No.  —  To paraphrase Voltaire after he attended an orgy, once was an experiment, twice would be perverse.  —  A bruised Donald Trump announced a new presidential bid on Tuesday night, an invitation to double down on the outrages and failures of the last several years that Republicans should reject without hesitation or doubt.

Biden: ‘Unlikely’ missile that hit Poland fired from Russia  —  President Joe Biden said Wednesday it was “unlikely” that a missile that killed two in NATO-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but he pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile.

Republican infighting roils Congress as midterms fallout continues  —  Leaders in both chambers faced open revolt from some members as they make their selections  —  Republicans in both chambers of Congress mounted challenges to their leaders on Tuesday as disappointment over their lackluster performance …

Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him  —  Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk continued cutting Twitter's work force in his third week of owning the social media company …

Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’  —  Arizona candidates who took the Trump line on 2020 won fewer votes than a GOP state Treasurer.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  If anyone needs more evidence that “Stop the Steal” was a loser for the GOP this year, the party's Arizona wipeout is definitive.

Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion around 6 weeks  —  A judge overturned Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted three years ago and was therefore void.

DeSantis aides celebrated success luring migrants onto flights.  Then the law stepped in  —  Weeks before the state signed a contract with a Destin-based aviation company to ship migrants from San Antonio to Democratic-leaning states at Florida taxpayer expense, executives …

Trump's Money Man Just Linked Him to Tax Fraud Scheme  —  A major untaxed perk was “authorized by Donald Trump,” his former CFO Allen Weisselberg testifies  —  FORMER TRUMP ORGANIZATION chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified Tuesday that Donald Trump personally green-lighted untaxed benefits …

Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement  —  Facebook's fact-checkers will need to stop fact-checking former President Donald Trump following the announcement that he is running for president, according to a company memo obtained by CNN.

Ivanka Trump says she loves her father but does ‘not plan to be involved in politics’  —  Ivanka Trump does ‘not plan’ to continue being involved in politics despite her father's announced 2024 presidential run  —  Trump facing calls to delay ‘big announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago

Chappelle Was Right  —  As I watched Dave Chappelle's much-discussed Saturday Night Live monologue poking fun at recent anti-Semitic incidents involving Black celebrities, I finally figured out why I no longer felt comfortable cracking jokes about anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

Rep. Matt Gaetz scraps plans to attend Trump 2024 announcement  —  WASHINGTON — Diehard pro-Trump Rep. Matt Gaetz canceled his plans to attend the former president's launch of his 2024 campaign Tuesday night, first citing bad weather and later the House GOP leadership vote.

Starbucks Denied There's Mold in the Ice Machine at Posh Manhattan Reserve Roastery.  Food Safety Inspectors Found It.  —  Chelsea store employees have been on strike since Oct. 25, following sightings of bedbugs in the breakroom in addition to that moldy ice.