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8:30 AM ET, October 31, 2022

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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification … Now that he owns Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees their first ultimatum: Meet his deadline to introduce paid verification on Twitter or pack up and leave.  —  The directive is to change Twitter Blue …
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter  —  Under pressure to generate revenue quickly, Twitter's new CEO considers ending free verification  —  Twitter is strongly considering making its users pay to remain verified on the service, Platformer has learned.
Jack Nicas / Reuters:
Lula's victory likely means big changes for Brazil, though his specific plans are vague.  —  Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times  —  Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times  —  Victor Venco Moriyama for the New York Times  —  Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times
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CNN:
Brazil's Bolsonaro loses bid for second term in fiercely contested presidential vote  —  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin.  —  The leftist former leader …
Camilo Rocha / CNN:
Lula da Silva will return to Brazil's presidency in stunning comeback  —  Sao Paulo CNN —  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a run-off race on Sunday that was tight until the last moments.  —  The victory of the 76-year-old politician represents …
Discussion: The Guardian and Insider
Reuters:
Brazilian pollster Datafolha projects Lula to win presidential vote
Discussion: nltimes.nl, TASS and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Senate Control Hinges on Neck-and-Neck Races, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  The contests are close in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania.  Many voters want Republicans to flip the Senate, but prefer the Democrat in their state.  —  Control of the Senate rests on a knife's edge …
Discussion: Opinion Today and DNyuz
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Times/Siena Polls Show Democrats Slightly Ahead in Key Senate Races  —  Respondents said they preferred Republicans to control the Senate, but individual matchups showed a different story.  —  Eight days before the election, we have our final* midterm surveys: polls of the four states likeliest to determine control of the Senate.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Senate control could go either way despite Republican momentum
Discussion: Breitbart
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Battle for Blue-Collar White Voters Raging in Biden's Birthplace
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Andrew Solender / Axios:   GOP reaches deeper into Biden-land
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
TV Prepares for a Chaotic Midterm Night
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Pelosi, Vilified by Republicans for Years, Is a Top Target of Threats  —  The attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to demonize and dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.
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Kurtis Lee / New York Times:
Elon Musk, in a Tweet, Shares Link From Site Known to Publish False News  —  The tweet on Sunday posted an article that made baseless allegations about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband.  —  Three days after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, the billionaire posted a tweet …
Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:   The Futile Race to Label Paul Pelosi's Attacker
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack
Julianne McShane / NBC News:
Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Laxalt campaign paid thousands to political operative linked to Twitter account that denigrated Jews, women  —  A Twitter account connected to former Laxalt staffer Michael Pecjak has compared abortion to the Holocaust and claimed that “Jews are not a religious sect and are a cult,” among other comments
Discussion: Axios
NBC News:
Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy in June phone call when Ukrainian leader asked for more aid  —  It's become routine since Russia invaded Ukraine: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package of military assistance for Kyiv.
Discussion: Politico
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
January 6 committee obtains eight emails showing possible planning of post-election crime  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained eight emails from late 2020 that a judge determined show Donald Trump and his lawyers planning …
Discussion: Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Belief in the Ballot: Republicans in Arizona running on claims of election fraud  —  It's the vote that holds America together—belief that with a ballot voices are heard, disputes are addressed and there's always another chance.  Countries without this belief tend to be in bondage or at war.
CBS News:
Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had list of targets, law enforcement sources say  —  The suspect in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi had a list of people he wanted to target, law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation confirmed to CBS News.
Discussion: Gizmodo, The Hill, ABC7, HotAir and Law & Crime
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
AOC says US is facing ‘environment of fascism’ ahead of midterm elections
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Right-wing “zombie” papers attack Illinois Democrats ahead of elections
Washington Post:
Historically diverse Supreme Court hears disproportionately from White lawyers
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The Michigan race testing the limits of a GOP wave
Discussion: Reason
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Democrats turn to Obama to rescue them from a midterm shellacking
Discussion: Mother Jones and PoliticusUSA
Associated Press:
White House invites dozens of nations for ransomware summit
Discussion: CNN and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Mark Moore / New York Post:
Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker David DePape had been ‘mentally ill for a long time,’ ex claims
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Smith / Semafor:
A former employee's complaint prompts Republican calls to investigate The China Project, an American news company
Sam Baker / Axios:
Affirmative action is at death's door at the Supreme Court
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Russians Used a US Firm to Funnel Funds to GOP in 2018. Dems Say the FEC Let Them Get Away With It.
Riham Alkousaa / Reuters:
EU examines classifying Iran Revolutionary Guards as terrorists - Germany
Discussion: The Times of Israel and NDTV
Steve Schmidt / The Warning:
The cynicism of the American political media
Miami Herald:
‘They want to destroy us all’: GOP canvasser beaten in Hialeah makes fiery speech
Discussion: Florida Politics
Lakshya Jain / Split Ticket:
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