Herschel Walker Urged Woman to Have a 2nd Abortion, She Says  —  The Georgia Senate candidate's ex-girlfriend says he wanted her to terminate a pregnancy in 2011.  She chose to have their son instead.  —  ATLANTA — A woman who has said Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia …

Putin confronted by insider over Ukraine war, U.S. intelligence finds  —  The disagreement by a member of Putin's inner circle was deemed significant enough that it was included in President Biden's daily intelligence briefing  —  A member of Vladimir Putin's inner circle has voiced disagreement directly …

Dr. Oz Stood in Front of One of Hitler's Cars at a Fundraiser and Had Jordan Peterson Call In  —  Matt Gaetz's in-laws hosted the high-dollar dinner from hell.  What is this campaign doing?  —  Alerts  —  In what continues to be an incredibly puzzling campaign, Dr. Mehmet Oz attended …

Ukrainian forces report Starlink outages during push against Russia  —  Some of Elon Musk's SpaceX devices stopped working when Ukrainian soldiers liberated territory, Kyiv officials say  —  Ukrainian troops have reported outages of their Starlink communication devices on the frontline …

How a Dog's Killing Turned Brooklyn Progressives Against One Another  —  After a sudden confrontation that left a golden retriever dead, neighbors came together online to support the owner of the dog.  But then things changed.  —  Real-world ethics question: In a well-used city park …

How Influential Senate Democrats Shut Down a Bid to Call Witnesses Against Trump  —  Jamie Raskin's eyes bulged as he skimmed the CNN story on his phone.  Huddled with his team in the impeachment managers' holding room after the Senate trial proceedings had finished on Friday evening …

Uvalde school district suspends entire police force, superintendent to retire amid fallout from shooting  —  The district has faced withering criticism over its police department's actions.  —  An officer walks outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022.

Quit dragging Maggie Haberman  —  A traitor is defined as someone who “betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty,” according to Merriam-Webster.  The dictionary people, however, might soon have to add an emerging variation: “A journalist who doesn't give me my juicy tidbits …

Cable news and COVID-19 vaccine uptake  —  12, Article number: 16804 (2022) Cite this article  —  Abstract  —  COVID-19 vaccines have reduced infections and hospitalizations across the globe, yet resistance to vaccination remains strong.  This paper investigates the role of cable television news …

Republicans called Biden's infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money.  —  Last November, GOP Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota released a statement slamming the passage of the freshly approved infrastructure law he referred to as “President Biden's multi-trillion dollar socialist wish list.”

At the Athletic and New York Times, a marriage with promise and tension  —  Not long after the New York Times bought the Athletic earlier this year, the founders of the popular sports website held an all-staff call.  —  Most Athletic staffers were pleased with the purchase.

Mark Finchem says Google and the ‘deep state’ are blocking his campaign site.  The truth is simpler — and implicates his own team.  —  If he wins in November, the Trump-backed “Stop the Steal” proponent would run Arizona's elections as secretary of state.  —  The Trump-endorsed …

Mayor Adams Declares State of Emergency to Respond to Migrant Crisis  —  The number of people in the New York City main shelter system has exceeded 61,000, nearing a record for the city.  —  Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency for New York City on Friday as the city struggles …

The Astronaut and the Alien  —  In an uneventful debate, Mark Kelly has an encounter of the GOP kind.  —  Arizona's Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, an honest-to-goodness astronaut, must have felt like he was talking to an alien tonight.  —  No, not in space.

Utah GOP congressman says it ‘stinks’ that he has to decide abortion issues for women  —  'I wish, as a man, I didn't have to make this decision.  I wish women could make this decision,' Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) said during a debate on Oct. 6.  —  Incumbent Republican Rep. John Curtis of Utah …

On Trump's last day in office, why were sensitive documents allegedly in such disarray?  —  The DOJ said it couldn't tell which documents were classified.  —  At the end of Donald Trump's presidency, his team returned a large batch of classified FBI documents and other government records …

Trump tell-all cites Adelson's bankrolled Israel embassy move  —  Sheldon Adelson, the Republican Party's biggest funder over the past decade, used a $20 million donation to a super PAC to pressure then-president Donald Trump to adopt the highly controversial decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Mandela Barnes has signaled support for removing police funding and abolishing ICE — despite ad claiming otherwise  —  Wisconsin Democratic Senate nominee Mandela Barnes has previously signaled his support for removing police funding and abolishing ICE according to a review by CNN's KFile …

Dwayne Johnson says White House bid ‘off the table’  —  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is no longer cooking up a White House bid, saying a run for president is “off the table.”  —  “I will say this because it requires a B side to this,” Johnson said in a preview clip from “CBS Sunday Morning” released Friday.

Gay Palestinian living under asylum in Israel murdered, beheaded in Hebron  —  Suspect uploaded footage of murder to social media; unclear how the victim ended up in the West Bank, with some claiming he was kidnapped  —  A gay Palestinian man living under asylum in Israel was murdered …

Meta's flagship metaverse app is too buggy and employees are barely using it, says exec in charge … Meta's VR social network Horizon Worlds — the company's flagship “metaverse” app — is suffering from too many quality issues and even the team building it isn't using it very much, according to internal memos obtained by The Verge.

Supreme Court's new ‘class photo’ includes number of firsts  —  The group photo of the Supreme Court's nine members is a long-standing ritual.  But it has never looked quite like the one taken on Friday.  —  The new image includes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female justice, who joined the court in June.

Michael Flynn's ReAwaken roadshow recruits ‘Army of God’  —  By the time the red, white and blue-colored microphone had been switched off, the crowd of 3,000 had listened to hours of invective and grievance.  “We're under warfare,” one speaker told them.  Another said she would …