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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.
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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.”
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:   Don Bolduc Explains His Defeat
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
I've Been Way More Worried About American Democracy Than I Am Right Now
Discussion: Bolts and ABC News
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The House Race That Shows Why Republicans Collapsed in the Midterms
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
How Trump and DeSantis Will Attack Each Other
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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Washington Post:
Inside Kari Lake's war room, where Republicans are grappling with defeat  —  The subdued mood marks a reversal from just days earlier, when the GOP gubernatorial nominee in Arizona was readying a transition team  —  PHOENIX — Kari Lake, projected Monday night to have been defeated …
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.
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:
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 …
Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
FTX's Balance Sheet Was Bad  —  The box  —  There is so much, but I want to start with Serum.  —  If a troubled company has a few days to beg potential investors for a bailout before it files for bankruptcy, and it sends those investors its balance sheet so they can consider investing …
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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
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Club for Growth steps on Trump relaunch with polls showing DeSantis beating him  —  The conservative Club for Growth is sending a warning shot at former President Donald Trump on the eve of his expected 2024 campaign launch — and indicating it might back his chief potential rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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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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
Discussion: Bloomberg
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
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: Based Politics and CBS News
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David Gritten / BBC:
Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest
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 …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep-Elect Doesn't Want to Immediately ‘Waste Time’ on Republican Probes
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
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
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.
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
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A fake tweet sparked panic at Eli Lilly and may have cost Twitter millions  —  The pharmaceutical giant halted ad spending after fake blue-check accounts went viral.  For $8, Twitter is ‘losing out on millions of dollars in ad revenue,’ a former Eli Lilly official said.
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 …
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.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat, signs on as a contributor to Fox News  —  One month after leaving the Democratic Party, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is joining Fox News as a paid contributor.  —  A representative for the conservative-leaning cable channel confirmed Gabbard signed …
Associated Press:
DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’  —  José Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sportscars …
Discussion: Plain Dealer
 
 
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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell / RedState:
California Republican Michelle Steel Maintains Her Seat in CA-45
Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
Rudy Yakym sworn into Congress to finish late Rep. Jackie Walorski's term
Discussion: The Hill
Rasmussen Reports:
Voters Worry About Election Cheating, Don't Trust Mail-In Voting
Kinling Lo / South China Morning Post:
Xi-Biden talks: US Secretary of State to visit China to keep up communication
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Lawyer charged with sneaking abortion drug into pregnant wife's drinks
Discussion: Breitbart and The Guardian
Sierra Club:
Sierra Club Makes Historic Selection For Its Next Executive Director
MSNBC:
Patriotism not partisanship can fix what's broken, says rising House member
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Russia Tried to Absorb a Ukrainian City. It Didn't Work.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The quiet vindication of Liz Cheney
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Washington Post:
Suspect in custody, charged with murder after 3 football players killed on campus
 

 
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A look at Syria's state news agency Sana, which had led the Assad regime's propaganda effort for the past 13 years, with its journalists unable to report freely

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