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.

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 …

What Our Three New Senate Polls Are Saying 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.

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.

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.

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 …

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 escalates anti-Muslim rhetoric before midterms  —  President Trump has increasingly singled out Muslim politicians and communities in a bid to rally his base in the final push before election day. … - Trump suggested that El-Sayed posed a security threat, saying …

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.

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 …

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 …

Federal Agents Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Tied to Eric Swalwell  —  Federal agents raided a Beverly Hills mansion connected to Eric Swalwell early Tuesday morning as part of an investigation into the former congressman, according to multiple reports.  —  In an emailed statement to The Washington Sun …

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 …

What is the Cook Political Report, and why is Washington so obsessed with it?  —  Inside D.C.'s last bastion of bipartisan consensus.  —  The supplicants trickled in slowly, gradually filling the rows of the dimly lit auditorium in Foggy Bottom.  It was 13 days before the midterm elections …

Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates  —  Social media videos believed to be produced with artificial intelligence and linked to Russia are misusing real people's names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates …

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