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 …

Chief Justice Roberts temporarily blocks release of Trump's tax records to House Democrats  —  Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily blocked a congressional committee from accessing former President Donald Trump's tax records.  —  Trump, unlike other recent presidents …

Migos Rapper Takeoff Dead at 28, Shot in Houston  —  7:11 AM PT — In a new video you can hear Quavo on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he's asking ... “What does she need to do?”  A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help Takeoff.

Twitter Limits Content-Enforcement Tools as US Election Looms  —  Twitter Inc., the social network being overhauled by new owner Elon Musk, has frozen some employee access to internal tools used for content moderation and other policy enforcement, curbing the staff's ability to clamp down on misinformation ahead of a major US election.

NSA Watchdog Concluded One Analyst's Surveillance Project Went Too Far  —  An “experienced” analyst working at the National Security Agency developed a surveillance project about a decade ago that resulted in the unauthorized targeting and collection of private communications of people …

Even the Sane Republicans Are Embracing Election Deniers  —  Chris Sununu is just the latest to put party before country.  —  Chris Sununu, the governor of New Hampshire, is one of the saner people in today's Republican party.  He concedes that the 2020 election was free and fair.

Mehmet Oz's medical research was rejected in 2003, resulting in 2-year ban  —  At issue were questions about the strength of the data used by Oz to reach an important medical conclusion, according to several of those who recalled the events  —  In May 2003, Mehmet Oz was the senior author …

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 …

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 …

Nearly 2,000 fake Twitter accounts were trying to churn up U.S. voters even more  —  Good morning and happy Tuesday!  I'm filling in for Tim this morning with a tale about fake Twitter accounts.  Follow me on Twitter (but only if you're real): @aaronjschaffer.

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 …

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 …

Pelosi Got Hammered  —  When a story comes out about a Pelosi getting hammered, a normal person assumes the news has something to do with a drunk speaker of the House named Nancy slurring through a staged press conference with her Pravda media friends.  You do not expect to find …

Early Turnout Appears to Be Highest in 23 Years … Here's what's at stake as Israelis cast their ballots.  —  As Israelis vote on Tuesday in their fifth parliamentary election in less than four years, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to return to power, but polls are predicting another deadlock.

Colorado 2022: Senate Race Tightens but Bennet Maintains Lead; Polis Holds 14-Point Lead Over Ganahl  —  Home Polls Colorado 2022: Senate Race Tightens but Bennet Maintains Lead; Polis Holds 14-Point Lead Over Ganahl  —  The latest Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey …

Americans' Thought, Enthusiasm About Midterms Down From 2018  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 49% of Americans who say they have given “quite a lot” of thought to this year's congressional elections is essentially unchanged from the previous reading in June.  In addition, 2% volunteer …

Mark Meadows loses federal case in fight over House Jan. 6 committee subpoena  —  Meadows filed one of dozens of lawsuits challenging the committee's subpoenas, but federal courts have upheld the panel's validity and authority.  —  WASHINGTON - A federal judge has thrown out former White House chief …

House Rating Changes: 10 More Blue Districts Move in GOP's Direction  —  The scariest Halloween reality for House Democrats is the number of seats President Biden carried comfortably in 2020 that are at genuine risk a week out.  And if you're looking for House upsets, the best places …

Truth Social's Influence Grows Despite Its Business Problems  —  The right-wing social network faces two federal investigations and an uncertain financial future.  But it has still managed to outpace its rivals.  —  Truth Social, the right-wing social network, has faced one business calamity …

Job Openings Rose in September Despite Higher Interest Rates  —  The labor market has remained stronger than expected even as the Federal Reserve has tried to get inflation under control.  —  The nation's extreme shortage of job seekers worsened in September, the Labor Department reported Tuesday …

Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee, and the Future of Liberal Late Night T.V.  —  Trevor Noah recently surprised fans (and, according to some accounts, also Comedy Central management) when he announced plans to leave “The Daily Show.”  His departure is one of many notable personnel changes in late-night television …

I'm John Fetterman: This is why I want Pennsylvania's vote in the midterm election  —  When it comes to inflation and crime, Dr. Oz doesn't get it.  I do.  —  Whether it's rising crime or rising costs, we need leaders who actually understand the problems we're going through here in Pennsylvania …

DeSantis' voter fraud arrests unravel  —  In August, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) held a “campaign-style event” and announced that 20 people had been arrested “for breaking Florida's elections laws.”  In a press release, DeSantis' office set aside the presumption of innocence, branding the group “election criminals.”

If Oregon Turns Red, Whose Fault Will That Be?  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — An ad for one of the candidates for governor of Oregon begins with shots of trash and the tarp-covered tent encampments that line many of Portland's streets.  “Nobody in Oregon would say, 'Let's keep doing exactly what we've been doing,'” says the candidate.

U.S. workers have gotten way less productive.  No one is sure why.  —  Bosses and economists are troubled by the worst drop in U.S. worker output since 1947  —  Employers across the country are worried that workers are getting less done — and there's evidence they're right to be spooked.

Requests for abortion pills soar after Roe reversal, study finds  —  WASHINGTON — Requests for pills used to self-manage abortions rose significantly in 30 states after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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.

Top GOP Secretary of State Candidates Hobnob with Extreme Conspiracy Theorists  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  If you want to see just how crazy the GOP has become, you need only watch the video recording of a conference on …

Fetterman on debate: ‘I thought it was important that I show up’  —  Pennsylvania Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman anticipated that his debate against Republican Mehmet Oz “wasn't going to be easy” following a stroke earlier this year but “thought it was important that I show up,” …

Judge Who Put Harvey Weinstein Away Denied Reappointment by Mayor Adams' Advisory Panel  —  During the trial, Judge James Burke enraged a Weinstein defense attorney, who also happens to be a close friend of Frank Carone, Adams' chief of staff.  —  The veteran Manhattan judge …