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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.
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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 …
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Says He ‘Sent in the FBI’ To Stop Ron DeSantis Losing Election — Donald Trump has claimed that he stopped Ron DeSantis from losing his 2018 gubernatorial election by sending in federal agents to prevent the race being rigged by voter fraud. — The latest unsubstantiated claims …
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Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Some Republicans love losing as much as they love Trump
Some Republicans love losing as much as they love Trump
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Jeff Burlew / Tallahassee Democrat:
Andrew Gillum legal team demands court hearing, citing Donald Trump rant on Ron DeSantis
Andrew Gillum legal team demands court hearing, citing Donald Trump rant on Ron DeSantis
Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
Will Republicans Defy Trump's Authoritarian Cult of Personality?
Will Republicans Defy Trump's Authoritarian Cult of Personality?
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Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Elise Stefanik Endorses Trump Ahead of His Anticipated Run for President
Exclusive: Elise Stefanik Endorses Trump Ahead of His Anticipated Run for President
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
The GOP thought it could make gains in New England. A blue wave hit instead.
The GOP thought it could make gains in New England. A blue wave hit instead.
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Maybe Republicans Will Finally Learn
Maybe Republicans Will Finally Learn
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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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Washington Examiner, Washington Post and Split Ticket
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.
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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 …
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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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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is ‘Ready for War’ With 2024 Presidential Announcement
Trump Is ‘Ready for War’ With 2024 Presidential Announcement
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Blake Masters' Defeat Should End the GOP's Fealty to Trump and the Big Lie
Blake Masters' Defeat Should End the GOP's Fealty to Trump and the Big Lie
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Fox News:
Trump mocks another potential GOP 2024 opponent, saying Virginia Gov. Youngkin's name ‘sounds Chinese’
Trump mocks another potential GOP 2024 opponent, saying Virginia Gov. Youngkin's name ‘sounds Chinese’
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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.
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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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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's Lawyer Calms Twitter Staff Fearing Jail Risk for FTC Lapses
Musk's Lawyer Calms Twitter Staff Fearing Jail Risk for FTC Lapses
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Yoel Roth, the Twitter exec who censored The Post's Hunter Biden exposés, quits in latest mass exodus
Yoel Roth, the Twitter exec who censored The Post's Hunter Biden exposés, quits in latest mass exodus
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Bloomberg:
Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Senior Executives Exit
Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Senior Executives Exit
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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 …
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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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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.
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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 …
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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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Allison Gatlin / Investor's Business Daily:
Eli Lilly Dives After Fake Twitter Account Promises Free Insulin; Takes Novo Nordisk, Sanofi With It — Elon Musk's new pay-for-play verification system on Twitter shook pharmaceutical mainstay Eli Lilly (LLY) — leading LLY stock to skid Friday — after a fake account claimed “insulin is free now.”
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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 …
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