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11:45 PM ET, November 7, 2022

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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Black voters in Florida express fear, confusion as DeSantis election laws kick in  —  HOBE SOUND, Fla. — Geraldine Harriel usually helps her elderly parents vote by taking their mail-in ballots to the elections office for them.  But new voting laws in Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis's elections police force …
Discussion: HotAir, Daily Kos, Raw Story and NPR
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Washington Post:
Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman's Pa. Senate campaign is suing to have undated and misdated ballots counted
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly voters line up at City Hall to fix flawed mail ballots; Fetterman campaign joins legal fight over ballots with disputed dates
Discussion: CNN and LevittownNow.com
Clara Hendrickson / Detroit Free Press:
Judge rejects Kristina Karamo lawsuit targeting Detroit voters ahead of midterm election
Discussion: MLive.com and Talking Points Memo
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Final Ratings for the 2022 Election  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Our final Senate pick is 51-49 Republican, or a net Republican gain of 1 seat.  — Our final House pick is 237-198 Republican, or a net Republican gain of 24 seats.  — Our projected gubernatorial picture …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The 3 Big Questions I Still Have About Election Day
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Gaining Support Among Black and Latino Voters, WSJ Poll Finds
Ruby Cramer / Washington Post:   Beto O'Rourke's third campaign in 6 years embodies Democrats' unrealized gains
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Musk Shares a Nazi Meme and Then Tells Twitter to Vote Republican  —  The new Twitter boss was having another totally normal one on Monday morning.  —  Breaking News Intern  —  Life comes at you fast.  Six months ago, Elon Musk wrote, “For Twitter to deserve public trust …
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Is Bad at This  —  The Musk era of Twitter has so far been defined by unhinged tweets, fleeing advertisers, and botched layoffs.  —  Elon Musk has spent the past 12 years tweeting whatever comes into his mind, often without major negative consequences.  That was before he owned the place.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk Says the Quiet Part Out Loud, Tells His Minions to Vote GOP
Washington Post:
Trump spooks GOP with abandoned talk of presidential launch on eve of vote  —  After top Republicans spent Monday trying to talk Trump out of declaring his candidacy before the midterms, he made no announcement  —  Former president Donald Trump set off a scramble Monday in the Republican Party …
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Trump is considering moving up his presidential announcement (again)
Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin admits interfering in US elections  —  Russian businessman and founder of Wagner Group says interference will continue as midterms loom  —  The powerful Russian businessman and a close Vladimir Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted to interfering in US elections …
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
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Associated Press:
Putin-linked businessman admits to US election meddling  —  Kremlin-connected entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted Monday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so — confirming for the first time the accusations that he has rejected for years.
NBC News:
Timothy Griffin of New York state is killed fighting Russians in Ukraine  —  LONDON — Another U.S. citizen has died fighting in Ukraine, two people with knowledge of his death told NBC News on Monday, bringing the number of Americans killed in Russia's war to at least six.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
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CNN:   US citizen recently died in Ukraine, State Department says
Eileen Grench / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Candidate Slapped With Cease-and-Desist Over ‘Racist’ TV Spot  —  Saheed Vassell was shot and killed by the NYPD four years ago—and somehow is being used as a symbol of New York's new governor being soft on crime.  —  In 2018, officers from the New York City Police Department shot …
Discussion: Raw Story and Occupy Democrats
Wall Street Journal:
Arizona's GOP Senate Candidate Masters is Noncommittal on Supporting McConnell as Leader  —  PHOENIX— Blake Masters, the Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona, remains noncommittal on Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's leadership.  Mr. Masters, an ally of venture capitalist Peter Thiel …
David Weigel / Semafor:
Republicans hope Michigan is proof-of-concept for an LGBT backlash  —  Despite a tough year, Michigan Democrats are still favored to win the governor's race and pass an amendment codifying abortion rights.  Republicans believe a debate over transgender rights could spark an upset.  —  THE FACTS
Discussion: National Review and The Daily Wire
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 24 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws  —  The Justice Department announced today its plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the Nov. 8, 2022 general election.
Patrick Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Tyson Foods CFO Arrested After Authorities Say He Fell Asleep in Wrong House  —  John R. Tyson, great-grandson of firm's founder, arrested over the weekend, local law-enforcement officials say  —  John R. Tyson, Tyson Foods Inc.'s chief financial officer and son of the meat giant's chairman …
Clare Foran / CNN:
‘I never thought it would be Paul’: Nancy Pelosi reveals how she first heard her husband had been attacked  —  Exclusive: Pelosi recounts moment she learned that her husband was attacked John King: These midterms are the most complicated of my lifetime Kevin McCarthy asked about impeaching Biden if GOP wins House.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Black leaders are protesting Tiffany Cross's firing from MSNBC  —  More than 40 African-American political leaders are demanding a meeting with MSNBC president Rashida Jones over the network's decision not to renew weekend host Tiffany Cross' show.  —  In a letter circulated in recent days …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Trump-DeSantis feud just got worse.  A hidden factor is driving it.  —  When Donald Trump starts belittling you with a sandbox nickname, you know you're in real trouble — especially if you're a Republican with ambitions for higher office.  —  The Florida governor's allies …
Washington Post:
Climate change threatening ‘things Americans value most,’ U.S. report says  —  Climate change is unleashing “far-reaching and worsening” calamities in every region of the United States, and the economic and human toll will only increase unless humans move faster to slow the planet's warming …
Fox News:
Zeldin supporter attacked, choked at Hochul event speaks out: 'Can't have debates without it getting violent'  —  Angelica Torres says she was only trying to exercise her First Amendment rights when she was choked & assaulted  —  Zeldin supporter assaulted at Hochul rally calls for action: ‘I was treated like a subhuman’
NBC News:
How the NBC News Decision Desk calls races on midterm election night 2022  —  Here's how NBC News calls races on election night, the steps it takes to verify results and the answers to some frequently asked questions.  —  How does NBC News project the outcomes of races?
 
 
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Joe was centered on the returns in the family coffers.’ …
Discussion: Breitbart
Jasmyn Wimbish / CBSSports.com:
Nets give Kyrie Irving six requirements to fulfill before he can return from suspension, per report
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Post and Gothamist
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Cortez Masto makes a final push with Latina voters in close Nevada Senate race
OpenSecrets.org:
Most Expensive Races  —  Some Congressional races are seeing more spent by super PACs …
Discussion: Fox News
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
U.S. judge suspends many of New York's new gun restrictions
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Specter of midterm wipeout threatens Dem plans to shake up presidential primaries
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Ketanji Brown Jackson issues her first written opinion as a Supreme Court justice — a dissent
David Troy / Byline Times:
'Musk's Twitter Buy Makes No Sense - Unless It's Part of Something Bigger'
Discussion: Adweek, The Hill and Variety
Washington Post:
Oath Keepers' leader Rhodes denies conspiracy to enter Capitol on Jan. 6
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
An Ex-Trump Adviser's Acquittal Shows How Politics and Business Intertwine
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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