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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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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democratic Hopes Rise on Senate Control as Two States Count Votes — In Arizona and Nevada, Republicans' path to victory appeared to narrow, though both races remain close. The G.O.P.'s odds of success are greater in the House. — Democrats grew increasingly optimistic on Thursday …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat — WASHINGTON — The losers of this year's midterm elections are winning praise for doing something that would be entirely unremarkable in another era — admitting defeat.
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Politico:
Congress paralyzed by unresolved midterm races — Welcome to government in limbo. — Control of both chambers of Congress is uncalled, and House Democrats' long-simmering leadership reckoning is temporarily on hold. Two pivotal Senate races are being tabulated with molasses-like speed.
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New York Times, Washington Post, The 19th, Voice of America, Leave the Gun …, Al Jazeera, WND, Roll Call and The Hill
The Economist:
A Republican victory will be much smaller than Democrats feared — Several sorts of extremism may have prevented the party from securing a more convincing victory — Explore our midterm results page to track who's in and who's out in the House and the Senate, and visit our dedicated hub for wider coverage of the elections.
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New York Times, The Atlantic, The Hill and Politico
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.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
'It's time for him to retire': Some Pa. Republicans want to push Trump aside after their election losses
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The Hill, Letters from an American, Washington Times, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Earle-Sears breaks with Trump, saying it is time for the GOP to move on
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Washington Post, Times Leader, Blue Virginia and Political Wire
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor's (Premature) Autopsy of the 2022 Midterm Elections
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Washington Monthly, The Federalist, Vox, The American Conservative, Kevin Drum, HotAir, Raw Story, The Mahablog and Slate
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.
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New York Times:
‘Economic Picture Ahead Is Dire,’ Elon Musk Tells Twitter Employees
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Elon Musk is putting Twitter at risk of billions in fines, warns company lawyer
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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 …
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Erick Erickson Show Notes and Daily Kos
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
McConnell turns to Brian Kemp to help save Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Georgia Senate runoff: Walker hauls in $3.3 million on first day of new campaign
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DSCC, Breitbart, DemCast, The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice, The National Interest, The Hill, NBC News, RedState, Wall Street Journal and PoliticusUSA
Curtis Bunn / NBC News:
Black Georgia voters say the Walker-Warnock runoff leaves them with a burden to ‘save the Senate’ again
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
How Warnock became the last Democrat standing in Georgia's top 2022 races
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Washington Free Beacon, Associated Press, New York Times and NPR
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Top U.S. General Urges Diplomacy in Ukraine While Biden Advisers Resist — Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has made the case that the Ukrainians should try to cement their gains at the bargaining table. — WASHINGTON — A disagreement has emerged …
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Metro.co.uk, CNBC, TASS, The Hill, BBC, Washington Post, The Guardian and Reuters
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Washington Post:
Russian retreat from Kherson city sets stage for more hard combat
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Telegraph, Noahpinion, Euractiv, El País, Ukraine War Truth, The Guardian, Scott Ritter Extra, Al Jazeera, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Associated Press, CNN, KTAR.com, Zawya.com, New York Times and Daily Kos
Mick Ryan / Sydney Morning Herald:
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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.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rift in Trump's inner circle over 2024 presidential campaign announcement
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Fox News, New York Post, National Review, RedState, Washington Times, The Hill and Washington Post
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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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.
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Washington Times, Raw Story and NewsNation
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 …
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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 …
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MSNBC, New York Post, HuffPost, Mediaite and The Hill
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 …
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Detroit News, Big League Politics, Heartland Signal, WOOD-TV and Political Wire
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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