Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary  —  On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the organization's C.E.O., and told him to bring along fighters as aides.  —  President Trump said on Saturday that he had offered Dana White …

Never Get High on Your Own Supply  —  Six years ago, after Joe Biden won his narrow victory over Donald Trump, I wrote that the president's defeat wasn't a repudiation as much as it was a split decision, “an uncertain result for an uncertain time in American life.”

Trump ally Loomer was paid thousands for political tweets, people familiar say  —  People familiar with the arrangements allege pay-to-play business practices by one of President Donald Trump's biggest online acolytes.  Financial documents show details.  —  SummaryLoading...

Inside the early GOP reckoning after historic defeat  —  President Donald Trump's decision to name hard-line loyalist Stephen Miller as his top aide cemented what many Republicans were already privately fearing: There will be no party-wide GOP reckoning with this week's midterm bloodbath.

Democrat Scott Colom's lead widens in Mississippi Senate race  —  As of Saturday afternoon, Colom led Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, by 2,574 votes up against a critical Tuesday deadline.  —  Four days after the last vote was cast for the Mississippi Senate election …

Texas' School Voucher Program Could Be “Unrecognizable, If Not Extinct,” Says Democratic Lawmaker  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's vision for education was finally coming together.  —  This year, the state launched a voucher program that allowed roughly 110,000 of Texas' more than 5 million schoolchildren …

Israeli Opposition Leader Tapped to Try to Form Government  —  Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, hopes to succeed Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister by cobbling together a coalition after an inconclusive election.  —  Israel's president on Saturday selected Gadi Eisenkot …

Trump officials weigh major overhaul of National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife  —  An overhaul of the agencies would follow a similar move at the U.S. Forest Service.  —  SummaryLoading...  The Trump administration is considering a major reorganization of the National Park Service …

Georgia State Race Reversed After Votes Surface on Memory Card  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rebuffed President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election results, opened an investigation into a local race after officials discovered a memory card …

Turning Point Bet on the Midterms and Lost.  Some Republicans Are Furious.  —  Candidates backed by the right-wing activist group did not fare well, and the results set off recriminations from establishment Republicans.  —  Turning Point USA bet big on Arizona.

Judge Taps Lawyer to Investigate Trump Administration's Conduct in Golf Course Case  —  Judge Ana C. Reyes wrote that she intended to pick a former U.S. attorney in Washington to investigate whether officials misled the court about changes to the East Potomac Golf Links.

A ‘Chaotic Race’ for the World's Top Diplomat  —  The contest to replace António Guterres as U.N. secretary general has been jolted by last-minute entrants and deep divisions among members of the Security Council.  —  Angst.  Confusion.  Endless conjecture.

Kansans Elect Democrat as Attorney General, Voting Out Kris Kobach  —  Chris Mann, a former police officer and prosecutor, defeated Mr. Kobach, a Republican who helped elevate concerns about election fraud to national prominence.  —  Kris W. Kobach, Kansas' Republican attorney general …

How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterms  —  Behind the scenes, the world's richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country's politics to his will.  He couldn't.  —  The world's richest person had face-planted — and was now trying to turn back time.

The empire strikes out  —  The Anakin Skywalker theory of MAGA decline  —  Welcome to The Weekly Scroll! … Anakin Skywalker and the end of MAGA  —  The biggest news story this week has obviously been the midterm elections and the enormous blue wave that saw Democrats retake control of both the House and the Senate.