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New York Times:
Key Allies Are Inching Away From Trump — Early signs suggest he may struggle to win over Republican Party leaders for his third presidential bid, after a string of disappointments, but Donald Trump's staunchest voters are another matter. — ORLANDO, Fla. — Three billionaire donors …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Live Updates: Republicans Gain Control of House — Republicans formally captured 218 House seats, a delayed yet consequential finish to the 2022 midterm elections. The party's narrow majority is expected to frustrate President Biden's agenda. In Los Angeles, Karen Bass became the first woman elected as mayor.
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HotAir, Washington Post, New York Magazine, UPI, Metro.co.uk, National Review, Los Angeles Times, Florida Politics, Raw Story, The Right Scoop, CNN, Althouse and CBS News
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The caging of America's Kraken — Trump is the gift to Democrats that keeps on giving — Saying the quiet bit out loud is rarely a good idea. Yet after last week's midterm success, Democrats cannot help themselves. The gist is that they would love Donald Trump to be the 2024 presidential nominee …
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Reuters and The Lincoln Project
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
At long last, Trump gives his concession speech — It was rambling. It was vain. At times, it was weird. What's with that tale he keeps telling about giving Chancellor Angela Merkel a “white flag” to symbolize German surrender to dependence on Russian energy?
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The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, al.com, CNN, Jacobin, Raw Story, National Review, Washington Examiner, The Colorado Sun, Semafor, The Wrap, Jezebel and NewsNation
Washington Post:
Trump's early 2024 launch fails to rally GOP around him — The announcement is not immediately clearing the field as Trump hoped, but he has used party divisions to his advantage before — Former president Donald Trump has told associates and advisers that he wants his third White House bid …
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The Texas Tribune, New York Post, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Bloomberg, National Review, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, IJR and NewsNation
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump bid nets tough reaction from some former media friends — Not all of his friends have abandoned him, but the harsh media reaction to former President Donald Trump's announcement that he's seeking the top office again illustrates that if he wants his old job back, he has a lot of convincing to do.
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RedState, Washington Examiner, The Present Age, The Guardian and The Hill
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump ally, billionaire GOP megadonor Ronald Lauder won't back Trump's 2024 run for president
Trump ally, billionaire GOP megadonor Ronald Lauder won't back Trump's 2024 run for president
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Election Law Blog, Raw Story, The Daily Wire and New York Post
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ex-Trump defense chief: 'He's unfit for office,' shouldn't run
Ex-Trump defense chief: 'He's unfit for office,' shouldn't run
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New York Post, Insider, Washington Examiner, The Western Journal, Raw Story and Breitbart
New York Times:
Trump's Candidacy Is in Motion, but His Campaign Is a Work in Progress
Trump's Candidacy Is in Motion, but His Campaign Is a Work in Progress
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Insider, Raw Story, Washington Times, FiveThirtyEight, CNN, Washington Examiner, FOX31 Denver, CNBC, New York Post, UPI and ABC News
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
GOP Authoritarianism Isn't Going Anywhere After the Midterms
GOP Authoritarianism Isn't Going Anywhere After the Midterms
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Raw Story
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump's Presidential Run Faces Legal Challenges Over His Role in Jan. 6 ‘Insurrection’
Trump's Presidential Run Faces Legal Challenges Over His Role in Jan. 6 ‘Insurrection’
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Law & Crime, Breitbart, Twitchy, Raw Story, Chicago Sun-Times, Project On Government …, BizPac Review, Tennessee Lookout and Axios
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Another bruising Senate race brews in Ohio as Republicans target Sherrod Brown
Another bruising Senate race brews in Ohio as Republicans target Sherrod Brown
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Breitbart, Fox News, Spectrum News 1 Ohio, The Hill and Against the Grain
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump's Running, and Republicans Have Only Themselves to Blame
Trump's Running, and Republicans Have Only Themselves to Blame
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New York Times, The Hill, Breitbart, New York Post, Slow Boring, USA Today, New Jersey Globe, Outside the Beltway and Just The News
Kelsey Piper / Vox:
Sam Bankman-Fried tries to explain himself — The fallen crypto CEO on what went wrong, why he did what he did, and what lies he told along the way. — Last night, Sam Bankman-Fried DMed me on Twitter. — That was surprising. I'd spoken to Bankman-Fried via Zoom earlier in the summer …
Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
Karen Bass elected mayor, becoming first woman to lead L.A. — Rep. Karen Bass has defeated businessman Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor's race, according to an Associated Press projection Wednesday, making her the first woman and second Black Angeleno elected to lead the city in its 241-year history.
