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1:40 AM ET, November 12, 2022

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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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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, NPR and CNN
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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
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 …
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.’
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Democrats' Chances of a Senate Majority Just Got Brighter
Grant Stringer / Oregonian:
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Some Republicans love losing as much as they love Trump
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
The GOP thought it could make gains in New England. A blue wave hit instead.
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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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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'I'm out': Dilbert cartoonist says he's finally done with Trump  —  Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams has stuck by Donald Trump through countless scandals throughout the years, from getting caught on camera boasting about sexually assaulting women to getting impeached for trying to shake …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The GOP Revolt Against Trump Is More Serious Than You Think
Discussion: HotAir, The Bulwark, Puck and New Republic
CNN:
Georgia runoff highlights GOP worries about Trump — and excitement surrounding DeSantis
Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
Will Republicans Defy Trump's Authoritarian Cult of Personality?
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Says He ‘Sent in the FBI’ To Stop Ron DeSantis Losing Election
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
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Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator
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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Lauren Vella / The Hill:
Masters slams McConnell over campaign spending, says he shouldn't be Senate GOP leader
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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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Joe Lombardo has won the race for governor in Nevada, defeating Democratic incumbent Steve Sisolak
New York Times:
KFC Apologizes for Linking Chicken Promotion to Kristallnacht
Politico:
Burying the hatchet.  Or not.  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner
Michael Callahan / CNN:
US strike in Somalia kills 17 al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Eli Lilly Dives After Fake Twitter Account Promises Free Insulin; Takes Novo Nordisk, Sanofi With It
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
New Video Shows Capitol Rioter Throwing Fire Extinguisher At Cops, Getting Hit With Police Munition
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Musk's Lawyer Calms Twitter Staff Fearing Jail Risk for FTC Lapses
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

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