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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
I blame the media — I am horrified and I am terrified and I am angry. — And I blame the media. — Yes, I am aware that some large number of people who voted for Trump did so fully aware that he will rule as a racist, a chaos agent, and a strongman. That's what they want. Noted.
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Bloomberg
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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.
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
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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Mock Paper Scissors, Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
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
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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RedState, 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, CBS News, 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
Judge strikes down Biden administration policy on immigrant spouses
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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
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
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Axelrod: Democrats becoming ‘smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party’
Axelrod: Democrats becoming ‘smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party’
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HuffPost, The Independent, New Jersey Online, IJR, Daily Mail and New York Post
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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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Jeffries takes charge of the Democratic resistance … - Control of the House in the congressional session that begins in January is still in doubt, but the New York Democrat indicated his mission is clear: Oppose Trump. — At the same time, he said he'll rely on his growing relationship …
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The Hill, The Guardian and Washington Times
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The Downballot:
Morning Digest: Democrats would have to run the table to win a House majority
Morning Digest: Democrats would have to run the table to win a House majority
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The Hill, Reuters, Washington Post, Balloon Juice, Politico, Forbes and Bloomberg
Jared Gans / The Hill:
California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
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Breitbart
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 …
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HotAir and LGBTQ Nation
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Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
For transgender Americans, Trump's win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying
For transgender Americans, Trump's win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying
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Variety
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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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Neera Tanden's X posts violated ban on political fundraising, government watchdog alleges — Office of Special Counsel says Tanden shouldn't have solicited funds for political campaigns. — A government ethics watchdog agency has formally accused White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden accused of repeated Hatch Act violations
White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden accused of repeated Hatch Act violations
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Washington Examiner, Washington Times, GovExec.com and NPR
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 …
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Trump AG Prospect Warns Letitia James: ‘We Will Put Your Fat Ass In Prison’ — Trump-aligned lawyer Mike Davis threatened New York's attorney general with racist and sexist posturing in perhaps a sign of things to come. — LOADING — Republican lawyer Mike Davis, an adviser for Donald …
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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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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freebeacon.com, RedState, Associated Press, Twitchy, The Dispatch, IJR, The Western Journal, The Daily Beast, NBC News, Mediaite, Fox News and Raw Story
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, Forbes, 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.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump shouldn't pardon Hunter Biden — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says President-elect Trump should not pardon Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, of felony charges related to his purchase of a revolver in 2018 nor the tax charges he pleaded guilty to in September.
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