Wyoming GOP votes to stop recognizing Cheney as a Republican  —  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Republican Party will no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a member of the GOP in its second formal rebuke for her criticism of former President Donald Trump.  —  The 31-29 vote Saturday in Buffalo …

Alex Jones Liable by Default in All Sandy Hook Defamation Suits  —  A Connecticut judge's ruling combines with decisions in Texas to grant a clean sweep for families of shooting victims in their cases against the Infowars host.  —  A superior court in Connecticut granted a sweeping victory …

Andrew Sullivan and the Narrative of the “MSM Narrative”  —  The narrative on MSM narratives is false.  —  Over the weekend Andrew Sullivan published a jeremiad against the “mainstream media” that tracks pretty closely with the Matt Taibbi-Glenn Greenwald-Bari Weiss view …

Exclusive: Beto O'Rourke Is Running for Governor  —  For months, Texas Democrats have failed to field a single serious candidate to challenge Governor Greg Abbott's reelection bid.  But today, Beto O'Rourke is announcing in Texas Monthly that he is entering the 2022 gubernatorial race.

POLITICO Playbook: Washington's mystery mansion buyer unmasked  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  A busy Monday: Congress is back ... PATRICK LEAHY makes a big announcement at 10 a.m. ... JOE BIDEN signs BIF at 3 p.m. ... STEVE BANNON is expected to surrender.  —  THE TRUMP HOTEL IS BEING SOLD …

Kamala Harris' allies lash out at the media and each other as the bad press keeps piling up  — Vice President Kamala Harris is facing more bad press.  — Her allies are increasingly frustrated by reports of infighting in the White House.  — They blame the press and anonymous leaks from her orbit.

Ex-chief of staff John Kelly said if Trump was a ‘real man’ he would've gone to the Capitol on January 6 to stop the rioters: book  — Trump's former White House chief of staff John Kelly slammed his ex-boss as the January 6 insurrection took place.  — “If he was a real man …

CBO to Release a Complete Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, by November 19  —  The Congressional Budget Office anticipates publishing a complete cost estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (Rules Committee Print 117-18 incorporating a manager's amendment by Congressman Yarmuth) …

It's Not Just White People: Democrats Are Losing Normal Voters of All Races … Last Monday, a Democratic firm hosted focus groups with women in Virginia who voted in 2017 for Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, in 2020 for Democratic President Joe Biden, and then this month for Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin.

A newly disclosed memo reveals Trump's plot to turn the military into his personal goon squad  —  I want to apologize to Mark T. Esper, former president Donald Trump's fourth and second-to-last defense secretary.  I may have been too harsh on the man who became known as “Yesper” for accommodating Trump.

College Student Charged in Arson at Texas Synagogue  —  Security footage of the attack on Halloween night showed the man carrying a five-gallon fuel jug and a roll of toilet paper to the synagogue's entrance, the F.B.I. said.  —  An 18-year-old college student was charged with arson on Monday …

The Bad Guys Are Winning  —  The future of democracy may well be decided in a drab office building on the outskirts of Vilnius, alongside a highway crammed with impatient drivers heading out of town.  —  I met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya there this spring, in a room that held a conference table, a whiteboard, and not much else.

An empowered I.R.S. emerges as the linchpin of Biden's social policy bill.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's pledge to fully pay for his $1.85 trillion social policy and climate spending package depends in large part on having a beefed up Internal Revenue Service crack down on tax evaders …

US says it 'won't tolerate' Russia's ‘reckless and dangerous’ anti-satellite missile test  —  (CNN)The US strongly condemned a Russian anti-satellite test on Monday, calling it “a reckless and dangerous act” and added that it “won't tolerate” behavior that puts the national interests of several countries at risk.

‘I got over 1,000 soldiers ready’: Texas parent escorted out of school board meeting over critical race theory  —  Several parents were left feeling “threatened” during a Nov. 9 school board meeting after a Texas parent supporting critical race theory stated that he had “1,000 soldiers ready to go.”

State Rep. Ryan Guillen switches to GOP in latest blow to South Texas Democrats  —  The Rio Grande City lawmaker was the least liberal Democrat in the Texas House this year, according to a political scientist's rankings of lawmakers.  —  Copy link  —  Longtime Democratic state Rep. Ryan Guillen …

Doubt in American System Increases  —  GOP belief in 2020 election fraud couples with fundamental distrust  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Three in ten Americans now believe the nation's system is fundamentally unsound, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.

The Behaviors and Attitudes of U.S. Adults on Twitter  —  A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site  —  Pew Research Center conducted …

I've Heard You Have Some Questions About the New University My Friends and I Are Starting  —  The APU FAQ  —  What is the APU?  —  The University of Alaska Pacific, or APU, is a new university located in Alaska devoted to rational inquiry, free expression, and open debate.  —  Why is the acronym APU?

Charlotte-area GOP members shaken by Cawthorn move to district  —  Dual announcements by U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn and N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore have shaken the Republican establishment of Mecklenburg County — potentially the new stomping grounds of North Carolina's most controversial politician.

Michigan Sen. John Bizon facing assault charges after incident with nurse practitioner  —  MARSHALL - Michigan state Sen. John Bizon faces misdemeanor assault charges after a nurse practitioner with Oaklawn Medical Group accused him of inappropriately touching her.

Judge dismisses gun charge against Kyle Rittenhouse  —  KENOSHA, WIS. — A Kenosha County judge handed a huge win to Kyle Rittenhouse's defense team before closing arguments when he dismissed a misdemeanor gun charge against the teen.  —  Legal experts had considered the misdemeanor gun charge …

BREAKING: Leahy announces retirement in 2022  —  “It's time to put down the gavel,” Patrick Leahy declared a few minutes ago in bowing out of the 2022 midterms.  “It's time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter.”  It's the identity of the next Vermonter that will worry Democrats …

Mike Herzog arrives in Washington, officially takes office as ambassador to US  —  Herzog is expected to hit the ground running, as the embassy will host several events and official visits this week.  —  WASHINGTON - Mike Herzog, Israel's new Ambassador to Washington, landed in the US on Friday, officially taking office.

As supply lines strain, some corporations rewrite production playbook  —  Many firms are eyeing regional networks to replace globe-circling supply chains  —  The pandemic caught Stanley Black & Decker midway through an overhaul of its 18-country supply chain.