What Are the Politics of Elon Musk?  It's Complicated.  —  Elon Musk has tweeted about political topics regularly since taking over Twitter, often belittling some liberal causes.  But what he stands for remains largely unclear.  —  He has called himself an independent and a centrist, yet “economically right of center, maybe.”

RNC chief: GOP can't ‘do an ostrich method’ on abortion and 'pretend that it doesn't exist'  —  Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel addressed GOP midterm election performance on Sunday's Cats Roundtable radio show, attributing some losses to candidates ignoring the abortion argument.

Rainbow-colored atom T-shirt helped Vegas cops pin luggage theft on Biden's nuclear waste director  —  Las Vegas police had been unable to identify the person who stole an expensive piece of luggage from Harry Reid International Airport in July, despite the subject's unique T-shirt with a large rainbow-colored atomic nuclear symbol.

Trump was fresh and new during his 2016 campaign.  Has his fame fizzled?  —  The failed ‘red wave’ during the midterm elections marked the beginning of a downward spiral of losses and lost support  —  Instead of taking off like a rocket over the past three weeks, Donald Trump's bid to win …

Russia-Iran military partnership ‘unprecedented’ and growing, officials say  —  Moscow and Tehran are said to be collaborating on drone development, ballistic missiles and technical training  —  The relationship between Russia and Iran is becoming “a full-scale defense partnership” …

A desperate road trip to remind America about its Afghan allies  —  These veterans want the United States to keep its wartime promises.  They found a country littered with indifference.  —  OMAHA, Neb. — The pitch was well practiced by the time they reached Sen. Deb Fischer's Omaha district office.

Biden adviser calls Wall Street opposition to shale drilling ‘un-American’  —  Amos Hochstein's comments come as US tries to stem Russia's oil income while restraining petrol prices  —  The White House's chief energy adviser has described as “un-American” the refusal of US shale investors …

Nobel Peace Prize: Russian laureate ‘told to turn down award’  —  The Russian co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize has said Kremlin authorities told him to turn down the award.  —  Yan Rachinsky, who heads Memorial, said he was told not to accept the prize because the two other co-laureates …

Violence between L.A. Councilman Kevin de León, activist caught on video, sparks debate  —  Hours after drawing protesters' ire with his first in-person appearance in two months at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday night …

Twitter Files dump number 4.  How Donald Trump was banned  —  The third installment of the “Twitter files” gave us some of what we were looking for in terms of government involvement in censoring free speech, though many questions remain.  Tonight, close on the heels of the last data dump …

Masking could fight the ‘tripledemic’, experts say.  Will anyone listen?  —  Masks can feel like a thing of the past in the US - but experts are once again advising them as Covid, flu and RSV surge simultaneously  —  Masking can feel like a thing of the past in the US …

Discipline stirs passions at Brevard School Board meeting but few concrete actions  —  Please consider supporting local journalism by subscribing to FLORIDA TODAY.  —  Passions were high Thursday at a special meeting of the Brevard County School Board to address out-of-control discipline problems in Brevard's public schools.