Pranks, Parties and Politics: Ron DeSantis's Year as a Schoolteacher  —  At a private school 20 years ago, the future Florida governor was a popular history teacher and coach.  But some students were taken aback by his comments on the Civil War and abortion.  —  Reporting from Rome, Ga.

Trump, Biden and Obama Will Campaign in Pennsylvania in Midterm Finale  —  As the midterms come to a close, the establishment politics of the two most recent Democratic presidents will meet the disruptive force of the last Republican one, with control of Congress at stake.

Liz Cheney endorses Democrat Abigail Spanberger in high-stakes Va. race  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the GOP's most vocal critic against Trumpian politics' threats to democracy, has endorsed Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) over Spanberger's Republican challenger in one of Virginia's …

Twitter, cut in half  —  I. The Snap  —  The email went out at 5:21 PT PT on Thursday.  —  For a full week, Twitter employees had waited in hopes of hearing something directly from their new owner.  Instead, they had heard only from Elon Musk's intermediaries, and even then usually not directly.

Lawsuit seeks to block counting of military ballots in Wisconsin  —  MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin lawmaker who has been a frequent promoter of false election claims is suing to prevent the immediate counting of military ballots in her state after she received three ballots under fake names.

Insiders say Eric Adams wouldn't be upset with Zeldin win  —  An Election Day loss for Gov. Hochul might be a win for Mayor Adams.  —  Adams is actively campaigning for Hochul and not openly supporting her GOP rival Rep. Lee Zeldin, but multiple insiders told The Post that the mayor sees …

With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire  —  Will Twitter advertiser dollars affect Musk's promise to Trump?  —  Inside Musk's Twitter, Musk echoes Donald Trump, and an antitrust earthquake  —  The dangers of TikTok as a news source, MrBeast's billions, and mortgage rates top 7%

Appointing a Special Counsel for Trump Would Be a Mistake  —  There was a time when appointing a Special Counsel to investigate the former president would have been a good move.  Now is not that time. … Attorney General Merrick Garland would be making a mistake by appointing a Special Counsel …

Boris Epshteyn's loyalty to Trump pays off as investigations deepen  —  Pugilistic adviser has clashed with other lawyers for Donald Trump on whether to be confrontational or conciliatory  —  Few people speak to former president Donald Trump more these days than Boris Epshteyn.

Polling Averages Can Be Useful, but What's Underneath Has Changed  —  This year, a wave of polls from Republican-leaning firms is driving the averages.  —  The polls show Republicans gaining heading into the final stretch.  They've pulled ahead on the generic ballot in the race for the House …

How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack  —  Suggested Mr. Pelosi knew his attacker. Suggested the attack involved male prostitution. Repeated a false report that the attacker was in his underwear. Suggested Mr. Pelosi knew his attacker. Suggested the attack involved male prostitution. Repeated a false report

Florida election crimes unit sends out last-minute felons-removal list, causes confusion  —  James Call John KennedyUSA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA  —  Lists containing the names of hundreds of voters have been sent to county elections supervisors around Florida by Gov. Ron DeSantis' new Office …

Assailant encouraged GOP canvasser to ‘do your job’ — raising questions about Rubio's account  —  The man accused of a politically motivated attack on a Republican Party canvasser in Hialeah last month actually encouraged the canvasser to keep handing out fliers just moments before the fight started …

Is gender bias hurting Kathy Hochul?  —  The first woman governor of New York is trailing among men, and political consultants said this is a very familiar “likeability” issue.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Hillary Clinton campaigned this week in New York City.

Scoop: House Republicans cry politics over IRS outreach  —  House Republicans are threatening to investigate the Treasury Department, if they win back the majority, over the mid-October timing of 9 million letters the Internal Revenue Service sent out reminding Americans of their eligibility for certain tax credits.

Voters will have a say on abortion in 5 states with high-stakes ballot measures  —  Millions of voters will soon determine the fate of abortion access in a handful of states, including Michigan, which could become the first to make an abortion ban permanently unenforceable since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

Trump and DeSantis barrel toward 2024 — but keep their distance in Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's two most powerful Republicans will be far apart on Sunday.  And that's how they want it.  —  Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally Sunday in Miami as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Evictions are piling up across the U.S. as Covid-era protections end and rents climb  —  WASHINGTON — On a recent Friday morning, more than 100 renters facing eviction filed through Arizona Judge Anna Huberman's court in what's becoming a typical day for her, as a wave of evictions hits Phoenix …

‘Offensive and disgusting’: Manchin unloads on Biden over coal comment  —  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Saturday slammed President Joe Biden for pledging to shut down America's coal plants in a speech in California, remarks the White House later sought to clarify.

Elon Musk embraces Twitter official who censored Hunter Biden laptop stories  —  Since taking over the company, Elon Musk has repeatedly praised Twitter's senior director of safety and integrity despite his involvement in suppressing stories on Hunter Biden ahead of the 2020 election.

Women under 25 could be the MVPs of the midterms  —  Thousands protest outside Supreme Court after abortion draft ruling leak  —  Polling for the upcoming midterm election has been teetering back and forth between which party will win the most seats, but the prevailing sentiment is that Democrats …

Democracy Is Not on the Ballot … Dear Reader (Including those of you who dropped your lattes),  —  You're all losing your frickin' minds.  —  Okay, maybe not you, specifically, but a lot of people are.  —  Look, I think my record over the last seven years or so of arguing that politics in general …

Former CEOs of MoviePass and Parent Company Charged in Securities Fraud Scheme  —  An indictment was unsealed today in Miami charging two Florida men for their roles in a scheme to defraud investors of Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc. (HMNY), a publicly traded Florida- and New York-based company …