Record COVID cases in China: WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-covid-19-cases-hit-record-high-forcing-fresh-control-measures-11669288935 . The world awaits the end of Zero COVID in China. More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-war-spurs-arms-makers-to-boost-production-11669250356 .
WSJ: Ukrainian refugees: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-russia-war-immigration-refugees-11669241333 .
WSJ: Russia’s war on Ukrainian civilians: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-scrambles-to-restore-power-after-russian-missile-strikes-11669289511 .
Herschel Walker claiming homestead exemption on his Texas home: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3748957-georgias-herschel-walker-getting-homestead-tax-break-in-texas/ . Another self-inflicted wound hurts the Walker candidacy. But still, this election is all about turn-out.
US House for 2023-24 looks to be 222 GOP vs. 213 Democrat: https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/house/ . The two races not yet called both lean Republican. This is a GOP majority of 5 seats.
Biden on gun control: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3749309-biden-says-he-will-try-to-move-on-gun-control-during-lame-duck-session/ . Biden and Pelosi can get this passed in the House. The question is whether there are 60 votes in the Senate. As far as I can tell, there are 6 GOP Senate votes at the outside to ban assault weapons. So this isn’t going anywhere.
WSJ: Adidas will investigate employee complaints about Kanye West’s abusive behavior: https://www.wsj.com/articles/adidas-to-probe-misconduct-allegations-against-kanye-west-11669312633 .