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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.
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Slate
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Deep Democratic depression … Come January, they'll have scant power in the federal government, and shriveling clout in the courts and states. — The traditional media structure sympathetic to their views, and hostile to Trump's, was shattered.
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The Hill, Twitchy, CounterPunch, Jacobin, Washington Examiner and Washington Post
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.
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.
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HuffPost, The Independent, Daily Mail, IJR and New York Post
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election
Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
Democrats Are in Disarray With No Easy Fix
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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Daily Caller News Foundation, Mediaite and Raw Story
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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.
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Politico, Scripps News, The Guardian, Forbes, Raw Story, ABC News, East Bay Times, Axios, Mother Jones and Christianity Today
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Judge strikes down Biden administration policy on immigrant spouses — A federal judge struck down a Biden administration policy that provides a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. — U.S. District Judge J. Campbell …
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New Republic and New York Post
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Judge declares Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens illegal
Judge declares Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens illegal
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UPI, New York Times and Washington Times
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
What Trump's MAGA allies have planned for immigration in Project 2025
What Trump's MAGA allies have planned for immigration in Project 2025
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Townhall, Chicago Sun Times, Slate, Raw Story, Asia Times, Scripps News, The Dispatch, SFist, The Gateway Pundit and FOX 35 Orlando
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
Scoop: Trump dismissed Rick Scott as Senate GOP leader
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NBC News, Raw Story, Fox News and Washington Examiner
Punchbowl News:
11/8/24 ☀️ AM: — House Republicans could be saddled with another tiny majority
11/8/24 ☀️ AM: — House Republicans could be saddled with another tiny majority
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The Daily Signal and Fox News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune urges Trump to stay out of race to replace McConnell
Thune urges Trump to stay out of race to replace McConnell
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Semafor, Axios, Washington Examiner and Daily Kos
Julia Johnson / Fox News:
Cornyn touts lifetime fundraising prowess for GOP in final case to succeed McConnell
Cornyn touts lifetime fundraising prowess for GOP in final case to succeed McConnell
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The Hill
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.
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BBC, The Daily Beast, The Guardian and Election Law Blog
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Business Insider:
Democrats wished the election was about jobs. Trump's win indicates it was about prices.
Democrats wished the election was about jobs. Trump's win indicates it was about prices.
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ABC7, Baltimore Sun and Mediaite
Jared Gans / The Hill:
California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
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Breitbart
Linley Sanders / Associated Press:
How 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024: AP VoteCast
How 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024: AP VoteCast
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New Jersey Online, Vox, City & State New York, Rolling Stone, PBS NewsHour, CBS News, The National Pulse and The Daily Caller
Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
For transgender Americans, Trump's win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying — President-elect Donald Trump ran a virulently anti-trans campaign, pushing hard against the queer community in stump speeches and in attack ads in swing states. — That Trump won so decisively …
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Variety
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Dems going after trans people this week should be ashamed of themselves
Dems going after trans people this week should be ashamed of themselves
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HotAir and LGBTQ Nation
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 …
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KASW-TV, Raw Story, Mediaite and Teen Vogue
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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.
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 …
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.
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Axios, Mock Paper Scissors and Associated Press
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Trump's expected military reset: Culture war counteroffensive — President-elect Trump is expected to transform the U.S. military from the Pentagon, with promises to slash spending, thin the top ranks and roll back efforts to make the military more inclusive to transgender and women soldiers.
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.
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BBC, HotAir, The Times of Israel, Reuters, Euronews, Associated Press, NBC News, Human Events, Townhall, UPI, CBS News, News18, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Gateway Pundit, Algemeiner.com, Breitbart, Jerusalem Post, New York Post, KGW-TV, New York Times, NPR, Commentary Magazine, ABC7, The Forward, The US Sun, The Sun, Metro.co.uk, Jewish Insider, Israpundit, Bloomberg, RedState, Politico and Semafor
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.
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CNN, Federal Bureau …, New York Times, Tallahassee Democrat, New Republic, WSVN-TV, UPI, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, LevittownNow.com, Black America Web, NBC News, Alabama Reflector, The Crimson White, 6abc, Al Jazeera, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, The Gateway Pundit, KENS, CBS News, Baltimore Sun, FOX 35 Orlando, Urban Milwaukee, WVEC, Wisconsin Examiner, Atlanta Black Star, USA Today, Vibe, Tuscaloosa Thread and The Moderate Voice
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 …
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Washington Post, Reuters, Balloon Juice, Politico, Forbes and Bloomberg
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 …
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Raw Story and Washingtonian