Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterm Election  —  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 …

Senior White House Official Involved in Undisclosed Talks With Top Putin Aides  —  Jake Sullivan has had confidential discussions with Russian counterparts amid concerns over escalation and nuclear threats  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden's top national-security adviser has engaged …

Crystal ball says Cortez Masto hangs on, Sisolak doesn't and Dems retain two of three House seats  —  Let me start this biennial venture into brave foolishness with a remembrance of things past.  —  I engage in this Proustian exercise to make myself feel better as I make election predictions …

Trump-DeSantis Rift Grows, With Dueling Rallies in Florida  —  The Republican Party's top two stars are campaigning, separately, in the midterms' last days.  —  SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — Former President Donald J. Trump hasn't endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis this year because, as he has explained, his fellow Floridian never asked.

Cotton passes on 2024 presidential run after considering campaign  —  Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has decided that he won't run for president in 2024 — making him the first big-name Republican to step aside as former President Donald Trump and others make moves toward running.

Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing to Notify Employees of Large-Scale Layoffs This Week  —  Social-media company's planned cuts expected to affect many thousands of its workforce  —  Meta Platforms Inc. META 2.11%increase; green up pointing triangle is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week …

Ex-Gov. Pataki says Zeldin on cusp of upset like his own 1994 victory  —  New York's last Republican governor is ready to party like it's 1994.  —  George Pataki told The Post gubernatorial GOP candidate Lee Zeldin has a real shot to replicate his own stunning upset over three-term incumbent Democrat Mario Cuomo that year.

NBC News poll: Voters most blame social media, cable news and Trump for political violence  —  More voters also said extreme rhetoric contributed to the attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband compared to past instances.  —  Social media, cable news media and former President Donald Trump bear …

Arizona Republicans encourage early voting after warning against it  —  Some in the party worry their assaults on early voting could ultimately suppress GOP turnout  —  PHOENIX — For years, the chair of Arizona's Republican Party has led attacks on this swing state's early voting system …

‘Kill them’: Arizona election workers face midterm threats  —  Election workers in Arizona's most fiercely contested county faced more than 100 violent threats and intimidating communications in the run-up to Tuesday's midterms, most of them based on election conspiracy theories promoted by former President Donald Trump and his allies.

Trump May Pose a Test No Special Counsel Can Pass  —  Former President Donald J. Trump's apparent plan to soon announce his candidacy is challenging Attorney General Merrick B. Garland's desire to show that the Justice Dept. can operate above partisanship.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General …

After Quarter Billion Dollars, Walker-Warnock Georgia Senate Race Is a Toss-Up  —  Both parties are betting a win by their candidates, Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock, will yield a Senate majority in Tuesday's midterm election  —  ATLANTA—To win a single Senate seat …

Trump ‘Apologizes’ to Matt Gaetz on Behalf of America.  America Rolls Its Eyes  —  At a Florida rally, the former president said the congressman deserved an apology for being under investigation for sex trafficking a minor  —  In his second rally of the weekend, Donald Trump spewed …

Ron Johnson pushes racial divisions in his closing message to Wis. GOP voters  —  The senator is drawing sharp rebukes for how he invokes race when talking about his Black opponent  —  BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — As he made his final pitch to voters in western Wisconsin last week …

This Election Day, make every Democrat who harmed our kids' education pay  —  As the pandemic moves further into our rearview mirror, there are some voices that want everyone to simply move on.  —  We will.  But not quite yet.  —  Election Day Tuesday is the first real opportunity …

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.

Salena Zito: Oz aims to complete transformation from television talker to practical politician  —  Had you just followed the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman's tweets — or the staffer the Fetterman campaign says does much of his tweeting — you would be led to believe voters …