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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is the Republican Party's Biggest Loser — He has now flopped in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022. — By The Editorial Board — WSJ Opinion: The Midterms Highlight the GOP's Trump Liability for 2024 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
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.
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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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 …
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Republicans' abortion silence backfires in midterms
Republicans' abortion silence backfires in midterms
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Washington Examiner
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump
The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Right Scoop and RedState
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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Los Angeles Times, Cognoscenti and VICE
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Here's how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midterms
Here's how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midterms
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters — In key races, some Americans seeking change didn't like what Republicans offered — Voters this fall were in the kind of sour mood that usually signals they are ready for change in Washington and state capitals.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years — What a difference a day makes: 24 little hours. As the darkness descended across America on Tuesday, editors at the New York Times locked in their doom-for-Democrats front page while 3,000 miles west in Arizona …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
If Democrats Lose the House, They May Have New York to Blame
If Democrats Lose the House, They May Have New York to Blame
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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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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election — It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run. Instead, Tuesday night's disappointing results for the GOP …
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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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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Washington Post:
Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump's 2020 loss — The concessions came as more GOP election deniers running for the U.S. House had won their races than the 139 House Republicans who objected to Biden's victory on Jan. 6, 2021 — Voters in several key battleground states …
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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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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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Fox News:
Fox News Voter Analysis — How to read these tables: The percentages to the right of each answer show the proportion of the electorate in that subgroup. When an answer is expanded by clicking on the +, the candidates' support among that subgroup is revealed.
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Associated Press:
Russia-Ukraine War — Russia Orders Withdrawal From Kherson City, in Potential Blow to War Effort — Stanislav Kozliuk/EPA, via Shutterstock … ‘Go ahead with the pullout of troops,’ Russia's defense minister says. — Russia's defense minister announced on television Wednesday …
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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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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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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Biggs says ‘maybe not so fast’ on McCarthy Speakership — Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday pumped the brakes on boosting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to a House Speakership, arguing Republicans should not move ahead “so fast” on the proposition. — Biggs told conservative streaming program …
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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.
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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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Whitmer vaults into national spotlight with double-digit reelection win — Governor's defeat of a Trump-backed challenger in Michigan has elevated her profile in the Democratic Party — As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer waited to speak at a campaign event Saturday night in Detroit …