‘Anger on their minds’: NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms  —  Less than three weeks before Election Day, voter interest has now reached an all-time high for a midterm election, with a majority of registered voters saying that this election is “more important” to them than past midterms.

Trump Plans to Challenge the 2022 Elections — Starting in Philly  —  The former president is fixated on challenging the results of Pennsylvania's Senate race, which he views — as one source puts it — as a “dress rehearsal for Trump 2024”  —  IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, Donald Trump welcomed …

In Ohio, Vance faces backlash in Ukrainian community over war stance  —  Many said they would not vote for Vance.  In a tight contest, such sentiments could have far-reaching implications.  —  PARMA, Ohio — Irena Stolar has voted Republican for over half a century, from Richard M. Nixon to Donald Trump.

Full Cheney: ‘If Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican Party, the party will shatter’  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) discusses the January 6th select committee's subpoena of former President Donald Trump, her political future and the future of the Republican Party in an exclusive interview.

Fighter jet crashes into two-story home in Irkutsk  —  3:38 pm, October 23, 2022Source: Main Command of the Ministry of Emergency Services of Irkutsk  —  A Su-30 multirole fighter jet crashed into a two-story home in Irkutsk, report government and emergency services in the region.

Three New Yorkers Ordered Cocaine From the Same Delivery Service.  All Died From Fentanyl.  —  Cocaine, long popular among New York professionals, is now often tainted with fentanyl, catching users unprepared and driving drug fatalities  —  NEW YORK—Ross Mtangi, a trading executive …

Turns Out Sometimes the Government Can Get Things Right  —  The Biden administration unveiled its student loan forgiveness application online a week ago.  Twitter lit up with joyful posts about debt relief, as well as about the surprisingly easy process.  —  “Incredible.  Took about 120 seconds.”

The Seven Men Who Will Lead China Into Xi's Third Term  —  For the third time in little over a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping led a procession of Communist Party officials onto the red carpet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, revealing who will lead the world's most populous country for the next five years.

Young Democrats ready their plans for a post-Pelosi shake-up  —  House Democrats have unified as they fight to retain their fragile majority in next month's midterms.  But if they lose, as many election prognosticators predict they will, that unity will likely be short-lived.

Why Am I Seeing That Political Ad?  Check Your ‘Trump Resistance’ Score.  —  To help campaigns target ads, voter-profiling firms score millions of Americans on issues like guns, vaccines and QAnon.  —  In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, a voter analytics firm called PredictWise came …

Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany  —  Two protesters pelt painting with potatoes and glue their hands to wall at Museum Barberini in Potsdam  —  Claude Monet has become the latest artist to be the focus of food-related climate protests, after members …

Voter isolation grows as 2024 candidates forgo mainstream media  —  America is on the verge of the first truly parallel universe presidential campaign — where the parties speak to distinct groups of voters, in distinct media ecosystems, pushing distinct realities.

Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million  —  A missed insurance notice opened a window onto the cost of litigating challenges to race-conscious admissions programs to be heard this month by the Supreme Court.  —  WASHINGTON — As Harvard prepares to defend …