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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.
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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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Slate, Chicago Sun Times, Townhall, Raw Story, Asia Times, Scripps News, The Dispatch, SFist, The Gateway Pundit and FOX 35 Orlando
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 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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Mediaite, Baltimore Sun and Slow Boring
Jared Gans / The Hill:
California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
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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 …
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Raw Story, NBC News, Fox News, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
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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Axios, Washington Examiner, Semafor and Daily Kos
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.
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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.
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Let's Not Lose Sight of Who Trump Is — In terms of historical perspective, the 2024 election has the potential to challenge the New Deal realignment of 1932 as the most consequential election of the past 100 years. — On Nov. 5, American voters re-empowered Donald Trump …
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Raw Story
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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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Deep Democratic depression
Behind the Curtain: Deep Democratic depression
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CounterPunch, The Hill, Jacobin and Washington Post
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 — Be skeptical of those proposing instant solutions — especially when they involve making vulnerable people even more vulnerable. — In the wake of Donald Trump's election to a second term as president …
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HotAir
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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 and Good Authority
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 …
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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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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The Independent, Daily Mail and New York Post
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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Associated Press
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
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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Reuters, Balloon Juice, Politico, Forbes and Bloomberg
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
MAGA Launches Increasingly Horrific Attacks on Women After Trump Win — The immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's presidential election win is already a bad omen for women and minorities across the nation, who within less than 48 hours have found themselves the subjects of hate campaigns designed to belittle and marginalize them.
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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Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan — Minutes after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, Dana White took the stage to thank the influencers who helped lead Trump to victory. “I want to thank the Nelk Boys, Adin Ross, Theo Von, Bussin' With The Boys …
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The Independent, Instapundit, Wired, The Free Press and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
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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Associated Press, RedState, One America News Network, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, NBC News, Fox News, The Dispatch, Raw Story and Instapundit
Washington Post:
Pentagon anticipates major upheaval with Trump's return to White House — Critics fear the president-elect intends to make good on a host of campaign pledges with enormous implications for the nonpartisan military. — The Pentagon anticipates major upheaval once President-elect Donald …
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Adam Kinzinger, NPR, Military Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, RedState, NOTUS, Associated Press, Deseret News, PBS NewsHour and NBC News