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1:15 AM ET, November 10, 2022

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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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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election
Liz Peek / Fox News:
Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: Trump's the loser as GOP falters
Washington Post:
Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump's 2020 loss
Semafor:
Donald Trump's candidates slumped and he's looking for someone to blame
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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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
In New Book, Pence Reflects on Trump and Jan. 6  —  “You're too honest,” President Donald J. Trump said as he pressured his vice president to intervene to block Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s victory.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump told Mike Pence that he was “too honest” …
Discussion: Raw Story, Fox News, Politico and Insider
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:
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.
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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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.
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
The Disease Took Zara, Then Sara.  Could Ayla Be Saved?  —  Two sisters in one family died from a genetic disorder.  Before a third child with the disease was born, doctors hatched a plan to spare her of its effects.  —  For the first time, doctors have successfully treated a fetus …
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 …
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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MLive.com:
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Julia Musto / Fox News:
Republicans' New York upset may have been ‘Pyrrhic victory,’ Pelosi says
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi over comments about attack on her husband
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Hasidic rabbi assails Trumpism rampant among the Orthodox
Dominic Pino / National Review:
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Georgia's record early vote doesn't vindicate its ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ law
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New York Times:
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Financial Times:
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