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12:25 PM ET, November 13, 2022

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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Voters Reject Election Deniers Running to Take Over Elections  —  With Jim Marchant's defeat by Cisco Aguilar in Nevada's secretary of state race, all but one of the “America First” slate of candidates who espoused conspiracy theories about the 2020 election were defeated.
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Washington Post:
Republican rivals start plotting a post-Trump future  —  The GOP's disappointing midterm results spur some donors and party leaders to consider other 2024 candidates  —  Five days after a disappointing midterm election result and two days before former president Donald Trump is expected …
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
The Seattle Times:
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican Joe Kent in WA House race  —  Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, an auto shop owner who was a virtual unknown before August's primary election, pulled off perhaps the most stunning political upset in the country this year, winning a congressional seat …
Washington Post:
Election deniers lose races for key state offices in every 2020 battleground  —  The candidates could have gained power over election administration.  Voters rejected them in the six most pivotal states.  —  Voters in the six major battlegrounds where Donald Trump tried to reverse his defeat …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Common Dreams and NPR
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats maintain control of Senate, NBC News projects, defeating many Trump-backed Republicans  —  Democrats will hold at least 50 seats come 2023.  Depending on the result of the December runoff election in Georgia, the party may add to its Senate majority.
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Mo Brooks says Trump ‘dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, crude’  —  1,854  —  As you might expect, Mo Brooks says Donald Trump should not be elected president again.  —  It's a Republican relationship that began imploding more than a year ago when Brooks - the outgoing congressman from Huntsville …
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Control of the House remains on a knife's edge.  Here's how it could break.  —  This post has been updated as new votes have come in and races have been called.  —  “Election Week” is coming to a close with control of the House still up for grabs.  —  As of Saturday night, 21 congressional races remain unresolved.
Discussion: Mercury News and CBS News
Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
Democrats Just Held the Senate.  Here's What We Do Next.  —  President Biden presided over the best midterm elections for the party in the White House in 20 years — despite Washington insiders predicting that Democrats would be wiped out.  —  Donald Trump did his party no favors …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Midterms Live Updates: Democrats Keep Control of Senate With Victory in Nevada  —  Catherine Cortez Masto, one of Democrats' most vulnerable senators, eked out a win in Nevada.  —  Democrats sealed control of the Senate on Saturday as Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly defeated Adam Laxalt …
New York Times:
How Biden's Post-Election Trip Turned Into a Victory Lap  —  President Biden trod a well-worn presidential path by going abroad on official functions just after the midterms.  But the news from home kept getting better for Democrats.  —  BALI, Indonesia — President Biden's current trip abroad …
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
After last-minute alarm, Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley hangs on to Ventura County seat
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Democrats surged to flip state legislatures, defying past GOP gains
Discussion: New York Magazine
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Cortez Masto defeats Laxalt in Nevada, handing Democrats control of the Senate
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
How the fall of Roe shattered Republicans' midterm dreams
Discussion: Washington Post
Richard Rushfield / The Ankler:
H'wood FTX Frenzy as Michael Lewis Reveals He Spent 6 Months with Founder  —  Author compares Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance's CZ to ‘Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader’ in email sent by CAA  —  In this issue:  — The full CAA email reveals Michael Lewis' next book is about Sam Bankman-Fried …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Stephen Miller blames McConnell, lack of funds for failed “red wave” … - “The financial disparity between the Democrats and Republicans is still enormous, particularly at the top of the ticket,” Miller said, adding that Sen. Mark Kelly's (D-Ariz.) campaign “drowned” out that of Trump-backed challenger Blake Masters.
Discussion: Political Wire
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Pelosi won't announce decision on future as Democratic leader until all midterm results are in  —  “We have a little more time to go,” the House speaker said on “This Week.”  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi demurred on Sunday during an appearance on ABC's “This Week” about whether she intends to run …
Discussion: The Hill
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Pelosi suggests McCarthy doesn't have the votes to be Speaker  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday suggested House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) does not have enough votes to be elected Speaker if Republicans take the majority in the lower chamber.
Discussion: Washington Times
 
 
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