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Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Trump 3.0 is a changed man — he's now a loser — Democrats got their wish. Republicans, for the second time in a week, failed to get theirs. Former President Donald Trump has announced he'll seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2024. — This means that for the next two years …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Trump's Drag on Republicans Quantified: A Five-Point Penalty — An analysis based on House districts shows a pattern in the results of his preferred primary candidates. — Donald J. Trump's announcement on Tuesday that he would run for president in 2024 came at an especially awkward time for Republicans.
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post, TheBlaze and Washington Times
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
‘Stop the Steal’ Isn't Conceding — Election deniers lost in the midterms, but they're not done yet. — Outside the Maricopa County tabulation center last weekend, a few dozen outraged Arizonans paced single file along the sidewalk waving kari lake flags.
Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’
Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’
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Forbes and Media Matters for America
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Is Running in 2024. The White House Has a Plan.
Trump Is Running in 2024. The White House Has a Plan.
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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 overturn Biden's legitimate election, launches 2024 bid
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Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Nine Midterm Stories You Should Not Miss on Criminal Justice and Voting Rights
Nine Midterm Stories You Should Not Miss on Criminal Justice and Voting Rights
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Wall Street Journal:
NATO Says Missile That Hit Poland Was Likely Ukraine Air Defense — Alliance meeting assesses fatal explosion that occurred amid Russian barrage across Ukraine — BRUSSELS—Top NATO officials said a missile that crashed in Poland and killed two people was likely a Russian-made weapon fired …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden speaks with Polish President Duda after Russia missile strike
Biden speaks with Polish President Duda after Russia missile strike
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Politico:
Western leaders on high alert after explosion in Poland kills 2
Western leaders on high alert after explosion in Poland kills 2
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Washington Post:
Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or take severance — It comes as Musk's first major feature, Twitter Blue Verified, was halted while the company probes issues that arose from its launch — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees Wednesday morning …
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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 …
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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
Elon Musk's Twitter on ‘collision course’ with EU regulators
Elon Musk's Twitter on ‘collision course’ with EU regulators
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TechCrunch
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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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Two anonymous $425 million donations gives dark money conservative group a massive haul — One of the biggest conservative dark money organizations in the nation was boosted last year by two separate anonymous gifts, each totaling more than $425 million dollars.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Senators float audit of Rick Scott's NRSC — The GOP's post-election finger-pointing intensified Tuesday, with two senators calling for an audit of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. — During a tense, three-hour-long meeting of the Senate GOP Conference, Sens. Marsha Blackburn …
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The Hill, Erick Erickson Show Notes, The Daily Wire and The Federalist
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence on Trump's 2024 Run: 'I Think We'll Have Better Choices' — In an interview, the former vice president expressed anger over Donald Trump's conduct on Jan. 6, 2021, but deflected questions about his character. — Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that he was angered …
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Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
The Republicans in line to take on Trump in 2024: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley lead list of favorites to run for the GOP (but what will they do now he has entered the race?)
The Republicans in line to take on Trump in 2024: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley lead list of favorites to run for the GOP (but what will they do now he has entered the race?)
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
‘National Conservatism’ Is A Dead End — A rant. — Since a civil war is about to break out and destroy the modern Republican Party — fingers crossed — let me tell you what grinds my gears. — Young NatCons, many of whom I know and like, seem to be under the impression …
Jon Gabriel / CNN:
Kari Lake told Arizona's McCain Republicans to ‘get the hell out.’ They did — Editor's Note: Jon Gabriel is Editor-in-Chief of Ricochet.com and an opinion contributor to the Arizona Republic. Follow him on Twitter at @ExJon. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion at CNN.
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J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
Jon Stewart Defends Dave Chappelle's ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘Censorship’ Doesn't End Antisemitism … Jon Stewart defended his friend Dave Chappelle during his appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday evening, commenting on the comedian's recent “Saturday Night Live” monologue …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
John Fetterman made big gains in Trump country. New data reveals how. — For years, John Fetterman has wagered that steadily showing up in areas hostile to Democrats would ultimately pay off. After getting elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor in 2018, Fetterman conducted a listening tour of the state's 67 counties.
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
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Washington Post:
D.C. Council passes new criminal code, despite some objections — The bill will now go to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who has said she is concerned about some aspects of it — The D.C. Council unanimously approved a major overhaul of the city's criminal code Tuesday, despite objections …
NBC News:
UVa knew of gun conviction against student before triple murder but never started discipline process — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia admitted Tuesday it knew triple-murder suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. had been convicted of a weapons charge weeks …
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John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
An Attempt at Intellectual Fraud, Pt. 2 — Phil Magness Can't Stop Lying — There is apparently no low to which Phil Magness will not stoop to defend his shoddy thesis that Marx was a “relatively obscure” figure in European intellectual life prior to the Russian Revolution.
Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
Ukrainian Analysis Identifies Western Supply Chain Behind Iran's Drones — Russia's use of Tehran-provided unmanned aircraft built with foreign parts demonstrates limits of international sanctions — New intelligence collected from downed Iranian drones in Ukraine shows that a majority …
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The Daily Caller and The Times of Israel
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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