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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk begins mass layoffs at Twitter  —  Employees said the layoffs came across teams, as Twitter broadly reduced its workforce.  Musk originally pitched investors on cutting Twitter's staff up to 75 percent.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk is beginning mass layoffs at Twitter …
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New York Times:
Elon Musk, Under Financial Pressure, Pushes to Make Money From Twitter  —  The billionaire and his advisers have discussed adding paid direct messages, fees to watch videos and other features to the service.  —  Mike Isaac reported this story from San Francisco and Ryan Mac from Los Angeles.
Reuters:
Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion - sources  —  Elon Musk has directed Twitter Inc's teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings, according to two sources familiar with the matter and an internal Slack message reviewed by Reuters …
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Elon Musk Begins Layoffs at Twitter  —  The social media company's 7,500 employees have been bracing for job cuts since Mr. Musk took it over last week.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk will begin laying off Twitter employees on Friday, according to a companywide email, culling …
Kimberly Ross / Washington Examiner:
Republicans can do better than Trump as the party's 2024 presidential nominee  —  Many have described the 2022 midterm elections as the most consequential election of our lifetimes.  It's a familiar refrain that gets used each election cycle.  —  Such an apocalyptic description of voter choices on Nov. 8 is certainly overblown.
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The Daily Beast:
Republicans Are Bad for the Economy. Here's Why.
Discussion: CNN
BBC:   Midterms: The conspiracy theorists who want to control elections
New York Times:
At Campaign's End, Democrats See Limits of Focus on Abortion
Discussion: Associated Press
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Republicans Stand on the Verge of Total, Veto-Proof Power
Discussion: The Nation
Juan Perez Jr / Politico:
Your kid's school is a midterm battleground
Discussion: Vox and The American Conservative
CNN:
Exclusive: DOJ mulling potential special counsel if Trump runs in 2024  —  As Donald Trump inches closer to launching another presidential run after the midterm election, Justice Department officials have discussed whether a Trump candidacy would create the need for a special counsel to oversee …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:   Justice Dept. Weighs Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries if He Runs
Liz Calvario / TODAY.com:
Oprah Winfrey announces her support for Dr. Oz opponent, John Fetterman  —  Oprah Winfrey is making her voice heard.  —  Ahead of the midterm elections, Winfrey hosted “A Virtual Voting Conversation” on Nov. 3, where she and community leaders discussed the importance of voting during the critical election.
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Marist Poll:
The 2022 Elections in Pennsylvania  —  Marist Pennsylvania Poll  —  Fetterman Leads Oz Heading into Final Campaign Weekend... Shapiro with Double-Digit Lead Over Mastriano in Governor's Race  —  In the race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, Democrat John Fetterman leads Republican Mehmet Oz.
Discussion: Political Wire
Daily Mail:
Midterms horror as Republican candidate's daughters, three and five, are almost KILLED after gunman opens fire at North Carolina home - where Democrat rival filmed campaign ad - with bullet landing close to where they slept  — The congressional candidate's daughters, aged 3 and 5 …
Discussion: RedState
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House GOP to release 1,000-page road map for Biden FBI probe  —  Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee will release a 1,000-page document on Friday detailing allegations of politicization of the FBI and Justice Department under the Biden administration, Axios has learned.
Alec Karam / The Daily Beast:
Joe Rogan Admits He Lied About Schools Using Litter Boxes  —  NO SH*T  —  Joe Rogan has admitted he lied about a school letting “furry” children use litter boxes, walking back his claims from a month ago that have since been amplified by Republican Senate Don Bolduc.
New York Times:
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 …
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
MSNBC Meltdown: “Our Children will be Arrested and Conceivably Killed” if the GOP Wins Midterm Elections
Discussion: Breitbart and Newsbusters
Washington Post:
Trump loyalist Kash Patel questioned before Mar-a-Lago grand jury  —  Appearance on Thursday focused on claims that Donald Trump broadly declassified documents before leaving White House  —  Kash Patel, a loyal aide to Donald Trump and former White House deputy, faced questions …
ESPN:
Nets suspend Kyrie Irving at least five games without pay  —  NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, dismayed by his repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.”  —  Hours after Irving refused to issue …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Election Deniers Admit It's A Lie Behind Closed Doors  —  “It's a huge manipulation,” lamented the Texas Republican.  —  Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) revealed what election deniers actually say behind closed doors amid a slew of reality-defying candidates running as Republicans in the 2022 midterms next week.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
McConnell's PACs put money where Trump's mouth is  —  If Republicans take back the Senate next Tuesday, thank Mitch McConnell.  —  Through his super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), and other affiliated groups, the Republican leader has led an extraordinary, quarter-of-a-billion-dollar effort …
David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Miami Trump supporter convicted of shooting at men after argument over Biden flag on Jet Ski  —  A Miami jury on Thursday convicted a Donald Trump supporter who was accused of shooting at two men in a dust-up that started over one of them flying a “Ridin' with Biden” flag on his Jet Ski on Election Day 2020.
Discussion: Raw Story
Meduza.io:
Two Russian soldiers suspected of raping a pregnant woman near Kyiv  —  Ukrainian police report that two Russian service members from the 90th Tank Division are suspects in a criminal case about the rape of a pregnant woman and the torture of civilians outside of Kyiv in March 2022.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
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 …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story, NPR and Insider
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. payrolls surged by 261,000 in October, better than expected as hiring remains strong  —  Job growth was stronger than expected in October despite Federal Reserve interest rate increases aimed at slowing what is still a strong labor market.  —  Nonfarm payrolls grew by 261,000 for the month …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Clara Hendrickson / USA Today:
Lawyer in Detroit absentee ballot lawsuit yells at judge, cites debunked conspiracy film  —  During a court hearing that lasted nearly nine hours, the attorney representing GOP secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo in a legal bid seeking to halt the count of tens of thousands …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi  —  WASHINGTON — The race to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the leader of House Democrats may have been clinched at a meeting in the Capitol on Sept. 1.  —  That's when House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn of South Carolina …
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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Douglas Murray / New York Post:
Seriously, can anyone name a well-run Democratic city?
David Zipper / Bloomberg:
US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Two Fox journalists were killed in Ukraine. A widow still searches for answers.
Discussion: Poynter
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Pledges, ‘Under Republicans, Not Another Penny Will Go to Ukraine’
Discussion: Insider and HuffPost
 Earlier Items: 
Los Angeles Times:
Tom Girardi faced more than 150 complaints before State Bar took action, records show
Discussion: Page Six
Batya Ungar-sargon / Daily Mail:
For years, the Left has willfully ignored the kind of horrific crime the Pelosis suffered and let criminals run rampant.  Now they're finally waking up... shame about the forgotten victims!
CNN:
Paul Pelosi released from hospital
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
FBI warns of a ‘broad threat’ to New Jersey synagogues
FOX6 News Milwaukee:
Milwaukee election official fired; fraudulently requested military ballots
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CNBC is cancelling Shepard Smith's show
 

 
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Researchers detail a “nearest neighbor attack” by Russia's APT28, which remotely breached a target's Wi-Fi by hijacking a laptop in a building across the street
 
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