Surveillance footage shows Saudi operative in Khashoggi's clothes after he was killed, Turkish source says  —  Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN  —  Istanbul (CNN)One member of the 15-man team suspected in the death of Jamal Khashoggi dressed up in his clothes and was captured …

Michael Avenatti hit with $4.85-million judgment for unpaid debt as court orders eviction of his law firm  —  Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, was hit with a personal judgment of $4.85 million Monday for his failure to pay a debt to a former colleague at his longtime Newport Beach firm.

Republicans outpacing Democrats in early voting in key states, NBC News finds  —  The data suggests enthusiasm among early GOP voters that could put a dent in Democratic hopes for a “blue wave” in the midterms.  —  Is the “blue wave” turning purple?  —  Republican-affiliated voters …

Trump distances himself from a potential GOP thumping  —  At his rallies, President Donald Trump argues that the midterm elections are about one person — Donald Trump.  “Get out in 2018,” Trump told a crowd in Missouri last month, “because you're voting for me!”  —  Privately, the president says the exact opposite.

Trump: US to ‘begin cutting off’ aid to countries associated with migrant caravan  —  President Trump on Monday said that the U.S. will begin to cut off or reduce aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador as citizens of those countries flee for the U.S. as part of a so-called caravan of migrants.

Do Liberals Hate Trump Because He's a Typical American?  —  Anti-intellectualism is an enduring feature of modern Republican politics, and accordingly, conservative intellectuals have taken up the job of justifying this state of affairs.  Historically, their claims have glommed onto …

Joachim Ronneberg, Leader of Raid That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb, Dies at 99  —  The Norwegian saboteurs skied across the Telemark pine forest in winter whites, phantom apparitions gliding over moonlit snow.  They halted at a steep river gorge and gazed down at a humming hydroelectric power plant …

Man shot in lobby of Fox 5 television station in Northwest Washington, police said  —  A man was shot in the lobby of the Fox 5 television station in Northwest Washington Monday afternoon, D.C. police said.  The man's condition was not immediately available.

Your move, Bloomberg  —  John Micklethwait, the editor in chief of Bloomberg News, told a group of top editors a week ago that their news organization no longer had to groom young, raw talent.  It could go after the best journalists around.  As an example of its capabilities in high-impact reporting …

Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup's trend over nearly half a century.  The latest figure marks the third consecutive year that support on the measure has increased and established a new record.

Malta academic in Trump probe has history of vanishing acts  —  SWIEQI, Malta (AP) — It was her last day of class and Leida Ruvina was getting suspicious.  —  The Albanian student had just finished the first module in what was purported to be a doctoral program co-administered …

Trump says eyeing a 10 percent middle income tax cut plan  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House as he departed on a trip to campaign in Texas, said on Monday his administration plans to produce a resolution calling for a 10 percent tax cut for middle income earners.

Black Voters in Georgia Fear Brian Kemp Is Rigging the Election  —  The man running for governor also oversees the election as Secretary of State.  He's also sitting on voter registrations, sparking a wave of skepticism among voters.  —  Patricia Murphy  —  Bibb County, Ga. …

Fewer Sex Partners Means a Happier Marriage  —  If you are on the proverbial market, as you rack up phone swipes, first dates, and—likely—new sexual partners, you might start to ask yourself, Is all this dating going to make me happier with whomever I end up with?

GOP leaders press stingy lawmakers, delinquent chairmen for cash  —  A perennial haggle to get House Republicans to pay their party dues is more serious this year with Democrats threatening to win the chamber.  —  House GOP leaders, fearful of the staggering amount of cash fueling Democratic candidates …

An Alternative History of Silicon Valley Disruption  —  A FEW YEARS after the Great Recession, you couldn't scroll through Google Reader without seeing the word “disrupt.”  TechCrunch named a conference after it, the New York Times named a column after it, investor Marc Andreessen warned that …

Lyft Partners With Voto Latino to Help Get Dodge City Voters to the Polls  —  Less than a week after the sole polling place in Dodge City, Kansas was moved outside city limits, corporate sponsors are pledging to help voters get to the polls.  —  Since 2002, Dodge City had one polling place …

What to Make of Trump's Cryptic Tax Cut Statement  —  DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH for the “major tax cut for middle-income people” that President Trump floated over the weekend.  —  Campaigning in Nevada, Mr. Trump said a tax cut or a tax-cut plan was coming around Nov. 1 or even before that.

Tribalism Isn't Our Democracy's Main Problem.  The Conservative Movement Is.  —  A pernicious force was hollowing out American democracy.  It had neutered Congress, and lobotomized the electorate.  Lawmakers had become incapable of taking action on many of the day's most pressing issues …

In Win for Trump, Merkel Changes Course on U.S. Gas Imports  —  Chancellor calls her decision to open Germany up to U.S. liquefied natural gas a ‘strategic’ move  —  BERLIN—Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered government support to efforts to open up Germany to U.S. gas …

Larry Krasner's Campaign to End Mass Incarceration  —  Philadelphia's District Attorney reinvents the role of the modern prosecutor.  —  Until Larry Krasner entered the race for District Attorney of Philadelphia last year, he had never prosecuted a case.  He began his career as a public defender …

Trump Cannot Define Away My Existence  —  The administration seems to think transgender people like me are as imaginary as hippogriffs.  —  I was surprised to learn on Sunday morning that I do not exist.  —  This will come as sad news to my children, to whom I've been a mother for over 20 years now.

Bernie Sanders casts doubt on blue wave  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) thinks there is reason to doubt the predicted “blue wave” in next month's midterm elections, saying control of Congress will be decided by a few tight races.  —  “I know a lot of people talk about this blue wave and all that stuff …

The temptations of Twitter: Why social media is still a minefield for journalists  —  Politico editor-in-chief John Harris became the most recent high-profile journalist to slip up on Twitter, where there is a temptation to stray from reporting.  —  Politico editor-in-chief John Harris …