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10:00 PM ET, November 10, 2024

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Washington Post:
Trump talked to Putin, told Russian leader not to escalate in Ukraine  —  President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the call.  —  President-elect Donald Trump spoke …
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Matthew Kaminski / Politico:
Can Trump Be the New Reagan?  —  A clear victory gives the president-elect a strength …
Discussion: Raw Story
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
2024's other big loser?  The mainstream media.  Is there any path forward?  —  The American mainstream media, and its vital watchdog role that once made it a trusted, major institution in a flawed yet functioning democracy, imploded in 2024, and it happened in two ways …
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Trump presses next GOP Senate leader to allow ‘recess appointments’  —  It comes as Rick Scott has racked up support from prominent conservative backers, including Elon Musk.  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Senate Republicans' next leader must embrace so-called “recess appointments …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Musk calls Thune “top choice of Democrats” for GOP leader … - President-elect Trump frequently battled GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) during his first term and could decide to put his thumb on the scale to get someone sure to do his bidding this time around.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Tom Cotton locks down the votes for Senate GOP's #3 job
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Jockeying kicks off to fill Vance vacancy in Senate  —  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is facing a key decision on whom to tap to fill the term of Vice President-elect Vance as jockeying among Ohio Republicans for the coveted appointment is set to become a knife fight.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Dean Phillips tears into fellow Democrats over 2024 loss … - “We have a political system ... that really has incentives that actually are working against us. … - “Both parties are subject to it. … - “I think that's what frankly has led to Trumpism, people getting tired …
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
House Fast Tracks Bill That Would Give Trump Power to Target Nonprofits  —  The legislation would let the Treasury Department revoke tax-exempt status for any “terrorist supporting organization”  —  Donald Trump hasn't even taken office, and Congress is already moving to advance legislation to expand his ability to target his enemies.
Discussion: The Intercept
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Won, So Jim Jordan Is No Longer Worried About Election Fraud  —  The Republican congressman admitted the 2024 election was “free and fair.”  But what changed between 2020 and now?  —  Rep. Jim Jordan was a key figure in Jan. 6 and the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Many in government are worried about Trump's return.  At DOJ, they're terrified.  —  Trump blames DOJ for much of his torment over the past four years.  Lawyers there fear what's next.  —  A collective sense of dread has taken hold at the Department of Justice, which drew Donald Trump's rage …
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
Greta Reich / Politico:
Schumer withholds Senate orientation invite from McCormick  —  Democrats are holding out hope that Sen. Bob Casey can pick up enough votes to hold on to the Pennsylvania Senate seat.  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will not allow Sen.-elect Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) …
Zadie Smith / The New York Review of Books:
The Dream of the Raised Arm  —  Born in 1907 in Forst, Germany, a town near the Polish border, Charlotte Beradt was a young journalist who reported on women's issues and other aspects of German social and political life for the weekly journal Die Weltbühne.
emptywheel:
Two Elections: “The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check”  —  I want to elaborate on something I said on Nicole Sandler's show on Friday.  There were really two elections last Tuesday.  —  In one, politics worked.  —  In the other, propaganda worked far better.
Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The Democrats Need an Honest Conversation on Gender Identity  —  One of the mysteries of this election is how the Democrats approached polling day with a set of policies on gender identity that they were neither proud to champion—nor prepared to disown.  —  Although most Americans agree …
Discussion: Instapundit, Fox News and USA Today
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Who is allowed to practice identity politics?
Discussion: Power Line
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Expected to Remain on Supreme Court  —  Some liberal activists have called for the 70-year-old Obama appointee to retire before Trump can fill her seat  —  WASHINGTON—Despite calls from some liberal activists for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down while Democrats …
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Associated Press:
Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish  —  Donald Trump has said he wouldn't be a dictator — “except for Day 1.”  According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.
Discussion: KOIN.com
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
For legal disputes, Elon Musk's X picked a venue far from Texas HQ  —  By changing his company's terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges.  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk has chosen a sprawling federal court district …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former Harris aide calls for Biden to resign so she can be president briefly  —  Jamal Simmons, a former aide to Vice President Harris, called for President Biden to resign so that the vice president can have his role for a short amount of time.  —  “Joe Biden's been a phenomenal president …
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Immigration advocates brace for Trump: ‘Buckle up’  —  Immigration advocates are bracing for Trump 2.0, whose pledge of mass deportation is sending waves of panic and anger throughout the movement.  —  Even before President-elect Trump's resounding victory on Tuesday, immigration advocacy …
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Rep. Richard Hudson seeks second term as NRCC chair  —  National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chair Richard Hudson (N.C.) is seeking a second term as head of the House GOP's campaign arm, ending speculation about his next move and setting the House GOP up to put its stamp of approval …
Discussion: Axios
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Bernie vs. Nancy: Dems' working-class reckoning … - “While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. … - “Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?”
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Trump Is Expected to Upend Biden Labor Policies Favoring Unions  —  After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. promised to be the most pro-labor president in history.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
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New York Times:
Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They're Bracing for Consequences.
Discussion: San Diego Union-Tribune and WPMT
 
 
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Liz Crampton / Politico:
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