Top Items:
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 …
RELATED:
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.”
Discussion:
alicublog
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 …
Discussion:
HotAir, New York Times and Jezebel
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, KTAR.com and Political Wire
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 …
Discussion:
The Hill, Occupy Democrats, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Insider, IJR, NewsNation, Outside the Beltway, The Triad, Mediaite, Politico, HuffPost, Daily Kos, Raw Story and National Review
RELATED:
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
More MAGA Than Ever — Heading into Tuesday, the conditions that traditionally shape midterm …
Discussion:
New York Times, UPI, IJR, Raw Story, The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Where Democrats Lost — The fast-rising Asian vote slips away — What a fascinating night it was.
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Trumpism Is Toxic — The Republican Party swaggered into Tuesday's midterm elections …
Discussion:
Tangle, Slate, New Republic, The Hill, Ohio Capital Journal, The Daily Beast and The Guardian
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor's (Premature) Autopsy of the 2022 Midterm Elections
Discussion:
Vox, The American Conservative, Kevin Drum and Slate
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is the Republican Party's Biggest Loser
Discussion:
Insider, New York Times, HotAir, The Daily Caller, Slate, The Moderate Voice, Mediaite, Occupy Democrats, Daily Kos, HuffPost, New York Post, Washington Post, Politico, The Wrap, The Guardian, CNN, The Free Press, Raw Story, The Liberal Patriot, Outside the Beltway, TheBlaze, Washington Examiner, Vanity Fair, Cafe Hayek, Associated Press, Sky News Australia, The Daily Wire, Washington Times and Reason, more at Mediagazer »
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Biden Is No Sure Thing for 2024. What About Buttigieg? Harris? Even Whitmer?
Washington Post:
Nearly every election-denying secretary of state candidate lost
Discussion:
Persuasion, The Moderate Voice and Mother Jones
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election
Discussion:
VICE, Semafor, Washington Post, New York Post, Reuters, Associated Press, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, New York Times, Washington Examiner, Wake Up To Politics, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller, Jacobin, Fox News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, American Greatness, Poynter, Daily Kos, Politico, Sky News Australia, Slate, ABC News, Metro.co.uk, CNN, NBC News, Washington Times, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Chicago Sun-Times, The Guardian, NPR and Los Angeles Times
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State New York:
Hochul won her election, but at what cost?
Discussion:
Balloon Juice and New York Times
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 …
Discussion:
NBC News, The Hill, CNBC, Occupy Democrats, Techdirt, TechCrunch and The San Francisco Standard, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
CNN, Politico, 6abc, 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 …
Discussion:
The San Francisco Standard, Boing Boing, Quartz, The Verge, Metro.co.uk, TechCrunch and Al Jazeera, more at Techmeme »
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 …
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
The Colorado Sun, Pueblo Chiefton, Raw Story, Insider, Mercury News, The Daily Caller and RedState
RELATED:
Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Lauren Boebert challenger Adam Frisch: “Those who know her best don't care for her”
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, KTLA, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Washington Times, The Guardian, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Hill, 6abc, New York Post, Politico, Human Events, The Colorado Sun, The Free Press, Political Wire and E&E
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 …
Discussion:
CBS News, New York Post, KTLA, The Verge, Metro.co.uk, TMZ.com, Mediaite, Sputnik News, Raw Story, Semafor, NBC4 Washington, Haaretz, Boing Boing, Bloomberg and The Times of Israel
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 …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Associated Press, WHNT-TV, Mediaite, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Laurel Brubaker Calkins / Bloomberg:
Alex Jones's Assets Are Frozen by Judge in Sandy Hook Case
Discussion:
Reuters and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Discussion:
Daily Mail, Fox News, NaturalNews.com, Mediaite, Forbes, Insider, New York Post, Althouse and Raw Story
RELATED:
Michael Grunwald / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Party's Broccoli Politics
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
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.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, UPI, The Verge, The Block, Fortune, Gizmodo, BitDigest, One America News Network and Slate, more at Techmeme »
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
October Inflation Report — Price Pressures Show Signs of Cooling … Inflation moderated by more than expected in October.
Discussion:
The Hill, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Grid News, Twitchy, Washington Post, Breitbart, MLive.com, ABC News, The Daily Wire, New York Post, WND and CBS News
RELATED:
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Georgia Senate runoff: Walker hauls in $3.3 million on first day of new campaign — The battle over the Senate majority may come down to the Dec. 6 Senate runoff in Georgia between Warnock and Walker — Herschel Walker addresses Georgia Senate runoff with Raphael Warnock
Discussion:
DSCC, RedState, Wall Street Journal, PoliticusUSA and Insider
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump team pushes to delay 2024 launch as DeSantis star rises in GOP
Discussion:
Associated Press, Good Morning America, The Hill, NBC News, The Daily Wire, Forbes, NBC New York, Commentary Magazine, AllSides Balanced, New York Post, Fox News, Election Law Blog, National Review, The Guardian, Plain Dealer, Associated Press, CBS News, Morning Consult, Insider, HuffPost, Politico, IJR, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, FOX8 WGHP, Wall Street Journal, Fox News and The Daily Beast
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 …
Discussion:
Political Wire and WND
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Kris Kobach, voter fraud crusader, wins Kansas attorney general race — WASHINGTON — Republican Kris Kobach has won the race to serve as Kansas's attorney general, NBC News projected Thursday. — With 97% of the expected vote in, Kobach defeated Democrat Chris Mann 51% to 49%.
Discussion:
Breitbart, HuffPost and Kansas Reflector
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Mike Pence's memoir is more image rehab than bold truth-telling — Apparently the Lincoln Project is more to blame for Jan. 6 than Trump's lies? Sure, why not. — I learned Wednesday that former Vice President Mike Pence has a memoir coming out next week.
Discussion:
CNN, Occupy Democrats, The Gateway Pundit, emptywheel, Mediaite, The Hill, HuffPost, FOX8 WGHP, Raw Story, National Review and New York Times
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.”
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, Twitchy, The Daily Wire, TheBlaze, RedState, Fox News, Newsbusters and IJR
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
