Trump Aide Was Seen on Security Footage Moving Boxes at Mar-a-Lago  —  The aide, Walt Nauta, moved the boxes from a storage room before and after the Justice Department issued a subpoena demanding the return of all classified documents held by the former president.

Saudis say Biden asked to hold oil production cut until after midterms  —  WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia has claimed the US requested it holds off on reducing oil production until after the midterm elections — and denied the cut meant it was taking Russia's side in its war against Ukraine.

Why Jan. 6 is mostly absent from the midterms  —  The GOP lawmakers who backed Donald Trump-driven election challenges that metastasized into violence on Jan. 6, 2021, aren't taking much campaign-trail heat for it.  —  Democrats don't lack for material to slam Republicans as election-denying riot boosters …

Durham rebukes his own witness and slams FBI's Russia probe after trial setbacks  —  The final expected trial of special counsel John Durham's probe took an unexpected turn Wednesday, with Durham grilling and rebuking his own witness after the witness seemed to bolster the defense of Igor Danchenko, a key Steele dossier source.

Trump Forms New Company, Drawing Scrutiny From N.Y. Attorney General  —  The New York attorney general, Letitia James, who is suing the former president, questioned his motive for forming a new company, which will be known in the state as the Trump Organization II.

Sources: Commanders boss Snyder claims ‘dirt’ on NFL owners, Goodell  —  DAN SNYDER DOES this thing when he feels cornered, say those who know him well.  He paces in a hotel suite, or on his superyacht, or at River View, his $48 million Virginia estate.  Cradling a drink in one hand …

Fetterman's use of captions is common in stroke recovery, experts say  —  Closed captions are often used by people with auditory processing or hearing issues  —  During his first on-camera interview since having a stroke, Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman stumbled over words …

‘Stop the steal’ supporters train thousands of U.S. poll observers  —  Inside the El Paso County clerk's office in Colorado, where officials had gathered in July to recount votes in a Republican nominating contest for this year's midterms, dozens of angry election watchers pounded on the windows …

Ohio 2022: Ryan and Vance in Dead Heat for Ohio Senate Seat; Gov. DeWine Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Whaley  —  Home Polls Ohio 2022: Ryan and Vance in Dead Heat for Ohio Senate Seat; Gov. DeWine Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Whaley  —  The latest Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey …

18 months after terms expired, GOP appointees to Wisconsin's technical college board continue to serve and deny Evers' picks  —  Mary Williams isn't budging.  —  The former GOP state representative from northern Wisconsin who was appointed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker …

Prices rose again in September, ensuring tough interest rates to come  —  Data released Thursday will shape the Federal Reserve's moves to aggressively hike interest rates to cool the economy, worrying investors  —  Inflation sped up in September compared with the month before, rising 0.4 percent …

Western Nations Rush Defensive Systems to Ukraine to Counter Russian Missiles  —  Even with Soviet-era defensive weapons, the Ukrainians have been more than holding their own, but this week's barrage prompted calls to better equip them.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — In just two days this week …

The top Senate G.O.P. super PAC raised $111 million in the third quarter.  —  The financial windfall is being used to pummel Democratic candidates.  In Senate battleground states, the group's ads have been hard to avoid.  —  The leading super PAC for Senate Republicans, the Senate Leadership Fund …

Lost and Found: What Election Season Used to Teach Us  —  Everything that I've learned about covering politics, I've learned from covering losing candidates.  —  When I was a tabloid reporter for the New York Daily News, there was Christine Quinn, the redheaded, Irish-American …

Musk and West, Inc.  —  The Decline of the American Bourgeoisie  —  Elon Musk's newfound sympathy with Putin's war aims and his alleged contact with the Russian dictator; Kanye West's antisemitic outburst; Musk's warm welcome of West back to Twitter.—All of these things are of a piece.

The mystery behind L.A.'s racist tape scandal: Who leaked it — and why?  —  Three Los Angeles City Council members went to a squat office building near MacArthur Park last October to seek advice from an influential labor leader about solidifying their grip on power.

FCC expected to ban Huawei and ZTE equipment on national security grounds  —  The Federal Communications Commission plans to implement a ban on the sale of all new Huawei and ZTE telecommunication devices over national security and surveillance concerns.  —  The regulatory agency …

2 Connecticut officers killed after phony 911 call and ambush with AR-15: Sources  —  The slain officers were just 34 and 35 years old.  —  Two police officers were shot and killed and one is seriously injured after a gunman allegedly ambushed them at a Bristol, Connecticut, home, according to sources.

With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris  —  As an energy crisis looms, nimble young activists are using superhero-like moves to switch off wasteful lights that stores leave on all night.  —  PARIS — After taking a few steps back to get a running start …

The Reporter Who Knows What Jerome Powell Is Thinking  —  Or, at least, that is Nick Timiraos's reputation on Wall Street and in Washington.  —  When financial reporters enter the headquarters of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the intersection of 20th and C Streets in Washington …

Two Child Incest Victims Denied Abortions in Florida  —  The two young patients were forced to travel “at least two, three states away” for an abortion, according to Planned Parenthood.  —  Alerts  —  At least two child incest victims were denied abortion care since the state's 15-week abortion ban …

Down in polls, Mandela Barnes looks for big-name reinforcement in Wisconsin  —  Trailing and eager for a campaign jolt, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee in Wisconsin, is calling the cavalry for reinforcement.  —  Barnes' campaign has privately reached …

Judge concerned that juror is flirting with defendant in Whitmer kidnap trial  —  A juror in the third Gretchen Whitmer kidnap trial is under scrutiny over concerns she is flirting with one of the defendants, smiling at him from the jury box and looking at him frequently …

Muslim Parents Defy Intersectionality, Join Christian Parents Against Sexualizing Kids  —  , CO-HOST OF THE HABIBI POWER HOUR PODCAST  —  Hundreds of protesters swarmed a Dearborn Public Schools board meeting on Monday in fierce opposition to books used in class and school libraries that include explicit content of the LGBTQ variety.

Why You Can't Find Child Care: 100,000 Workers Are Missing  —  Where did they go?  To better-paying jobs stocking shelves, cleaning offices or doing anything that pays more than $15 an hour.  —  Carolina Reyes was surprised when she heard that an assistant teacher at her child-care center …

How Moscow grabs Ukrainian kids and makes them Russians  —  Olga Lopatkina paced around her basement in circles like a trapped animal.  For more than a week, the Ukrainian mother had heard nothing from her six adopted children stranded in Mariupol, and she was going out of her mind with worry.