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7:25 PM 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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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor's (Premature) Autopsy of the 2022 Midterm Elections  —  The Democratic Party entered the 2022 midterms saddled with a historically unpopular president and an inflationary economy.  And yet, the party is exiting them as the election's clear winner.
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
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.
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.
Discussion: NewsNation and Politico
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Murdoch's news outlets extend their criticism of Trump.  —  For a second consecutive day, the recriminations about Republicans' unexpectedly weak Election Day performance played a prominent role on the pages and over the airwaves of Rupert Murdoch's media properties.
Curtis Bunn / NBC News:
Black Georgia voters say the Walker-Warnock runoff leaves them with a burden to ‘save the Senate’ again
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:   Where Democrats Lost  —  The fast-rising Asian vote slips away  —  What a fascinating night it was.
The Economist:
A Republican victory will be much smaller than Democrats feared
Discussion: The Hill
Harry Siegel / The Daily Beast:
Elections Will Be Apocalyptic Thunderdomes for a While
Discussion: NBC News, NPR and RedState
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 …
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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  —  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 …
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 …
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Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Lauren Boebert challenger Adam Frisch: “Those who know her best don't care for her”
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 …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
South Korea to Sell Arms to U.S. for Ukrainian Forces Fighting Russia  —  Artillery units are to be supplied for at least several weeks of intensive combat  —  South Korea will for the first time sell artillery shells destined for Ukrainian forces through a confidential arms deal between Seoul …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
McConnell turns to Brian Kemp to help save Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff  —  The Georgia governor is loaning his get-out-the-vote machine to the McConnell-aligned super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund, ahead of the Dec. 6 vote.  —  Mitch McConnell is tapping Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp …
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 …
Annie Grayer / CNN:
Neguse announces candidacy for Democratic caucus chair  —  Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado said in a letter to Democratic House colleagues Thursday that he is running for Caucus Chair, the fourth highest position among Democrats if they maintain their majority and third if they switch to the minority.
Discussion: The Hill
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  —  MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to pursue measures in the next legislative session that would make changes to the state's abortion ban in order to neutralize …
Discussion: Political Wire and BuzzFeed News
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro's contempt trial postponed  —  Judge rejects U.S. suggestion that Navarro's trial before Congress potentially changes hands could prompt his cooperation with the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack  —  A federal judge on Thursday postponed …
Discussion: Politico and Insider
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: Raw Story, Breitbart and HuffPost
 
 
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Mike Benz / foundationforfreedomonline.com:
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Mike Pence's memoir is more image rehab than bold truth-telling
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