Musk's Twitter: ‘This is exactly what many of us were worried about’  —  A day after Elon Musk seemed to confirm critics' worst fears about his ownership of Twitter by tweeting out right-wing misinformation from his personal account, political leaders and operatives wrestled with a loaded question …

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 …

Utah 2022: Senator Mike Lee Holds 10-Point Lead Over Evan McMullin  —  Home Polls Utah 2022: Senator Mike Lee Holds 10-Point Lead Over Evan McMullin  —  The latest Emerson College Polling survey of Utah voters finds Republican Mike Lee with 49% support in the race for US Senate …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Democrats rush aid to deep-blue seat in Upstate New York  —  House Democrats' top super PAC is making a last-minute buy to aid Rep. Joe Morelle, a New York Democrat in a deep-blue seat — the latest sign that the battle for the House is lurching toward the GOP.

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.

Leaked Documents Outline DHS's Plans to Police Disinformation  —  The Department of Homeland Security is quietly broadening its efforts to curb speech it considers dangerous, an investigation by The Intercept has found.  Years of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents …

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.

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.

Let's Declare a Pandemic Amnesty  —  We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.  —  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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Republicans have made violence part of their brand  —  Political violence is not an unintended consequence of the MAGA movement.  Much like Nike's swoosh, it is at the center of the movement's brand.  —  Remember this when considering the intruder who, hyped up on the conspiracy theories Republicans bandy …

GOP bracing for Trump indictment soon after Election Day  —  Republican aides and strategists privately expect Attorney General Merrick Garland to pursue an indictment of former President Trump within 60 to 90 days after Election Day, predicting the window for prosecuting Trump will close once …

Ohio GOP congressman's niece was among the 154 people killed in a crush of people in South Korea on Halloween weekend  — At least 154 people were killed after a crowd surge on Saturday in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul.  — Most of the victims were in their 20s and 30s, The Associated Press reported.

Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year  —  Elon Musk has instructed Twitter engineers to work on a Vine reboot that could be ready by year end, multiple sources tell Axios. … - Twitter reportedly tried to sell Vine shortly after. … - One source says “it needs a lot of work.”