Democrats catch up to GOP on enthusiasm in final NBC News poll before midterms  —  NBC News poll: Republicans have momentum ahead of Election Day  —  The final national NBC News poll of the 2022 midterms finds a highly competitive campaign landscape ahead of Election Day.

Twitter Is Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterms  —  Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk's plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.  —  Twitter is delaying the rollout of verification check marks …

How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom  —  She wasn't a political expert.  But her Trump-era angst found a following among Democrats — and even the White House is interested.  —  Molly Jong-Fast had just finished interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris for her podcast …

Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday's Midterms  —  Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.  —  The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August …

Ronald Lauder: New York's Billionaire Political Disrupter  —  The cosmetics heir has pumped at least $11 million into efforts to elect Representative Lee Zeldin, a Republican, as governor of New York.  —  Ronald S. Lauder, a 78-year-old cosmetics heir, philanthropist and art collector …

‘He was chosen’: the rightwing Christian roadshow spreading the gospel of Trump  —  Part Trump rally, part religious service, and much conspiracy theory thrown in - on the eve of the midterms, Ed Pilkington visits the ReAwaken America tour  —  here is a man by the name of Donald," the voice on the recording says. "

GOP megadonor: I'm ready to back DeSantis for president in '24  —  MIAMI — Hedge fund CEO and philanthropist Ken Griffin smiled when asked if he wants to be the No. 1 political donor in 2024.  —  He has given nearly $60 million to federal Republican candidates and campaigns this election cycle.

Democrat Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney's idea to combat inflation: have some Chef Boyardee  —  Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney said when inflation put the squeeze on his family he popped a can of Chef Boyardee - and declared “that's what families have to do.

A Key Polling Warning Sign Has Dimmed Since September  —  The emergence of Republican-leaning pollsters has reduced the risk that polling averages will overestimate Democrats.  —  Way back in September, we noticed a warning sign in the polls: Democrats were showing strength in exactly …

The Week's Best Cartoons: The GOP Chooses Violence  —  My only message to you today is to please, please be sure you vote by Tuesday.  As this week's cartoons clearly demonstrate, the GOP is eager to continue to drag us down a dark, dark path.  We must keep them out of power at every level of government.

EU accuses US of breaking WTO rules with green energy incentives  —  Washington's Inflation Reduction Act could trigger retaliation from Brussels and other US allies  —  The US's flagship green technology legislation breaches global trade agreements, risks a global “race to the bottom” …