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View Online  TIPSHEET Midterms could cement Florida's status as a red state BY MAX GREENWOOD © Associated Press-Phelan M. Ebenhack/Greg Nash ORLANDO, Fla. – Democrats fear that 2022 could be the year Florida cements itself as a red state.   With little more than a week to go before Election Day, Republicans appear poised to once again dominate the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is running well ahead of his Democratic rival, former Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), while Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) is struggling to break through in her bid to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).    Of course, one election isn't indicative of a trend, in and of itself. But a strong Republican showing next month would add to the GOP's winning streak in Florida at a time when many Democrats are already questioning their future prospects in a state that was once seen as the nation's premier battleground. Read the full story here Paul Pelosi attack highlights era of heightened political violence BY MIKE LILLIS AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL Friday's brutal attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shocked Congress and the country, pulling the nation's gaze away from the looming midterm elections — if only briefly — and placing it squarely on the plague of political violence that's risen dramatically in recent years. Read the full story here Biden connects 'despicable' Paul Pelosi attack to Republican talk of stolen elections BY BRETT SAMUELS President Biden on Friday called the attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) husband at their San Francisco home "despicable" and suggested it was a natural progression from lies Republicans have spread about the 2020 election. Read the full story here Biden appeals for 2022 support in Pennsylvania: 'Everything's at stake' BY BRETT SAMUELS AND ALEX GANGITANO President Biden and Vice President Harris on Friday made a rare joint appearance on the campaign trail to boost the Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania, where Senate candidate John Fetterman's race could determine control of the chamber for the next two years. Read the full story here Eastman appeals court order to turn over emails to Jan. 6 committee BY REBECCA BEITSCH John Eastman, an attorney for the Trump campaign who helped craft its strategy to buck the certification of the 2020 election results, has appealed to a federal appeals court after he was ordered to turn over emails to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Read the full story here Five takeaways on Musk's Twitter takeover BY ALEJANDRA O'CONNELL-DOMENECH Tesla CEO Elon Musk officially took over Twitter in a $44 billion deal late Thursday night.   Read the full story here Rettig out as IRS commissioner BY TOBIAS BURNS The Treasury Department on Friday announced the departure of IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, an appointee of former President Trump whose term is set to end in mid-November. Read the full story here Tax gap rises as IRS finds amount of unpaid taxes is increasing BY TOBIAS BURNS The amount of taxes owed but not paid to the government is increasing, an IRS report released Friday has found. Read the full story here Flu season hits early with record high hospitalizations BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL Flu-related hospitalizations for this time of the year are the highest they've been in a decade, according to new government figures, an ominous sign about the months to come. Read the full story here Biden to attend COP27 global climate summit BY RACHEL FRAZIN President Biden will attend a global climate change summit taking place in Egypt, the White House confirmed on Friday evening.  Read the full story here Disinformation's next frontier: your texts and private messages BY INGA TRAUTHIG OPINION | This election season, disinformation on various platforms and in various languages is spreading yet again. Read the full story here Before winter sets in, the Biden administration can cool heating prices BY BERNETA HAYNES OPINION | With temperatures dropping and energy prices rising, the forecast is for an expensive winter. Read the full story here AP: Musk now gets chance to defeat Twitter's many fake accounts BY MATT O'BRIEN Twitter's unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk, who pledged in April to defeat the bot scourge or "die trying!" Read the full story here WSJ: Economic Pressures Weigh on Voters in Final Midterms Campaign Stretch BY JOHN MCCORMICK Sean Belveal, a 44-year-old assistant high-school principal in suburban Cleveland who voted for President Biden, thinks his middle-class family shouldn't be struggling so much to pay the bills. It is one reason he is leaning slightly toward voting for Republicans in the midterm elections. Read the full story here NYT: In Ohio, G.O.P. Sees a Clean Victory as Democrats Predict an Upset BY TRIP GABRIEL CLEVELAND — When Tim Ryan speaks to Democratic crowds in the closing days of the Ohio Senate race, his biggest applause line is about the other team. Read the full story here WaPo: At 10, Caitlyne Gonzales survived Uvalde's school shooting. Then she became a voice for her slain friends. BY JOHN WOODROW WILCOX She had clipped a white bow into her hair and slipped on a yellow shirt embellished with a butterfly, and now, an hour before meeting her fifth-grade teachers for the first time, Caitlyne Gonzales sat cross-legged on her living room couch, watching YouTube videos about other school shooting survivors. Read the full story here Enjoy this Tipsheet? Consider sharing it with a friend or sign up here for your own copy. 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. Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  Sign Up for Other Newsletters 1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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