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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.
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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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Associated Press, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Guardian, Deseret News and Reuters
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Mark Kelly's (Likely) Win Is an Indictment of Sinema's Politics — In the 2020 election, Arizona backed Joe Biden over Donald Trump by 0.3 percentage points. This made The Grand Canyon State nearly four points more Republican than America as a whole. Had the national environment …
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Washington Post, Just The News, Washington Times and Breitbart
Robby Soave / Reason:
Blake Masters' Defeat Should End the GOP's Fealty to Trump and the Big Lie — Republican challenger Blake Masters, a darling of the new right who said “libertarianism doesn't work” and vowed to wield government power in all sorts of illiberal ways, will not be the next U.S. senator from Arizona.
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IJR and The Economist
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 …
Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Rep. Boebert is locked in an unexpectedly close race. Some constituents say they're tired of a ‘mini Trump.’
Rep. Boebert is locked in an unexpectedly close race. Some constituents say they're tired of a ‘mini Trump.’
Grant Stringer / Oregonian:
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and The Intercept
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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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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Washington Examiner
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: The new GOP leadership litmus tests
POLITICO Playbook PM: The new GOP leadership litmus tests
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Las Vegas Review-Journal and Political Wire
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Boebert expresses optimism but casts blame on her party with her reelection bid still too close to call
Boebert expresses optimism but casts blame on her party with her reelection bid still too close to call
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The Colorado Sun, Raw Story, Insider, CBS News and The Guardian
Politico:
Republicans redirect hopes for Senate majority on Georgia runoff
Republicans redirect hopes for Senate majority on Georgia runoff
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
The path to 218: Why Democrats aren't out of the race for the House yet
The path to 218: Why Democrats aren't out of the race for the House yet
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Top Senate Republicans push forward amid calls to delay leadership elections — Senate GOP leaders are pushing forward with plans to hold leadership elections next week, even as a growing number of Republicans demand a delay after an underwhelming performance in the midterms.
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Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson Show Notes:
Move On — People who thrive on attention should be ignored. — People who have never won the popular vote shouldn't lecture those who have, particularly those who grew their share of it the second time around. — People who are almost eighty should retire from public life.
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Breitbart, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, Wall Street Journal and RedState
CNN:
Trump mounts anti-McConnell campaign as conservatives seek delay in leadership elections
Trump mounts anti-McConnell campaign as conservatives seek delay in leadership elections
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rift in Trump's inner circle over 2024 presidential campaign announcement
Rift in Trump's inner circle over 2024 presidential campaign announcement
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Fox News, CNN, Raw Story, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Post, National Review, Georgia Recorder, Washington Times and The Hill
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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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
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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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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New York Times:
A Verifiable Mess: Twitter Users Create Havoc by Impersonating Brands — The social media service, which is undergoing changes from its new owner Elon Musk, has descended into a messy swirl of spoof messages and parody accounts. — The parody accounts were proliferating on Twitter.
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The Hill, Washington Post, KTAR.com, Kevin Drum, National Review and abc7NY, more at Mediagazer »
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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HotAir, The Bulwark, New Republic and Puck
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Jeff Burlew / Tallahassee Democrat:
Andrew Gillum legal team demands court hearing, citing Donald Trump rant on Ron DeSantis — Former President Donald Trump's post-election screed labeling Florida's governor “Ron DeSanctimonious” didn't go unnoticed by Andrew Gillum or his Miami lawyers. — Trump, in an statement Thursday timed …
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NBC News, Raw Story, Politico, The Root, Florida Politics, Axios, HotAir, The Daily Caller and RedState
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Says He ‘Sent in the FBI’ To Stop Ron DeSantis Losing Election
Donald Trump Says He ‘Sent in the FBI’ To Stop Ron DeSantis Losing Election
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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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Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Top border official Magnus says he's been asked to resign but refuses
Top border official Magnus says he's been asked to resign but refuses
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Washington Post:
CBP commissioner says he refused resignation request from homeland security secretary
CBP commissioner says he refused resignation request from homeland security secretary
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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez / USA Today:
Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus asked to resign or face firing
Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus asked to resign or face firing
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Associated Press, Fox News, Twitchy and Washington Times
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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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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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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Washington Examiner, PolitiFact, Above the Law, Raw Story and Washington Post
Elizabeth Elkind / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Adam Laxalt is ‘preparing to ask for a RECOUNT’ in nail-biting Nevada Senate race, source says: Campaign is ‘bracing for a loss’ and ‘knives are out’ looking for someone to blame if Democrat takes the lead — Republican Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has a narrow lead …
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