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10:45 AM ET, November 11, 2022

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Krystal Ball / The Lever:
The REAL Reason For Dems' Rust Belt Revival  —  Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin was supposed to be one of the House's most embattled incumbents.  A Democrat representing a district that Biden narrowly won, Republicans flooded her district with millions, making it the most expensive house race …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
The path to 218: Why Democrats aren't out of the race for the House yet  —  Republicans still have a wider path to the House majority than Democrats — but it's narrowed a lot over the past 24 hours.  —  As the vote count continues, particularly in mail-heavy Western states …
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Trump voters are ‘done’ with ex-president: ‘He needs to disappear’  —  The chickens have come home to roost for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.  After he stuck his nose in the state's Republican primary process last May against the guidance of his most loyal advisors, many of his once-devoted followers …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The incredible shrinking GOP majority  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  MORE RACES CALLED — Democrat TINA KOTEK was elected governor of Oregon, defeating Republican CHRISTINE DRAZAN and Democrat-turned-independent BETSY JOHNSON. ...
Axios:
Democrats make quiet history with state-level gains  —  Overlooked amid frantic punditry about the “red ripple” in Congress: Democrats quietly won and defended majorities in state legislatures across the country, weakening GOP power on issues at the heart of the national political debate.
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Maybe Republicans Will Finally Learn
Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democratic Hopes Rise on Senate Control as Two States Count Votes
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Some States Went in Different Directions in Midterms
Discussion: Washington Post
Politico:
Congress paralyzed by unresolved midterm races
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 …
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New York Times:
Two Weeks of Chaos: Inside Elon Musk's Takeover of Twitter  —  Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk had a demand.  —  On Oct. 28, hours after completing his $44 billion buyout …
Bloomberg:
Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Senior Executives Exit  —  Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy was a possibility if it doesn't start generating more cash, according to people familiar with the matter.
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is ‘Ready for War’ With 2024 Presidential Announcement  —  His advisers may be questioning his decision, but Trump seems dead set on announcing his candidacy Tuesday.  And prospective GOP candidates may want to tune in...  Despite a worse-than-expected Election Day, a Georgia runoff …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rift in Trump's inner circle over 2024 presidential campaign announcement  —  With the ex-president facing heat for the GOP's midterm washout, there is conflict on if he should hold off next week's event  —  Donald Trump's top political staffers at Mar-a-Lago are pressing him to move forward …
New York Times:
Ukrainian Troops Enter Kherson as Russia Says Its Withdrawal There Is Complete … Ukrainian forces enter Kherson City as Russia says its retreat is complete.  —  BLAHODATNE, Ukraine — Ukraine's troops entered the key city of Kherson on Friday, its military said, as jubilant residents waved Ukrainian flags …
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Washington Post:
Russian retreat from Kherson city sets stage for more hard combat
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Inside the Justice Department's decision on whether to charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago case  —  In February, a week before the National Archives warned the Justice Department that former President Donald Trump had kept Top Secret documents at his Florida compound, Asia Janay Lavarello was sentenced to three months in prison.
New York Times:
How Stacey Abrams Fell Again in Georgia Governor's Bid  —  In her second bid for governor, Stacey Abrams was dogged by complaints that she was distracted by her national ambitions and disconnected from voters at home.  —  ATLANTA — Four days before Election Day, with her campaign for governor on the ropes …
Discussion: TheGrio and KTAR.com
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Rick Scott Was Prepared to Take On McConnell — Until Tuesday
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 …
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Kevin McCarthy's Bid for Speaker Complicated by GOP's 2022 Midterm Results
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan GOP memo delivers scathing election post-mortem on Trump-backed candidates  —  LANSING — The Michigan Republican Party suffered historic losses on Tuesday because of poor candidates with close ties to former President Donald Trump, who turned off major donors, the party's chief …
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.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Sean Patrick Maloney on His Loss, the Media and A.O.C.  —  Mr. Maloney said that he and other New York Democrats were unable to overcome suburban fears of crime.  He also had some harsh words for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  —  For Representative Sean Patrick Maloney …
Eric Niiler / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Announce Restrictions on Methane Emissions at COP27  —  Measures include plans for EPA to require oil-and-gas companies to monitor production facilities for methane leaks and repair them  —  SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt—President Biden is moving to tighten restrictions on emissions of methane …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Tiffany Trump's wedding assembles a family divided over its patriarch's political future
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Sabrina Schnur / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Review-Journal Washington reporter Gary Martin dies
Karen Heller / Washington Post:
Where does Dr. Oz — and his reputation — go from here?
Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Florida legislative leaders say they are prepared to further restrict abortions
Jan M. Olsen / Associated Press:
Iran-born brothers charged in Sweden with spying for Russia
Simrin Singh / CBS News:
Rainn Wilson “changes” his name to raise awareness for climate change
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
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