Documents detail plans to gut Twitter's workforce  —  Previously unreported details shed new light on Twitter's motivations for selling the company — and Elon Musk's plans to transform it  —  Twitter's workforce is likely to be hit with massive cuts in the coming months, no matter who owns the company …

10 Iranians killed in Ukrainian strikes - report  —  The report comes as American and Ukrainian officials warn that Iranians are training Russians to use Iranian drones in Crimea.  —  10 Iranians who were training Russian soldiers were killed in Ukrainian strikes in the Russia-Ukraine war in the past week …

National Poll: Biden Approval Drops As Republicans Congressional Control Chances Improve  —  Home Polls National Poll: Biden Approval Drops As Republicans Congressional Control Chances Improve  —  63% Say They Cut Back on Food or Groceries This Month  —  The October Emerson College Polling …

Exclusive: Trump adviser Kash Patel has appeared before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago document probe  —  Kash Patel, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been deeply involved in disputes over classified records Trump kept from his presidency, appeared recently …

Daniel Smith, one of the last children of enslaved Americans, dies at 90  —  He grew up hearing stories from his father, who was born into bondage during the Civil War.  Decades later, he marched in Washington and Selma with fellow civil rights activists.  —  Growing up in the 1930s …

Hofmeister, Stitt face each other in gubernatorial debate  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister criticized Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday evening for his handling of abortion, crime and medical marijuana.  —  During a debate between the two, Stitt touted his record …

Barrett denies emergency bid to block Biden's student debt forgiveness plan  —  Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied an emergency bid by a group of Wisconsin taxpayers to block the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.  —  Barrett, who handles emergency matters arising …

EXCLUSIVE: Balenciaga Severs Ties With Ye  —  The French fashion house, which collaborated with the rapper on a line sold at Gap, is walking away from the relationship after he repeatedly used hate speech. … “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related …

Putin's Last Hope to Win in Ukraine Is a GOP Victory in November  —  Just when Russia on the ropes, Republican leaders are already signaling they'll cut aid to Ukraine if they win control of Congress. … Vladimir Putin is fighting a two-front war.  Sure, he's losing badly in Eastern Ukraine …

Newsmax Bans Lara Logan After She Goes Full QAnon, Spews Blood Libel on Network  —  “Newsmax condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible statements made by Lara Logan,” the network said in a statement.  “We have no plans to interview her again.”  —  Nearly a year after she was kicked …

Liz Truss's fall is a warning to populists everywhere  —  “I am a fighter and not a quitter!”  British Prime Minister Liz Truss thundered Wednesday in the House of Commons.  “I am resigning,” she said Thursday, in a less bombastic tone of voice.  Let's hope conservatives here and around …

Voter fraud charge dismissed in Florida after arrest  —  The accused was facing up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines and fees.  —  A Florida man had his election fraud charges dismissed on Friday, making him the first of 20 people who Gov. Ron DeSantis announced had been charged with voter fraud in August, to beat his case.

TikTok Parent ByteDance Planned To Use TikTok To Monitor The Physical Location Of Specific American Citizens  —  The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users' devices without their knowledge or consent.

The complete and total failure of the Jan. 6 committee  —  If you want to see just how out of touch with reality the Democratic Party has gotten itself over the Jan. 6 riot, look no further than former FBI agent Peter Strzok.  The adulterous and unethical FBI agent told MSNBC this week …

Southern California's Notorious Container Ship Backup Ends  —  Slump in imports, cargo diversions to other ports help shrink queue of dozens of vessels  —  The backup of container ships off Southern California's coast that was at the heart of U.S. supply chain congestion during the Covid-19 pandemic has effectively disappeared.

Parents stunned by Zionsville school board candidate's comment on Nazis  —  Dr. Matt Keefer commented on a Facebook post that, “All Nazis weren't ‘bad’ as you specify.  They did horrible things.  They were in a group frenzy.”  —  ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — Hilary Heffernan is paying close attention to the school board race in Zionsville.

A high school student's mural angers parents over what they say are hidden messages  —  School district officials and a high school student in Michigan have drawn the ire of parents who allege that a painted mural contains LGBTQ propaganda, a depiction of Satan and a message of witchcraft.

Liz Truss is eligible for a taxpayer-funded allowance of $129,000 a year for life.  —  The departing British leader would be the sixth prime minister to receive the reimbursement for her expenses after leaving office.  —  Liz Truss is eligible for a taxpayer-funded allowance capped at 115,000 pounds …

Liz Truss's resignation is a warning for Republicans  —  The resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday morning puts an end to a month of economic and political turmoil.  Republicans should take note of her mistakes if they want to avoid a similar debacle after the midterms and in 2024.

In His Podcast, Andrew Cuomo Seeks Absolution Without Apology  —  The former governor, who resigned after accusations of sexual harassment, ushers in his new podcast in the month that marks five years after the #MeToo movement began.  —  Ginia Bellafante writes the Big City column …

Democratic Secretary of State Candidates Struggle Against Election Deniers  —  Democrats are outspending Republicans 57-to-1 on television ads for their secretary of state candidates.  It still may not be enough.  —  LAS VEGAS — Ted Pappageorge, the head of Culinary Union Local 226 …

The decider: Jill Biden's unparalleled influence and impact on the president  —  WASHINGTON — Whenever his aides are pressed about President Joe Biden's political future, they'll often point to one person as the true decider: his wife of 45 years, Jill Biden.  —  She is, after all, her husband's foremost defender.

‘Bless His Heart’: Jeb Bush Responds to Trump's False Allegation About His Father's Handling of Government Documents  —  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) shrugged off former President Donald Trump's suggestion that his father George H.W. Bush mishandled government documents upon leaving office.

There Is a Way to Make America Safe for Democracy  —  Many Americans believe there's something not quite right about majority rule — something threatening, something dangerous.  It just feels wrong.  —  We might be comfortable with decision-making by majorities at our P.T.A. meetings …

Lindsey Graham must testify in 2020 election investigation, court rules  —  Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) must appear before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible attempts by former president Donald Trump and his allies to disrupt the state's 2020 presidential election, a federal appeals court said Thursday.

Steve Bannon sentencing live updates: Former Trump aide's contempt of Congress case … 11m ago / 1:15 PM UTC  —  Judge Nichols has laid out how he will proceed this morning:  —  Daniel Barnes  —  The court is currently hearing objections from Bannon to the pre-sentence report.

Where $7.5 Billion in Midterm Campaign Ads Are Hitting Hardest  —  Spending is already close to double 2018 cycle as Democrats focus on abortion, while GOP stresses gasoline, grocery prices  —  Midterms 2022: Where Republicans and Democrats Stand on the Issues  —  Created with sketchtool.