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1:30 PM ET, November 16, 2022

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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 …
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and Al Jazeera
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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.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Another bruising Senate race brews in Ohio as Republicans target Sherrod Brown  —  CLEVELAND — One nasty and expensive Ohio Senate election had barely finished last week before Republicans turned their focus to what could be an even bigger slugfest in 2024: the race to challenge Sen. Sherrod Brown …
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   I would like to know Ron DeSantis' opinions on major policy issues
Taylor Popielarz / Spectrum News 1 Ohio:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown will seek fourth term in 2024
Discussion: The Hill
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
Politico:
Western leaders on high alert after explosion in Poland kills 2
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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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
‘Stop the Steal’ Isn't Conceding  —  Outside the Maricopa County tabulation center last weekend, a few dozen outraged Arizonans paced single file along the sidewalk waving KARI LAKE flags.  Through megaphones, some of them denounced imaginary corruption schemes and clamored for a “redo” election.
Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’
Discussion: Forbes
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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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
Elon Musk's Twitter on ‘collision course’ with EU regulators
Discussion: TechCrunch
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
New Trump campaign, same old falsehoods  —  Donald Trump is running for president again — and he's singing from the same hymn book of falsehoods.  With few exceptions, many of the factual claims made in his announcement speech could have been plucked from a campaign-rally speech in the waning days …
Discussion: New York Times
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:   Pence on Trump's 2024 Run: 'I Think We'll Have Better Choices'
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Donald Trump, who tried to overturn Biden's legitimate election, launches 2024 bid
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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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Abortion ruling puts spotlight on Kemp and GOP lawmakers
Discussion: ProPublica
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 …
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.
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 …
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Failed GOP candidate busted on felony rape charge just days after losing election to his mom  —  A South Dakota House candidate who lost his race appeared in court this Tuesday on a charge of second-degree rape, KOTA reports.  —  Bud Marty May, 37, faces 50 years in prison over the Class 1 felony charge.
Discussion: KOTA-TV
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: CNN, New York Post and UPI
Politico:
White House's hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast  —  The White House has largely given up hope of Congress raising the nation's debt limit during the lame-duck session that runs through late December, increasing the risk of a highly partisan, market-rattling fiscal confrontation next year.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Los Angeles Times
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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Politico:
Military vaccine mandate is in GOP's sights
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
New Jersey plans constitutional amendment on abortion on 2023 ballot
Sydney Bauer / The Daily Beast:
Trans Americans Face ‘Epidemic of Violence,’ Human Rights Campaign Says
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill and KTAR.com
Jack Lobel / USA Today:
Gen Z voted and it was a W for democracy. We can no longer be a political afterthought.
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
An Attempt at Intellectual Fraud, Pt. 2
CNN:
Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Her miscarriage left her bleeding profusely. An Ohio ER sent her home to wait
Discussion: Watch Night News
Bloomberg:
Iran Sentences More Protesters to Death Amid Mounting Unrest
Discussion: Al Jazeera and PolitiFact
Axios:
Scoop: Stephen Schwarzman comes out against Trump in major defection
Miami Herald:
DeSantis aides celebrated success luring migrants onto flights. Then the law stepped in
 

 
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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

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix
 
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