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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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Congressional Republicans panic as they watch their lead dwindle — Private consternation reached a public boiling point Friday as lawmakers in both chambers confronted the fallout from Tuesday's elections — With control of the House and Senate still undecided, angry Republicans mounted public challenges …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Independent Voters Broke for Democrats in the Midterms — GOP candidates closely aligned with Trump turned off some centrists and in-play Republicans — Lisa Ghelfi, a 58-year-old registered Republican in Arizona, voted for Donald Trump for president two years ago but has grown tired of his election-fraud claims.
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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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Wall Street Journal:
The Republican Wipeout in Michigan — Bad GOP candidates and mishandling abortion give Democrats total control of the government in Lansing. — By The Editorial Board — WSJ Opinion: The Midterms Highlight the GOP's Trump Liability for 2024 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
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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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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Mark Kelly's (Likely) Win Is an Indictment of Sinema's Politics
Mark Kelly's (Likely) Win Is an Indictment of Sinema's Politics
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Taylor Orth / YouGov:
How Americans feel about the prospect of a divided Congress
How Americans feel about the prospect of a divided Congress
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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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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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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.’
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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Top Senate Republicans push forward amid calls to delay leadership elections
Top Senate Republicans push forward amid calls to delay leadership elections
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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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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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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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 — 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 …
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Walker allies believe DeSantis would be ‘better fit’ than Trump on the campaign trail — Supporters of Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker are floating the idea of having popular Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis join him on the runoff race campaign trail.
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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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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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Allison Gatlin / Investor's Business Daily:
Eli Lilly Dives After Fake Twitter Account Promises Free Insulin; Takes Novo Nordisk, Sanofi With It
Eli Lilly Dives After Fake Twitter Account Promises Free Insulin; Takes Novo Nordisk, Sanofi With It
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Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator
We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator
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Angus Berwick / Reuters:
Exclusive: At least $1 billion of client funds missing at FTX — At least $1 billion of customer funds have vanished from collapsed crypto exchange FTX, according to two people familiar with the matter. — The exchange's founder Sam Bankman-Fried secretly transferred $10 billion …
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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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Lauren Vella / The Hill:
Masters slams McConnell over campaign spending, says he shouldn't be Senate GOP leader — Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters (R) slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday night, saying that the top Republican should have directed more campaign spending …
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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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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez / USA Today:
Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus asked to resign or face firing — José Ignacio Castañeda PerezArizona Republic — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus was asked to resign or face firing Friday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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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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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Top Border Official Says He Was Asked to Resign
Top Border Official Says He Was Asked to Resign
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New York Times:
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware — Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.'s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research purposes. — WASHINGTON — During a closed-door session with lawmakers last December …