Biden's Folksiness Can Veer Into Folklore, or Falsehoods  —  President Biden has been unable to break himself of the habit of embellishing narratives to weave a political identity.  —  WASHINGTON — Standing in front of Floridians who had lost everything during Hurricane Ian …

What's behind Russia's unusually big missile attack on Ukraine?  —  Russia lashed out on Oct. 10, striking many Ukrainian cities with 84 missiles and 24 exploding drones.  —  The places they hit were all civilian — multiple power plants but also a children's playground in the center of Kyiv.

Evan McMullin, Sen. Mike Lee locked in nasty battle for Senate.  What does the latest poll show?  —  Utahns like Evan McMullin a little more than Sen. Mike Lee, but the independent challenger has a lot of voters who don't seem to know him and he still slightly trails the Republican incumbent in the heated U.S. Senate race.

The Herschel Walker Abortion Exceptions Policy  —  For today's GOP, abortion is acceptable when it is for the convenience of the father, politics, and personal interest.  —  GOP Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker makes a solemn promise to his audience as part of his stump speech …

Kanye's antisemitic tweet could be a preview of social media's future  —  Taking down the rapper's bigoted posts was an easy call for Twitter and Instagram.  That could change if Elon Musk and some GOP leaders have their way.  —  The rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, sent …

Mastriano's Attacks on Jewish School Set Off Outcry Over Antisemitic Signaling  —  The G.O.P. candidate for governor, who promotes Christian power and disdains separation of church and state, is alarming Jewish voters in his contest with the Democratic candidate, Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish.

Democratic senator threatens to freeze weapons sales to Saudi Arabia over support of Russia  —  Strong remarks by chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee indicate possible sea change in US policy  —  The congressional backlash against Saudi Arabia escalated sharply on Monday …

Ron Herrera resigns as L.A. Labor Federation head amid furor over leaked recording, sources say  —  Facing outrage over a controversial leaked audio recording with top L.A. city officials, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera offered his resignation at a Monday night meeting …

How Trump's legal expenses consumed GOP donor money  —  As some Republican candidates face a fundraising shortfall, the former president, the RNC and key state parties have all spent significant sums on legal fights  —  Donald Trump's political operation has spent more money since he left office …

Secret Service agents were denied when they tried to learn what Jan. 6 info was seized from their personal cellphones  —  WASHINGTON — Secret Service agents asked the agency for a record of all of the communications seized from their personal cellphones as part of investigations into the events of Jan. 6 …

How will Tommy Tuberville's corporate backers respond to his racist diatribe?  —  On Saturday, Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) appeared at a rally in Minden, Nevada, to support the Republican nominee for Senate, Adam Laxit.  During his speech at the event, which also featured Donald Trump …

Government Officials Invest in Companies Their Agencies Oversee  —  Hidden records show thousands of senior executive branch employees owned stocks in companies whose fates were directly affected by their employers' actions, a Wall Street Journal investigation found

‘They Treat Me Like a Piece of S—’: Raphael Warnock's Church Pays for His Home.  It's Also Trying To Evict the Poor From Theirs.  —  Ebenezer Baptist Church owns an apartment building where residents are being served eviction notices for $28.55 in past-due rent

The Fed's Powell is risking a recession to crush inflation.  A lot of Democrats are ok with that.  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slamming the brakes on the U.S. economy harder than any Fed chief in more than 40 years to kill raging inflation.  —  Yet, while a recent survey shows Americans …

New poll gives Fung wider edge in RI race for Congress  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A new poll has found Republican Allan Fung with a lead outside the margin of error for the first time in the race for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, buoying GOP hopes of picking up a the blue-state seat next month.

Colorado secretary of state says office accidentally sent 30,000 voter registration notices to noncitizens  —  Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold's office said it was unaware that any noncitizens who received the postcards in error had tried to register

Gabbard: Today's Democrats “an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness”  —  In 2019, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.  She did well enough in the debates to expose Kamala Harris as an intellectual lightweight, although didn't gain much traction otherwise.

The Inevitable Indictment of Donald Trump  —  It's clear to me that Merrick Garland will bring charges against Donald Trump.  It's just a matter of when.  —  As an appellate judge, Merrick Garland was known for constructing narrow decisions that achieved consensus without creating extraneous controversy.

Trump lawyer told to certify Mar-a-Lago document search she did not conduct  —  Christina Bobb told justice department on Friday that she signed supposedly complete list of documents at direction of another lawyer, Evan Corcoran  —  Donald Trump's lawyer Christina Bobb was instructed …

In Fight for Congress, a Surprising Battleground Emerges: New York  —  After a haywire redistricting process, New York has more congressional battlegrounds than nearly any other state.  Even the Democratic campaign chairman is locked in a dead heat.  —  POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. …

Afraid of arrest, Iranians shot amid protests seek medical help online  —  As Iranians' anger at their theocratic leaders raged into a fourth week, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Saturday the death toll had risen to at least 185, including at least 19 children.

Exclusive: Iran racing to expand enrichment at underground plant, IAEA report shows  —  Iran is rapidly expanding its ability to enrich uranium with advanced centrifuges at its underground plant at Natanz and now intends to go further than previously planned, a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report seen by Reuters showed on Monday.

Why Republicans Could Prevail in the Popular Vote but Lose in the House  —  In a potential reversal of recent structural trends, there's a small chance of something we haven't seen since 1952.  —  Over the last few decades, we've gotten accustomed to the idea that Democrats could easily win …