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7:50 AM ET, November 7, 2022

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New York Times:
Trump-DeSantis Rift Grows, With Dueling Rallies in Florida  —  The Republican Party's top two stars are campaigning, separately, in the midterms' last days.  —  SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — Former President Donald J. Trump hasn't endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis this year because, as he has explained, his fellow Floridian never asked.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump speeches use dozens of lies, exaggerations to draw contrast with Biden  —  The former president's rally script centers on juxtaposing conditions two years ago with now, relying on misrepresentations of both  —  Even in a midterm marked by misinformation, conspiracy theories and false …
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Peter Baker / New York Times:
After a Life of Struggle, Biden Faces One More Inflection Point  —  President Biden had hoped to preside over a moment of reconciliation after the turmoil of the Trump years.  But the fever of polarizing politics has not broken ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Expected Trump indictment looms over midterm election  —  The expected indictment of Donald Trump is looming over the midterm elections as both parties are preparing for a major battle after Election Day if Attorney General Merrick Garland moves forward with an unprecedented prosecution of a former president.
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden closes the election with a big roll of the dice  —  President Joe Biden has dramatically raised the stakes of the midterm elections, declaring, as part of the campaign's close, that democracy itself is on the ballot.  —  Come January, he may find himself needing to govern with those he's cast as democracy's threats.
Discussion: Fox News, NewsNation and New York Post
Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Calling Republicans to Ask ‘How Many’ Times They'll Impeach Biden
Politico:   Biden won on infrastructure. Democrats are struggling to get voters to care.
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Gaining Support Among Black and Latino Voters, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Republicans appear to be in a better position with both groups heading into the midterms than they were in 2020 or 2018.  —  A Seismic Shift: Why Latino Voters Could Decide Key Races in 2022  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Discussion: NPR and The Atlantic
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Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Crystal ball says Cortez Masto hangs on, Sisolak doesn't and Dems retain two of three House seats  —  Let me start this biennial venture into brave foolishness with a remembrance of things past.  —  I engage in this Proustian exercise to make myself feel better as I make election predictions …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
POLITICO's final Election Forecast: Senate up for grabs, GOP on brink of House majority  —  Republicans have a grip on the House majority.  But the Senate is firmly up for grabs.  —  That's the topline of the final updates before Tuesday's vote to POLITICO's Election Forecast …
Discussion: New Republic
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
How a GOP Congress Could Roll Back Nationwide Freedoms
New York Times:
Confidence, Anxiety and a Scramble for Votes Two Days Before the Midterms
Discussion: Politico and Vox
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
NBC News poll: Voters most blame social media, cable news and Trump for political violence
New York Times:
Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterm Election  —  Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk's plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.  —  Twitter is delaying the rollout of verification check marks …
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Bloomberg:
Twitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to Please Come Back  —  Twitter Inc., after laying off roughly half the company on Friday following Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition, is now reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs and asking them to return.
Wall Street Journal:
Senior White House Official Involved in Undisclosed Talks With Top Putin Aides  —  Jake Sullivan has had confidential discussions with Russian counterparts amid concerns over escalation and nuclear threats  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden's top national-security adviser has engaged …
Washington Post:
Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states  —  The lawsuits coincide with a systemic effort by GOP leaders to persuade voters to cast ballots in person, not absentee  —  Republican officials and candidates in at least three battleground states are pushing …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance projects confidence and Ryan predicts an upset as Ohio's turbulent Senate race nears its end
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Cotton passes on 2024 presidential run after considering campaign  —  Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has decided that he won't run for president in 2024 — making him the first big-name Republican to step aside as former President Donald Trump and others make moves toward running.
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing to Notify Employees of Large-Scale Layoffs This Week  —  Social-media company's planned cuts expected to affect many thousands of its workforce  —  Meta Platforms Inc. META 2.11%increase; green up pointing triangle is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week …
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Ex-Gov. Pataki says Zeldin on cusp of upset like his own 1994 victory  —  New York's last Republican governor is ready to party like it's 1994.  —  George Pataki told The Post gubernatorial GOP candidate Lee Zeldin has a real shot to replicate his own stunning upset over three-term incumbent Democrat Mario Cuomo that year.
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Some conservatives turn on Trump for attacking Ron DeSantis ahead of midterms: ‘What an idiot’
Katie Benner / New York Times:
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Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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Ron Johnson pushes racial divisions in his closing message to Wis. GOP voters
Discussion: Progress Pond
CNN:
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Reuters:
‘Kill them’: Arizona election workers face midterm threats
Discussion: NewsNation
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
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Discussion: Power Line
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