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10:40 AM ET, November 9, 2024

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Oliver Hall / The Guardian:
I spent hours trying to persuade US voters to choose Harris not Trump.  I know why she lost  —  As a phone bank volunteer, I hoped to counter the Republican attacks and half-truths, but people really believed them  —  It has been an extraordinary week for US politics …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Rolling Stone:
Dem Insiders Begged Team Harris Not to Campaign With Liz Cheney
Discussion: The Independent and New Republic
Michael A. Cohen / MSNBC:
Kamala Harris' campaign didn't ignore working class voters
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 8, 2024  —  Social media has been flooded today with stories of Trump voters who are shocked to learn that tariffs will raise consumer prices as reporters are covering that information.  Daniel Laguna of LevelUp warned that Trump's proposed 60% tariff on Chinese imports could raise …
Discussion: El País and Breitbart
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Sarah Varney / NPR:
They split the ticket.  Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump  —  Voters in three states — Arizona, Missouri, and Nevada — chose on Tuesday to advance protections for abortion rights in their state constitutions.  Donald Trump, meanwhile, is likely to win all three states in his victorious bid for the White House.
Discussion: Slate
CNN:
Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders  —  Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats' election reckoning pits liberals against centrists  —  The Democrats' shellacking at the polls this week has triggered a feisty battle between the ideological wings of the party about what went wrong — and who bears the blame.  —  Some liberals say the party didn't tack far enough to the left to animate the base.
Discussion: New York Times and NBC News
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
A Red-District Conqueror Wants Fellow Democrats to Look in the Mirror
Associated Press:
Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat  —  Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state.  Rosen, a first-term senator, campaigned on abortion rights …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen wins re-election in Nevada
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Justice Dept. to focus on ‘most egregious’ Jan. 6 cases until Trump is inaugurated  —  President-elect Donald Trump has said he would “absolutely” consider pardoning every Capitol rioter and has called them political prisoners and “hostages.”  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans …
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Gavin Newsom's quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president  —  Trump's post about the Golden State came a day after Newsom called a special legislative session to prepare legal defenses against the new administration.  —  SACRAMENTO — President-elect Donald Trump is lashing …
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Politico:
How blue states are plotting to thwart Trump
Discussion: NewsNation
Andrew Mills / Reuters:
Qatar to pull out of Gaza ceasefire mediation, source says  —  Qatar will stop trying to mediate a Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas and Israel show a “sincere willingness” to return to the negotiating table, an official briefed on the matter told Reuters on Saturday, in the biggest setback to efforts to reach a truce since the war began.
Punchbowl News:
📝 The Readback: It's now Trump's Washington  —  THIS IS A PREVIEW! … Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week - a quick roundup of all our scoops, analysis and Capitol Hill insight you won't find anywhere else.
Carolyn Barber / Fortune:
Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock  —  GETTY  —  Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and researchers warned that a critical lag in the blood testing …
Discussion: FOX 35 Orlando
Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than white ones, US Justice Department says  —  The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid for doing the same job, the U.S. Justice Department says in a lawsuit it filed Friday.
Discussion: USA Today, UPI and The Hill
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Trump Holds Up Transition Process Over Ethics Code  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has not submitted a required ethics plan stating he will avoid conflicts of interest.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has not yet submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he will avoid conflicts …
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
New York Times:
Should Alito and Thomas Be Pushed to Retire?  Conservatives Are Divided.  —  Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a delicate endeavor.  —  With Republicans set to regain control of the White House and the Senate …
New York Times:
Smile, Flatter and Barter: How the World Is Prepping for Trump Part II  —  Foreign leaders have rushed to ingratiate themselves with Donald J. Trump in recent days, nervously recalling the clashes, insults and feuds of his first presidency.  —  When Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Donald J …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Trump's political comeback is complete.  What it says about American voters  —  “He's an angry man and they think, 'He's angry like I am,'” one observer said.  —  Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center …
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
Elon Musk Uses X to Promote Trump's Incoming Administration  —  Since the election, Mr. Musk has used his social media company to talk up how bright the future will be under the president-elect.  —  Since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election, Elon Musk has gone all in on X to promote the incoming administration.
New York Times:
With Ready Orders and an Energy Czar, Trump Plots Pivot to Fossil Fuels  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition team for climate and the environment is considering relocating the E.P.A. out of Washington and other drastic changes.  —  As President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition team plans …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Republican Don Bacon holds on to win reelection in Nebraska House seat  —  Bacon's victory comes after several polls showed him narrowly trailing Vargas.  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) will hold onto his battleground House seat, The Associated Press projected, fending off a spirited push for a Democratic pickup.
Jake Levison / Sky News:
What is the 4B movement?  —  In the aftermath of Donald Trump's historic US election win, some women on social media have been advocating for a movement which originated in South Korea to stand against authority.  —  A feminist movement which originated in South Korea has been taking off …
USA Today:
Trump's second presidency sparks fear of ‘scary’ time ahead among some immigrants  —  Lauren Villagran Trevor HughesUSA TODAY  —  Giddel Contreras lives in the Bronx, works as a chef at a hotel-resort in Queens and is as much a New Yorker as the next guy.  —  But the Honduran native's decision …
Anna Koper / Reuters:
Polish PM to meet French, UK, NATO leaders to discuss Ukraine  —  Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet France's president, Britain's prime minister, the head of NATO, and leaders of Nordic and Baltic states soon to discuss transatlantic cooperation and the war in Ukraine, he said on Saturday.
Discussion: Politico and Israpundit
 
 
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NBC News:
China has increased military flights near Taiwan by 300%, U.S. general says
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Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Pod Save America Host Says Biden's Internal Polling Showed Trump Winning 400 Electoral Votes
Discussion: The Independent and The Hill
Associated Press:
US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
David Goldman / CNN:
Trump just made $500 million with a single Truth Social post
Ward Clark / RedState:
OUTRAGE: FEMA Workers Working Hurricane Milton Aftermath Ordered to Bypass Houses With Trump Signs
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Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
Thousands expected for People's March on Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration
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Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: RFK Jr. Is Crowdsourcing Cabinet Picks for Trump
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Molly White / Citation Needed:
Wind the clock
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Mike Corder / Associated Press:
Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Pelosi Laments Biden's Late Exit and the Lack of an ‘Open Primary’
 

 
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Cybersecurity startup Wiz acquires Dazz, a specialist in security remediation and risk management; sources say the cash-and-stock deal is valued at $450M

Paige Smith / Bloomberg:
The CFPB will supervise tech companies with digital wallets, like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Venmo, with 50M+ annual transactions, treating them more like banks

 
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