Few people outside North Carolina have heard of Paul Newby, the chief justice of its Supreme Court. But Newby has had a huge impact on America and his state. He’s done this with the goal of delivering what he’s called “biblical justice, equal justice, for all.” THREAD 👇

Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: “Calling Sean Hannity mobile”

“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer... They just don’t. And you can’t use riot control weapons against them.” https://t.co/jqQKqjGKc9

Fifth and final pass through Hurricane Melissa for our crew today. Just after noon entering from the NW corner exiting SE.

A thread of videos from today’s flight into Hurricane Melissa In this first one we are entering from the southeast just after sunrise and the bright arc on the far northwest eye wall is the light just beginning to make it over the top from behind us.

A Tennessee sheriff who posted about a vigil for Charlie Kirk ordered the arrest of a guy who posted memes mocking Kirk and the vigil. He's been held on $2 million bail ever since.

A former Cook County prosecutor was drinking coffee and watching a news segment on the TRO restricting DHS tear gas usage when he saw federal agents tackle a man outside his window. He soon found what appeared to be a tear gas canister on his front lawn. https://t.co/nIjHdZgnVj

Just posted: the pardon that Trump issued to @cz_binance on Tuesday. It wipes away CZ's conviction for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, which prosecutors said allowed Hamas, Al Qaeda & ISIS to move money using @binance. https://t.co/ptbRCzxhd3

If you live/work in NoMa, you may have seen a new hot dog stand at 1st and M NE. The guy running it is Isaac Stein, an IRS lawyer who’s been furloughed since Oct 8. The government shutdown has unexpectedly given him time to pursue a passion project long in the works.

NY Attorney General Letitia James has pleaded not guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution. Via @newsfromnick @alex_mallin @PierreTABC

Spotted at the White House today: a backhoe, tearing into the East Wing, as construction on Trump's ballroom gets underway. Scoop w @jonathanreports https://t.co/FZumGrmU8Z

An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail

In what appears to have been a warrantless operation, the federal government has provided no public accounting of how many people were detained, who remains in custody and what happened to the children who were living in the building before the blitz. https://t.co/iuXypvdmr1

NEW: A national security reporter at the Epoch Times has resigned following the outlet's decision to sign on to the Pentagon's new media pledge, calling it a choice to “abdicate our responsibility as journalists in favor of merely repeating state narratives.”

BREAKING: France's culture minister said a theft took place at the Louvre Museum, and it would shutter for the day.

George Santos has returned… to Cameo

Shohei Ohtani just played the greatest game in baseball history.

Entering Gaza earlier today. Amid practical work to save lives, we also bear witness.

In 1996 @MSNBC debuted with an anchor in studio & I delivered the new network's first live report from Atlanta's Olympic Games. Countless reports of all sorts followed.Thanks and good wishes to our colleagues who now take MS into its next chapter.

Hundreds gather on ⁦@UVA⁩ Lawn to insist that the Board and interim president not sign onto Trump’s corrupt ‘Contract’ for colleges. Unfettered free speech matters at Jefferson’s University.