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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 …
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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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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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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. ...
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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.
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Maybe Republicans Will Finally Learn — If they aren't serious about policy, they'll nominate Trump in 2024 and lose a fourth straight election. — WSJ Opinion: The Midterms Highlight the GOP's Trump Liability for 2024 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democratic Hopes Rise on Senate Control as Two States Count Votes
Democratic Hopes Rise on Senate Control as Two States Count Votes
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Some States Went in Different Directions in Midterms
Why Some States Went in Different Directions in Midterms
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The Economist:
A Republican victory will be much smaller than Democrats feared
A Republican victory will be much smaller than Democrats feared
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Sean Golonka / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada's three vulnerable House Democrats survive re-election challenges
Nevada's three vulnerable House Democrats survive re-election challenges
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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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Mick Ryan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Why Putin needs a story that may even include some facts
Why Putin needs a story that may even include some facts
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Top U.S. General Urges Diplomacy in Ukraine While Biden Advisers Resist
Top U.S. General Urges Diplomacy in Ukraine While Biden Advisers Resist
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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.
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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 …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Rick Scott Was Prepared to Take On McConnell — Until Tuesday
Rick Scott Was Prepared to Take On McConnell — Until Tuesday
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
McConnell turns to Brian Kemp to help save Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
McConnell turns to Brian Kemp to help save Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
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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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CNN:
Kevin McCarthy faces rocky road to speakership as hardliners emboldened by GOP's election showing
Kevin McCarthy faces rocky road to speakership as hardliners emboldened by GOP's election showing
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Kevin McCarthy's Bid for Speaker Complicated by GOP's 2022 Midterm Results
Kevin McCarthy's Bid for Speaker Complicated by GOP's 2022 Midterm Results
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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.
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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 …
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New York Post:
Inside the epic crypto collapse of FTX—and how it hurts Tom Brady, Steph Curry and Joe Biden — Sam Bankman-Fried was the golden child of cryptocurrency. — The buzzy company called FTX, which he co-founded, made him worth $15.6 billion — and celebrities wanted in on the profits.
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Karen Heller / Washington Post:
Where does Dr. Oz — and his reputation — go from here? — He failed to become a MAGA conqueror. And his image as a friendly TV doctor might be shaded by his affiliation with Trump. — PHILADELPHIA — No such thing as second acts? Mehmet Oz has pulled off several …