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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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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 …
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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Rolling Stone:
Trump Spreads Rumors, Threatens Allies in All-Out Attack on DeSantis — After an election night where Ron romped but Don dragged, the former president is doing his best to ratf—k a potential 2024 rival … Republicans rolled in Florida on Tuesday night, with DeSantis rolling to reelection …
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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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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
How the Supreme Court Likely Handed Control of the House to Republicans — Democrats had a surprisingly good election night on Tuesday. They held onto a number of critical Senate seats, won key gubernatorial races, and shockingly still had a slight avenue to hold onto control of the House …
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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.
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 …
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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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Two January 6th Participants Elected to Congress — One helped organize Donald Trump's rally that marched to the Capitol. The other attended the rally and marched. — The extent to which sitting members of Congress were involved in the Trump rally-turned-insurrection of January 6th remain murky …
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election
Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Donald Trump's GOP Establishment Has Failed
Donald Trump's GOP Establishment Has Failed
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Whitmer vaults into national spotlight with double-digit reelection win
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years
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Liz Peek / Fox News:
Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader
Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader
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Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement
Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement
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Dominic Pino / National Review:
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
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Semafor:
Donald Trump's candidates slumped and he's looking for someone to blame
Donald Trump's candidates slumped and he's looking for someone to blame
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The GOP offered rage and Trump. The country said no.
The GOP offered rage and Trump. The country said no.
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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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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Biggs says ‘maybe not so fast’ on McCarthy Speakership
Biggs says ‘maybe not so fast’ on McCarthy Speakership
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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 …
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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.
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Brian Fung / CNN:
Twitter battles wave of impersonators after launching new paid verification system — Watch: Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with foreign countries are ‘worth being looked at’ — These battery-powered shoes make you walk 2.5 times faster — Need to get to Mars? This inflatable shield could help
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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
Glenn Youngkin Apologizes To Nancy Pelosi For Comments On Her Husband's Assault
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