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2:20 AM ET, November 16, 2022

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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Donald Trump, who tried to overturn Biden's legitimate election, launches 2024 bid  —  Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, announced he is running again for president in 2024
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NBC News:
Trump, whose lies about the 2020 election inspired an insurrection, announces third White House bid  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump, the only president impeached twice, launched a campaign to reclaim the Oval Office on Tuesday, two years after voters ousted him and a week after they rejected …
George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump is out for vengeance — and to protect himself from prosecution  —  He was always going to run.  Absent incarceration or interment, and perhaps only the latter, he inevitably would seek the presidency again.  His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way.
National Review:
No.  —  To paraphrase Voltaire after he attended an orgy, once was an experiment, twice would be perverse.  —  A bruised Donald Trump announced a new presidential bid on Tuesday night, an invitation to double down on the outrages and failures of the last several years that Republicans should reject without hesitation or doubt.
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
Charles Sykes / MSNBC:
Trump's secret 2024 weapon?  He's ready to burn it all down  —  Republicans say they're done with Trump.  But Trump is running for president again — and he definitely isn't done with them.  —  UPDATE (Nov. 15, 2022, 9:25 p.m. ET): After months of hinting, Donald Trump officially launched …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
Politico:   Biden world privately makes 2024 moves of their own
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Democrats are openly rooting for another Trump presidential bid
Discussion: Just The News, Raw Story and Newsday
Philip Wallach / Washington Post:
We can now quantify Trump's sabotage of the GOP's House dreams
Associated Press:
Biden: ‘Unlikely’ missile that hit Poland fired from Russia  —  President Joe Biden said Wednesday it was “unlikely” that a missile that killed two in NATO-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but he pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile.
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Associated Press:
Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2  —  Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the country's east, killing two people, though U.S. President Joe Biden said it was “unlikely” it was fired from Russia.  The blast, which Ukrainian President …
Politico:
Western leaders on high alert after explosion in Poland kills 2  —  President Joe Biden said Tuesday's deadly missile strike on Poland's territory likely wasn't fired from Russia, as world leaders on three continents raced to find answers about an event that could prove one of the most significant moments …
Colin Meyn / The Hill:
Poland calls NATO meeting after Russian-made missile kills two
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden speaks with Polish President Duda after Russia missile strike
Discussion: Reuters, The White House and TASS
Washington Post:
Republican infighting roils Congress as midterms fallout continues  —  Leaders in both chambers faced open revolt from some members as they make their selections  —  Republicans in both chambers of Congress mounted challenges to their leaders on Tuesday as disappointment over their lackluster performance …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Rick Scott announces plan to unseat Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate  —  Sen. Rick Scott announced he is running against Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leader  —  Democrats retain control of Senate after Nevada win  —  Sen. Rick Scott is running …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell faces leadership challenge from Rick Scott as conservatives steam
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Signal:
Ron Johnson, Mike Braun Back Rick Scott to Unseat Mitch McConnell
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Republicans engage in full-scale brawl after disappointing midterm elections
New York Times:
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him  —  Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk continued cutting Twitter's work force in his third week of owning the social media company …
Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’  —  Arizona candidates who took the Trump line on 2020 won fewer votes than a GOP state Treasurer.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  If anyone needs more evidence that “Stop the Steal” was a loser for the GOP this year, the party's Arizona wipeout is definitive.
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Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion around 6 weeks  —  A judge overturned Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted three years ago and was therefore void.
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Miami Herald:
DeSantis aides celebrated success luring migrants onto flights.  Then the law stepped in  —  Weeks before the state signed a contract with a Destin-based aviation company to ship migrants from San Antonio to Democratic-leaning states at Florida taxpayer expense, executives …
Discussion: Politico
Victoria Bekiempis / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Money Man Just Linked Him to Tax Fraud Scheme  —  A major untaxed perk was “authorized by Donald Trump,” his former CFO Allen Weisselberg testifies  —  FORMER TRUMP ORGANIZATION chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified Tuesday that Donald Trump personally green-lighted untaxed benefits …
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement  —  Facebook's fact-checkers will need to stop fact-checking former President Donald Trump following the announcement that he is running for president, according to a company memo obtained by CNN.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ivanka Trump says she loves her father but does ‘not plan to be involved in politics’  —  Ivanka Trump does ‘not plan’ to continue being involved in politics despite her father's announced 2024 presidential run  —  Trump facing calls to delay ‘big announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Chappelle Was Right  —  As I watched Dave Chappelle's much-discussed Saturday Night Live monologue poking fun at recent anti-Semitic incidents involving Black celebrities, I finally figured out why I no longer felt comfortable cracking jokes about anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Variety and JNS.org
Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Rep. Matt Gaetz scraps plans to attend Trump 2024 announcement  —  WASHINGTON — Diehard pro-Trump Rep. Matt Gaetz canceled his plans to attend the former president's launch of his 2024 campaign Tuesday night, first citing bad weather and later the House GOP leadership vote.
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Dianne Feinstein could be third in line to the presidency as Senate president pro tempore.  She appears unaware that she's already declined the job.  — Dianne Feinstein's office has said the 89-year-old doesn't want to be president pro tempore of the Senate.
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gov. Kristi Noem Suggests Ronna McDaniel Shouldn't Remain as RNC Chair
Discussion: Washington Times and The Hill
Washington Post:
Federal judge strikes down Trump-era border policy known as Title 42
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