Democrat Henry Cuellar Rejected Request From Allies of GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to Switch Parties  —  WASHINGTON - Allies of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) made multiple calls to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas over the weekend and asked him if he would switch parties …

Don't Blame Trump  —  Don't Blame Trump  —  Any midterm autopsy ought to focus on how to close the national money gap, and how to turn out less engaged voters.  —  Something odd happened on Election Day.  In the morning, we were confident of my victory in Ohio and cautiously optimistic about the rest of the country.

DeSantis would pave the way for a post-Trump GOP return to normal  —  Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.  —  If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — as many expect, after his staggering reelection victory last Tuesday …

Investigators see ego, not money, as Trump's motive on classified papers  —  A review by agents and prosecutors found no discernible business interest in the Mar-a-Lago documents, people familiar with the matter said  —  Federal agents and prosecutors have come to believe former president …

Documents Detail Foreign Government Spending at Trump Hotel  —  Six nations spent lavishly at the hotel during periods when they were seeking to influence the Trump administration, according to a breakdown released by the House Oversight Committee.  —  WASHINGTON — Officials from six nations spent …

A manhunt is underway for a student after 3 people shot dead and 2 wounded at the University of Virginia  —  Video shows scene in Charlottesville after shooting at UVA Kari Lake's path to victory continues to narrow despite gains Enten reveals what's ‘shocking’ about House race so far Hear …

FTX's Balance Sheet Was Bad  —  The box  —  There is so much, but I want to start with Serum.  —  If a troubled company has a few days to beg potential investors for a bailout before it files for bankruptcy, and it sends those investors its balance sheet so they can consider investing …

The Senate will vote to codify same-sex marriage rights this week  —  Democrats will put the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act up for a vote this week just days after the midterms, according to a Senate aide.  —  Earlier this month, Semafor reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intended …

CIA Director Bill Burns met with Russian counterpart Monday  —  CIA Director Bill Burns met with his Russian intelligence counterpart, Sergey Naryshkin, in Ankara Monday as part of an ongoing effort by the US to “communicate with Russia on managing risk” and to discuss the cases of …

A fake tweet sparked panic at Eli Lilly and may have cost Twitter millions  —  The pharmaceutical giant halted ad spending after fake blue-check accounts went viral.  For $8, Twitter is ‘losing out on millions of dollars in ad revenue,’ a former Eli Lilly official said.

They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost?  —  Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths' anguish and buy time to weigh options.  But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.  —  The medical guidance was direct.  —  Eleven-year-old Emma Basques had identified as a girl since toddlerhood.

With U.S. House control potentially hinging on Lauren Boebert's race, national GOP and Democrats deploy to Colorado  —  National Democratic and Republican groups have deployed to Colorado's 3rd Congressional District to help find voters whose ballots need “curing” as control of the U.S. House …

Amazon Is Said to Plan to Lay Off Thousands of Employees  —  The job cuts of approximately 10,000, which would start as soon as this week, would focus on the company's devices organization, retail division and human resources.  —  Amazon plans to lay off approximately 10,000 people in corporate …

DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’  —  José Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sportscars …

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to access Arizona GOP chair's phone records  —  The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the House's Jan. 6 select committee to obtain the phone records of Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward, a key ally during Donald Trump's effort to subvert the 2020 election.

Allies of Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott Trade Blame for GOP Not Winning Senate  —  Republicans' failure to win back Senate control triggered a new round of squabbling between allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and those of Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

The Inside Story of Sean Patrick Maloney's Face Plant in New York  —  On an election night full of pleasant surprises for Democrats, things went surprisingly poorly for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Sean Patrick Maloney.  —  The New York Democrat may have been running …

The House Race That Shows Why Republicans Collapsed in the Midterms  —  To understand why Republicans are on course to barely capture control of the House of Representatives in precedent-defying midterm elections, a district all the way on the other side of the country from Washington, D.C., might be the best place to look.

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges in Ukraine foreign lobbying case, prosecutors say  — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges in an investigation into whether he violated U.S. lobbying laws while doing business in Ukraine, federal prosecutors told a judge Monday.

Sources: FBI opened investigation into killing of Shireen Abu Akleh  —  The U.S. Justice Department recently informed the Israeli Justice Ministry that the FBI has opened an investigation into the death of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in May while covering …

How Trump and DeSantis Will Attack Each Other  —  Gaming out the Republican civil war.  —  1. What Actually Happened  —  Why did Democrats do well and Republicans do poorly last week?  Lots of reasons.  But it's important not to fall into the trap of over-weighting the factors that fit your worldview.