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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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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, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal and RedState
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
A red wave of criticism crashes into Donald Trump after midterm losses — The former president has faced and survived Republican blowback before. Is this time different? — As Republicans grapple with their lackluster performance in Tuesday's midterm elections, one man has begun …
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Fox News, MarketWatch, Raw Story, BizPac Review, Just The News, Tangle, New York Times and National Review
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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Just The News, Washington Post and Washington Times
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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Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans panic as they watch their lead dwindle
Congressional Republicans panic as they watch their lead dwindle
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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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New York Times, Axios, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, New York Post and IJR
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
An Important Victory for U.S. Democracy—and a Warning
An Important Victory for U.S. Democracy—and a Warning
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CNN, Associated Press and Arizona Mirror
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.’
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Democrats' Chances of a Senate Majority Just Got Brighter
Democrats' Chances of a Senate Majority Just Got Brighter
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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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Associated Press, The Intercept and The Gateway Pundit
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Republicans want Trump to take the blame. Good luck with that.
Republicans want Trump to take the blame. Good luck with that.
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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:
Trump sues to block subpoena from House Jan. 6 committee — Former President Donald Trump is suing to block a subpoena the House Jan. 6 Committee issued seeking to force him to testify next week. — The lawsuit, filed in federal court in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday evening …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee staffers told preliminary plan for final report would focus largely on Trump, not on law enforcement failures, sources say — WASHINGTON — Staff members of the Jan. 6 committee were informed last week that the committee's final report would focus largely on former President Donald Trump …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Sues to Block Subpoena From Jan. 6 Committee
Trump Sues to Block Subpoena From Jan. 6 Committee
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Insider, Sky News Australia, Just The News, Sputnik News, RedState and Raw Story
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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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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Lauren Vella / The Hill:
Masters slams McConnell over campaign spending, says he shouldn't be Senate GOP leader
Masters slams McConnell over campaign spending, says he shouldn't be Senate GOP leader
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The Daily Caller and Erick Erickson Show Notes
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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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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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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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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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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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Top Border Official Says He Was Asked to Resign — The commissioner, Chris Magnus, has refused to step down, exposing internal conflicts at the Homeland Security Department over how to manage a high number of illegal border crossings. — WASHINGTON — The Customs and Border Protection commissioner …
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HotAir, Frontpage Mag and Washington Examiner
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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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Fox News, Washington Times and Twitchy
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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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Election denier Mark Finchem loses secretary of state race in Arizona — Republican Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier, has lost to Democrat Adrian Fontes in the race for Arizona secretary of state race, NBC News projects. — Fontes, a former top elections official for Maricopa County …
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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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Bloomberg:
Musk's Lawyer Calms Twitter Staff Fearing Jail Risk for FTC Lapses — After losing thousands of employees and top compliance officials at Twitter Inc., Elon Musk's deputies are racing to contain heightened concerns that staff will be held liable for security lapses.
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Abigail Adcox / Washington Examiner:
Biden to extend COVID-19 health emergency into April 2023: Report — The Biden administration is set to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency through at least next April. — The public health emergency, which was set to expire on Jan. 11, will remain in place through the first quarter …
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