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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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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 Times and Politico
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.
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Sabato's Crystal Ball, Florida Politics, CNN and Washington Times
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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Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Bloomberg, Raw Story and The Federalist
New York Times:
Colorado Third Congressional District Election Results — ‹ See all Colorado state results — Representative Lauren Boebert, one of former President Donald J. Trump's most ardent supporters, is facing Adam Frisch, a Democrat, and several independent candidates running as write-ins.
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The Hill, Vox, Breitbart, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit and Forbes
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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Politico, Insider, Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, Slate, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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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Insider, New York Times, Associated Press, HuffPost and Raw Story
Liz Peek / Fox News:
Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader — Republicans are ready to move on without Donald Trump — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wins sweeping re-election bid — The biggest winner of the midterm elections was without a doubt Governor Ron DeSantis, whose landslide victory in the state of Florida was breathtaking.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump … Earlier this year, I wrote a profile of Ron DeSantis, a figure who seemed to point the way toward the party's post-Trump future. That future, it seemed to me, could arrive much sooner than many people forecast at the time.
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The Right Scoop and RedState
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift — Democrats powered their way to control of the Michigan House and Senate on Tuesday, marking the first time the party secured a majority of seats in both legislative chambers in nearly 40 years.
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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Associated Press, New York Magazine, The Hill, Mediaite, Politico, NewsNation, Raw Story, The National Interest, The Daily Wire, Chicago Sun-Times, Newsweek and Forbes
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election
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New York Post, ABC News, The Hill, Metro.co.uk, Washington Times, PoliticusUSA, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, The Federalist, Raw Story, NPR and New York Times
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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Cognoscenti, Mother Jones, VICE, CNN and Los Angeles Times
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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Washington Post, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, National Review, USA Today, New York Times, Mother Jones and HuffPost
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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The Hill, The Atlantic, Fox News, HuffPost, Politico, Metro.co.uk, New Republic, The Daily Wire, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Slate, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Wrap and Jason Miciak
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters
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Associated Press, The Hill, Washington Post, HuffPost, The Daily Wire and Staten Island Advance
Dominic Pino / National Review:
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
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FiveThirtyEight and City & State New York
Washington Post:
Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump's 2020 loss
Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump's 2020 loss
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New York Times, USA Today, Insider, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Vox, SpyTalk, Bloomberg, Associated Press, The Guardian and Law & Crime
David Rutz / Fox News:
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
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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.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Cruz to stump for Walker as Georgia race heads to runoff — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced he will stump for Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker on Thursday as the campaign shifts to next month's runoff election. — Neither Walker nor Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) …
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Makini Brice / Reuters:
Runoff election in Georgia may decide fate of U.S. Senate, again
Runoff election in Georgia may decide fate of U.S. Senate, again
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Georgia's record early vote doesn't vindicate its ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ law
Georgia's record early vote doesn't vindicate its ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ law
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Wall Street Journal
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Glenn Youngkin Apologizes To Nancy Pelosi For Comments On Her Husband's Assault — The Virginia GOP governor sent the House speaker a handwritten note saying he was sorry for treating Paul Pelosi's attack as a political punchline. — Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin privately sent …
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Politico, CNN and Mother Jones
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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi over comments about attack on her husband
Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi over comments about attack on her husband
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CBS News, Raw Story, NBC4 Washington and Associated Press
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 …
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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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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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 …
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Hasidic rabbi assails Trumpism rampant among the Orthodox — Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum of the Satmar sect spoke a day after the victory of Kathy Hochul in competitive New York governor's race — An influential Hasidic rabbi from New York issued a harsh rebuke the day after Election …