Math Scores Dropped in Every State During Pandemic, Report Card Shows  —  The largest Education Department analysis of test scores since the Covid-19 pandemic began reveals sweeping declines  —  The nation's schools recorded the largest drop in math scores ever this year …

NY-17 Rating Change: DCCC Chair Maloney Moves From Lean Democrat to Toss Up  —  When Republicans' top Super PAC started spending against Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-17) in mid-September, many assumed it was a gambit to troll or distract the DCCC chair.

Scoop: Tucker Carlson lashes out at GOP campaign chief in irate private call  —  An irate Tucker Carlson phoned Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Republican campaign committee, with an ultimatum on Friday:  — Either reveal which staff member took a swipe at Carlson's son …

The Trump Tapes: 20 interviews that show why he is an unparalleled danger … In more than 50 years of reporting, I have never disclosed the raw interviews or full transcripts of my work.  But after listening again to the 20 interviews I conducted with President Donald Trump during his last year …

Ted Cruz Hid in Supply Closet During Jan. 6, New Book Reveals  —  Senator Ted Cruz has revealed he was in a “a supply closet with stacked chairs” during part of the January 6 storming of Congress.  —  On that day in 2021 hundreds of Donald Trump supporters broke into the Capitol Building …

Sunak confirms PM bid as Rees-Mogg says Johnson will run  —  Summary  — Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirms he is in the race to be the next Conservative leader - and prime minister - saying he wants to “fix our economy”  — Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg tells the BBC Boris Johnson …

More antisemitic hate seen in L.A. after Kanye West's remarks  —  Fears that antisemitic remarks by Kanye West would spur additional bigotry came to fruition in Los Angeles on Saturday when a well-known hate group held a demonstration in support of the rapper on a 405 Freeway overpass.

Potential mass layoffs at Twitter could cripple content moderation, some experts say  —  Prospective owner Elon Musk reportedly wants to cut 75% of its workforce.  —  In this Feb. 10, 2022, file photo, Elon Musk speaks at an event in south Texas.  —  The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE

Russian war in Ukraine: P3 statement  —  The Foreign Ministers of the UK, USA and France have issued a statement rejecting Russia's transparently false allegations about Ukraine.  —  We, the Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, reiterate our steadfast support …

Georgia Voters Shatter Second Presidential Turnout Record on Saturday  —  (Atlanta) - Georgia voters continued to hit record breaking turnout on the first mandatory Saturday of Early Voting.  As of Sunday morning, approximately 740K Georgia voters have cast their ballot during in-person Early Voting …

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 …

Andrew Wylie, ‘The Jackal’ of books: ‘Amazon is like ISIS; it takes no prisoners’  —  The world's leading literary agent speaks about Salman Rushdie, Stephen King, Donald Trump and the e-commerce giant  —  Among the literary giants included under the letter B on Andrew Wylie's endless client list …

The 2022 Elections in Ohio  —  Marist Ohio Poll  —  Vance & Ryan Competitive in Ohio Senate Race... DeWine Outpaces Whaley in Governor's Contest  —  Only one point separates Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan in the race for U.S. Senate in Ohio among registered voters.

Florida's Hispanic voters back DeSantis over Crist, support Martha's Vineyard migrant flights  —  Florida's Hispanic voters back Gov. Ron DeSantis over Democrat Charlie Crist, and they even support the Republican's decision to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard, according to a new Telemundo/LX News poll.

U.S. economy likely grew a lot last quarter.  Most people didn't notice.  —  Upcoming GDP report is expected to show an economic rebound just before the midterms, though families and businesses continue to struggle with inflation  —  The U.S. economy is expected to have grown robustly …

Abrams' campaign chair collected millions in legal fees from voting rights organization  —  ATLANTA — The voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams spent more than $25 million over two years on legal fees, mostly on a single case, with the largest amount going to the self-described boutique law firm …

Top Fox lawyer's “big screw up” could reveal Lachlan Murdoch's secrets  —  Ben is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor, coming over from the New York Times.  Max is Semafor's media reporter, and joined us from Politico.  Sign up for their media newsletter, out every Sunday night!

Netanyahu poised for possible return to power, dividing Israel again  —  JERUSALEM — The unusual Israeli government that was formed last June had one job: to pry Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu from the prime minister's office.  —  Netanyahu was clinging to power after four inconclusive elections …

Trump Organization's Tax Fraud Trial to Begin on Monday  —  The Trump Organization's trial on tax fraud and other charges begins Monday in Manhattan, raising questions about the future of the former president's family business.  —  At the dawn of Donald J. Trump's presidency …

Most children who think they're transgender are just going through a ‘phase’, says NHS  —  Doctors told not to encourage young people to change their names and pronouns  —  Most children who believe that they are transgender are just going through a “phase”, the NHS has said …

Their America Is Vanishing.  Like Trump, They Insist They Were Cheated.  —  The white majority is fading, the economy is changing and there's a pervasive sense of loss in districts where Republicans fought the outcome of the 2020 election.  —  When Representative Troy Nehls of Texas voted …

House GOP's 2023 forecast: Fiscal warfare  —  As the GOP prepares to take back the House, its right flank is raring to gut spending, upend the federal safety net and make Trump-era tax cuts permanent — ambitions that threaten to give leadership a two-year headache.

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.