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2:55 AM ET, November 20, 2022

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Inquiries Remain Politically Charged, Despite Special Counsel  —  The appointment of an independent investigator is meant to address the perception of conflict of interest.  But the system no longer seems adequate in this polarized political moment.  —  In appointing a special counsel …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Christie rebukes Trump: ‘It is time to stop whispering... It is time to stop being afraid of any one person’  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Saturday urged the Republican Party to move on from Donald Trump, just days after the former president announced his third bid for office.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
A new special counsel sets Washington ablaze
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
House GOP pushes Hunter Biden probe despite thin majority
Steve Schmidt / The Warning:   The showdown between Senator Ed Markey and Elon Musk
Washington Post:
Elon Musk says he will let Trump back onto Twitter  —  The former president said he is focused on his Twitter clone, Truth Social, echoing his previous remarks on the matter.  —  Elon Musk says he will reinstate the Twitter account of former president Donald Trump.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
CBS News Suspends Twitter Posting ‘In Light of the Uncertainty’ About Musk-Owned Social Platform … “In light of the uncertainty around Twitter and out of an abundance of caution, CBS News is pausing its activity on the social media site as it continues to monitor the platform,” Jonathan Vigliotti …
Washington Post:
Leaked call shows clash between Kari Lake campaign and Maricopa County  —  Video from inside the GOP war room in Arizona reveals a breakdown in relations between campaign attorneys and a top lawyer for the county  —  Hours before Kari Lake was projected to lose her race for Arizona governor …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Kari Lake Claims Her Voters Were Disenfranchised.  Her Voters Tell a Different Story.  —  Ms. Lake's supporters say in testimonials that they had problems at Phoenix-area polling sites.  But a review by The New York Times shows that most of them successfully cast their ballots.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
President Biden Is Turning 80.  Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.  —  The New York Times spoke to 10 experts in aging to paint a picture of what the next six years might look like for a person of the president's age.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden has said it is a …
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Associated Press:   Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid
New York Times:
Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach  —  Years before the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark contraception ruling was disclosed, according to a minister who led a secretive effort to influence justices.  —  As the Supreme Court investigates …
Cora Engelbrecht / New York Times:
Hundreds of Protesters in Iran Blinded by Metal Pellets and Rubber Bullets  —  Security forces have been firing ammunition that has ruptured the eyes of antigovernment demonstrators in the past two months.  “Everything went dark,” one said.  —  The protester was speeding toward a demonstration …
Discussion: Vox and The Times of Israel
New York Times:
In a First, Rich Countries Agree to Pay for Climate Damages in Poor Nations  —  After 30 years of deadlock, a new U.N. climate agreement aims to pay developing countries for loss and damage caused by global warming.  But huge questions remain about how it would work.
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
In Stark Display of Partisanship, Incoming PM Netanyahu Addresses Republican Jewish Confab  —  Israel's incoming prime minister said he has had disagreements with both Democratic and Republican administrations during his time as premier and called differences of opinion with U.S. President …
Martin Quin Pollard / Reuters:
Michael Bloomberg apologises for Boris Johnson speech criticising China  —  Michael Bloomberg apologised last week at a business forum hosted by the news agency he founded for remarks by British former Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticising China as autocratic.
Discussion: Breitbart and The Guardian
Andy Miller / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid  —  Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage.  —  Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's reelection — and a surprising Biden administration decision not to appeal a federal court ruling …
Los Angeles Times:
His term expiring, Garcetti pushes hard for job as ambassador to India  —  With less than a month to go before he leaves office, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is pressing his effort to get the U.S. Senate to confirm his appointment as ambassador to India, a fraught campaign complicated …
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
How Did AT&T's $100 Billion Time Warner Deal Go So Wrong?  —  At Time Warner, executives saw AT&T as just a “big phone company from Texas.”  At AT&T, they thought Hollywood would play by their rules.  That combination led to strategic miscalculation unrivaled in recent corporate history.
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Washington Post:
COP27 live updates: Nations poised to agree on historic fund for climate harms
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Brett Pulley / Bloomberg:
Georgia Governor Takes to the Stump on Behalf of Herschel Walker
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
DeSantis team has a warning about ‘Ron to the Rescue’ PAC as 2024 speculation intensifies
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Gabriel San Román / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County Board of Supervisors seats first Democratic majority in decades
Discussion: Political Wire
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Herschel Walker Called on Biden to Take a Mental Fitness Exam. But He Won't Do the Same.
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Sununu says GOP should ‘stop supporting crazy, unelectable candidates in our primaries’
Discussion: NewsNation
Steve Scherer / Reuters:
Canada's spy agency investigating Iranian death threats
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
It Was a Bad Week for Billionaires With Delusions of Saving the World
New York Times:
The World Cup That Changed Everything
Politico:
Voters who backed GOP governors helped keep the Senate blue
Washington Post:
Stealthy Kherson resistance fighters undermined Russian occupying forces
Discussion: Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Holmes Brushed Off Patient Risks: 'They Don't Put Pretty People Like Me in Jail'
 

 
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Financial Times:
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Jibin Joseph / PCMag:
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