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6:20 AM ET, November 12, 2022

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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 …
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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.
Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans panic as they watch their lead dwindle  —  Private consternation reached a public boiling point Friday as lawmakers in both chambers confronted the fallout from Tuesday's elections  —  With control of the House and Senate still undecided, angry Republicans mounted public challenges …
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 …
Discussion: Just The News and Washington Post
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
An Important Victory for U.S. Democracy—and a Warning  —  American democracy is in better shape than some feared, but Donald Trump will renew his assault on its norms and institutions.  —  Last week, when Joe Biden remarked that democracy would be “on the ballot” in the midterms …
Discussion: CNN and Associated Press
Taylor Orth / YouGov:
How Americans feel about the prospect of a divided Congress  —  Taylor OrthSenior Survey Data Journalist  —  A poll conducted in the three days following Election Day for the 2022 general election finds that Americans are split on whether the prospect of a Congress divided between the parties would be a good or bad thing.
Discussion: Opinion Today
Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Rep. Boebert is locked in an unexpectedly close race. Some constituents say they're tired of a ‘mini Trump.’
Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
Will Republicans Defy Trump's Authoritarian Cult of Personality?
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Democrats' Chances of a Senate Majority Just Got Brighter
Joanna Slater / Washington Post:
The GOP thought it could make gains in New England. A blue wave hit instead.
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
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Sues to Block Subpoena From Jan. 6 Committee  —  The former president filed suit against the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, seeking to block the panel's subpoena that required him to testify and hand over documents.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald …
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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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'I'm out': Dilbert cartoonist says he's finally done with Trump  —  Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams has stuck by Donald Trump through countless scandals throughout the years, from getting caught on camera boasting about sexually assaulting women to getting impeached for trying to shake …
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Walker allies believe DeSantis would be ‘better fit’ than Trump on the campaign trail  —  Supporters of Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker are floating the idea of having popular Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis join him on the runoff race campaign trail.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The GOP Revolt Against Trump Is More Serious Than You Think
Discussion: HotAir, Puck, The Bulwark and New Republic
CNN:
Georgia runoff highlights GOP worries about Trump — and excitement surrounding DeSantis
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Allison Gatlin / Investor's Business Daily:
Eli Lilly Dives After Fake Twitter Account Promises Free Insulin; Takes Novo Nordisk, Sanofi With It
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator
Lauren Vella / The Hill:
Masters slams McConnell over campaign spending, says he shouldn't be Senate GOP leader  —  Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters (R) slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday night, saying that the top Republican should have directed more campaign spending …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Top Senate Republicans push forward amid calls to delay leadership elections
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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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez / USA Today:
Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus asked to resign or face firing  —  José Ignacio Castañeda PerezArizona Republic  —  U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus was asked to resign or face firing Friday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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Washington Post:
CBP commissioner says he refused resignation request from homeland security secretary
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 …
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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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
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
New Video Shows Capitol Rioter Throwing Fire Extinguisher At Cops, Getting Hit With Police Munition
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Musk's Lawyer Calms Twitter Staff Fearing Jail Risk for FTC Lapses
Grant Stringer / Oregonian:
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red
Bloomberg:
Bankman-Fried's Assets Plummet From $16 Billion to Zero in Days
 

 
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
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