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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 …
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HotAir, Jezebel and New York Times
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
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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The Hill
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.
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
More MAGA Than Ever — It's hard to overstate how radicalized and anarchic the base of the Republican Party remains.
More MAGA Than Ever — It's hard to overstate how radicalized and anarchic the base of the Republican Party remains.
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New York Times, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election
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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Trumpism Is Toxic — And three other lessons of the midterm elections
Trumpism Is Toxic — And three other lessons of the midterm elections
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Fox News, Semafor, Wake Up To Politics, Euractiv, Bloomberg, Ohio Capital Journal, Bangor Daily News, The Daily Beast and The Guardian
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Biden Is No Sure Thing for 2024. What About Buttigieg? Harris? Even Whitmer?
Biden Is No Sure Thing for 2024. What About Buttigieg? Harris? Even Whitmer?
Washington Post:
Nearly every election-denying secretary of state candidate lost
Nearly every election-denying secretary of state candidate lost
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Persuasion, The Moderate Voice, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump called a protest. No one showed. Why GOP efforts to cry foul fizzled this time.
Trump called a protest. No one showed. Why GOP efforts to cry foul fizzled this time.
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TIME, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, Mediaite and Bangor Daily News
Washington Post:
Top privacy executives quit Twitter, raising questions about data security — The FTC, which issued a consent decree to Twitter earlier this year, said it was monitoring developments ‘with concern’ — SAN FRANCISCO — Several top privacy and security executives resigned from Twitter …
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NBC News, CNBC, The Hill, Techdirt, TechCrunch and The San Francisco Standard, more at Techmeme »
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Elon Musk is putting Twitter at risk of billions in fines, warns company lawyer — Meanwhile, Musk's personal lawyer is telling people, 'Elon puts rockets into space, he's not afraid of the FTC.' — Twitter's privacy and security teams are in turmoil after Elon Musk's changes …
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CNN, Politico, The Daily Wire and The Register, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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The San Francisco Standard, WPRI-TV, Boing Boing, Quartz, The Verge, Metro.co.uk and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Where Democrats Lost — The fast-rising Asian vote slips away — What a fascinating night it was. The national picture lacks a little clarity because there are still many races outstanding, but it's obvious now no red wave materialized. Democrats under these circumstances …
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The Atlantic
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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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Fox News, NaturalNews.com, Mediaite, Insider, New York Post, Althouse, Raw Story and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
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Michael Grunwald / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Party's Broccoli Politics
The Democratic Party's Broccoli Politics
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The Daily Caller
Alex Binley / BBC:
KFC apologises after German Kristallnacht promotion — KFC has apologised after sending a promotional message to customers in Germany, urging them to commemorate Kristallnacht with cheesy chicken. — The Nazi-led series of attacks in the country in 1938 left more than 90 people dead …
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
October Inflation Report — Price Pressures Show Signs of Cooling … Inflation moderated by more than expected in October.
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The Hill, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, MLive.com, Grid News, Breitbart, Twitchy, Washington Post, NPR, ABC News, The Daily Wire, New York Post, WND and CBS News
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Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
October Inflation Report Shows Consumer Prices Rose 7.7% From Year Earlier
October Inflation Report Shows Consumer Prices Rose 7.7% From Year Earlier
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Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, Insider, Townhall, CNBC, Reuters, abc7NY, Voice of America, UPI, IJR, Quartz, National Review, The Block, Breitbart, NPR, Mississippi Politics and News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, HotAir, Associated Press and CBS News
Kevin Drum:
Betting markets lost big on Tuesday — Everyone agrees that Donald Trump was the big loser last night. The candidates he endorsed lost. The candidates he attacked won. The secretaries of states who were big election deniers mostly lost. As early as midnight, a tsunami …
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Political Wire and WND
Kylie Atwood / CNN:
Former US President George W. Bush to hold public conversation with Ukrainian President Zelensky next week — Former US President George W. Bush will hold a public conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week with the aim of underscoring the importance of the US continuing …
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Watts Up With That? and Political Wire
Kayla Gallagher / Insider:
Democratic strategist apologizes for saying Lauren Boebert's House loss would be ‘a gain for OnlyFans’ — Democratic strategist Kurt Bardella said Boebert could make money on OnlyFans if she loses her House race. — Bardella later apologized for the remark, but said GOP criticism was “faux-outrage.”
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Washington Free Beacon, Twitchy, The Daily Wire, TheBlaze, RedState, Fox News, Newsbusters and IJR
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.
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Bloomberg, The Block, Fortune, Gizmodo, BitDigest, New York Times, Slate and One America News Network, more at Techmeme »
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
Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election
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Marcia Dunn / ABC News:
Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor — A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried …
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Bloomberg, CBS News, Associated Press, KTAR.com and 6abc
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
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Michelle Obama shares personal stories of coping in new book
Michelle Obama shares personal stories of coping in new book
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Vanity Fair
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
IRS asks Supreme Court not to block Congress from getting Trump's tax records — The IRS and the Treasury Department on Thursday urged the Supreme Court not to temporarily block an order that years of federal income tax returns of former President Donald Trump be given to a congressional committee.
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, The Hill and Raw Story