Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony  —  Hutchinson, a former White House aide, testified before lawmakers about President Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  Loading...  A federal grand jury in D.C. rejected an attempt by the Justice Department …

Sen. Murkowski endorses Democrat JKT in Alaska's governor's race  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.  —  “JKT is young Alaskan with a view and a perspective that I think Alaska needs right now,” Murkowski told Rebecca Palsha on Tuesday.

Just In: Judge Warns Trump DOJ to Stop Threatening Election Workers  —  U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of Los Angeles just concluded a 3 1/2 hour hearing (minus recesses) in the California election case without issuing a ruling.  He promised one tomorrow.

Capitol agenda: House GOP eyes Jordan vs. Scalise  —  House Republicans are coming to terms with the fact they could lose their majority next week and be launched into a nasty leadership race.  Speaker Mike Johnson recently signaled he could stay on as GOP leader in the minority.

Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu bloc loses, but Eisenkot's short of clear majority  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition is projected to lose its parliamentary majority, but his opponent Gadi Eisenkot's bloc is short of 61 seats, according to Israeli exit polls.

Judge berates DOJ attorney in court over new charge filed against former FBI officials  —  The judge tossed a new obstruction charge against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides and told the Justice Department attorney that “everything is a sideshow on top of a sideshow” in this case.

Trump says Iran war will end ‘when I want it to’ as costs reportedly balloon to $47 billion … U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that the Iran war will end “whenever I want it to,” but insists that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon.  —  Speaking at a rally in Lubbock …

What Our New Senate Polls Tell Us About the State of the Midterms  —  South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.  —  How big is the battleground for Senate control?  —  It might be at least one state wider than generally assumed.

Republicans fear “red scream” could depress GOP voter turnout  —  Senate Republicans see Iowa moving their way and Ohio slipping, with pessimism growing over Alaska and Kansas. … - ✈️ A combination of paid media and Air Force One visits has bolstered GOP confidence that they'll hold South Carolina and Mississippi.

Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says  —  A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz …

Fox's Trump Fatigue … On Wednesday, each of the television news networks will release their October ratings numbers.  Ahead of the midterms, especially with the stakes as high as they are this November, the networks would typically be expected to post viewership gains as audiences tune in for coverage of the consequential races.

Tennessee Race Is Rattled by a Republican's Acknowledgment of a ‘Past Indiscretion’  —  State Senator Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee for a U.S. House seat, responded to a Nashville outlet's report that he had sent “an unsolicited nude picture.”  —  The campaign to flip Tennessee's …

Trump and Epstein's intrasexual competition  —  Former Miss Switzerland contestant accuses Trump of ‘brutal’ rape after event attended by Jeffrey Epstein  —  A new sex allegation has surfaced against President Donald Trump by a former Miss Switzerland contestant who alleges that he brutally raped …

Streamer Hasan Piker Hits Scott Jennings With a $72 Million Defamation Suit  —  Leftist livestreamer Hasan Piker sued commentator Scott Jennings in federal court Tuesday, seeking more than $72 million in damages over allegations that Jennings falsely depicted him as advocating the lynching of Black Americans.

Trump Plot for Stunning New Gift to Putin Exposed … Donald Trump is weighing a plum new gift to Vladimir Putin that would allow the Russian tyrant to strengthen the Kremlin's influence around the world.  —  Officials are looking at axing measures against the multibillion-dollar Russian …

Trump Unveils Plan to Relax Methane Emission Restrictions for Oil Companies  —  The Trump administration announced a proposal Tuesday to roll back Biden-era regulations on emissions from the oil and gas industry.  —  The proposal would overhaul regulations meant to reduce emissions of methane …

ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History  —  ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.

A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID.  HR Had No Record of Him Working There  —  Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn't even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID.  It's not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

Republicans Warned Vivek Ramaswamy His ‘Rapist Protector’ Ad Was a Terrible Idea  —  The Ohio gubernatorial candidate was told using Amy Acton's estranged mother in an ad would backfire.  The story of how it came together is even worse than you think.  —  ∙ Paid

In Sen. Roger Marshall's longtime home of Great Bend, public support is lukewarm  —  At the Ellinwood Rotary Club meeting, lunch arrived in Styrofoam boxes from the local hospital: ham, corn, sweet potatoes, and mandarin oranges for dessert.  The items on the agenda ranged from declining school enrollment …

Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche has long maintained that the so-called Epstein files, even those kept from the public, contain no secret information related to national security.  —  When the document releases began last winter …

Hacking attempts against US Federal Election Commission system triggered outage, email shows  —  The US Federal Election Commission's website has been targeted by a hacker or hackers, disrupting the agency's electronic filings system a week before the November 3 elections, according to an email seen by Reuters.

Spy Chief Tries to Restore Order After Upheaval at Intelligence Office  —  Jay Clayton is pushing his office back to more traditional functions, reshuffling or firing some officials and halting projects to build a dining room and firing range.  —  Jay Clayton, the new director of national intelligence …