Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 Tesla employees into his Twitter takeover  — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, now sole director and CEO of Twitter, is asking employees of the social network to redesign their subscription and verification systems within one week.  — Musk has authorized dozens …

GOP Prospects Rise Amid Economic Pessimism, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Survey shows Republicans with an edge in voting enthusiasm; inflation overshadows abortion as a key issue  —  Voters are giving Republicans a late boost in support just ahead of the midterm elections, as pessimism about the economy …

Iran is preparing to send additional weapons including ballistic missiles to Russia to use in Ukraine, western officials say  —  Iran is preparing to send approximately 1,000 additional weapons, including surface-to-surface short range ballistic missiles and more attack drones …

AIPAC's First Attack Ad in Midterms Hits Would-Be Squad Member Summer Lee … The flagship pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC is intervening in a race for a House seat that's growing uncomfortably close for Democrats in deep-blue Pittsburgh.  And, with its super PAC's first attack ads of the 2022 general election …

Republicans Continue to Spread Baseless Claims About Pelosi Attack  —  Some of the conspiracy theories have already seeped into the Republican mainstream.  —  Donald Trump Jr., the former president's son, continues to post jokes about it.  —  Dinesh D'Souza, the creator of a discredited film …

Two leaders of True the Vote jailed by federal judge for contempt of court  —  Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips were escorted away after refusing to disclose the name of a mystery man who supposedly helped them investigate election software company Konnech.

Biden to use Florida trip to warn of GOP threat to Social Security and Medicare  —  President Biden will head to Florida Tuesday with a focus on how a Republican-controlled Congress could threaten Social Security and Medicare benefits for millions of Americans.

The Supreme Court Has No Reason to End Affirmative Action.  They're Doing It Anyway.  —  Oral arguments in a pair of much-anticipated cases about the future of affirmative action sprawled over almost six hours on Monday, yet the outcome was obvious within the first 30 minutes …

Man Charged with Assault and Attempted Kidnapping Following Breaking and Entering of Pelosi Residence  —  A California man was charged today with assault and attempted kidnapping in violation of federal law in connection with the break-in at the residence of Nancy and Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Friday.

An evangelical GOP House candidate in Texas wrote a novel about Anne Frank finding Jesus  —  (JTA) — The Republican nominee for Congress in Texas' 7th district is a self-proclaimed history buff, but his take on Anne Frank is not one that most historians would endorse.

Let's Declare a Pandemic Amnesty  —  In April 2020, with nothing else to do, my family took an enormous number of hikes.  We all wore cloth masks that I had made myself.  We had a family hand signal, which the person in the front would use if someone was approaching on the trail and we needed to put on our masks.

Judge Blocks a Merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster  —  The government's case blocked the merger of two of the United States' largest publishers and reflected a more aggressive approach to curbing consolidation.  It was closely watched by the publishing industry.

Libertarian Candidate Drops Out of Arizona Senate Race and Endorses Masters  —  “This is another major boost of momentum as we consolidate our support,” Blake Masters said.  —  The Libertarian candidate running for Senate in Arizona — who had threatened to play spoiler in the closely watched race …

The Right-Wing Mothers Fuelling the School-Board Wars  —  Moms for Liberty claims that teachers are indoctrinating students with dangerous ideologies.  But is the group's aim protecting kids—or scaring parents? … In August, 2020, Williamson County Schools, which serves …

Feds Hit Parler With Search Warrants for Enrique Tarrio and Other Proud Boys, New Court Filings Reveal  —  A new evidence list in the Proud Boys' seditious conspiracy case suggests a sweeping federal investigation into the far-right group.  —  A new evidence list in the Proud Boys January 6 trial shows …

I helped run the ‘Fire Pelosi’ effort.  Our toxic politics goes too far.  —  Doug Heye is a former communications director of the Republican National Committee and founder of communications firm Douglas Media.  —  As communications director for the Republican National Committee in the 2010 election cycle …

After Defeat, Bolsonaro is Silent, and Brazil Braces for Turmoil  —  President Jair Bolsonaro has not yet recognized his election defeat after months of warning, without evidence, that opponents would rig the vote.  —  For months, President Jair Bolsonaro claimed the only way he would lose …

Clinton wants Trump to pay her legal fees after tossed conspiracy lawsuit  —  Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is asking a federal court to order former President Trump to pay her legal fees over a suit he filed alleging she and others engaged in a conspiracy to undermine …

I Watched J.D. Vance Try to Charm Voters in Ohio.  I Finally Get Why He's So Angry.  —  I watched the Hillbilly Elegy author campaign in Ohio.  It has not gone according to plan.  —  A t  —  a pancake breakfast in the southwest Ohio city of Loveland in late September, I waited through 90 minutes of speeches for J.D. Vance.