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8:35 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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
McConnell turns to Brian Kemp to help save Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff  —  Mitch McConnell is tapping Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to help Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker over the finish line in his December runoff election — a contest that could decide control of the chamber next year.
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.
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.
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
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
Discussion: NewsNation and Politico
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
'It's time for him to retire': Some Pa. Republicans want to push Trump aside after their election losses
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Where Democrats Lost  —  The fast-rising Asian vote slips away  —  What a fascinating night it was.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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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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 …
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 …
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
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
How Warnock became the last Democrat standing in Georgia's top 2022 races
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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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 …
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 …
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.
Politico:
Judge slaps sanctions on Trump lawyers for ‘frivolous’ Clinton lawsuit  —  A federal judge on Thursday excoriated and sanctioned several members of Donald Trump's legal team, saying the former president's massive lawsuit against his former rival, Hillary Clinton, and dozens of other adversaries amounted …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC, PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
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 …
WLKY-TV:
Father accidentally shoots self inside Grayson County school, deputies say  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. —  A man is expected to be charged after police said he dropped his gun in a school hallway and accidentally shot himself near children.
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 …
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.
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
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.
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
 
 
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Mike Benz / foundationforfreedomonline.com:
DHS Censorship Agency Had Strange First Mission: Banning Speech That Casts Doubt On ‘Red Mirage, Blue Shift’ Election Events
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
Discussion: Political Wire and BuzzFeed News
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Kris Kobach, voter fraud crusader, wins Kansas attorney general race
Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart and HuffPost
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Democratic strategist apologizes for saying Lauren Boebert's House loss would be ‘a gain for OnlyFans’
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