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11:20 AM ET, November 10, 2022

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Washington Post:
How Trump, infighting and flawed candidates limited Republican gains  —  The GOP's historic tail winds collided with the fractious reality of a political party in the midst of a generational molting  —  Florida Sen. Rick Scott made a plea to about 35 of his colleagues during lunch …
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Sohrab Ahmari / New York Times:
Why the Red Wave Didn't Materialize  —  A week before the midterms, a video circulated online of a Starbucks barista crying while explaining the need for a union: “I'm a full-time student.  I get scheduled for 25 hours a week, and on weekends they schedule me the entire day — open to close.”
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Republicans' abortion silence backfires in midterms  —  The blame game has begun around what led to Republicans' disappointing results in the midterms, with some outside groups zeroing in on the party's lack of an abortion message. … - The group said in a memo that to “win in competitive races …
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP's Midterm Failure  —  The party wasted a great opportunity, but at least we may get gridlock in Washington.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  WSJ Opinion: The Midterms Highlight the GOP's Trump Liability for 2024  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  1x
Discussion: Telegraph, Daily Kos, Raw Story and KTAR.com
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.
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 …
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 …
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
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement
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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Michael Grunwald / The Atlantic:   The Democratic Party's Broccoli Politics
New York Times:
After Election, Cautious Optimism That Few False Narratives Took Hold  —  Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely.  —  On the morning of Election Day, Charlie Kirk, the conservative talk show host from Arizona …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Zawya.com
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Freedom Caucus Rep. Andy Biggs says ‘not so fast’ to McCarthy speakership after disappointing election results  —  Biggs says not a ‘forgone conclusion’ that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy should be the next House speaker  —  Not all Republicans support Kevin McCarthy as possible House Speaker
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Déjà vu for Kevin McCarthy
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Post
Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
The Missing Review of FBI's January 6 Intelligence and Law Enforcement Failures  —  [Editor's Note: For a deeper dive into Rangappa's thoughts on the FBI's reaction to January 6th and the culture inside the Bureau, listen to her in conversation with former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe on the Just Security Podcast]
Discussion: Mercury News
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Michelle Obama Shares Her Tricks for Managing Self-Doubt, Fear and These Anxious Times: ‘Yes, I Struggle’  —  The former first lady, in the first interview about her upcoming book, The Light We Carry, admits the pandemic, political division, racial injustice — and just plain aging — have been hard for her too
Discussion: Variety and The Hill
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:   Michelle Obama shares personal stories of coping in new book
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
October Inflation Report  —  Price Pressures Show Signs of Cooling … Inflation moderated by more than expected in October.
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Twitter lawyer warns Elon Musk's rushed timelines put the company at risk for billions in privacy fines … Twitter's privacy and security team is in turmoil after Elon Musk's changes to the service bypassed the company's standard data governance processes.  The company's chief privacy officer …
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.
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
GOP starts boosting Walker in runoff amid calls to keep Trump away from Georgia  —  Warnock, Walker advancing to runoff in Georgia Senate race  —  The head of the Senate Republican campaign committee pledged Wednesday to raise whatever money he can and begin an advertising blitz this week …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Refuses Advanced Drones for Ukraine to Avoid Escalation With Russia  —  Request from Kyiv for Gray Eagles had been under consideration for months  —  A Rare Look at Ukraine's Himars on the Front Lines  —  Created with sketchtool. … WASHINGTON—The Biden administration …
Discussion: The Guardian, NaturalNews.com and TASS
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Associated Press:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  Russia Orders Withdrawal From Kherson City, in Potential Blow to War Effort
 
 
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