Staff exodus ensues after Dem Haley Stevens flips on own party and endorses GOP rival and more top headlines

The newsletter leads with a staff exodus after Democratic Senator Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, a move that drew backlash from some of her left-wing allies. It also flags a US Justice Department response to a judge’s ruling in an Alaska controversy and Iranian negotiators leaving Doha as a draft peace plan emerged.

The roundup includes reports on a fatal plane crash near Mar-a-Lago, shootings in five university communities on Halloween night, and Senator Chris Murphy suffering a stroke. Other items cover a Utah teenager found safe after a 500-day search and midterm prediction markets exceeding $1.2 billion. The article is a collection of headlines and provides little detail beyond those summaries.