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5:25 PM ET, November 11, 2022

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The GOP Revolt Against Trump Is More Serious Than You Think … I've been telling people for most of the year that I consider Ron DeSantis to be the odds-on favorite — not a guarantee, not a prohibitive favorite, but the favorite — to win the Republican presidential nomination.
Discussion: HotAir, New Republic, The Bulwark and Puck
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Politico:
‘They completely f—ked up’: How the GOP lost its grip on the Senate majority  —  Rick Scott has no regrets about his Senate Republican campaign arm's hands-off approach to primaries this year — a move that anointed a motley crew of nominees, some of whom cost the GOP dearly.
Discussion: HotAir, NPR, CNN, Washington Times and Fox News
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Democrats' Chances of a Senate Majority Just Got Brighter  —  Democrats' chances of retaining control of the Senate seemed brighter on Friday morning as key races in Arizona and Nevada appeared poised to deliver victories for President Joe Biden's party.  —  Fifty-one seats are needed to form …
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 …
Robby Soave / Reason:
Blake Masters' Defeat Should End the GOP's Fealty to Trump and the Big Lie  —  Republican challenger Blake Masters, a darling of the new right who said “libertarianism doesn't work” and vowed to wield government power in all sorts of illiberal ways, will not be the next U.S. senator from Arizona.
Discussion: IJR and The Economist
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 …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is ‘Ready for War’ With 2024 Presidential Announcement
Steven Shepard / Politico:
The path to 218: Why Democrats aren't out of the race for the House yet
Grant Stringer / Oregonian:
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
Discussion: Associated Press and The Intercept
Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
Will Republicans Defy Trump's Authoritarian Cult of Personality?
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: The new GOP leadership litmus tests
Fox News:
Trump mocks another potential GOP 2024 opponent, saying Virginia Gov. Youngkin's name ‘sounds Chinese’
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
The GOP thought it could make gains in New England. A blue wave hit instead.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The incredible shrinking GOP majority
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Some States Went in Different Directions in Midterms
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Maybe Republicans Will Finally Learn
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Top Border Official Says He Was Asked to Resign  —  The commissioner, Chris Magnus, has refused to step down amid criticism over his agency's lack of accountability.  —  WASHINGTON — The Customs and Border Protection commissioner said Friday that he had been asked to step down but was refusing to do so …
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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez / USA Today:
Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus asked to resign or face firing
Discussion: Twitchy
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 …
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Bloomberg:
Musk's Lawyer Calms Twitter Staff Fearing Jail Risk for FTC Lapses  —  After losing thousands of employees and top compliance officials at Twitter Inc., Elon Musk's deputies are racing to contain heightened concerns that staff will be held liable for security lapses.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators call for postponing leadership elections  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are pushing to delay leadership elections after an underwhelming performance in the midterms, creating a new headache for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.  —  Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee …
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Bloomberg:
Bankman-Fried's Assets Plummet From $16 Billion to Zero in Days  —  The entire $16 billion fortune of former FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been wiped out, one of history's greatest-ever destructions of wealth.  —  The downfall of his crypto empire — which filed for bankruptcy …
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Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator  —  Twitter has been selling blue check marks to any account for $8, including our test imposter accounts for Blaire Erskine and Sen. Ed Markey.  That makes it mostly worthless.  —  There are now two Blaire Erskines on Twitter.
The New York Times Company:
Jonathan Swan Joins The New York Times  —  The political reporter is joining the Politics team at The Times.  Read more in this note from Politics Editor David Halbfinger and Washington Bureau Chief Elisabeth Bumiller.  —  Our insightful, authoritative and addictive coverage of the election …
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.
Allison Gatlin / Investor's Business Daily:
Eli Lilly Dives After Fake Twitter Account Promises Free Insulin; Takes Novo Nordisk, Sanofi With It  —  Elon Musk's new pay-for-play verification system on Twitter shook pharmaceutical mainstay Eli Lilly (LLY) — leading LLY stock to skid Friday — after a fake account claimed “insulin is free now.”
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 …
 
 
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Michael Callahan / CNN:
US strike in Somalia kills 17 al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
New Video Shows Capitol Rioter Throwing Fire Extinguisher At Cops, Getting Hit With Police Munition
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Public-Health Emergency Status to Stay in Place
Discussion: Political Wire
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Russia is in retreat in every major international forum
Discussion: New York Times, KTAR.com and Noahpinion
Char Adams / NBC News:
Tupac Shakur's stepfather to be freed from prison after more than 35 years
Discussion: New York Post and The Root
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Georgia pro-Trump ‘electors’ say they weren't clued in on Trump's Jan. 6 plans
Discussion: Daily Kos, Raw Story and HuffPost
David Weigel / Semafor:
Americana  —  with David Weigel  —  In this post-election edition, we look at key counties …
 Earlier Items: 
Abe Asher / The Independent:
Nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters think Trump and Maga are a ‘threat to Jews in America’, survey finds
Conrad Swanson / Denver Post:
What if there's a recount in Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch's House race?
CNN:
Kevin McCarthy faces rocky road to speakership as hardliners emboldened by GOP's election showing
Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Florida legislative leaders say they will discuss further restrictions on abortions
Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Elise Stefanik Endorses Trump Ahead of His Anticipated Run for President
 

 
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New York Times:
Sources: if Sony and Apollo acquire Paramount Global, they plan to sell off CBS, cable channels like MTV, and Paramount+, while keeping Paramount Pictures

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney and WBD announce a streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu, and Max, with ad-supported and ad-free plans, beginning this summer in the US, with pricing to come

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
The New York Times Games rolls out a Wordle archive with 1,000+ past puzzles for “Games” and “All Access” subscribers, and adds its WordleBot to NYT Games app
 
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