Disgraceful House Republicans Rescue Biden's Flailing Agenda  —  Just before midnight on Friday, we witnessed an utterly disgraceful act by a group of 13 House Republicans.  Given the chance to deal a severe blow to President Biden's flailing agenda, they instead rescued him by providing Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

People Tied to Project Veritas Scrutinized in Theft of Diary From Biden's Daughter  —  The F.B.I. carried out search warrants in New York as part of a Justice Department investigation into how pages from Ashley Biden's journal came to be published by a right wing website.

Virginia Gov.-elect Youngkin's underaged son tried to vote in Tuesday's election, elections officials said  —  The 17-year-old son of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) tried to cast a ballot in Tuesday's gubernatorial election twice despite being too young to vote, Fairfax County officials said in a statement released Friday.

Exclusive: Inside the Capitol Police intelligence unit overhaul that caused confusion ahead of January 6  —  Programming note: A new CNN documentary, “Trumping Democracy: An American Coup,” about former President Donald Trump's attempts to subvert the 2020 election, premieres at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, November 5.

Professors sue University of Florida, claiming free speech restraints  —  The state flagship school had reversed course earlier Friday, saying professors could testify against the DeSantis administration  —  Three professors filed a lawsuit against the University of Florida on Friday …

Clinton Operative Linked to Steele Dossier Did Not Disclose Work for Russia to Justice Department  —  The Clinton operative who provided information for the infamous Steele dossier worked for years for the Russian government and its state-owned gas giant Gazprom, though his activities …

Powerful New Jersey Senate Democrat says ‘12,000 ballots recently found’ support refusal to concede to truck driver  —  Democratic New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, who is projected to lose his bid for reelection against a little-known truck driver, is talking about “recently found” …

Reversing Trump, Biden administration restores reproductive rights assessment to State Dept. report  —  The U.S. State Department has restored assessments of global reproductive rights to its annual human rights report, another move by the Biden administration to roll back decisions made under President Donald Trump.

Trump left a $7 million mess after delaying census workers' payroll taxes  —  The U.S. Census Bureau has been stuck with a $7 million accounting mess after former President Donald Trump's administration ordered the federal agency to pause payroll taxes last year for certain employees …

Trapped in a Pandemic Funk: Millions of Americans Can't Shake a Gloomy Outlook  —  Despite signals that the economy is improving and the virus is waning, many Americans said they were frustrated by polarized politics and a sense of stagnancy.  —  A year ago, Michael Macey …

Cuomo Sex-Crime Charge May Be ‘Defective,’ D.A. Says  —  A judge granted the Albany County district attorney's request for an adjournment, after prosecutors cited potentially “exculpatory” mistakes in the investigation.  —  The sex-crime case against former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was thrown …

At Long Last, The Right Has Joined The Culture War  —  The left has understood the power of the culture war for half a century.  But something happened leading into Tuesday: The right figured it out too.  —  We're spiking the football because it's long past time for the political establishment to pay attention.

They Just Keep Closing Schools and Mandating Masks  —  Given this week's surprise drubbing at the polls—not just in Virginia, New Jersey, and Long Island, but also in many of the estimated 117 school districts where board seats were contested on the issues of COVID-19 response, race-based policies …

CIA director dispatched to Moscow to warn Russia over troop buildup near Ukraine  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow earlier this week to warn the Kremlin that the US is watching its buildup of troops near Ukraine's border closely, and to attempt to determine what is motivating Russia's actions.