Live updates: Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records  —  Former president Donald Trump is being arraigned in New York after his indictment by a grand jury last week.  Follow along for live updates.  —  By Washington Post Staff

Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves pro-Trump rally moments after arriving  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) arrived to protest former President Donald Trump's arrest in front of a New York City court Tuesday — and left within a few minutes after counter-protesters drowned out her comments with whistles and boos.

Finland joins NATO, doubling alliance's land border with Russia  —  BRUSSELS — Finland formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, a historic shift for a country that once insisted it was safer outside the military alliance and a sign of how Russian President Vladimir Putin's gamble …

Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement  —  The 92-year-old media mogul announced his engagement to the 66-year-old former dental hygienist a scant two weeks ago, following last year's divorce from his fourth wife, Jerry Hall.  —  Wedding bells may not be ringing for Rupert Murdoch anytime soon.

Dems dump 500 pages of DeSantis opposition research … - American Bridge launched the Trump Research Book in 2020 — a similarly comprehensive account of former President Trump's record and controversies. … - The website is broken down into sections that highlight DeSantis' record on various issues …

Wisconsin's High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch  —  The election for a swing seat on the court is likely to determine whether abortion remains illegal in Wisconsin, as well as the future of the state's heavily gerrymandered political maps.  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — American political …

Investigate the investigator: James Comer must be sidelined pending thorough inquiry  —  Since assuming control of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer has launched a flurry of investigations targeting President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and even the widow of the President's deceased son.

NC Democrat expected to change parties  —  A North Carolina Democratic lawmaker is expected to flip her party affiliation, multiple Republicans with knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.  — The move would cement Republicans' toe-hold in a fast-changing swing state …

Suspect in killing at D.C. hotel had been released in other pending cases  —  Authorities say George Sydnor Jr. was wanted for missing court dates in the other cases, including one in which he had pleaded guilty  —  A woman cried “help” from Room 116 at the Ivy City Hotel.

'He's a war criminal': Elite Putin security officer defects  —  On October 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter.  He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages …

The GOP has no idea what it wants on the budget, but it's definitely not that  —  How do you negotiate with someone who has no idea what they want?  —  That's the challenge for President Biden as Republicans say he must (A) satisfy their fiscal demands before they'll raise the debt limit …