsed Democrat Abigail Spanberger in her challenge to Republican Rep. Dave Brat in a close House race that has implications for control of the chamber.

Pelosi works to outwit her critics once again  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is quietly courting Democratic candidates who've kept her at arm's length throughout the campaign season, aiming to placate potential adversaries who could block her from the speakership.

Migrants traveling to US sue Trump, government; claim violation of constitutional rights  —  A dozen migrants traveling by foot from Honduras to the U.S. to seek asylum filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security and others …

White House concerned Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated federal rules  —  The White House is growing increasingly concerned about allegations of misconduct against Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, according to two senior administration officials, and President Trump has asked aides …

The News Is Bad in Hungary  —  Viktor Orban didn't like what the press was reporting, so he took it over.  —  BUDAPEST — If you're wondering what attacks on the news media around the world mean for the future of democracy, it's worth a trip to Budapest.  Consider it a cautionary-tale vacation.

Stephen Miller's uncle: Central American asylum seekers are ‘just like our family’  —  Washington (CNN)The uncle of White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller said Friday that the Central American migrants seeking asylum are just like his Jewish ancestors who fled Europe and came to the US as refugees before World War II.

File-Sharing Software on State Election Servers Could Expose Them to Intruders  —  A ProPublica analysis found election computer servers in Wisconsin and Kentucky could be susceptible to hacking.  Wisconsin shut down its service in response to our inquiries.

Trump's immigration obsession could backfire, some Republicans fear  —  Ignoring pleas for a closing focus on the economy, Trump embraces a fiery finale that has distressed vulnerable GOP candidates.  —  President Donald Trump hammered his hard line on immigration again on Thursday …

Trump deploys the fascist playbook for the midterms  —  Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know?  Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter.  —  President Trump's message is as clear …

'If you don't get at that rot, you just get more officers like Josh Hastings'  —  The Little Rock police shooting of 15-year-old Bobby Moore revealed a horror show of misconduct, cover-up and cascading institutional failure at the department.  —  Sylvia Perkins is sitting in an oversized chair at her home in a Little Rock subdivision.

‘Pray for the crown prince’: Michele Bachmann and other end-times evangelicals turn up in Saudi Arabia  —  A group of U.S. evangelicals, including former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), held a rare meeting Thursday with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman at his palace.

“Nobody needs to know” Beto Campaign Appears to Illegally Spend Funds on Supplies for Caravan Aliens, Campaign Manager Says “Don't Worry”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  “I just hope nobody that's the wrong person finds out about this.”  —  “It's f***ing happening.”

Gavin Newsom Helped Mother's Assisted Suicide  —  A recent article in the New Yorker extolling the (probable) next Governor of California reveals that Gavin Newsom helped his mother commit assisted suicide.  From the article: … When I first read the piece, I assumed she didn't die …

56 Companies Take A Stand Against Trump's Transgender Policies  —  Google, Apple, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and JPMorgan Chase are among the 56 businesses who signed the letter.  —  A coalition with some of the most successful businesses in the world are taking a stand against the Trump administration's …

Cordray leads GOP's DeWine by 5 points in Ohio governor's race: poll  —  Richard Cordray, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, holds a 5-point lead over GOP opponent Mike DeWine, according to a poll released Friday.  —  The survey of 789 likely voters, conducted by Gravis Marketing from Oct. 29-30 …

My Jewish wedding was the day of the Pittsburgh shooting.  Anti-Semites threatened it.  —  Our wedding felt like an act of defiance.  —  Last Saturday, about three hours before my wedding, I waited in a hotel room with my rabbi and watched cable news reports of a massacre at a synagogue not far from where we were.

NEW POLL: Race for Georgia governor as close as ever  —  ATLANTA - The race for Georgia governor is as close as it's ever been, according to the newest Channel 2 Action News & The Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Thursday.  —  According to the new poll, there's a real possibility …

Republicans have delivered as Democrats went off the deep end  —  Americans prefer divided to unified government, and voters have historically punished the incumbent party in midterm elections.  To these historical trends we can add Donald Trump's relentless antics and his rude defiance …