Special master to Trump's lawyers: 'You can't have your cake and eat it'  —  NEW YORK — The senior federal judge tasked with reviewing the materials seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate sharply questioned the former president's attorneys Tuesday during their first hearing in his courtroom.

Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha's Vineyard flights  —  Venezuelan migrants flown to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary Tuesday for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme” to relocate them.

Liz Cheney's role in electoral count bill fuels GOP distrust  —  The House is set to vote Wednesday on a bill to reform how Congress certifies presidential elections, but the involvement of the Jan. 6 committee — and in particular Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — has drawn GOP opposition.

Indictments Accuse 44 in Minnesota of Brazen Pandemic Aid Fraud  —  The Justice Department said the defendants had stolen $240 million intended to feed children, in what appears to be the largest theft so far from a pandemic-era program.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department said on Tuesday …

Video appears to undercut Trump elector's account of alleged voting-data breach in Georgia  —  On Jan. 7, 2021, a group of forensics experts working for lawyers allied with President Donald Trump spent eight hours at a county elections office in southern Georgia, copying sensitive software and data from its voting machines.

Man admits to killing teen after political dispute in Foster Co., court docs allege  —  MCHENRY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A community is mourning the loss of an 18-year-old man from Grace City, North Dakota, as investigators look into what led up to a deadly crash.

AJC poll gives Republicans the edge in most races  —  The latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll paints a bleak picture for Georgia Democrats in November, with every statewide candidate aside from U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock facing a sizable deficit less than two months before the election.

Bret Baier wanted to rescind Fox News' decision to call Arizona for Biden in 2020 and wrote in an email, ‘The Trump campaign was really pissed,’ book says  — Fox News anchor Bret Baier “was ready to give into” pressure from Trump after the network said he lost Arizona, new book says.

Trump to Face Sexual Battery Suit Under New ‘Survivors’ Law  —  Donald Trump has faced a defamation suit from journalist E. Jean Carroll over her allegations that Trump raped her.  Now she's escalating the suit.  —  E. Jean Carroll, the journalist who claims she was raped by Donald Trump decades ago …

The Jews of the Jews … On September 11, the New York Times published a 6,900-word exposé of New York State's Hasidic yeshivas under the title “In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money.”  According to the Times, the state's 100-plus Hasidic boys' schools fail …

Space Force reveals official song: “Semper Supra”  —  ARLINGTON, Va — ARLINGTON, Va. - Every branch of the armed forces has an official song, from “The Army Goes Rolling Along” to “The Marines' Hymn.”  Each song is part of the services' foundation and represents its values, traditions and culture.

Doctors say Graham abortion ban would force women to have transvaginal ultrasounds  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham's national 15-week abortion ban would likely force many women to undergo invasive transvaginal ultrasounds before terminating pregnancies, according to doctors.

Conspiracy Theorists Want to Run America's Elections.  These Are the Candidates Standing in Their Way  —  Nobody recognizes Adrian Fontes when he walks into a Phoenix lunch spot near his office.  The former recorder of Maricopa County looks like any other Arizona dad: a neat beard …

Scoop: McConnell-aligned super PAC pulls out of Arizona  —  The Mitch McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund is canceling $9.6 million in television ads for the Arizona Senate race, confident that other outside conservative groups will make up much of the difference for Republican nominee Blake Masters.

A Doocy on the border  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  There's a tall Fox News reporter in his mid-30s with slicked back hair and an air of combative indignation …

Going Nuclear  —  On thinking the unthinkable  —  The control room of a Russian nuclear missile base, outside of Moscow (Photo by robert wallis/Corbis via Getty Images)  —  Supreme leaders achieve their positions and then hold them by controlling events to their advantage.

‘Crime Is a Construct’: My Morning With the Park Slope Panthers  —  In the last couple of months in Park Slope—the baby bjorn-wearing capital of bourgeois-bohemian New York—a thief absconded with $200,000 worth of jewelry in a smash and grab, three boys stole a bunch of iPhones off of subway riders …

Liberal Host Sunny Hostin (Real Name Asunción) Smears Nikki Haley (Real Name Nikki) as Racial ‘Chameleon’  —  Haley fires back at ‘racist’ comments, slams 'the left's hypocrisy towards conservative minorities'  —  Asunción “Sunny” Hostin on Tuesday smeared former governor Nikki Haley …

Senate set to approve treaty fighting climate super-pollutants  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  Below, we have more updates on the damage and power outages in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Fiona.  But first:  —  Senate will likely approve Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol this week