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11:55 AM ET, November 11, 2022

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Salena Zito / New York Post:
Trump voters are ‘done’ with ex-president: ‘He needs to disappear’  —  The chickens have come home to roost for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.  After he stuck his nose in the state's Republican primary process last May against the guidance of his most loyal advisors, many of his once-devoted followers …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
The path to 218: Why Democrats aren't out of the race for the House yet  —  Republicans still have a wider path to the House majority than Democrats — but it's narrowed a lot over the past 24 hours.  —  As the vote count continues, particularly in mail-heavy Western states …
Krystal Ball / The Lever:
The REAL Reason For Dems' Rust Belt Revival  —  Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin was supposed to be one of the House's most embattled incumbents.  A Democrat representing a district that Biden narrowly won, Republicans flooded her district with millions, making it the most expensive house race …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The incredible shrinking GOP majority  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  MORE RACES CALLED — Democrat TINA KOTEK was elected governor of Oregon, defeating Republican CHRISTINE DRAZAN and Democrat-turned-independent BETSY JOHNSON. ...
Sean Golonka / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada's three vulnerable House Democrats survive re-election challenges  —  All three of Nevada's vulnerable U.S. House Democrats survived well-funded challenges and won re-election, following an election night in which Democrats outperformed expectations in competitive races across the country.
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Maybe Republicans Will Finally Learn
Discussion: Raw Story, Bloomberg and HotAir
NBC News:
Days after midterm elections, control of Congress still in limbo
Discussion: Washington Post
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Some States Went in Different Directions in Midterms
Discussion: Washington Post
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democratic Hopes Rise on Senate Control as Two States Count Votes
Conrad Swanson / Denver Post:
What if there's a recount in Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch's House race?
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is ‘Ready for War’ With 2024 Presidential Announcement  —  His advisers may be questioning his decision, but Trump seems dead set on announcing his candidacy Tuesday.  And prospective GOP candidates may want to tune in...  Despite a worse-than-expected Election Day, a Georgia runoff …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rift in Trump's inner circle over 2024 presidential campaign announcement  —  With the ex-president facing heat for the GOP's midterm washout, there is conflict on if he should hold off next week's event  —  Donald Trump's top political staffers at Mar-a-Lago are pressing him to move forward …
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Says He ‘Sent in the FBI’ To Stop Ron DeSantis Losing Election  —  Donald Trump has claimed that he stopped Ron DeSantis from losing his 2018 gubernatorial election by sending in federal agents to prevent the race being rigged by voter fraud.  —  The latest unsubstantiated claims …
Discussion: Political Wire
Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
Trump claims he sent in FBI to stop ‘ballot theft’ in 2018 Florida Governor race and helped DeSantis win …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Inside the Twitter meltdown  —  Elon is speaking.  VPs are resigning.  Is bankruptcy next?  —  and Zoë Schiffer  —  Everything went from bad to worse at Twitter on Thursday.  Today let's talk about a truly chaotic 24 hours at the company, and the mounting fears over what it means …
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New York Times:
Two Weeks of Chaos: Inside Elon Musk's Takeover of Twitter  —  Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk had a demand.  —  On Oct. 28, hours after completing his $44 billion buyout …
Bloomberg:
Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Senior Executives Exit  —  Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy was a possibility if it doesn't start generating more cash, according to people familiar with the matter.
New York Times:
Ukrainian Troops Enter Kherson as Russia Says Its Withdrawal There Is Complete … Ukrainian forces enter Kherson City as Russia says its retreat is complete.  —  BLAHODATNE, Ukraine — Ukraine's troops entered the key city of Kherson on Friday, its military said, as jubilant residents waved Ukrainian flags …
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Washington Post:
Russian retreat from Kherson city sets stage for more hard combat
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Inside the Justice Department's decision on whether to charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago case  —  In February, a week before the National Archives warned the Justice Department that former President Donald Trump had kept Top Secret documents at his Florida compound, Asia Janay Lavarello was sentenced to three months in prison.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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NBC News:
Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker is in jeopardy
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Kevin McCarthy's Bid for Speaker Complicated by GOP's 2022 Midterm Results
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mediaite
New York Times:
How Stacey Abrams Fell Again in Georgia Governor's Bid  —  In her second bid for governor, Stacey Abrams was dogged by complaints that she was distracted by her national ambitions and disconnected from voters at home.  —  ATLANTA — Four days before Election Day, with her campaign for governor on the ropes …
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New York Post:
Inside the epic crypto collapse of FTX—and how it hurts Tom Brady, Steph Curry and Joe Biden  —  Sam Bankman-Fried was the golden child of cryptocurrency.  —  The buzzy company called FTX, which he co-founded, made him worth $15.6 billion — and celebrities wanted in on the profits.
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Tiffany Trump's wedding assembles a family divided over its patriarch's political future  —  Watch: Why Trump's possible 2024 election bid is causing division in the family Would Kari Lake accept a loss?  Reporter who tracked her campaign answers GOP governor who won in blue state has a message …
Discussion: Raw Story
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Federal judge in Texas strikes down Biden's student loan forgiveness plan  —  A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down President Biden's student loan forgiveness program, delivering a victory to a conservative advocacy group that sued to strike down the plan.
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan GOP memo delivers scathing election post-mortem on Trump-backed candidates  —  LANSING — The Michigan Republican Party suffered historic losses on Tuesday because of poor candidates with close ties to former President Donald Trump, who turned off major donors, the party's chief …
 
 
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
U.S. bomber flight meant as a message to Iran amid threat to Saudi infrastructure
Discussion: Ynetnews and The Times of Israel
Sabrina Schnur / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Review-Journal Washington reporter Gary Martin dies
Karen Heller / Washington Post:
Where does Dr. Oz — and his reputation — go from here?
Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Florida legislative leaders say they will discuss further restrictions on abortions
Jan M. Olsen / Associated Press:
Iran-born brothers charged in Sweden with spying for Russia
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Eric Niiler / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Announce Restrictions on Methane Emissions at COP27
Simrin Singh / CBS News:
Rainn Wilson “changes” his name to raise awareness for climate change
Camille Squires / Bolts:
The Ballot Measures That Revamped Voting on Tuesday
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Sean Patrick Maloney on His Loss, the Media and A.O.C.
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
With New Ruling, Sandy Hook Families Win Over $1.4 Billion From Alex Jones
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals
 
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