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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats MAGA favorite Kari Lake in high-stakes race for governor in Arizona  —  Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has defeated Republican Kari Lake in Arizona's race for governor, NBC News projected Monday.  —  Hobbs' victory is key for Democrats …
Stacey Barchenger / Arizona Republic:
Katie Hobbs elected Arizona's 5th female governor, defeating election denier Kari Lake  —  Katie Hobbs, Arizona's Democratic election chief who built a national profile by standing up to false claims about the 2020 presidential election, has won the state's race for governor.
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
How Democrats Quietly Meddled in GOP Senate Recruitment  —  As they worked to hold the chamber, Democratic strategists used subtle maneuvers to try to discourage strong potential Republican candidates from running.  —  They called it the “Summer of Chaos.”
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J.D. Vance / The American Conservative:
Don't Blame Trump  —  Don't Blame Trump  —  Any midterm autopsy ought to focus on how to close the national money gap, and how to turn out less engaged voters.  —  Something odd happened on Election Day.  In the morning, we were confident of my victory in Ohio and cautiously optimistic about the rest of the country.
NBC News:
Conservatives warn McCarthy: You don't have the votes for speaker  —  WASHINGTON — Conservative lawmakers sent a strong message to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday, telling him he doesn't have the votes to be the next speaker.  —  The warning shot came just one day before McCarthy heads …
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrat Henry Cuellar Rejected Request From Allies of GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to Switch Parties  —  WASHINGTON - Allies of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) made multiple calls to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas over the weekend and asked him if he would switch parties …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with far-right allies on McCarthy challenge
New York Times:
McCarthy scrounges for support to become speaker as Republicans feud over poor midterm showing.
Washington Post:
Trump campaign operation takes shape ahead of expected 2024 announcement  —  The former president envisions a smaller campaign akin to his 2016 effort rather than the better funded but losing 2020 bid  —  A trio of longtime Republican operatives will lead Donald Trump's 2024 campaign …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
How Trump and DeSantis Will Attack Each Other
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Investigators see ego, not money, as Trump's motive on classified papers  —  A review by agents and prosecutors found no discernible business interest in the Mar-a-Lago documents, people familiar with the matter said  —  Federal agents and prosecutors have come to believe former president …
New York Times:
Trump Family Signs Deal With Saudi Real Estate Developer  —  The Trump Organization will license its name for a planned golf course in Oman, renewing questions about the former president's mixing of politics and business as he appears poised for another run.
Discussion: Political Wire
David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
How Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Empire Collapsed  —  Mr. Bankman-Fried said in an interview that he had expanded too fast and failed to see warning signs.  But he shared few details about his handling of FTX customers' funds.  —  In less than a week, the cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried went …
Discussion: Fortune and New York Post
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Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
FTX's Balance Sheet Was Bad
New York Times:
Documents Detail Foreign Government Spending at Trump Hotel  —  Six nations spent lavishly at the hotel during periods when they were seeking to influence the Trump administration, according to a breakdown released by the House Oversight Committee.  —  WASHINGTON — Officials from six nations spent …
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Committee Releases Financial Records Showing Extensive Foreign Government Spending at Trump Hotel During President Trump's Term
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Stymied by Protests, Iran Unleashes Its Wrath on Its Youth  —  Hundreds of minors have been detained for joining the demonstrations, and many others have died in the crackdown, according to Iranian lawyers and rights activists.  —  One girl, a 14-year-old, was incarcerated in an adult prison alongside drug offenders.
Discussion: France 24, Based Politics and CBS News
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Prosecutors: Giuliani won't be charged over Ukraine-related actions  —  Rudy Giuliani, an attorney and adviser to former President Donald Trump, won't face criminal charges over his work on issues related to Ukraine, federal prosecutors said Monday.  —  The investigation of Giuliani grabbed headlines …
Financial Times:
G20 leaders to agree draft communiqué rejecting ‘era of war’  —  Statement approved by country delegates calls use of nuclear weapons ‘inadmissible’  —  World leaders will state that today's era “must not be of war” and will condemn threats to use nuclear weapons at the G20 summit in Bali …
New York Times:
FBI Had Informants in Proud Boys, Court Papers Suggest  —  In filings in the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right group, defense lawyers claimed that information favorable to their clients was improperly withheld by the government until recently.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Biden aides consider extending student loan freeze after court defeats  —  The discussions are preliminary but come as White House officials face legal challenges to the debt forgiveness program  —  White House officials are weighing extending a pause on student debt payments …
Giulia Carbonaro / Newsweek:
Lauren Boebert in Danger as Rejected Mail-in Ballot Checks Could Help Rival  —  The race for Colorado's third congressional district remains too close to be called, as Trump-endorsed Rep. Lauren Boebert is currently only slightly ahead of her rival, Democrat Adam Frisch.
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Walker's campaign tells Republicans to stop ‘deceptive fundraising’ in Georgia runoff  —  Republican politicians and associated committees are sending out desperate fundraising emails begging the GOP faithful to help save America by getting behind Herschel Walker in his Dec. 6 runoff race against Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Discussion: Fox News
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jan. 6 panel weighs ‘next steps’ after Trump fails to show for deposition  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol says it is considering “next steps” after former President Trump failed to appear for his Monday deposition following a subpoena last month.
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Politico:
Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to access Arizona GOP chair's phone records
Kinling Lo / South China Morning Post:
Xi-Biden talks: US Secretary of State to visit China to keep up communication  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first trip to China, the White House announced on Monday following a face-to-face meeting between the presidents of China and the United States that covered the gamut of issues …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Biden to Pelosi: ‘I Hope You Stick’  —  Of all the Democrats delighted by the party's surprisingly strong midterm showing, few were more overjoyed than President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who in the twilight of their careers have become the faces of their party.
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Politico:
Schumer's political prescription: More Pelosi, more bipartisan deals
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Kemp to testify before Fulton grand jury Tuesday  —  Gov. Brian Kemp will testify Tuesday morning before the Fulton County special grand jury examining whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally meddled in Georgia's 2020 elections, according to two sources …
Discussion: Raw Story
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Don Bolduc Explains His Defeat  —  The Republican candidate for Senate in New Hampshire, who lost by nine points, reflects on his failed campaign.  Is he ready to renounce Donald Trump?  —  Last week, Maggie Hassan, the incumbent Democratic senator of New Hampshire, defeated her Republican opponent …
Discussion: PolitiFact
 
 
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Discussion: The Hill
Rasmussen Reports:
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Lawyer charged with sneaking abortion drug into pregnant wife's drinks
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Cablevision founder Charles Dolan, a cable TV industry pioneer who launched HBO and AMC Networks and whose family controls Madison Square Garden, dies at 98

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

CBS News:
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