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10:55 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, CNN and NPR
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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.
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 …
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 …
Lauren Vella / The Hill:
Masters slams McConnell over campaign spending, says he shouldn't be Senate GOP leader
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
An Important Victory for U.S. Democracy—and a Warning
Taylor Orth / YouGov:   How Americans feel about the prospect of a divided Congress
Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Rep. Boebert is locked in an unexpectedly close race. Some constituents say they're tired of a ‘mini Trump.’
Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
Will Republicans Defy Trump's Authoritarian Cult of Personality?
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Some Republicans love losing as much as they love Trump
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Trump voters are ‘done’ with ex-president: ‘He needs to disappear’
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rift in Trump's inner circle over 2024 presidential campaign announcement
Fox News:
Trump mocks another potential GOP 2024 opponent, saying Virginia Gov. Youngkin's name ‘sounds Chinese’
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Sues to Block Subpoena From Jan. 6 Committee  —  The former president filed suit against the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, seeking to block the panel's subpoena that required him to testify and hand over documents.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald …
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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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: HotAir, The Bulwark, New Republic and Puck
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.
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
NBC News:
McConnell faces brewing discontent from Senate Republicans
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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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez / USA Today:
Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus asked to resign or face firing
Discussion: Fox News, Washington Times and Twitchy
Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Top border official Magnus says he's been asked to resign but has refused
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and NewsNation
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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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New York Times:
Two Weeks of Chaos: Inside Elon Musk's Takeover of Twitter
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 …
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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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Joe Lombardo has won the race for governor in Nevada, defeating Democratic incumbent Steve Sisolak
New York Times:
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Politico:
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Michael Callahan / CNN:
US strike in Somalia kills 17 al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
New Video Shows Capitol Rioter Throwing Fire Extinguisher At Cops, Getting Hit With Police Munition
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Grant Stringer / Oregonian:
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
Abe Asher / The Independent:
Nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters think Trump and Maga are a ‘threat to Jews in America’, survey finds
CNN:
Kevin McCarthy faces rocky road to speakership as hardliners emboldened by GOP's election showing
 

 
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