Republicans Are Just A Normal Polling Error Away From A Landslide — Or Wiping Out  —  With just five days until Election Day, Republicans are in good shape in the FiveThirtyEight forecast.  If each party were to win every race they are currently favored to win, Republicans would have 51 Senate seats …

How Democrats Mishandled Crime  —  The most effective issue for Republicans in this midterm is a result of Democratic elites failing to understand what their diverse base of working-class voters wants.  —  Culpeper County sheriff's deputies are seen at an early-vote rally for Yesli Vega …

Michael Beschloss Says GOP Victory in Midterms Will Mean ‘Our Children Will Be Arrested and Conceivably Killed’  —  MSNBC presidential historian Michael Beschloss on Wednesday night warned that if Republican candidates win their races next week, American democracy and the free press could end …

Paul Pelosi released from hospital  —  Paul Pelosi has been released from a San Francisco hospital after recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday.  —  “Paul is grateful to the 911 operator …

Trump Files a Suit Against N.Y.'s Attorney General, and Against Advice  —  The case, filed in Florida, seeks to stop Letitia James's lawsuit in New York and includes Mr. Trump's signature rhetoric.  His legal advisers are split on the wisdom of filing it.  —  Members of Donald J. Trump's …

REVEALED: Gunman opened fire at Republican candidate's North Carolina home while his children were sleeping - as Democrat is forced to drop campaign ad he filmed in front of the property in heated race  — A bullet landed in Pat Harrigan's Hickory, North Carolina, home in October

Small-D Delusional  —  Why Can't We Just Say What's True?  —  Yesterday, centrist pundit Josh Barro put out a newsletter entitled “The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric,” which was enthusiastically greeted by right-wing New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, who tweeted out “Yes, yes …

CNBC is cancelling Shepard Smith's show  —  CNBC is cancelling Shep Smith's show amid a broad network restructuring that president KC Sullivan said will force the business news channel to “make some difficult decisions.”  —  “The News set out on a bold mission of providing non-partisan …

Milwaukee election official fired; fraudulently requested military ballots  —  Wisconsin election issue; Milwaukee mayor addresses  —  MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Thursday, Nov. 3 that Milwaukee's Election Commission deputy director Kimberly Zapata has been fired.

In the hunt for voter fraud, Republican door knockers are intimidating residents: officials  —  The canvassers in California's Shasta County in September wore reflective orange vests and official-looking badges that read “Voter Taskforce.”  Four residents said they mistook them for government officials.

Stephen Colbert doubted existence of man Tudor Dixon cited in debate — but he's real  —  A Dearborn resident whose existence was doubted by comedian Stephen Colbert during a monologue last week has a message for the CBS late night host: I am real and so is my switch to the Republican Party.

A Michigan judge tried to block an abortion rights measure.  His ex-wife says he helped her get an abortion in college.  —  PLYMOUTH, Mich. — When Brian Zahra learned that he had impregnated his 20-year-old girlfriend in May 1983, he grabbed the yellow pages, found an abortion clinic …

General Mills, Audi and Pfizer Join Growing List of Companies Pausing Twitter Ads  —  Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk's plans for content moderation  —  Elon Musk Buys Twitter: A Timeline of the $44 Billion Battle

Virginia's governor set up a tip line to crack down on CRT.  Parents used it for other reasons  —  Alia Wong Nirvi Shah Nick PenzenstadlerUSA TODAY … Complaints about special education violations.  Praise for teachers.  Concerns about academic rigor and options.

Room for any other Views?  Outrage as show's Sunny Hostin likens white women voting Republican to ‘roaches voting for Raid’, Joy Behar calls party a ‘cult’ and Sara Haines says all GOP candidates are ‘election deniers’  — The View hosts were discussing election issues and voting on Thursday

FBI warns of a ‘broad threat’ to New Jersey synagogues  —  The FBI warned of a “broad threat” to New Jersey synagogues on Thursday, urging people to “stay alert.”  —  “The FBI has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ,” the FBI's Newark, N.J., field office said on Twitter.

North Korea's suspected ICBM test fails, South Korean government source says  —  See the moment an air raid siren interrupts a live TV broadcast in South Korea  —  Video shows crowd doing what appears to be Nazi salute to Brazilian anthem  —  Cleaning up one of the world's most polluted waterways

Musk's Trump-style management rattles Twitter workers awaiting layoffs  —  Workers follow new boss's tweets and share rumors on anonymous apps amid silence from leadership on firings, staff cuts and product changes  —  With rumors of impending layoffs by new owner Elon Musk swirling inside Twitter …

American indifference will be the death blow for democracy  —  Editor's Note: Michael Fanone, a former Washington, DC police officer who was injured during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, is the author of a memoir, “Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul.”

Jan. 6 rioter invokes Epstein after getting a five-month sentence for smashing in a Capitol window  —  WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who smashed in a window at the U.S. Capitol invoked Jeffrey Epstein moments after he was sentenced to five months in federal prison Thursday.

Maggie Haberman Says Conservative Media Landscape ‘Has Shifted’ Away from Trump: He's ‘Barely Been On’ Fox News  —  The conservative media landscape “has shifted” away from former President Donald Trump, said Trump scribe and New York Times senior political reporter Maggie Haberman this week.

GOP mailers feature Michigan Democratic candidates' cellphone numbers  —  Lansing — Michigan Democrats accused the state Republican Party on Thursday of crossing an ethical line in a volatile political climate by including the personal cellphone numbers of Democratic candidates in campaign mailers.

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in foot in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan  —  Video shows rally where Imran Khan was shot Video shows crowd doing what appears to be Nazi salute to Brazilian anthem Cleaning up one of the world's most polluted waterways Restoring Hong Kong's oyster reefs …