HEADLINES: Catch Up on the Rest of the News 11/8/2022

GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 03: Tesla head Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin on September 03, 2020 near Gruenheide, Germany. Musk is currently in Germany where he met with vaccine maker CureVac on Tuesday, with which Tesla has a cooperation to build devices for producing RNA vaccines, as well as German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier yesterday. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

ELON MUSK MAKES AN ENDORSEMENT: On Monday, the same day internal documents obtained by The Verge showed Twitter is reporting “all-time highs” in daily user growth, the company’s new owner, Elon Musk, urged followers to back Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm elections. “And, in fact, I voted overwhelmingly for Democrats historically,” Musk tweeted. Read more.

To independent-minded voters:

Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022

TRUMP’S ANNOUNCEMENT IS ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT: At a rally in support of Ohio GOP senate candidate J.D. Vance on Monday night, Donald Trump said he’d be making a “very big announcement” in Florida next week. It is expected that the former president will officially launch his 2024 reelection bid at that time. Read more.