Ron DeSantis Holds Early Lead Over Donald Trump Among GOP Primary Voters, WSJ Poll Shows  —  The former president's standing among Republican voters has fallen after candidates he promoted lost in midterm elections  —  Republican primary voters have high interest in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Twitter Suspends Accounts Sharing Live Locations, Including the Tracker of Elon Musk's Private Jet  —  Mr. Musk says real-time posting of people's locations violates doxing policies; he previously said he wouldn't suspend the @ElonJet account  —  Elon Musk's Unconventional Management Style: Former Employees Share Stories

DOJ and SEC charge social media influencers in alleged $100 million stock pump and dump scheme  — Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission charged seven social media influencers with using Twitter and Discord to commit securities fraud that netted them more than $100 million in illicit gains.

The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia  —  In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey's corporate registry.  Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader of IT products, and a week later began shipping U.S. computer parts to Russia.

Florida pastor and his son are arrested in alleged $8 million Covid scam  —  A Florida pastor and his son were arrested Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal Covid relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home near Walt Disney World.

Texts Show How Members Of Congress Advanced ‘Antifa’ Conspiracy Theories In The Wake Of Jan. 6  —  Within two hours of protesters breaking the first barricades at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, right-wing politicians and media figures were already texting President Trump's Chief …

QAnon, adrift after Trump's defeat, finds new life in Elon Musk's Twitter  —  Among some QAnon devotees, Musk has become a figure of prophecy on par with Donald Trump  —  Twitter owner Elon Musk's boosting of far-right memes and grievances has injected new energy into the jumbled set …

In 60 Seconds Before CPI Hit, Heavy Trading Drove Mystery Rally  —  Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary for President Joe Biden, quickly brushed off the question when it came in toward the end of her daily press conference Tuesday.  No, she said, there was no chance that anyone …

‘Ellen’ DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss Dead at 40 by Suicide  —  9:49 AM PT — Ellen DeGeneres just paid tribute to her friend, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, writing, “I'm heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light.  He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart.  I will miss him.

Texas attorney general's office sought state data on transgender Texans  —  HOUSTON — Employees at the Texas Department of Public Safety in June received a sweeping request from Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton's office: to compile a list of individuals who had changed their gender …

Right-Wing Student Leader's Racist Post Sparks Firestorm at Mizzou  —  Classmates want the now-former president of the school's Turning Point USA chapter expelled over the post, which included the n-word.  —  University of Missouri students want a fellow classmate expelled after she shared …

U.S. planning to give Ukraine smart-bomb kits  —  Joint Direct Attack Munition kits incorporate global positioning devices for precision and can be bolted onto a variety of weapons and aircraft  —  The Biden administration is planning to send Ukraine advanced electronic equipment …

Elizabeth Warren: The Federal Reserve Is Trying ‘To Get More People Fired’  —  Democrats are increasingly worried about the Federal Reserve tanking the economy.  —  WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is coming under increasing political pressure to stop raising interest rates as aggressively as it has done so this year.

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Republicans Don't Have a ‘Candidate-Quality Problem,’ They Have a Crazy-People Problem … The most consistent theme articulated by the Republican Establishment in response to the midterm elections is a determination to solve what Mitch McConnell euphemistically called its “candidate-quality problem.”

House votes to remove bust of Dred Scott decision author from Capitol  —  The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would remove a bust at the U.S. Capitol of Roger B. Taney, the chief justice who authored the majority Supreme Court opinion protecting slavery in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

The surprising reasons parts of Earth are warming more slowly  —  It has become common to focus on the fastest-warming places, regions where human-charged climate change is raising temperatures at an alarming speed.  In the Arctic, where sea ice is rapidly disappearing …

Thiel's Red Scare  —  Despite concern that a demoralized and “blackpilled” Peter Thiel might retreat from G.O.P. fundraising after his midterm setback in Arizona, the conservative billionaire has a few thoughts for the Republican Party.  On Tuesday evening, Thiel delivered a searing indictment …

With Passenger Mask Mandate Gone, Flight Turbulence Stats Improve Markedly  —  Flight cabin disruptions over masks, like the one shown, are much less likely now.  With a Biden administration mandate overturned, incidents are down 74%.  —  The friendly skies too often resembled “season's beatings” …

Michelle Obama's Fashion Declaration of Independence  —  The former first lady dressed with a new sense of freedom on her book tour.  —  When is a book tour not just a book tour?  When it is a platform for the refashioning, literally, of a major public figure — when it is a way for someone whose image …

Sam Bankman-Fried's Bahamas jail infested by rats and maggots: ‘Not fit for humanity’  —  Fallen crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is being held in a Bahamian jail known to be overrun with rats and maggots — one so bad a warden has called it “not fit for humanity.”

Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination  —  Newly obtained records show how Leonard Leo, an architect of the right-wing takeover of the courts, has been funding groups pushing to change elections and anti-discrimination laws.

China's War Against Taiwan Has Already Started  —  In 2018, a typhoon stranded thousands of people at Kansai International Airport, near Osaka, Japan.  Among them were some tourists from Taiwan.  Normally, this story might not have had much political meaning.

Texas Veterans Affairs sued by nurse over compelled abortion services  —  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rule that requires its facilities to offer abortion counseling and procedures is being challenged in court by health professionals who said it violates their religious liberties.

Oregon governor commutes sentences for state's 17 death row inmates  —  Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) on Tuesday commuted the sentences of all 17 people on the state's death row, changing their punishment from execution to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Former adversary John Boehner praises ‘incredibly effective’ outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi in tearful Capitol Hill tribute  — Former Speaker John Boehner had nothing but kind words for Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday.  — The Ohio Republican praised his one-time foil at her official portrait unveiling on Capitol Hill.

Trump on ‘Fast Track’ to Prosecution as DOJ Gets Documents Needed to Indict  —  Attorneys representing the Department of Justice (DOJ) will likely soon get their hands on a number of classified documents necessary to bring charges against former President Donald Trump, legal observers contend …

For new NCI director, work turns personal: She is diagnosed with cancer  —  Monica Bertagnolli says she has early-stage breast cancer and expects to recover fully  —  Last summer, when Boston cancer surgeon Monica M. Bertagnolli heard she might be selected to lead the National Cancer Institute …