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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
In Final Push For Senate Control, Republican Momentum Grows  —  Republicans enter the final days of the midterms with the political winds at their backs and the slight momentum in the battle for Senate control.  While a handful of races remain incredibly tight, and polls show they could go either way …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Republicans Stand on the Verge of Total, Veto-Proof Power  —  In a 50-50 battleground state, Republicans are close to capturing supermajorities in the State Legislature that would render the Democratic governor irrelevant even if he wins re-election.
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Lawyer Suing Twitter Over Layoffs Says Musk Now Trying to Comply  —  The lawyer who sued Twitter Inc. “pre-emptively” on the eve of mass layoffs by Elon Musk said she's “pleased” to learn at least some employees will continue being paid until Jan. 4.  —  Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan …
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New York Times:
Elon Musk Begins Layoffs at Twitter
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk begins mass layoffs at Twitter
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump team eyes Nov. 14 announcement  —  Former President Trump's inner circle is discussing announcing the launch of a 2024 presidential campaign on Nov. 14 — with the official announcement possibly followed by a multi-day series of political events, according to three sources familiar with the sensitive discussions.
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CNN:
Trump aides eye third week of November for 2024 announcement
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC Cuts Ties Unexpectedly With Weekend Host Tiffany Cross … Tiffany Cross, the MSNBC weekend host who was known for running the freewheeling Saturday commentary program “Cross Connection,” is leaving the NBCUniversal-owned cable-news outlet.  —  Her production staff was informed …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2022: Vance Extends Lead Over Ryan for US Senate  —  Home Polls Ohio 2022: Vance Extends Lead Over Ryan for US Senate  —  The final Emerson College Polling survey of the Ohio Midterm Elections finds 51% of voters support Republican JD Vance for US Senate, while 43% support Democrat Tim Ryan.
Discussion: The Hill, PolitiFact and Insider
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Andrea Cavallier / Daily Mail:
NBC News mysteriously PULLS its exclusive report on how Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul, 82, calmly opened door to cops in his underpants - and then walked TOWARDS ‘hammer intruder’ who bludgeoned him  — The NBC News report cited sources close to the investigation and was published on Friday morning, but was pulled down by the afternoon
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TODAY.com:
Paul Pelosi released from the hospital six days after intruder attack
Asmita Pant / cnbctv18.com:
Some of world's biggest brands have quietly paused ads on Twitter  —  The advertising giant Interpublic Group has also reportedly recommended that IPG Media Brands agencies' clients suspend all their paid advertising on Twitter for at least a week.  —  General Motors last Friday temporarily …
Discussion: Breitbart and NBC Boston
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘It was always a lie’: Dan Crenshaw rips into pro-Trump election deniers  —  During his “Hold These Truths” podcast, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) told electoral reform advocate Nick Troiano that “behind closed doors” pro-Donald Trump lawmakers admit they know accusations of a stolen 2020 presidential election …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Election Deniers Admit It's A Lie Behind Closed Doors
Discussion: Daily Kos
Nadgey Louis-Charles / House Committee …:
Republicans Release 1,000 Page Report on FBI & DOJ Politicization  —  Today, House Judiciary Republicans released a new report, “FBI Whistleblowers: What Their Disclosures Indicate About the Politicization of the FBI And Justice Department,” detailing a rampant culture of unaccountability, manipulation, and abuse at the highest level.
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Amudalat Ajasa / Washington Post:
A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red on Election Day  —  The total eclipse will last for nearly 90 minutes from coast to coast across the U.S.  —  Hours before citizens across the country cast their votes in a contentious midterm election, a sinister red moon will loom in the sky.
ABC News:
Trump ally Tom Barrack found not guilty on foreign lobbying charges  —  Barrack was accused of acting as a foreign agent for the UAE.  —  Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and his one-time inaugural committee chairman, was found not guilty on Friday …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Clock runs out on efforts to make daylight saving time permanent  —  Early this Sunday morning, Americans will engage in the annual autumnal ritual of “falling back” — setting their clocks back one hour to conform with standard time.  —  If some lawmakers had their way …
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
How Biden's record on jobs so far compares to Bush, Obama, and Trump  —  Friday's employment report is the final one before President Joe Biden faces his first midterm elections.  Here is how his job record stacks up with that of recent presidents.  —  The economy added 261,000 jobs in October …
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the October Jobs Report
New York Times:
F.B.I. Locates Suspect After Warning of Security Threat at New Jersey Synagogues  —  Officials said the man holds “radical extremist views.”  On Thursday, they had alerted congregations across the state to be on alert.  —  Hours after issuing a rare warning about a security threat at New Jersey synagogues …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Stunning poll: 44% of voters see “secret cabal”  —  Joel Benenson, the renowned pollster for President Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, gave a first look at the results of a question he'd never asked before: “We wanted to test QAnon's language that the world is controlled by a secret cabal.”
Washington Post:
Investigators search for pricey gifts to Trump from foreign leaders  —  Golf clubs, diamond earrings and a soccer ball from Putin are among the gifts that House Oversight has asked the National Archives to find.  —  Congressional investigators are looking for dozens of pricey mementos gifted …
Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Caruso closes in on Karen Bass as L.A. mayor's race tightens, poll finds  —  The race for mayor of Los Angeles was tightening rapidly as it entered its final week, with Rick Caruso cutting deeply into Rep. Karen Bass' lead, putting him within striking distance in the contest to run the nation's second-largest city.
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Democrats' ‘optimistic apostle’ offers hope for the midterms  —  Veteran Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explains why he's Twitter's apostle of liberal optimism and how early midterm voting data is giving him hope.  —  Simon Rosenberg is the head of the progressive think tank NDN …
Discussion: HotAir
Fox News:
House Majority Whip: US ‘on track to repeat’ Nazi Germany, downplays inflation ahead of midterms  —  House Majority Whip James Clyburn claims US will soon resemble Germany in the 1930s, pointing blame at far-right extremism  —  EXCLUSIVE — House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C. …
Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: G-7 to offer infrastructure help to Ukraine; Putin tells Kherson residents to flee  —  MÜNSTER, Germany — Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized democracies agreed to a “coordination mechanism to help Ukraine repair, restore and defend its critical energy …
Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
Florida Restricts Doctors From Providing Gender Treatments to Minors  —  The state's medical board, whose members are appointed by the governor, has barred doctors from prescribing gender care to new adolescent patients.  —  Azeen Ghorayshi, who reports on science and gender …
 
 
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Mayor Eric Adams might be the fall guy for New York Democrats' potential big losses next week
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