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Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Karen Bass Becomes First Woman Elected as Los Angeles Mayor — Ms. Bass, a longtime congresswoman and state lawmaker, defeated Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer, to lead a city where frustration levels are high. — Karen Bass, a veteran Democratic congresswoman, on Wednesday became …
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UPI, Rolling Stone and Los Angeles Times
Politico:
Investigating the investigators: Dem strategists to launch counterpunch to House GOP — A group of top Democratic strategists are launching a multi-million-dollar hub to counter an expected investigative onslaught by the likely incoming House GOP majority — digging into President Joe Biden …
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Raw Story
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans win control of the House, NBC News projects, overtaking Democrats by a slim margin — WASHINGTON — Republicans have won control of the House, NBC News projected Wednesday, handing President Joe Biden a divided Congress after Democrats kept control of the Senate in last week's midterm elections.
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Washington Post, Fox News, NBC4 Washington, New York Times, Althouse, The Daily Caller and Wall Street Journal
Washington Post:
Republicans narrowly win House, ending full Democratic control of Congress
Republicans narrowly win House, ending full Democratic control of Congress
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Associated Press, New York Times, NPR, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, ABC News, Bloomberg, CNBC, Roll Call, Sacramento Bee, Mercury News, Washington Times, Al Jazeera, New York Post, Raw Story, Semafor, Politico, IJR, The Daily Wire and Voice of America
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
US House win by ex-combat pilot cements Republican control
US House win by ex-combat pilot cements Republican control
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San Diego Union-Tribune, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Forbes, Reasonably Right, Insider, RedState, Power Line and Politico
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly DA Larry Krasner impeached by Pa. House, advancing GOP effort to remove him from office — HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday impeached Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, accusing him of “misbehavior in office” and advancing the extraordinary and rarely used process …
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The Intercept
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Newly released video shows Capitol rioters raiding Nancy Pelosi's office on Jan. 6 — WASHINGTON — A video filmed by a man charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack shows rioters inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the insurrection. — The video, shown to jurors in the trial …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Far-right extremist guided ‘army’ of rioters to Pelosi's office on Jan. 6 , prosecutors tell jury
Far-right extremist guided ‘army’ of rioters to Pelosi's office on Jan. 6 , prosecutors tell jury
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Washington Post
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Texas veteran who entered Senate chamber in military gear on January 6 found guilty
Texas veteran who entered Senate chamber in military gear on January 6 found guilty
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Washington Post and The Hill
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Before FTX collapse, founder poured millions into pandemic prevention — Most of those initiatives have come to a sudden halt. — When the coronavirus pandemic hit and the world shut down in the spring of 2020, many mourned the loss of life, jobs and normalcy.
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The Post Millennial and American Experiment
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Vegan canapes and fat donations: How Sam Bankman-Fried won Washington before he lost everything — The 30-year-old mega-donor was building a massive, multimillion-dollar Washington operation. Then the gravy train crashed. — WASHINGTON — The week before his cryptocurrency empire spectacularly collapsed …
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New York Post, eigenrobot,s Blog, Grid News, RedState, Ben's Newsletter and Politico
Ivana Saric / Axios:
At least 32 trans people killed in the U.S. in 2022: report — At least 32 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed in the U.S. in 2022, according to a new annual report published Wednesday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
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CBS News, The Hill, New Republic, The Daily Beast and Erin In The Morning
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Amy Larson / KRON4:
San Francisco launches transgender guaranteed income program
San Francisco launches transgender guaranteed income program
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The Daily Wire, Fox News and Twitchy
CNN:
Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testifies before Georgia grand jury — Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on Wednesday testified before a Georgia special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Raw Story
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Clary, Corporal LeBeau on 'Hogan's Heroes,' Dies at 96 — The French actor and singer spent 31 months in a concentration camp but said he had no reservations about starring in a TV comedy about the Nazis. — Robert Clary, the French actor, singer and Holocaust survivor …
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The Wrap and New York Post
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate votes to advance same-sex marriage bill — The Senate on Wednesday voted to start debate on legislation that would codify same-sex marriage protections, paving the way for it to pass by the end of the week. — Senators voted 62-37 to advance the measure, with 12 Republicans joining with every Democrat.
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
8 Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Endangered Monkeys From Asia, U.S. Says — Cambodian wildlife officials, black-market dealers and top executives at a monkey breeding company conspired to illegally export long-tailed macaques to the U.S., prosecutors said. — Federal prosecutors …
Justin Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Covid Lockdowns Disqualify Trump in 2024 — ‘Fifteen days to stop the spread’ turned into an eternity. — 1x — March, 29, 2020, is a day that should live in infamy. The national mitigation plan against Covid-19, “15 days to stop the spread,” was about to expire.
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HotAir and Big League Politics
Isabel Reynolds / Bloomberg:
China's Xi Set for Japan Summit as He Mends Ties With US Allies — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold his first in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that appeared aimed at calming tensions with US allies.