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Politico:
Playbook: Dems agonize over Sotomayor  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE LATEST RACE CALLS — Republican DAVE McCORMICK defeats Democratic Sen. BOB CASEY in Pennsylvania. ...  Reps. DON DAVIS (D-N.C.), YOUNG KIM (R-Calif.), JULIA BROWNLEY …
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Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation  —  A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Judge declares Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens illegal  —  A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration program that would allow unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens to get legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. citizenship, declaring the policy illegal.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Judge strikes down Biden administration policy on immigrant spouses
Discussion: New Republic and New York Post
NBC News:
Trump says there's ‘no price tag’ for his mass deportation plan
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
What Trump's MAGA allies have planned for immigration in Project 2025
Sen. Elizabeth Warren / Time:
Here's the Plan to Fight Back  —  To everyone who feels like their heart has been ripped out of their chest, I feel the same.  To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears.  But what we do next is important, and I need you in this fight with me.
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and NBC News
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
The 14 Places That Explain Trump's Victory  —  The architecture of Trump's victory is evident from the map.  —  In Pennsylvania, the handwringing and recriminations started almost as soon as the essential 2024 battleground state was called for Donald Trump.
Discussion: BBC, The Guardian and Election Law Blog
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election  —  What happened in the 2024 election was a political earthquake.  —  Former President Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Let's Not Lose Sight of Who Trump Is
Discussion: Raw Story
Jared Gans / The Hill:
California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Why Dean Phillips thinks Harris lost  —  The Washington Post's essential guide to power and influence in D.C.  —  Sign upfor Early Brief newsletter  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  We all made it to Friday.  Have a great weekend.  Send tips to earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Trump dismissed Rick Scott as Senate GOP leader … - A senior Trump campaign official pushed back on Axios' reporting, saying Trump “hasn't weighed in on the leadership race and anyone who says differently is wrong.” … - Scott had signs at his campaign victory party on Tuesday that read …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune urges Trump to stay out of race to replace McConnell
Julia Johnson / Fox News:
Cornyn touts lifetime fundraising prowess for GOP in final case to succeed McConnell
Discussion: The Hill
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Need To Compete In The New Media Landscape — Or Keep Paying The Price  —  This is your TPM evening briefing.  —  As always happens after a bad election loss — and is compounded when that loss is sweeping, and to the man who launched a coup against the country — the losing side is in full panic mode.
Discussion: Slate
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Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:   Democrats Are in Disarray With No Easy Fix
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Dems going after trans people this week should be ashamed of themselves  —  In the wake of Donald Trump's election to a second term as president, some Democrats have begun lobbing anti-transgender attacks — and other “let's panic” responses.  Such instant responses are shameful and must …
Discussion: HotAir, LGBTQ Nation and Good Authority
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Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
For transgender Americans, Trump's win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying
Discussion: Variety
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Dump Twitter  —  The oligarchs won.  When the markets closed November 6—the day Donald Trump was declared winner of the presidential election—the combined wealth of the world's 10 richest people, nine of whom live in the United States, had surged by a combined $63.5 billion.
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and Slate
James Liddell / The Independent:
Ted Cruz's daughter caught wincing and telling her mom 'don't clap' as senator praises Trump on stage  —  Caroline Cruz, 16, was left scowling at her mother on stage as the Texas senator prayed for a Trump win  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights …
Discussion: KASW-TV, Raw Story, Mediaite and Teen Vogue
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott / The Independent:   ‘Your body, my choice’: Women report rise in online misogyny following Donald Trump's victory
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The wreckage Merrick Garland leaves behind  —  His failures left American democracy ripe for the picking. … ✍️  —  It has often been said that Donald Trump was running for president to keep himself out of prison.  Mission accomplished.  —  But the fact that Trump wasn't …
The Downballot:
Morning Digest: Democrats would have to run the table to win a House majority  —  We look at the 10 races still in doubt  —  Leading Off  —  House  —  About two dozen House races remain uncalled by the Associated Press, but while Democrats have a narrow path to a majority …
Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
Israeli soccer fans targeted in wave of violence in Amsterdam  —  Maccabi Tel Aviv FC was in Amsterdam to play Ajax  —  Maccabi Tel Aviv FC supporters were reportedly the target of violence in Amsterdam Thursday before and during the soccer team's match against Ajax.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Axelrod: Democrats becoming ‘smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party’  —  Political strategist David Axelrod argued Thursday that Democrats are becoming a “smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party” that could keep losing electorally if it does not change course.
Debbie Elliott / NPR:
Racist text messages target young African Americans post-election  —  Black college and high school students report receiving racist texts about being “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.”  —  Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days.
Erika Tulfo / CNN:
Books like 'The Handmaid's Tale' and ‘1984’ are flying off the shelves after the presidential election  —  Margaret Atwood's “The Handmaid's Tale,” a novel set in a totalitarian society, has shot to the top of Amazon's bestselling books list following Donald Trump's reelection.
Discussion: Associated Press
Anna Mehler Paperny / Reuters:
Canadian police brace for ‘worst-case scenario’ of asylum-seekers fleeing Trump  —  Canadian police and migrant aid groups are bracing for an influx of asylum-seekers fleeing President-elect Donald Trump's United States at the same time Canada deals with record numbers of refugee claimants and is trying to bring in fewer immigrants.
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Trump Won't Just Change Washington Politics — He'll Change Life in the City  —  The incoming administration won't just alter the federal workforce.  It will touch the lives of everyone who lives in the district.  —  Donald Trump's victory signals radical changes ahead for Washington …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washingtonian
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Harris, Biden camps blame each other for loss … - In response to Trump's decisive victory, aides in both camps are blaming the other for being more responsible, according to interviews with more than a dozen people in the White House and Harris' campaign.
 
 
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