Why Arizona's Senate race is moving to ‘Toss Up’ in our latest forecast update  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Blake Masters can claim little credit for Republicans' Arizona comeback — but he is reaping the benefits, propelling him back into contention for a key Senate seat some in the GOP once wrote off.

Lucianne Goldberg, 1935-2022  —  Lucianne Goldberg was—she owned the term proudly—a broad.  A grand broad—big, blowsy, sexy, and up for a good time from morning till night.  She was the first and the last person I ever knew to spend her days inserting cigarettes into a cigarette holder …

US Economy Grew at 2.6% Annual Rate in Q3, GDP Report Shows  —  Gross domestic product increased 0.6 percent after two quarters of decline, but key components continue to show an economic slowdown.  —  Gross Domestic Product  —  Note: Quarterly changes in gross domestic product …

Author reveals how GOP became toxic from the rise of Gingrich to Trump  —  Share now:  —    —  Princeton political history Professor and CNN Commentator Julian Zelizer returns to the Dworkin Report to discuss his book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker …

Texas Goes Permitless on Guns, and Police Face an Armed Public  —  A new law allowing people to carry handguns without a license has led to more spontaneous shootings, many in law enforcement say.  —  HOUSTON — Tony Earls hung his head before a row of television cameras, staring down, his life upended.

Kanye West Shows Up Uninvited to Skechers Headquarters in Wake of Adidas Fallout  —  5:48 AM PT — 10/27 — TMZ just obtained 2 additional photos of Kanye West at Manhattan Bread & Bagel in Manhattan Beach on Wednesday.  We're told Kanye was with a friend who ordered some food for them and they sat at a table in the corner of the shop.

A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View  —  You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives.  —  Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic, with most scientists warning that continuing …

The Jolt: GOP rallies behind Herschel Walker amid new abortion allegation  —  It's become a predictable cycle in Herschel Walker's Senate campaign: A scandalous allegation explodes in the headlines.  Walker denies it or brushes it aside.  National Republicans rally around him.It happened again Wednesday …

War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Says  —  While some nations are burning more coal this year in response to natural-gas shortages spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, that effect is expected to be short-lived.  —  WASHINGTON — The energy crisis sparked …

FBI probing ex-CIA officer's spying for World Cup host Qatar  —  A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar's rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year's World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try …

New York Post Says It Was Hacked After It Published Racist, Lewd Headlines  —  The phony reports and columns called for the slaying of top political figures or faked vulgar and racist quotes from others.  —  After a series of racist, lewd, and violent headlines about Hunter Biden …

New poll gives GOP challenger George Logan slight edge over Jahana Hayes in 5th District  —  Republican George Logan has a one-point lead over U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-5th District, in the first public poll in Connecticut's nationally watched congressional contest.  —  CT's 5th District Race

Break-in at Arizona governor candidate Katie Hobbs' campaign office in Phoenix; several items taken  —  Stacey Barchenger Taylor SeelyArizona Republic  —  The Phoenix campaign headquarters of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs was burglarized earlier this week, Phoenix police and a campaign official said Wednesday.

As protests rock Iran, its most feared security force is lying in wait  —  Thousands of people poured into the streets of Mahsa Amini's hometown Wednesday and marched to her grave.  Iranian security forces responded — as they have throughout the course of the nationwide protests inspired by her death — with violence and arrests.

FALL 2022 POLL  —  A national poll released today by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that 40% of 18-to-29-year-olds state that they will “definitely” vote in the November 8 midterm elections, on track to match or potentially exceed the record-breaking 2018 youth turnout in a midterm election.

Trump lets the truth slip about the MAGA base — and today's GOP  —  Donald Trump has long harbored a tendency to confess to his sins in public.  Now he's done it again, revealing a large truth about today's Republican Party in the process: He declared that his lies about the 2020 election …

Russian Army's Quiet Fatal Flaw: No Sergeants  —  Issues of corruption, poor logistics and inept leadership overshadow a critical hole in the Russian lines: Few NCOs to keep the troops fighting  —  Of all the post-invasion excuses given for the Russian army's failures in Ukraine—corruption …

Trump to hold rally in Florida with Rubio — but not DeSantis  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump is coming to Miami just two days before Election Day.  But one Republican won't be there — Gov. Ron DeSantis.  Not yet anyway.  —  Trump on Wednesday said he'll hold a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 6.

How Mike Lindell's Pillow Business Propels the Election Denial Movement  —  Many American entrepreneurs have mixed politics and business.  No one has fused the two quite like the chief executive of MyPillow.  —  Three days after federal agents seized his cellphone as part of an investigation …

Prosecutors Seek Testimony on Trump's Claims to Have Declassified Documents  —  The Justice Department is seeking to compel Kash Patel, an ally of the former president, to answer questions about assertions that material taken from the White House had been declassified.

John Durham's Investigation Has Disclosed Corruption: His Own  —  In the wake of special counsel John Durham's embarrassing second acquittal earlier this month, Durham's fans—from the Wall Street Journal editorial page to former Attorney General Bill Barr to Donald Trump himself …

Shell Reports Earnings of $9.45 Billion, Its Second-Highest Profit  —  The two European companies reported earnings totaling nearly $20 billion, partly on higher energy prices as Russia's war in Ukraine continues.  —  Gargantuan profits continue to roll in at Europe's energy giants.

Germany moves to legalize recreational cannabis  —  Germany on Wednesday announced plans to legalize cannabis for recreational use.  It was a move the country's health minister said would make Germany Europe's “most liberal cannabis legalization project” but also its “most tightly regulated market.”

Congrats, you canceled Kanye.  Call me when White guys get in trouble.  —  After years of trafficking in bigotry, Kanye West has finally been kan-celed.  But at second glance, the consequences for West might be less a victory for social justice than a sign of its current limits.

Inside the Dems' elaborate attempt to woo TikTok influencers  —  A free trip to D.C., a private chat with Obama and an hour in the Oval Office with Biden: The Democrats are rolling out the red carpet for social media influencers  —  President Biden spent more than an hour this week …

Judge to consider unsealing Trump grand jury filings  —  A federal judge is considering whether to unseal secret court documents detailing former President Donald Trump's effort to prevent former aides from providing testimony to a grand jury investigating efforts to subvert the 2020 election.

Why Elon Musk's Idea of “Free Speech” Will Help Ruin America  —  After months of legal wrangling, Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter appears to be finally going through.  Musk and the right see this as a great thing because it will restore “free speech” to Twitter.

Abortion isn't the top voting issue for most Americans.  It's still motivating them to turn out.  —  A new survey finds that two-thirds of Americans who are likely to vote say the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade made them motivated to cast a ballot in the midterms.