NYTIMES (Steven Lee Myers) - Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.
NYTIMES (Meaghan Tobin and Tripp Mickle) - Trump Approved an Nvidia Chip for Sale in China. Beijing Doesn’t Want It.
The U.S. tech giant’s powerful H200 chip seemed poised to boost Beijing’s A.I. ambitions, but not a single one has been purchased in China.
NYTIMES (James Poniewozik) - Stephen Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show’ Marks the End of an Era
Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” satirized politics. Then his “Late Show” confronted a moment when politics became self-satirizing.
NYTIMES (Sabrina Tavernise and Hannah Beier) - ‘We’ve Never Been This Bad.’ Eastern Pennsylvania Weighs Its Rising Costs
With two swing districts, the region from Scranton to Allentown could decide control of the House, and voters are expressing profound economic distress.
NYTIMES (Katie Glueck, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker) - Democrats’ Midterm Strength Masks Fierce Divides and Frustration, Poll Shows
Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
NYTIMES (Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Michael Crowley and James Poniewozik) - Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Cuba, and Why Food Banks Are Getting Squeezed
Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show.
NYTIMES (Glenn Thrush) - Trump’s Fund Puts Blanche in a Tight Spot as He Aims to Lead Justice Dept.
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.
WASHINGTONPOST (John Woodrow Cox) - Subpoena bill would curtail secretive tool used to target government critics
The bipartisan legislation, which comes after a Washington Post investigation, would also limit the federal government’s ability to obtain phone records without a judge’s order.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Tatiana Carter) - Ebola outbreak forces Congo to move World Cup prep to Belgium
The CDC has prohibited non-U.S. passport holders who have been in the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within the past 21 days from entering the United States.
AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Ebola outbreak raises alarms about Trump's global health moves
The U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak is drawing new warnings from public health experts about the impact of the Trump administration's global health policies, including the dismantlement of USAID and its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Why it matters: While officials are rushing to get resources to stricken parts of Africa, infectious disease experts fear the administration's other actions are weakening critical networks needed for a rapid response in a densely populated, politically unstable part of the world. - They're also worried that the impact of those changes — along with cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — might not end with the Ebola outbreak. - They point to a planned overhaul of…