Biden Seeks to Put Democracy Front and Center  —  Less than a week before Election Day, President Biden warned that the country's democratic traditions were on the line.  Voters face the question of whether their ballots “will preserve democracy or put us at risk,” he said.  —  Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

Trump Aide, Granted Immunity, Set to Testify at Grand Jury Probing Mar-a-Lago Documents  —  Kash Patel, who has said Trump declassified documents as president, previously declined to testify, citing right against self-incrimination  —  WASHINGTON—Kash Patel, a close associate …

Why Democrats are Losing Hispanic Voters  —  The left has alienated America's fastest-growing group of voters just when they were supposed to give the party a foolproof majority.  —  Have you ever met someone who's watching their life's work—their very legacy—fall apart in front of their eyes?

Dems denounce controversial mailers sent to DFW-area voters by group led by Trump adviser  —  Mailers say that President Joe Biden discriminates against whites and Asians and pushes gender experiments on children.  —  A group led by a former adviser to Donald Trump is responsible …

GOP Insiders Are Starting to Doubt Ron DeSantis Would Actually Take On Trump  —  The Florida governor is expected to cruise to reelection next week—yet might hold back on a 2024 bid.  One source tells Vanity Fair that DeSantis has led donors “to believe he will not run if Trump does,” …

‘Judges gone wild’: Trump-appointed judge says too many write for Twitter  —  A federal appeals court judge on Wednesday argued his judicial peers too often succumb to a “judges gone wild” mentality of writing “show off” opinions that may trend on Twitter but risk alienating the public instead of being persuasive.

Musk Plans to Eliminate Half of Twitter Jobs to Cut Costs  —  Elon Musk plans to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., or half of the social media company's workforce, in a bid to drive down costs following his $44 billion acquisition, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Ye paid a settlement to former employee who alleged he praised Hitler and Nazis during meetings, documents show  —  LOS ANGELES — Ye, the artist previously known as Kanye West, paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged that the rapper and designer had used antisemitic language in the workplace …

CBS to pay $30 million for ‘reprehensible’ sexual harassment cover-up: New York AG  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Wednesday secured a $30.5 million payment from CBS after she accused the media company of attempting cover up incidents of sexual harassment from former CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves.

Jake Tapper's Ratings-Deficient CNN Primetime Show to End After Midterms  —  The network had said he would host the show through the midterms, but there was speculation he could have held the slot permanently.  —  CNN will end Jake Tapper's primetime show after the midterm elections …

Scoop: McCarthy privately floats replacing Chamber leadership  —  House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling U.S. Chamber of Commerce board members and state leaders the organization must undertake a complete leadership change and replace current president and CEO Suzanne Clark, Axios has learned.

Fed should make clear that rising profit margins are spurring inflation  —  Companies have taken advantage of circumstances to lift prices  —  The writer is chief economist at UBS Global Wealth Management  —  In the world's financial markets, US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell …

U.S. Capitol Police to conduct internal review over missed camera images of Pelosi attack  —  The U.S. Capitol Police said on Wednesday it would conduct an internal review after its officers failed to notice surveillance camera images of an intruder breaking into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Sources: U.S. attorney's office investigating Commanders over alleged financial improprieties  —  The U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties …

L'Oréal suspends advertising spending on Twitter  —  Some brands are ‘quiet quitting’ messaging platform after $44bn Elon Musk takeover  —  L'Oréal is suspending advertising spending on Twitter, as leading brands and marketing groups grow nervous that inappropriate content …

Republican Opposition to Helping Ukraine Grows, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Parties are split over whether to provide Kyiv more aid as it faces prolonged war with Russia  —  WASHINGTON—The majority of Americans support continuing aid to Ukraine in what will likely be a prolonged war with Russia …

Trump insists the United States is ‘rigged, crooked and evil’  —  A former American president described the United States as “evil.”  This generated almost no attention whatsoever.  Why is that?  —  As Donald Trump's legal troubles mount, the former president turned to his social media platform …

Bullshit Reporting: The Intercept's Story About Government Policing Disinfo Is Absolute Garbage  —  Do not believe everything you read.  Even if it comes from more “respectable” publications.  The Intercept had a big story this week that is making the rounds, suggesting that “leaked” …