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Pizzagate has found its way back into the conspiracy-theory pipeline, 10 years after a man who believed it entered a D.C. restaurant with a gun, @kait_tiffany reports.

For anyone who isn’t angling for a job in the Trump administration, “Who won the 2020 presidential election?” should be an easy question, @WillOremus writes. He reports on what happened when he asked Google's AI:

Voters’ worries about inflation and gas prices have seemed to dominate the midterms—but late polling shows another issue vaulting to the top of their list of concerns, @GrahamDavidA writes.

Some Democrats see Pete Hegseth as a ripe target for impeachment—and may decide against the move anyway, @missy_ryan and @mviser report. 📸: Alex Kent / The New York Times / Redux

See images from Mexican and other Latin American communities' preparations for Día de Muertos, a holiday when people pay homage to departed family members. Via The Atlantic Photo: 📸: Ulises Ruiz / AFP / Getty; Francisco Canedo / Xinhua / Getty; Francisco Canedo / Xinhua / Getty; Jorge Luis Plata / Reuters

There’s reason to believe that Americans are growing less comfortable with intimacy—but it’s not clear why, @fhill_official wrote in 2023. She explored the trust problem seeping into many relationships: 📸: The Atlantic. Source: H. Armstrong Roberts / Getty.

HHS will temporarily allow compounding pharmacies to produce six unproven peptides. In July, @tebartl explored how loosening restrictions around these drugs could spark a peptide gold rush for telehealth companies:

RT @griffwitte: Some Democrats see Pete Hegseth as a ripe target for impeachment—and may decide against the move anyway, Missy Ryan and Matt Viser report:

RT @JonLemire: "Pizzagate had become embarrassing, even to its early promoters "But any trace of shame is now a distant memory. Ten years after its inception, Carlson is interested in Pizzagate—and regretful that he wasn’t interested before. In this, he’s not alone"

RT @JonLemire: "Trump’s DOJ charged Comey again because nothing screams being in tune with the everyday concerns of voters than trying to revive a faltering retribution campaign against a political foe your administration once targeted over a photograph of seashells"

RT @yvonnewingett: Some Democrats see Pete Hegseth as a ripe target for impeachment—and may decide against the move anyway, Missy Ryan and Matt Viser report:

Donald Trump’s closing message for voters leading into the midterm election has been puzzling, @JonLemire says. Instead of talking about affordability, Lemire adds, the president is focused on Bill Maher, and at least one senator’s physique. Read more:

RT @SophieHaigney: In my first story for @TheAtlantic, I wrote about the increasingly bizarre tone and tenor of the texts we're getting from politicians. For instance: Why is Jon Ossoff texting me "About last night..."?

Sarah J. Maas’s romantasy series “A Court of Thorns and Roses” has dominated the best-seller lists for months. Honor Jones examines the appeal of these books—and why there’s more to the genre than many people assume:

Dolores Huerta, the labor activist who founded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez, died this week. Earlier this year, @JenishaWatts wrote about Huerta’s accusations that Chavez sexually abused her, and the weight of secrets she carried for years:

Elon Musk’s views on Ukraine have shifted from generous support to outright hostility, @shustry and @isaacstanbecker report. They explore how the world’s richest man could decide the country’s fate:

Skibidi Toilet. Six-Seven. Ballerina Cappuccina. The internet’s memes have bled into today’s Halloween costumes, @AmoghDimri writes in Time-Travel Thursdays. He revisits the joy of using ultra-niche costumes to confound adults:

The Rio Grande Valley is one of the best test cases for the shift in sentiment among Latinos who voted for Trump in 2024, @NickMiroff reports. He joined @HannaRosin to discuss what the political swings might reveal about the statewide Texas races:

Some Democrats see Pete Hegseth as a ripe target for impeachment—and may decide against the move anyway, @missy_ryan and @mviser report.

Trump's anti-Muslim remarks about Abdul El-Sayed at a recent rally in Michigan are astonishing—even by recent standards, @GrahamDavidA argues. He explores the damage of the president's bigotry: 📸: Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP