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Mike Pence / Wall Street Journal:
My Last Days With Donald Trump — I supported legitimate challenges to the 2020 vote counts. I also recognized that the Constitution didn't give me authority to override the voters. — 1x — Thirteen days after the 2020 election, I had lunch with President Trump.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Here's how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midterms — Hey, Lyin' Ted and Sleepy Joe: Meet Toxic Trump. You know, if the former president had any self-knowledge or even the slightest ability to be self-deprecating, he might consider giving himself this alliterative nickname.
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pat Toomey blames Donald Trump for GOP's election failures in Pennsylvania — Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said former President Donald Trump bears significant blame for the “debacle” Tuesday that left the GOP struggling to capitalize on Democratic weakness in Pennsylvania and elsewhere …
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Washington Post:
Trump called a protest. No one showed. Why GOP efforts to cry foul fizzled this time. — Poll workers educated voters about the process and deescalated conflict, while threatened protests didn't materialize — As voters cast ballots largely without incident on Tuesday afternoon …
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Politico:
6 reasons why Trump's already bad legal troubles are about to get worse — Mounting legal threats to Donald Trump may have appeared ominous before the 2022 congressional elections. They're nothing compared to what comes next. — Some of the political protections that the former president was enjoying are effectively gone.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement — Trump says more than 200 of the candidates he endorsed won and says suggestions he was angry are ‘fake news’ — Georgia confirms Senate runoff between Walker, Warnock
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin Cronies Sent Reeling on Live TV Over U.S. Midterm Elections — The U.S. midterm elections have caused quite the tantrum or two in Moscow. — The midterm elections in the United States were a hot topic in Moscow. Convinced that the “red wave” was coming, Russian propagandists rushed …
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: Trump's the loser as GOP falters — There was no red wave. … There's an increased likelihood of a larger, more boisterous primary field competing against Trump in 2024, Jonathan Swan reports. — The chances Trump can clear the field are vastly diminished.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Donald Trump's GOP Establishment Has Failed — After a profoundly disappointing midterm cycle, it's even harder to argue that Trump's time atop the party has been anything but a disaster for Republicans. — f they have any intention of turning around their party's increasingly moribund fortunes …
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Washington Post:
Trump team pushes to delay 2024 launch as DeSantis star rises in GOP — After a disappointing election night, Republicans are advising Trump to delay next week's “very big announcement” until after the Senate runoff in Georgia — Former president Donald Trump's standing as the dominant figure …
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New York Times:
Trump Under Fire From Within G.O.P. After Midterms — “Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff,” a longtime adviser said. — Donald J. Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party on Wednesday after a string of midterm losses by candidates …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election — If not for the former President, the midterms could have turned out very differently. — The day after the midterm election of 2022 that both parties had agreed was the most consequential ever—except for the previous election …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Whitmer vaults into national spotlight with double-digit reelection win
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Two January 6th Participants Elected to Congress
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Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years
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New York Times:
Colorado Third Congressional District Election Results
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The GOP offered rage and Trump. The country said no.
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Semafor:
Donald Trump's candidates slumped and he's looking for someone to blame
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Dominic Pino / National Review:
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Midterm Elections So Far
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters
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Wall Street Journal:
Binance Walks Away From Deal to Buy FTX — Crypto exchange's decision comes as it conducts due diligence on FTX — Sam Bankman-Fried in Talks to Raise More Funding — Created with sketchtool.
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is trailing in a race that's coming down to the wire — One of the most-watched races the day after Election Day is Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection bid — which is under serious threat from Democratic challenger Adam Frisch.
Axios:
The perils of a narrow House Republican majority — House Republicans are coming to grips with the harsh reality of what a single-digit majority could look like — starting with a newly empowered far-right flank that could seriously threaten GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's House speaker ambitions.
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CNN:
Kevin McCarthy moves quickly to secure potential speakership as hard-right group weighs a long-shot challenge
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Juliegrace Brufke / Washington Examiner:
McCarthy critic Matt Gaetz making calls to members about future of leadership
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
‘SNL’ staff writers boycott over Dave Chappelle's hosting gig — There's unrest at 30 Rock, Page Six hears, over the decision to sign up Dave Chappelle to host “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. — We're told that some staff writers are so furious that the comedy superstar …
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi over comments about attack on her husband — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has sent a handwritten note of apology to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over his comments last month that seemed to make light of the hammer attack against her husband, Paul Pelosi.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Glenn Youngkin Apologizes To Nancy Pelosi For Comments On Her Husband's Assault
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Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor's race, fending off strongest Republican bid in a decade — 3,444 — Democrat Tina Kotek has won the race for Oregon governor, defeating Republican Christine Drazan. — It was a hard-fought and expensive win by Democrats, who have a huge party registration advantage …
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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War — Russia Says It's Withdrawing From Kherson City, a Potential Blow to Moscow … Ukrainians see signs of a Russian retreat from Kherson City but are wary. — Russia's defense minister announced on television Wednesday that he was ordering the retreat of Moscow's forces …
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Danielle Wallace / Fox Business:
Democrats' ‘newest megadonor’ plummets on Election Day, forced to sell crypto company to biggest rival — Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto exchange FTX, forced into bailout sale after seeing $6B in withdrawals ahead of Tuesday — Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of crypto exchange FTX and considered …
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