How Trump, infighting and flawed candidates limited Republican gains  —  The GOP's historic tail winds collided with the fractious reality of a political party in the midst of a generational molting  —  Florida Sen. Rick Scott made a plea to about 35 of his colleagues during lunch …

Trump Under Fire From Within G.O.P. After Midterms  —  “Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff,” a longtime adviser said.  —  Donald J. Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party on Wednesday after a string of midterm losses by candidates …

Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters  —  In key races, some Americans seeking change didn't like what Republicans offered  —  Voters this fall were in the kind of sour mood that usually signals they are ready for change in Washington and state capitals.

Trump team pushes to delay 2024 launch as DeSantis star rises in GOP  —  After a disappointing election night, Republicans are advising Trump to delay next week's “very big announcement” until after the Senate runoff in Georgia  —  Former president Donald Trump's standing as the dominant figure …

Trump Spreads Rumors, Threatens Allies in All-Out Attack on DeSantis  —  After an election night where Ron romped but Don dragged, the former president is doing his best to ratf—k a potential 2024 rival … Republicans rolled in Florida on Tuesday night, with DeSantis rolling to reelection …

After Election, Cautious Optimism That Few False Narratives Took Hold  —  Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely.  —  On the morning of Election Day, Charlie Kirk, the conservative talk show host from Arizona …

Kevin McCarthy almost has the reins of a House majority.  Can he hold on?  —  As the minority leader inches closer to taking the speaker's gavel, the Republican leader will have to navigate a fractious conference with a likely slim majority  —  In the hours before polls closed Tuesday …

Michelle Obama Shares Her Tricks for Managing Self-Doubt, Fear and These Anxious Times: ‘Yes, I Struggle’  —  The former first lady, in the first interview about her upcoming book, The Light We Carry, admits the pandemic, political division, racial injustice — and just plain aging — have been hard for her too

The Missing Review of FBI's January 6 Intelligence and Law Enforcement Failures  —  [Editor's Note: For a deeper dive into Rangappa's thoughts on the FBI's reaction to January 6th and the culture inside the Bureau, listen to her in conversation with former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe on the Just Security Podcast]

October Inflation Report  —  Price Pressures Show Signs of Cooling … Inflation moderated by more than expected in October.

KFC apologises after German Kristallnacht promotion  —  KFC has apologised after sending a promotional message to customers in Germany, urging them to commemorate Kristallnacht with cheesy chicken.  —  The Nazi-led series of attacks in the country in 1938 left more than 90 people dead …

GOP starts boosting Walker in runoff amid calls to keep Trump away from Georgia  —  Warnock, Walker advancing to runoff in Georgia Senate race  —  The head of the Senate Republican campaign committee pledged Wednesday to raise whatever money he can and begin an advertising blitz this week …

6 reasons why Trump's already bad legal troubles are about to get worse  —  Mounting legal threats to Donald Trump may have appeared ominous before the 2022 congressional elections.  They're nothing compared to what comes next.  —  Some of the political protections that the former president was enjoying are effectively gone.

Twitter lawyer warns Elon Musk's rushed timelines put the company at risk for billions in privacy fines … Twitter's privacy and security team is in turmoil after Elon Musk's changes to the service bypassed the company's standard data governance processes.  The company's chief privacy officer …

My Last Days With Donald Trump  —  I supported legitimate challenges to the 2020 vote counts.  I also recognized that the Constitution didn't give me authority to override the voters.  —  1x  —  Thirteen days after the 2020 election, I had lunch with President Trump.

Russia-Ukraine War  —  Russia Orders Withdrawal From Kherson City, in Potential Blow to War Effort  —  Stanislav Kozliuk/EPA, via Shutterstock … ‘Go ahead with the pullout of troops,’ Russia's defense minister says.  —  Russia's defense minister announced on television Wednesday …