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12:15 AM ET, November 12, 2022

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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, CNN and NPR
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Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson Show Notes:
Move On  —  People who thrive on attention should be ignored.  —  People who have never won the popular vote shouldn't lecture those who have, particularly those who grew their share of it the second time around.  —  People who are almost eighty should retire from public life.
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
A red wave of criticism crashes into Donald Trump after midterm losses  —  The former president has faced and survived Republican blowback before.  Is this time different?  —  As Republicans grapple with their lackluster performance in Tuesday's midterm elections, one man has begun …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Mark Kelly's (Likely) Win Is an Indictment of Sinema's Politics  —  In the 2020 election, Arizona backed Joe Biden over Donald Trump by 0.3 percentage points.  This made The Grand Canyon State nearly four points more Republican than America as a whole.  Had the national environment …
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, The Bulwark, New Republic and Puck
Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans panic as they watch their lead dwindle
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
An Important Victory for U.S. Democracy—and a Warning
Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Rep. Boebert is locked in an unexpectedly close race. Some constituents say they're tired of a ‘mini Trump.’
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Democrats' Chances of a Senate Majority Just Got Brighter
Taylor Orth / YouGov:   How Americans feel about the prospect of a divided Congress
Grant Stringer / Oregonian:
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
Will Republicans Defy Trump's Authoritarian Cult of Personality?
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Some Republicans love losing as much as they love Trump
Politico:
Trump sues to block subpoena from House Jan. 6 committee  —  Former President Donald Trump is suing to block a subpoena the House Jan. 6 Committee issued seeking to force him to testify next week.  —  The lawsuit, filed in federal court in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday evening …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee staffers told preliminary plan for final report would focus largely on Trump, not on law enforcement failures, sources say  —  WASHINGTON — Staff members of the Jan. 6 committee were informed last week that the committee's final report would focus largely on former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Political Wire
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Top Senate Republicans push forward amid calls to delay leadership elections  —  Senate GOP leaders are pushing forward with plans to hold leadership elections next week, even as a growing number of Republicans demand a delay after an underwhelming performance in the midterms.
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Lauren Vella / The Hill:
Masters slams McConnell over campaign spending, says he shouldn't be Senate GOP leader
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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.
Jeff Burlew / Tallahassee Democrat:
Andrew Gillum legal team demands court hearing, citing Donald Trump rant on Ron DeSantis  —  Former President Donald Trump's post-election screed labeling Florida's governor “Ron DeSanctimonious” didn't go unnoticed by Andrew Gillum or his Miami lawyers.  —  Trump, in an statement Thursday timed …
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Fox News:
Trump mocks another potential GOP 2024 opponent, saying Virginia Gov. Youngkin's name ‘sounds Chinese’
CNN:
Georgia runoff highlights GOP worries about Trump — and excitement surrounding DeSantis
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Top Border Official Says He Was Asked to Resign  —  The commissioner, Chris Magnus, has refused to step down, exposing internal conflicts at the Homeland Security Department over how to manage a high number of illegal border crossings.  —  WASHINGTON — The Customs and Border Protection commissioner …
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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez / USA Today:
Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus asked to resign or face firing
Discussion: Fox News, Washington Times and Twitchy
Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Top border official Magnus says he's been asked to resign but has refused
Elizabeth Elkind / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Adam Laxalt is ‘preparing to ask for a RECOUNT’ in nail-biting Nevada Senate race, source says: Campaign is ‘bracing for a loss’ and ‘knives are out’ looking for someone to blame if Democrat takes the lead  — Republican Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has a narrow lead …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Election denier Mark Finchem loses secretary of state race in Arizona  —  Republican Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier, has lost to Democrat Adrian Fontes in the race for Arizona secretary of state race, NBC News projects.  —  Fontes, a former top elections official for Maricopa County …
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 …
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.
Abigail Adcox / Washington Examiner:
Biden to extend COVID-19 health emergency into April 2023: Report  —  The Biden administration is set to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency through at least next April.  —  The public health emergency, which was set to expire on Jan. 11, will remain in place through the first quarter …
 
 
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'I'm out': Dilbert cartoonist says he's finally done with Trump
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Joe Lombardo has won the race for governor in Nevada, defeating Democratic incumbent Steve Sisolak
New York Times:
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Politico:
Burying the hatchet.  Or not.  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook …
Michael Callahan / CNN:
US strike in Somalia kills 17 al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command says
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New Video Shows Capitol Rioter Throwing Fire Extinguisher At Cops, Getting Hit With Police Munition
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