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11:30 PM ET, November 10, 2022

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Axios:
Democrats make quiet history with state-level gains  —  Overlooked amid frantic punditry about the “red ripple” in Congress: Democrats quietly won and defended majorities in state legislatures across the country, weakening GOP power on issues at the heart of the national political debate.
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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Trumpism Is Toxic  —  The Republican Party swaggered into Tuesday's midterm elections with full confidence that it would clobber President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party, capitalizing on voters' concerns over inflation and the economy to retake majorities in both chambers of Congress.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Nevada Senate race on knife's edge as majority hangs in the balance  —  Republicans and Democrats are on tenterhooks as results from the Nevada Senate race trickle in, with both parties expressing optimism that they'll prevail in a race that will help determine who holds a narrow majority in the upper chamber.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
Discussion: NewsNation
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
'It's time for him to retire': Some Pa. Republicans want to push Trump aside after their election losses
Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Earle-Sears breaks with Trump, saying it is time for the GOP to move on
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democratic Hopes Rise on Senate Control as Two States Count Votes
Washington Post:
How Trump, infighting and flawed candidates limited Republican gains
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Murdoch's news outlets extend their criticism of Trump.
The Economist:
A Republican victory will be much smaller than Democrats feared
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Hill
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Where Democrats Lost  —  The fast-rising Asian vote slips away  —  What a fascinating night it was.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Times:
Why the Red Wave Didn't Materialize
Discussion: The Lever, Axios, HotAir and alicublog
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Inside the Twitter meltdown  —  Elon is speaking.  VPs are resigning.  Is bankruptcy next?  —  and Zoë Schiffer  —  Everything went from bad to worse at Twitter on Thursday.  Today let's talk about a truly chaotic 24 hours at the company, and the mounting fears over what it means …
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Bloomberg:
Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Senior Executives Exit  —  Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy was a possibility if it doesn't start generating more cash, according to people familiar with the matter.
Washington Post:
Twitter's content moderation head quits as a wave of departures alarms the FTC  —  Yoel Roth had become the public face of Twitter's efforts to reassure users and advertisers the service would not become a ‘hellscape’  —  BREAKING: Twitter's head of safety and integrity, Yoel Roth …
New York Times:
‘Economic Picture Ahead Is Dire,’ Elon Musk Tells Twitter Employees  —  In his first communications with Twitter's staff, the company's new owner painted a bleak picture as more employees resigned.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Two weeks after closing a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter …
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Elon Musk is putting Twitter at risk of billions in fines, warns company lawyer
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Rick Scott Was Prepared to Take On McConnell — Until Tuesday  —  For nearly two years, former President Donald Trump has demanded Senate Republicans dump Mitch McConnell as their leader but has never offered an alternative.  —  This week, one was set to emerge: the man in charge …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
McConnell turns to Brian Kemp to help save Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff  —  Mitch McConnell is tapping Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to help Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker over the finish line in his December runoff election — a contest that could decide control of the chamber next year.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
How Warnock became the last Democrat standing in Georgia's top 2022 races
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Federal judge in Texas strikes down Biden's student loan forgiveness plan  —  A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down President Biden's student loan forgiveness program, delivering a victory to a conservative advocacy group that sued to strike down the plan.
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
U.S. judge declares Biden's student debt relief plan unlawful  —  A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that President Joe Biden's plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt was unlawful and must be vacated, delivering a victory to conservative opponents of the program.
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan GOP memo delivers scathing election post-mortem on Trump-backed candidates  —  LANSING — The Michigan Republican Party suffered historic losses on Tuesday because of poor candidates with close ties to former President Donald Trump, who turned off major donors, the party's chief …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Sean Patrick Maloney on His Loss, the Media and A.O.C.  —  Mr. Maloney said that he and other New York Democrats were unable to overcome suburban fears of crime.  He also had some harsh words for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  —  For Representative Sean Patrick Maloney …
Politico:
Judge slaps sanctions on Trump lawyers for ‘frivolous’ Clinton lawsuit  —  A federal judge on Thursday excoriated and sanctioned several members of Donald Trump's legal team, saying the former president's massive lawsuit against his former rival, Hillary Clinton, and dozens of other adversaries amounted …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Conrad Swanson / Denver Post:
Lauren Boebert takes slim lead over Adam Frisch, thousands of ballots still remain in Pueblo County  —  Eyes across the country are now watching Colorado's CD3 race, which was far tighter than most expected  —  Early in the third day of of the 2022 midterm election, incumbent U.S …
NBC News:
Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker is in jeopardy  —  WASHINGTON — In 2015, bomb-throwers in the House Freedom Caucus derailed Kevin McCarthy's quest to become speaker.  —  Seven years later, members of the ultraconservative, Trump-aligned group are once again causing major headaches …
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Trump to hold ‘special announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago amid GOP pushback on 2024 bid  —  Former President Trump unveiled new details about his “special announcement” at Mar-a-Lago next week, which is widely expected to launch his 2024 presidential campaign, even as the former president faces pushback from within the Republican Party.
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
With New Ruling, Sandy Hook Families Win Over $1.4 Billion From Alex Jones  —  A judge added $473 million in fees to the award Mr. Jones must pay in a Connecticut case and ordered him not to move his personal assets outside the United States.  —  The Infowars conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones must pay …
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Washington Post:
TikTok, time's up.  The app should be banned in America.  —  Marco Rubio, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Florida.  Mike Gallagher, a Republican, represents Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District in the House.  —  The United States is locked in a new Cold War with the Chinese Communist Party …
Wall Street Journal:
FTX Tapped Into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Setting Up Its Downfall  —  FTX's chief executive told investors this week that an affiliated trading firm owes the crypto exchange about $10 billion  —  What's Next For Crypto?  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
WLKY-TV:
Father accidentally shoots self inside Grayson County school, deputies say  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. —  A man is expected to be charged after police said he dropped his gun in a school hallway and accidentally shot himself near children.
 
 
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Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro's contempt trial postponed
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
Neguse announces candidacy for Democratic caucus chair
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Molly Beck / JSOnline:
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos signals he will seek to modify state abortion ban, calls for GOP to move on from Donald Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Kris Kobach, voter fraud crusader, wins Kansas attorney general race
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