Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes in tight Senate race in Wisconsin — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  It seems like Wisconsin elections are always pretty close these days, and here are two more following that trend.  The Senate race has incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson running …

Trumpism Has Found Its Leading Lady  —  As election returns rolled in on the evening of November 3, 2020, a local news host in Phoenix was starring in an intensely awkward broadcast.  The Fox 10 anchor Kari Lake was refusing to call Arizona for Joe Biden—even though her network had already done so.

How California's Bullet Train Went Off the Rails  —  America's first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare.  Political compromises created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.

Kanye West warns Jews about ‘toying’ with him and those opposing ‘agenda’  —  Kanye West said that he couldn't be antisemitic, because black people are actually Jews.  —  American rapper Kanye West threatened Jewish people about a supposed conflict with him over a Jewish agenda …

House Republican defends Tuberville over reparation remark  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday defended Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) after the senator said Democrats want reparations for minorities because their party is “pro-crime.”  —  Bacon told NBC's “Meet the Press” …

Crimean bridge: Excitement and fear in Ukraine after bridge blast  —  Ukraine is exploding with excitement this morning.  —  Videos of the damaged Crimean bridge have spread like wildfire on social media; this is already being compared to the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva in April.

Trump Blames U.S. for ‘Almost Forcing’ Putin to Invade Ukraine  —  Former President Donald Trump blamed the United States for “almost forcing” Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.  —  Trump's remarks came as Russia continued to stall in their struggling “special military operation …

In Russian-occupied Izyum, she was raped and tortured  —  IZYUM, Ukraine — Soon after Russian forces took her prisoner, the 52-year-old woman picked up a nail and carved her name into a brick wall.  —  A-L-L-A, she wrote.  —  Below, she scratched how many days she had been held in the shed outside a medical clinic in her hometown.

The Power of Joe Biden's Anti-Charisma  —  According to Gallup, 56 percent of Americans disapprove of the job President Biden is doing.  Around 80 percent say the country is on the wrong track.  Eighty-two percent say the state of the economy is “fair” or “poor,” and 67 percent think it's only getting worse.

Judge Narrows Trial of Analyst Who Reported Salacious Claims About Trump  —  Matters deemed tangential to the charges of making false statements, including a notorious and uncorroborated rumor of a sex tape, will be excluded from the case.  —  WASHINGTON — John H. Durham …

China's chip industry set for deep pain from US export controls  —  Experts predict ‘tsunami of change’ for semiconductor industry as Washington wields tools tested on Huawei  —  Two years after the US hit Huawei with harsh sanctions, the Chinese technology group's revenue has dropped …

New Florida records raise more questions about DeSantis's migrant flights  —  The governor's administration had been orchestrating the flights for several months  —  In the request for bids to round up migrants to transport across the country, the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

BLM founder Patrisse Cullors spends thousands renovating backyard of posh $1.4M LA home  —  The controversial Marxist co-founder of Black Lives Matter recently completed tens of thousands of dollars in renovations at her posh Los Angeles home, including building a new plunge pool and backyard sauna, according to a new report.

Bullet-proof glass, guards: U.S. election offices tighten security for Nov. 8 midterms  —  When voters in Jefferson County, Colorado, cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election, they will see security guards stationed outside the busiest polling centers.