Why isn't Trumpism hurting the GOP?  Some Democrats see vexing answers.  —  Something extraordinary just happened: In the space of just this week, a president and an ex-president warned that the opposition poses an existential threat to our political way of life.

Scoop: Trump team eyes Nov. 14 announcement  —  Former President Trump's inner circle is discussing announcing the launch of a 2024 presidential campaign on Nov. 14 — with the official announcement possibly followed by a multi-day series of political events, according to three sources familiar with the sensitive discussions.

Lawyer Suing Twitter Over Layoffs Says Musk Now Trying to Comply  —  The lawyer who sued Twitter Inc. “pre-emptively” on the eve of mass layoffs by Elon Musk said she's “pleased” to learn at least some employees will continue being paid until Jan. 4.  —  Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan …

MSNBC Cuts Ties Unexpectedly With Weekend Host Tiffany Cross … Tiffany Cross, the MSNBC weekend host who was known for running the freewheeling Saturday commentary program “Cross Connection,” is leaving the NBCUniversal-owned cable-news outlet.  —  Her production staff was informed …

Arizona 2022: US Senate and Gubernatorial Elections in Dead Heat  —  Home Polls Arizona 2022: US Senate and Gubernatorial Elections in Dead Heat  —  The final Emerson College Polling survey of Arizona voters finds Republican Blake Masters with 48% support for US Senate, and incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly with 47%.

Republicans Release 1,000 Page Report on FBI & DOJ Politicization  —  Today, House Judiciary Republicans released a new report, “FBI Whistleblowers: What Their Disclosures Indicate About the Politicization of the FBI And Justice Department,” detailing a rampant culture of unaccountability, manipulation, and abuse at the highest level.

Trump ally Tom Barrack found not guilty on foreign lobbying charges  —  Barrack was accused of acting as a foreign agent for the UAE.  —  Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and his one-time inaugural committee chairman, was found not guilty on Friday …

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.

Ukraine live briefing: G-7 to offer infrastructure help to Ukraine; Putin tells Kherson residents to flee  —  MÜNSTER, Germany — Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized democracies agreed to a “coordination mechanism to help Ukraine repair, restore and defend its critical energy …

Stunning poll: 44% of voters see “secret cabal”  —  Joel Benenson, the renowned pollster for President Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, gave a first look at the results of a question he'd never asked before: “We wanted to test QAnon's language that the world is controlled by a secret cabal.”

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 …

F.B.I. Locates Suspect After Warning of Security Threat at New Jersey Synagogues  —  Officials said the man holds “radical extremist views.”  On Thursday, they had alerted congregations across the state to be on alert.  —  Hours after issuing a rare warning about a security threat at New Jersey synagogues …

House January 6 committee interviewing Secret Service agents in Trump's motorcade on day of attack  —  The House January 6 select committee is getting a window into former President Donald Trump's motorcade on the day of the US Capitol attack, interviewing on Friday the Secret Service agent …

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.

How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi  —  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 Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries …

Conspiracy theorists urge voting as late as possible on Election Day to ‘stop the steal’  —  A close ally of Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has a plan that she claims will help win him the election and prevent voter fraud: She wants voters to cast their ballots …

Clock runs out on efforts to make daylight saving time permanent  —  Early this Sunday morning, Americans will engage in the annual autumnal ritual of “falling back” — setting their clocks back one hour to conform with standard time.  —  If some lawmakers had their way …

New Covid Variants Are Circulating.  Here's What to Know.  —  The “nightmare variant” is not as bad as it sounds.  —  As it gets colder and more people move their activities indoors, the recent decline in Covid-19 cases across the United States has started to level off.

The tragedy of John Roberts  —  On the final day of oral arguments last term, the chief justice's voice cracked with emotion as he bade farewell to the retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer.  It was a striking moment for the normally buttoned-up John G. Roberts Jr., and one that seemed to signify …

Newsweek Embraces the Anti-Democracy Hard Right  —  Newsweek positioned political activist Josh Hammer to run their opinion pages during the runup to the 2020 presidential election, and since that time, the publication has taken a marked radical right turn by buoying extremists and promoting authoritarian leaders.

Court rules beauty pageant has First Amendment right to exclude transgender women  —  The Miss United States Pageant is protected under its First Amendment rights and cannot be forced to include transgender contestants , judges ruled Wednesday.  —  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled …

Why investors mostly liked what they saw in the jobs data.  —  U.S. Job Growth Remains Strong … Employers added 261,000 jobs in October, a sign that the economy is resilient.  —  Monthly change in jobs  —  +261,000  —  +600,000 jobs  —  +400,000  —  +200,000  —  Oct.  —  Jan.