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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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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 and IJR
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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CNN, BizPac Review, Raw Story, Insider, FiveThirtyEight, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, FOX31 Denver and CNBC
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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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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WEB OF EVIL and HotAir
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, The Present Age, The Western Journal, The Guardian and The Hill
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
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The caging of America's Kraken
The caging of America's Kraken
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Reuters and The Lincoln Project
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, The Blue State Conservative, Yahoo News, HotAir, Breitbart, Twitchy and Raw Story
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, The Western Journal, Insider, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and Raw Story
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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HuffPost, Election Law Blog, Raw Story, The Daily Wire and New York Post
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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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 …
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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.
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
US House win by ex-combat pilot cements Republican control — Rep. Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot, scored an upset U.S. House win Wednesday, handing Republicans control of the chamber and giving the GOP a rare reason to celebrate in a state dominated by Democrats that is also home …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: All eyes on Pelosi — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — IT'S OFFICIAL — “Republicans flip the House,” by Ally Mutnick and Jessica Piper — ALL EYES ON PELOSI — On Wednesday night, just before 11 p.m. …
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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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El País, UPI, Rolling Stone and Los Angeles Times
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
LA elects US Rep Karen Bass mayor, first Black woman in post — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso Wednesday to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black woman to hold the post as City Hall contends with multiple scandals that have shaken trust in government …
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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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eigenrobot,s Blog, New York Post, Grid News, RedState and Ben's Newsletter
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Before FTX collapse, founder poured millions into pandemic prevention
Before FTX collapse, founder poured millions into pandemic prevention
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Slow Boring, Ace of Spades HQ, The Post Millennial and American Experiment
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.
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 …
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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New Republic, CBS News, The Hill, Erin In The Morning and The Daily Beast
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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, Twitchy and Fox News
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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Politico:
Ukraine tells allies it may not be able to recover from more Russian attacks on energy systems — The Ukrainian government is warning Western allies that it is anticipating increased Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure in the coming days and that Kyiv does not have enough replacement parts …
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Political Wire
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Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Pence says he will not testify before U.S. House Jan. 6 panel — Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he would not testify before the House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol because Congress “has no right to my testimony.”
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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 — WASHINGTON — A far-right extremist charged with aiding and abetting the theft of a laptop from Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, “led an army” towards the House Speaker's suite …
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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.”
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 …