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3:40 PM ET, November 11, 2022

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Politico:
‘They completely f—ked up’: How the GOP lost its grip on the Senate majority  —  Rick Scott has no regrets about his Senate Republican campaign arm's hands-off approach to primaries this year — a move that anointed a motley crew of nominees, some of whom cost the GOP dearly.
Discussion: HotAir, NPR, CNN, Washington Times and Fox News
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators call for postponing leadership elections  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are pushing to delay leadership elections after an underwhelming performance in the midterms, creating a new headache for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.  —  Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee …
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Democrats' Chances of a Senate Majority Just Got Brighter  —  Democrats' chances of retaining control of the Senate seemed brighter on Friday morning as key races in Arizona and Nevada appeared poised to deliver victories for President Joe Biden's party.  —  Fifty-one seats are needed to form …
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 …
Fox News:
Trump mocks another potential GOP 2024 opponent, saying Virginia Gov. Youngkin's name ‘sounds Chinese’
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 …
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David Weigel / Semafor:   Americana  —  with David Weigel  —  In this post-election edition, we look at key counties …
Grant Stringer / Oregonian:
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
Discussion: Associated Press and The Intercept
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Some States Went in Different Directions in Midterms
Discussion: Split Ticket and Washington Post
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The incredible shrinking GOP majority
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
The GOP thought it could make gains in New England. A blue wave hit instead.
Discussion: Political Wire
Sean Golonka / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada's three vulnerable House Democrats survive re-election challenges
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 …
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Bloomberg:
Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Senior Executives Exit
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Top Border Official Says He Was Asked to Resign  —  The commissioner, Chris Magnus, has refused to step down amid criticism over his agency's lack of accountability.  —  WASHINGTON — The Customs and Border Protection commissioner said Friday that he had been asked to step down but was refusing to do so …
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Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Top border official Magnus says he's been asked to resign but refuses  —  Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus said Friday he was asked to resign but is refusing to do so.  —  In a statement to The Times, Magnus said he was asked by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to step down or face firing.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The GOP Revolt Against Trump Is More Serious Than You Think … I've been telling people for most of the year that I consider Ron DeSantis to be the odds-on favorite — not a guarantee, not a prohibitive favorite, but the favorite — to win the Republican presidential nomination.
Discussion: New Republic, The Bulwark and Puck
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Bloomberg:
Bankman-Fried's Assets Plummet From $16 Billion to Zero in Days  —  The entire $16 billion fortune of former FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been wiped out, one of history's greatest-ever destructions of wealth.  —  The downfall of his crypto empire — which filed for bankruptcy …
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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.
The New York Times Company:
Jonathan Swan Joins The New York Times  —  The political reporter is joining the Politics team at The Times.  Read more in this note from Politics Editor David Halbfinger and Washington Bureau Chief Elisabeth Bumiller.  —  Our insightful, authoritative and addictive coverage of the election …
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator  —  Twitter has been selling blue check marks to any account for $8, including our test imposter accounts for Blaire Erskine and Sen. Ed Markey.  That makes it mostly worthless.  —  There are now two Blaire Erskines on Twitter.
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Tiffany Trump's wedding assembles a family divided over its patriarch's political future  —  Watch: Why Trump's possible 2024 election bid is causing division in the family Would Kari Lake accept a loss?  Reporter who tracked her campaign answers GOP governor who won in blue state has a message …
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Boebert expresses optimism but casts blame on her party with her reelection bid still too close to call  —  Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert remained in a tight race Friday morning against Democrat Adam Frisch after redistricting made her bid for reelection to her Colorado seat more competitive.
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider, CBS News and TIME
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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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Russia is in retreat in every major international forum
Discussion: Noahpinion, KTAR.com and New York Times
 
 
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Char Adams / NBC News:
Tupac Shakur's stepfather to be freed from prison after more than 35 years
Discussion: The Root
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Georgia pro-Trump ‘electors’ say they weren't clued in on Trump's Jan. 6 plans
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Lara Seligman / Politico:
U.S. bomber flight meant as a message to Iran amid threat to Saudi infrastructure
Discussion: Ynetnews and The Times of Israel
Conrad Swanson / Denver Post:
What if there's a recount in Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch's House race?
CNN:
Kevin McCarthy faces rocky road to speakership as hardliners emboldened by GOP's election showing
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Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Florida legislative leaders say they will discuss further restrictions on abortions
Sean Moran / Breitbart:
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Jan M. Olsen / Associated Press:
Iran-born brothers charged in Sweden with spying for Russia
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Rainn Wilson “changes” his name to raise awareness for climate change
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