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10:15 AM ET, November 17, 2022

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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Barely Won the House.  Now Can They Run It?  —  A thin margin, ideological differences and competing pressures could make managing the “people's House” virtually impossible.  But the G.O.P. majority, however slim, will still be a challenge for President Biden.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Republicans Gain Control of the House  —  With a victory in California, Republicans captured the 218 House seats required to take a narrow majority and frustrate President Biden's agenda.  In Los Angeles, Karen Bass became the first woman elected as mayor of the nation's second-largest city.
Washington Post:
Republicans narrowly win House, ending full Democratic control of Congress  —  The GOP takeover will end two years of one-party control on Capitol Hill  —  Republicans on Wednesday were projected to win back control of the U.S. House with a narrow majority, dealing a blow to President Biden …
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 …
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 …
Yuval Levin / New York Times:
Democrats Lost the Midterms, Too  —  The surprising results of the midterm elections were understandably received by Democrats with an elated mix of relief and vindication.  A president's party normally does much worse in his first midterms, and polls suggested this time would be no different.
Discussion: New York Magazine, E&E and Euractiv
CNN:
Inside the White House's months of prep-work for a GOP investigative onslaught  —  More than four months before voters handed Republicans control of the House of Representatives, top White House and Department of Homeland Security officials huddled in the Roosevelt Room to prepare for that very scenario.  
Discussion: Raw Story
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?
Scott Wong / NBC News:
House Republicans plan investigations and possible impeachments with new majority  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans' majority will be smaller than expected, but they're eager to use their new oversight powers and pass a spate of bills to draw contrasts with Democrats and give the Biden administration heartburn.
Discussion: emptywheel and The Federalist
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Pence says he will not testify before U.S. House Jan. 6 panel
CNN:
A recipe for gridlock: Lawmakers brace for partisan feuds and legislative stalemate
Discussion: E&E
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
GOP Authoritarianism Isn't Going Away After the Midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: All eyes on Pelosi
Discussion: CNN
John Nichols / The Nation:
Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination
Brian Murphy / Washington Post:
Michael Gerson, Post columnist and Bush speechwriter on 9/11, dies at 58  —  Mr. Gerson helped shape President George W. Bush's messaging after the 9/11 attacks and then moved to The Washington Post, where he wrote about politics and faith  —  Michael Gerson, a speechwriter for President George W. Bush …
Discussion: The Hill and Publishers Weekly
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:   Michael Gerson followed his faith — and America was better for it
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:   Saying goodbye to my child, the youngster
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 …
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
LA elects US Rep Karen Bass mayor, first Black woman in post
New York Times:
Trump's Candidacy Is in Motion, but His Campaign Is a Work in Progress  —  The 2024 apparatus is lean, and some operatives are keeping their distance.  “It's always a little bit chaotic,” a 2016 campaign aide said.  —  There is no one working for him with the title of campaign manager.
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Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
Moms for Liberty-backed school board members fire superintendent, ban critical race theory  —  The Berkeley County, South Carolina, school board made several big moves in its first meeting after the election.  The board's former chair said it was a “political witch hunt.”
Discussion: HotAir and Twitchy
Isabel Reynolds / Bloomberg:
China, Japan Leaders Open Door to Mending Ties in First Meeting  —  Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed their desire to improve relations in the first meeting of the leaders of Asia's two largest economies in three years.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
John Mearsheimer on Putin's Ambitions After Nine Months of War  —  The realist political scientist explains why Russia's move to annex four Ukrainian provinces isn't imperialism.  —  Back in February, a few days after Russia launched its war in Ukraine, I spoke with the political scientist John Mearsheimer.
Discussion: The Guardian and National Review
Yossi Melman / Haaretz:
Under U.S. Pressure, Israel Funded ‘Strategic Materials’ for Ukraine  —  European diplomats say the Biden administration demanded Israel expand its aid to Kyiv ■ The sources say Israel is also covertly aiding Ukraine with intelligence  —  Under pressure from the U.S. administration …
Andrew Weissmann / Just Security:
Mar-a-Lago Model Prosecution Memo  —  This model prosecution memorandum (or “pros memo") assesses the potential charges against former President Donald Trump emanating from his handling of classified documents and other government records since leaving office on January 20, 2021.
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.
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emeritus?  —  The longtime Democratic leader, a fixture of the House for decades, will step back into a chairman-like role in the minority rather than retire immediately, giving her time to manage her succession and ensure the stability of her caucus through the forthcoming McCarthy era.
Discussion: The Hill, CBS News, Politico and Bloomberg
 
 
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Iran Hands Out More Death Sentences to Protesters
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New York Times:
'This Is Not Ukraine's Fault': Tensions Ease Over Missile Strike in Poland
Holly Dagres / Atlantic Council:
The UAE just received twenty drones from Turkey. What's the backstory?
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Man who killed 6 in Christmas parade gets life, no release
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Clary, Corporal LeBeau on 'Hogan's Heroes,' Dies at 96
CNN:
Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testifies before Georgia grand jury
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly DA Larry Krasner impeached by Pa. House, advancing GOP effort to remove him from office
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate votes to advance same-sex marriage bill
 

 
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