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© Associated Press/Fransisco Seco | Ukraine's success on the battlefield in recent weeks has led to a ripple of fresh decisions facing the Biden administration around how to best support the country as its war against Russia shifts, escalates and threatens to drag into a harsh winter. The White House has been steadfastly supportive of Ukraine since Russia invaded in February, sending billions of dollars in military aid. But as the Ukrainian army mounts successful counteroffensives, administration officials are faced with new questions about whether to provide longer-range weaponry, how to address pleas from Ukraine to join the NATO alliance and how to nudge the war toward its end. | | | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia has begun to prepare its people for the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. | | | Russia has appointed an army general as the commander for all its forces in Ukraine as it tries to halt Ukrainian momentum and turn the tide of the war. | | | Elon Musk's renewed interest in purchasing Twitter is again raising the prospect that its most famously banned user could be allowed back. | | | Elon Musk's looming Twitter takeover has triggered warnings on the left that under his leadership the platform will be flooded with hate speech and misinformation, especially ahead of coming election cycles. | | | Former President Trump's battle against the Justice Department investigation into the mishandling of government records at Mar-a-Lago has now reached the highest court, but legal experts say he may not fare as well as his case is pushed before new judges. | | | It took a while, but Republicans are finally coming home for Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, putting him squarely in striking distance of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) in the state's Senate contest. | | | U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus said Republican governors sending migrants to northern cities could encourage more migration to the United States. | | | A handful of Florida lawmakers requested emergency funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian but opposed legislation last month that included billions of dollars in disaster relief. | | | California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced that he plans to call a special session of the state legislature in December to impose a tax on oil companies' profits as gas prices remain at record levels in the state. | | | OPINION | Forty-nine years ago this month, Israel's survival was in serious doubt. A coalition of Arab nations, led by Egypt and Syria, had surprised the Israeli military with a coordinated, all-out assault on the Jewish nation as it observed the holiest day of its year, Yom Kippur. Armed with the latest in Soviet weaponry, Arab forces quickly destroyed Israeli warplanes and tanks in numbers so shockingly large that a complete conquest of Israel — previously unthinkable — suddenly seemed all too possible. | BY SEN. BILL CASSIDY (R-LA.) | OPINION | The failure of Haiti's state is likely imminent. This week, in a step that is unusual for Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry, he requested international assistance to "help [Haiti] fight this humanitarian crisis." Though he did not specify, the gangs are the root cause and have increasingly grown in power since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise a year ago. They have now virtually seized Port-Au-Prince, most recently blockading the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal. | | | BY SHANE GOLDMACHER, REID J. EPSTEIN AND JONATHAN WEISMAN | The G.O.P. claimed the momentum in the spring. Then the overturning of Roe v. Wade galvanized Democrats. As the momentum shifts again, the final stretch of the 2022 midterms defies predictability. | For much of this year, the political dynamics appeared to be the reverse of 2018 — a rebellion against President Biden poised to eliminate Democrats' slim majorities in the Senate and House. Then came the Supreme Court decision that ended the constitutional right to abortion. | BY ANDY SULLIVAN AND JULIA HARTE | When voters in Jefferson County, Colorado, cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election, they will see security guards stationed outside the busiest polling centers. | BY JUSTIN SPIKE AND ADAM SCHRECK | A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday. | | | The Hill's Evening Report | Introducing Evening Report, the perfect complement to Morning Report and 12:30 Report to catch you up on news throughout the week. Click here to sign up. | | | 1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 | © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. | | | |
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