Democrats are drowning in denial  —  Democrats appear to be heading toward painful losses on Tuesday, in one if not both houses of Congress.  What went wrong will be debated for months, perhaps years.  —  Much of the problem can be summed up in one word: denial.

Final Election Update: The Forecast Is More Or Less Back Where It Started  —  Republicans are favored in the House.  The Senate is more competitive.  —  By Nate Silver  —  Nov. 8, 2022, at 2:20 AM  —  When we launched our midterms forecast on June 30, Republicans had a 53 percent chance …

John Fetterman's Pa. Senate campaign is suing to have undated and misdated ballots counted  —  Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's campaign for U.S. Senate has joined the legal fight over whether mail ballots with no date or the incorrect date should be counted in Tuesday's election …

Musk discusses putting all of Twitter behind a paywall  —  Will he go through with it?  PLUS: Botched layoffs, how the new Blue could lose money, and more  —  If Friday brought massive layoffs to Twitter, Monday brought fresh evidence that the company will never be the same.

Are the Polls Still Missing ‘Hidden’ Republicans?  Here's What We're Doing to Find Out.  —  There was no breakthrough in our experiment, but the differences were intriguing.  —  It won't be long until we learn the results of the 2022 midterm elections — and how the polls fared.

Why Does It Take So Long to Count Mail Ballots in Key States?  Blame Legislatures … The slow count of mail ballots has been used to cast doubt on election results, but these delays are a deliberate choice by lawmakers in battleground states.  —  Lawrence Norden Photo  —  Derek Tisler Photo

Does Joe Biden Know The Fix Is In?  —  On November 3, 2020, as election night rolled into election morning, Jill and Joseph Biden walked out alone on stage to stand before a crowd of brand-new Jeeps.  “We feel good about where we are.  We really do,” Joe Biden said to the occasional honk from the vehicles.

Putin Insiders Pray for ‘Frightening’ GOP Election Sweep  —  Kremlin cheerleaders are hoping for Republicans to win big in the midterms to unleash “poisonous American spiders, tearing each other up” on Capitol Hill.  —  Russian state media is following the midterm elections in the United States …

Karine Jean-Pierre blasted for warning it may take ‘a few days’ to count votes: ‘This insanity has to stop’  —  Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton warned, ‘Counting ballots after Election Day undermines voter confidence.’  —  White House warns midterm results may be delayed

In one Ukrainian village, occupation ended — and the feud began  —  SHEVCHENKIVKA, Ukraine — A month after Ukrainian troops liberated this picturesque village in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, the once close-knit community of Shevchenkivka remains cleaved in two over allegations that some residents collaborated with the Russians.

Exclusive: China cancelled EU leader's video address at opening of major trade expo  —  Chinese authorities behind a major trade expo in Shanghai pulled an opening ceremony address by the European Council president that was set to criticise Russia's “illegal war” in Ukraine and call …

Political violence?  Watch Senator Ted Cruz get hit with a can during Astros victory parade  —  Does it count as political violence if some random parade-goer lobs a can at a sitting U.S. Senator?  I think it does.  —  Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a Houstonian, rode on a vehicle …

Media keep up hurling oppo at DeSantis, Lake and Walker, but here's why it may not matter  —  The question remains if any reporter's digging on political candidates influences voters choices  —  Liberal media outlets helped create misinformation on the Paul Pelosi attack: Will Cain