NY-17 Rating Change: DCCC Chair Maloney Moves From Lean Democrat to Toss Up  —  When Republicans' top Super PAC started spending against Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-17) in mid-September, many assumed it was a gambit to troll or distract the DCCC chair.

Math Scores Fell in Nearly Every State, and Reading Dipped on National Exam  —  The results, from what is known as the nation's report card, offer the most definitive picture yet of the pandemic's devastating impact on students.  —  U.S. students in most states and across almost …

Scoop: Tucker Carlson lashes out at GOP campaign chief in irate private call  —  An irate Tucker Carlson phoned Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Republican campaign committee, with an ultimatum on Friday:  — Either reveal which staff member took a swipe at Carlson's son …

The Democrats' Midterm Challenge  —  In competitive races across the country, candidates are downplaying ideology in favor of kitchen-table issues. … I've been spending time lately travelling to closely contested political territories, watching endangered Democrats campaign.

More antisemitic hate seen in L.A. after Kanye West's remarks  —  Fears that antisemitic remarks by Kanye West would spur additional bigotry came to fruition in Los Angeles on Saturday when a well-known hate group held a demonstration in support of the rapper on a 405 Freeway overpass.

Ted Cruz Hid in Supply Closet During Jan. 6, New Book Reveals  —  Senator Ted Cruz has revealed he was in a “a supply closet with stacked chairs” during part of the January 6 storming of Congress.  —  On that day in 2021 hundreds of Donald Trump supporters broke into the Capitol Building …

U.S.-Saudi Relations Buckle, Driven by Animosity Between Biden and Mohammed bin Salman  —  Lack of personal trust accelerates a yearslong split driven by geopolitical and economic forces  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—An unwritten pact binding the U.S. and Saudi Arabia has survived 15 presidents …

CNN Polls show Democrats are ahead in races for governor in Michigan and Pennsylvania, with no clear leader in Wisconsin  —  The Wisconsin race for governor has no clear leader, while Democratic gubernatorial candidates hold the edge in Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in the three key states.

The Trump Tapes: 20 interviews that show why he is an unparalleled danger … In more than 50 years of reporting, I have never disclosed the raw interviews or full transcripts of my work.  But after listening again to the 20 interviews I conducted with President Donald Trump during his last year …

Their America Is Vanishing.  Like Trump, They Insist They Were Cheated.  —  The white majority is fading, the economy is changing and there's a pervasive sense of loss in districts where Republicans fought the outcome of the 2020 election.  —  When Representative Troy Nehls of Texas voted …

Georgia Voters Shatter Second Presidential Turnout Record on Saturday  —  (Atlanta) - Georgia voters continued to hit record breaking turnout on the first mandatory Saturday of Early Voting.  As of Sunday morning, approximately 740K Georgia voters have cast their ballot during in-person Early Voting …

Abrams' campaign chair collected millions in legal fees from voting rights organization  —  ATLANTA — The voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams spent more than $25 million over two years on legal fees, mostly on a single case, with the largest amount going to the self-described boutique law firm …

Florida's Hispanic voters back DeSantis over Crist, support Martha's Vineyard migrant flights  —  Florida's Hispanic voters back Gov. Ron DeSantis over Democrat Charlie Crist, and they even support the Republican's decision to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard, according to a new Telemundo/LX News poll.

Brazil's Polls Were Wrong.  Now the Right Wants to Criminalize Them.  —  President Jair Bolsonaro and conservative lawmakers in Brazil are trying to make it illegal to publish polls that later do not match the election results.  —  BRASÍLIA — In the first round of Brazil's closely watched elections …

Garland to hold news conference on ‘significant national security cases’  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland will hold a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss “significant national security cases addressing malign influence schemes and alleged criminal activity …

Russian war in Ukraine: P3 statement  —  The Foreign Ministers of the UK, USA and France have issued a statement rejecting Russia's transparently false allegations about Ukraine.  —  We, the Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, reiterate our steadfast support …

Triangle: Palin joins Murkowski in Peltola love fest  —  The Murkowski-Palin-Peltola political love triangle is a curiosity in the “Only in Alaska” category: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, endorsed hardline Democrat Congresswoman Mary Peltola during Alaska Federation of Natives convention …

California Poised to Overtake Germany as World's No. 4 Economy  —  Gavin Newsom is as familiar as anyone with the media narrative of earthquakes, persistent wildfires, droughts, homelessness and companies fleeing California to Texas for a tax- and regulation-free lifestyle.  This is nothing new.

An American Girl  —  At 10, Caitlyne Gonzales survived Uvalde's school shooting.  Then she became a voice for her slain friends.  —  UVALDE, Tex.  —  She had clipped a white bow into her hair and slipped on a yellow shirt embellished with a butterfly, and now, an hour before meeting …

Top Fox lawyer's “big screw up” could reveal Lachlan Murdoch's secrets  —  Ben is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor, coming over from the New York Times.  Max is Semafor's media reporter, and joined us from Politico.  Sign up for their media newsletter, out every Sunday night!

U.S. economy likely grew a lot last quarter.  Most people didn't notice.  —  Upcoming GDP report is expected to show an economic rebound just before the midterms, though families and businesses continue to struggle with inflation  —  The U.S. economy is expected to have grown robustly …

Missouri's extreme abortion ban is un-American  —  As a nurse, I have helped care for people during the most difficult moments of their lives, including women who had just lost pregnancies.  But no matter whose bedside I was at, I knew that every patient deserved the same fundamental thing …

Most children who think they're transgender are just going through a ‘phase’, says NHS  —  Doctors told not to encourage young people to change their names and pronouns  —  Most children who believe that they are transgender are just going through a “phase”, the NHS has said …

Potential mass layoffs at Twitter could cripple content moderation, some experts say  —  Prospective owner Elon Musk reportedly wants to cut 75% of its workforce.  —  In this Feb. 10, 2022, file photo, Elon Musk speaks at an event in south Texas.  —  The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE

A college wrestler fought a bear to save his teammate — and won  —  Kendell Cummings did not think he would fight a bear on a weekend and live to tell the story.  But when a grizzly bear attacked his wrestling teammate Brady Lowry, Cummings leaped in to save him.