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7:25 AM ET, November 15, 2022

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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.”
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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.
Politico:
Republicans cringe as Trump 2024 approaches
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority
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
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with far-right allies on McCarthy challenge
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
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: US intelligence suggests Russia put off announcing Kherson retreat until after midterm elections  —  The US has intelligence that Russia may have delayed announcing its withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson in part to avoid giving the Biden administration a political win ahead …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
FTX's Balance Sheet Was Bad
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 …
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 …
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.
CNN:
Taliban to impose their interpretation of Sharia law in Afghanistan  —  The Taliban has ordered judges in Afghanistan to fully impose their interpretation of Sharia Law, including potential public executions, amputations and flogging, a move experts fear will lead to a further deterioration of human rights in the impoverished country.
Discussion: The Guardian, BBC and The Daily Caller
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
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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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: Forbes, Raw Story and CNN
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.
 
 
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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
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Lawyer charged with sneaking abortion drug into pregnant wife's drinks
Discussion: Breitbart
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat, signs on as a contributor to Fox News
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MSNBC:
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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
Associated Press:
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New York Times:
Documents Detail Foreign Government Spending at Trump Hotel
 

 
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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:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer
 
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