Adidas Finally Ends Ye Partnership After String of Controversies  —  Adidas AG is ending its partnership with Ye following a rash of offensive behavior from the rapper and designer that turned a once-thriving shoe brand into a lightning rod for criticism.  —  The German sports company …

Mercenary chief vented to Putin over Ukraine war bungling  —  Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Russian tycoon behind the mercenary group Wagner, personally told Putin that his military chiefs are mismanaging the war, U.S. officials said  —  The confidant who vented to Russian President Vladimir Putin recently …

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dead at 68, family says  —  Ash Carter served as defense secretary under former President Barack Obama  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 25  —  Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the post under President Barack Obama, has died at 68, his family announced Tuesday.

CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Pennsylvania Senate contest narrows  —  The party bases are consolidating around their candidates in the Pennsylvania Senate race, now a toss-up contest with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman ahead by two points heading into their debate Tuesday night.  He led by five points a month ago.

POLITICO Playbook: Inside the Democratic divisions on Ukraine  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HE'S BACK — JONATHAN MARTIN will join POLITICO as politics bureau chief and a senior political columnist Nov. 1, returning home after spending nearly …

Prosecutors Pressure Trump Aides to Testify in Documents Case  —  The Justice Department's effort to win the witnesses' cooperation shows how the investigation stemming from the classified materials found at Mar-a-Lago is entering a new phase.  —  Federal prosecutors investigating former …

You're Not Imagining It: There Are Fewer Polls This Cycle  —  “The polls are in crisis.  Polling is dead.”  We heard variations on this theme after somewhat larger-than-average polling errors in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.  The reality, though, is that polls are still quite important …

Yeah, Ted Cruz's book doesn't show any voter fraud  —  This does not come as a surprise.  —  For a guy looking to sell a book to a right-wing audience, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) couldn't have landed a much better spot than his interview with Fox News's Mark Levin on Sunday.

New York's Governor's Race Is Suddenly Too Close for Democrats' Comfort  —  Tightening polls, fears about crime and apathy in their base are driving a wave of Democratic hand-wringing and a pivot by Gov. Kathy Hochul.  —  For months, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has trusted …

Health teacher killed in south St. Louis school shooting ‘loved her students’  —  ST. LOUIS — The woman shot to death at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Monday has been identified as Jean Kuczka, a physical education teacher at the south St. Louis school.

House Progressives Float Diplomatic Path Toward Ending War in Ukraine, Get Annihilated, Quickly “Clarify” … On Monday morning, 30 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus sent a letter to the White House that attempted to gingerly open a conversation about a potential diplomatic end to Russia's war on Ukraine.

Jon Stewart Confronts Arizona AG on Trump's ‘Stolen’ Election Claims  —  “Why can't you say that the election in 2020 was not stolen or fraudulent?”  Stewart asks Mark Brnovich in this exclusive clip from his Apple TV+ show.  —  Earlier this month, Jon Stewart went unexpectedly viral …

Hillary Clinton Claims ‘Right Wing Extremists’ Already Have a Plan to ‘Literally Steal the Next Presidential Election’  —  The midterm elections may be only days away, but Hillary Clinton is sounding the alarm on the 2024 presidential election, claiming “right wing extremists” …

Rishi Sunak to become U.K. prime minister, first person of color in role  —  LONDON — After months of political fever, Britain on Tuesday will get a new prime minister, the third in two months, with the country now looking to Rishi Sunak — a former finance minister and hedge-fund manager …

SPAC Tied to Trump Media Says Early Talks Were Not ‘Substantive’  —  Lawyers for Digital World recently told regulators that the SPAC had not violated any rules by talking to Trump Media before going public.  —  For nearly a year, regulators have been examining whether a proposed merger involving …

Penn State Cancels Event by Proud Boys Founder, Citing Threat of Violence  —  The university's president said that the event had been canceled in the interests of public safety, after a peaceful protest against it turned violent.  —  Pennsylvania State University canceled a planned comedy event …

Bolduc Gains on Hassan in US Senate Election  —  Home Polls Bolduc Gains on Hassan in US Senate Election  —  Gov. Sununu Maintains Double Digit Lead  —  Since September, Bolduc has gained five points and Hassan has lost three  —  The latest Emerson College Polling/WHDH 7 News survey …

The President Slowly Deteriorates Before Our Eyes  —  In the past two weeks or so, President Biden has...  - insisted that the economy is “strong as hell” (it isn't, even The Nation is begging him to stop bragging about how great the economy is doing)  — off-the-cuff claimed that the situation …

Social Security whistleblowers say they were sidelined for exposing fines  —  Two senior attorneys drew attention to a program leveling massive, unprecedented fees on poor and elderly people.  —  Two senior Social Security officials who exposed massive, unprecedented fines imposed on disabled …

House Republicans have major plans for China  —  Morgan covers politics and national security for Semafor.  Sign up for the daily Principals newsletter to get our insider's guide to American power.  —  House Republicans are plotting an expansive anti-China agenda if they take power next year …

As Republican Campaigns Seize on Crime, Racism Becomes a New Battlefront  —  Running ads portraying Black candidates as soft on crime — or as “different” or “dangerous” — Republicans have shed quiet defenses of such tactics for unabashed defiance.  —  As Republicans seize on crime …

Rubio Supporter, Alleged Former White Supremacist Brutally Beaten in Hialeah … An alleged former white supremacist once known as the “Cuban Confederate” was severely beaten while canvassing for Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign last night in Hialeah.  —  Christopher Monzon was walking …

China's wealthy activate escape plans as Xi Jinping extends rule  —  Rich citizens fearing high taxes and personal safety move capital out of country and arrange residences overseas  —  Wealthy Chinese are pulling the trigger on exit plans from their homeland as pessimism builds over the future …