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 …

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 …

Justice Department Asking if Trump Stashed Documents in Trump Tower  —  Investigators have quizzed multiple witnesses about whether Trump is holding sensitive government documents at other properties outside Mar-a-Lago, including at his Manhattan tower and his New Jersey club

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Elon Musk: 'Aren't you entertained?' … Dinner with Elon Musk begins with a drive in a Tesla.  I am seated in the back, next to X, the billionaire's two-and-a-half-year-old son.  It's around 7pm in Austin, and X is, as one would expect, cranky.  We had set off to Fonda San Miguel …

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 …

Florida may have violated its own guidelines in flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard  —  Documents obtained from the state agency charged with managing the controversial migrant relocation program explicitly say that its mission was “to relocate out of the State of Florida foreign nationals …

Las Vegas stabbing suspect is in US illegally, has criminal record in California: source  —  Yoni Barrios allegedly stabbed eight people on the Las Vegas Strip in a fit of rage, authorities have said.  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 7  —  The suspect accused of killing …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Biden's ‘Armageddon’ talk edges beyond bounds of US intel  —  President Joe Biden's warning that the world is at risk of a nuclear “Armageddon” was designed to send an unvarnished message that no one should underestimate the extraordinary danger if Russia deploys tactical nuclear weapons …

Biden's inside man in Trump land  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. … In the spring of 2020, JOE BIDEN's transition team viewed CHRIS LIDDELL skeptically.  —  As a deputy chief of staff to DONALD TRUMP …

Republicans slash ad buys in N.H. Senate race as Hassan leads  —  Senate Republicans' campaign arm is pulling millions of dollars in spending from New Hampshire's race to shore up other candidates across the board, as Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan continues to poll ahead of her challenger.

Trump's Arizona slate risks turning off independent-minded voters in key Senate and governor's races  —  Megan Lindsay, a 48-year-old teacher, had a recurring thought as she surveyed the Donald Trump-backed candidates in Arizona's Senate and governor's races: she is a voter who no longer feels at home in either party.

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.

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.”

Kanye West, Herschel Walker and the politics of toxic Black men  —  America seems to love tragic, toxic Black men.  —  This week, the dusty behavior of two of them in particular provide a sad look into the way that toxic masculinity gets rewarded in this country.  —  Exhibit A: Kanye West.

White House Tightens Rules on Counterterrorism Drone Strikes  —  A classified new policy requires President Biden's approval to add suspected terrorists to a kill list.  The Trump administration had decentralized control over targeting decisions.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden has signed …

Exclusive: Another Federal Judge Joins Boycott of Yale Law  —  Elizabeth Branch becomes the 14th federal judge to refuse to hire clerks from the school over free-speech concerns.  —  Elizabeth Branch, a federal judge serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit …

House Democrats seek to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene over ‘Biden is Hitler’ comment  —  House Democrats are again seeking to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over “Joe Biden is Hitler” social media posts.  Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution on Thursday.