In Nevada, election deniers prepare to sabotage the midterms  —  PAHRUMP, Nev. — If the midterm elections degenerate into chaos in a couple of weeks — a very real possibility — then Nevada is poised to lead the way.  Indeed, the chaos here has already begun.

Biden's ‘worst performing message’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  It's an article of faith among Democrats that their party is deeply hampered by its inability or unwillingness to tout its own accomplishments.

Exclusive: Emails reveal warning to Trump team about fraud claims  —  A senior White House lawyer expressed concerns to President Trump's advisers and attorneys about the president signing a sworn court statement verifying inaccurate evidence of voter fraud, according to emails from December 2020 obtained by Axios.

Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Biden's Student Debt Cancellation  —  A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted President Biden's student debt relief plan, preventing the government from moving forward with the debt cancellation it had said could start as early as next week.

Hu Jintao: ex-president escorted out of China party congress  —  Chinese former leader Hu Jintao has been led out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress.  —  The frail-looking 79-year-old was sitting beside President Xi Jinping when he was approached and led away by officials.

Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native American icon.  Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud  —  The “Apache” actress and activist wasn't Native American, say her sisters.  And that wasn't the only thing she lied about.  —  You might not know her name, but you've probably seen the video that made her famous.

Using Adoptions, Russia Turns Ukrainian Children Into Spoils of War  —  Thousands of Ukrainian children have been transferred to Russia.  “I didn't want to go,” one girl told The New York Times from a foster home near Moscow.  —  As Russian forces laid siege to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol this spring …

Virginia directs 60,000 voters to wrong polling place for midterms  —  RICHMOND — State elections officials directed more than 30,000 Northern Virginia voters to the wrong polling place in mailers sent ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections, an error they acknowledged Friday and blamed …

In bloody battle for Bakhmut, Russian mercenaries eye a symbolic prize  —  BAKHMUT, Ukraine — The crash and roar of artillery rarely stops in this east Ukrainian city.  In the cold and broken houses, residents huddle by candlelight and pray that they have safety in numbers.

Over 6 in 10 Americans favor leaving race out of college admissions, Post-Schar School poll finds  —  But an equally strong majority backs programs to boost racial and ethnic diversity among students.  —  More than 6 in 10 Americans support a ban on the consideration of race in college admissions …

How Liz Cheney can kill the MAGA threat  —  Killing the MAGA movement is beyond the capacity and imagination of the national Democratic Party's sclerotic and inept leadership.  It has failed utterly.  Even more atrociously, Chuck Schumer has failed to adequately support and fund …

Florida Democrat gov candidate Charlie Crist's campaign chief Austin Durrer arrested for domestic violence  —  The campaign manager overseeing former Rep. Charlie Crist's bid to topple Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was arrested for domestic violence this week, according to a report.

Sen. Lindsey Graham asks the Supreme Court to block a subpoena from an Atlanta grand jury investigating 2020 election interference  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block a subpoena from the Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

As ballot drop box stakeouts continue, new voter intimidation complaints flow in  —  Days after Maricopa County officials warned people to stop taking photos of voters and election staffers at ballot drop boxes, the Arizona Secretary of State's Office continues to refer complaints to the Department of Justice.

A Vermont Town's Water Official Resigns Amid Fluoridation Confusion  —  Kendall Chamberlin, the town's water superintendent for over 30 years, said he had been lowering fluoride levels well below state guidelines for more than a decade.  —  The water superintendent for Richmond, Vt. …

Tim Ryan may help save Senate Dems' majority.  Even if he loses.  —  TOLEDO, Ohio — Tim Ryan is arguably running the country's most valuable Senate campaign.  Even if he doesn't win.  —  The self-described Democratic “underdog” is neck-and-neck with J.D. Vance in the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).