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6:40 PM ET, November 8, 2023

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Politico:
Democrats romp, Youngkin flops: 4 takeaways from Tuesday's election  —  Joe Biden's party has had a very strong year at the ballot box.  Whether it extends to the president in 2024 is another matter.  —  Joe Biden has had a very bad few days.  His party just had a banner year.
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Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Maybe Stealing Womens' Rights Wasn't the Best Election Plan  —  Abortion initiatives have gone seven for seven at the ballot box since the Supreme Court killed Roe.  Democrats are pressing the advantage  —  It's abortion, stupid.  —  Across the country on Tuesday night …
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
Cassidy Hutchinson: Why I Testified  —  Happy Wednesday.  —  This is what is known as a vibe shift.  —  The polls suggested that Democrats were entering another Dark Night of the Soul, but once again they overperformed when the actual votes were counted.
Discussion: Mediaite and Slow Boring
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Fatalism creeps in around DeSantis  —  In the shadow of polls showing DeSantis hasn't cut into former Trump's lead at the national level or in early state contests, there is a sense of growing fatalism around the Florida governor.  —  “It feels like in July I'll be wearing a f—
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Blast Governor Glenn Youngkin's ‘Epic Failure’ in Virginia Election One Day After Going ALL IN On Him  —  One day after featuring Governor Glenn Youngkin and co-hosting Tuesday's show from Manassas, Virginia, Fox & Friends piled on following Tuesday's election results.
Discussion: National Review, The Hill and HuffPost
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The GOP is in a Trump trap  —  Trump hasn't been a consistent electoral success — but Republicans have had even fewer winning nights without him.  —  I've never been a huge off-year elections person.  There are different types of election nerds, and I've always been more of a macro guy …
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Sen. JD Vance says Republicans have to ‘recognize how much voters mistrust us’ on abortion
Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Why Democrats' big Virginia win is also a victory for Biden
Politico:
Playbook: What last night means for Joe Biden
Discussion: Puck, The Bulwark and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Virginia Democrats projected to sweep General Assembly, dealing blow to GOP
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Feds charge 3 with running high-end brothels allegedly frequented by politicians  —  Brothels were allegedly located in Fairfax and Tysons, Va.  —  The Justice Department said Wednesday it is investigating politicians, military officers and government contractors for buying sex through …
Politico:
‘Is the fat lady warming up?  Yes’: Trump chokes off his rivals' last lines of attack  —  Donald Trump's opponents rested their case against him on the argument he can't beat Joe Biden.  Now polls suggest he can.  —  Publicly and privately, on the stump and in closed-door pitches to prospective donors …
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Edward Ring / American Greatness:
Trump's Popularity is Not Inexplicable
Discussion: Fox News
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Moms for Liberty Falls Flat on Its Face in School Board Races  —  Iowa chapters of the far-right group Moms for Liberty endorsed 13 candidates in school board races across the state.  Only one was elected.  —  The Tuesday loss is a stinging rebuke of Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Moms for Liberty Candidates Take a Beating in Some School Races
New York Times:
Behind Hamas's Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War  —  Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.  —  Thousands have been killed in Gaza, with entire families wiped out.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House GOP subpoenas Hunter Biden alongside suite of Biden family members  —  Hunter Biden and his uncle James Biden have been subpoenaed Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee, which took the remarkable step of seeking depositions from family members of President Biden amid its impeachment inquiry.
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Issues Subpoenas to Biden Family & Associates
NBC News:
Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses effort to block Trump from state's primary ballot  —  A group of voters have been trying to ban Trump from the 2024 GOP primary and general election ballots based on 14th Amendment grounds.  —  The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an effort …
emptywheel:
Jim Jordan Sniffs Dick Pics While Rome Burns  —  Yesterday, David Weiss, the US Attorney turned Special Counsel leading an investigation into Hunter Biden that has entered a sixth year, testified to the House Judiciary Committee.  —  His written statement debunked Gary Shapley's claims …
Washington Post:
U.S. officials pick Greenbelt, Md., for new FBI national headquarters  —  Prince George's suburb selected despite concerns from FBI leaders over the decision-making process, a person familiar with the situation said  —  Federal officials have decided the FBI will leave its iconic …
Discussion: Political Wire
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
FDA approves blockbuster Eli Lilly drug for weight loss  —  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly's blockbuster diabetes drug for weight loss management Wednesday, giving patients another tool and opening the door to potentially much wider use.
Joseph Lanni / US Department of Justice:
Ten Members and Associates of the Gambino Crime Family Arrested in Coordinated U.S.-Italian Takedown  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York  —  Defendants Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Violent Extortions, Assaults, Arson, and Union-Related Crimes
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Another debate?  The pantomime primary continues apace.  —  The business of The Washington Post is to convey information accurately, meaning that I am discouraged from making flat assertions about future events that I cannot guarantee.  I can say things like “the Viking 1 spacecraft …
Discussion: ABC News, USA Today, NBC New York and Vox
 
 
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