Senate Control Hinges on Neck-and-Neck Races, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  The contests are close in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania.  Many voters want Republicans to flip the Senate, but prefer the Democrat in their state.  —  Control of the Senate rests on a knife's edge …

Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification … Now that he owns Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees their first ultimatum: Meet his deadline to introduce paid verification on Twitter or pack up and leave.  —  The directive is to change Twitter Blue …

Lula's victory likely means big changes for Brazil, though his specific plans are vague.  —  Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times  —  Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times  —  Victor Venco Moriyama for the New York Times  —  Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times

Pelosi, Vilified by Republicans for Years, Is a Top Target of Threats  —  The attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to demonize and dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.

Laxalt campaign paid thousands to political operative linked to Twitter account that denigrated Jews, women  —  A Twitter account connected to former Laxalt staffer Michael Pecjak has compared abortion to the Holocaust and claimed that “Jews are not a religious sect and are a cult,” among other comments

Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy in June phone call when Ukrainian leader asked for more aid  —  It's become routine since Russia invaded Ukraine: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package of military assistance for Kyiv.

January 6 committee obtains eight emails showing possible planning of post-election crime  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained eight emails from late 2020 that a judge determined show Donald Trump and his lawyers planning …

Belief in the Ballot: Republicans in Arizona running on claims of election fraud  —  It's the vote that holds America together—belief that with a ballot voices are heard, disputes are addressed and there's always another chance.  Countries without this belief tend to be in bondage or at war.

Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had list of targets, law enforcement sources say  —  The suspect in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi had a list of people he wanted to target, law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation confirmed to CBS News.

Clinton, Obama and DeSantis Lend Star Power to Tight N.Y. Races  —  A high-profile display of Republican and Democratic efforts illustrates how many of the state's races have become unexpectedly close, including the governor's race.  —  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — New York's status as a battleground state …

Russians Used a US Firm to Funnel Funds to GOP in 2018.  Dems Say the FEC Let Them Get Away With It.  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  The Federal Election Commission recently let a US company that was quietly bankrolled …

Democrats turn to Obama to rescue them from a midterm shellacking  —  Barack Obama joked at a campaign rally in Milwaukee over the weekend that the state's Democratic governor — Tony Evers, the bespectacled one-time science teacher mired in a neck-and-neck race for a second term — had “more of a Clark Kent” than a Superman vibe.

A former employee's complaint prompts Republican calls to investigate The China Project, an American news company  —  Shannon Van Sant's career neatly tracks the American media's romance and disillusion with China.  Her journey began in 2005 when, after five years working in news for ABC and NBC …

AOC says US is facing ‘environment of fascism’ ahead of midterm elections  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has warned that the United States is “facing an environment of fascism” less than two weeks ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.  —  The New York congresswoman made the statement during …

The Futile Race to Label Paul Pelosi's Attacker  —  After an act of violence makes the news, reporters and social-media detectives scramble to pin down the assailant's politics.  What are we really trying to figure out?  —  Last Friday morning, as news about the attack on Paul Pelosi was still seeping out …