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9:50 PM ET, November 13, 2022

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New York Times:
Midterms Live Updates: Democrats Keep Senate Control as Republicans Weigh Party's Future  —  Here's the latest on the election results.  —  Democrats are celebrating retaining control of the Senate, which they clinched with the victory of Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Democrats See a Blueprint in Fetterman's Victory in Pennsylvania  —  John Fetterman flipped a key Senate seat in part by attracting white working-class votes, including in the reddest parts of his state.  —  KITTANNING, Pa. — Did John Fetterman just show Democrats how to solve their white-working-class problem?
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Midterms Message for Republicans  —  Liberals reacted to the election of Donald Trump in 2016 with dismay, horror—and curiosity.  Reporters ventured to Trump counties to ask questions.  Political scientists studied the voting effect of international trade.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
An Emboldened Biden Weighs Whether to Run for President Again in 2024  —  The president feels buoyant after the better-than-expected midterms.  But as he nears his 80th birthday, he confronts a decision on whether to run in 2024 that has some Democrats uncomfortable.
Discussion: NPR, Fox News and The Hill
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Rick Scott says Senate GOP leadership ‘caved’ to Democrats  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Sunday said Senate GOP leadership “caved” to Democrats on a number of legislative bills over the past year, citing that as one reason Republicans did not perform as well as projected in the midterm elections.
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How a Dem Senate changes the next two years  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The full scale of the Republican defeat on Tuesday is starting to become clearer.  —  Not only will the Democrats keep control of the Senate …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Did Trump hurt Republicans in the 2022 elections?  The numbers point to yes.  —  WASHINGTON — How did Democrats stop a red wave in 2022?  —  The short answer: Donald Trump appears to have helped them.  —  In a major departure from past trends, the 2022 midterm election turned out to be nearly …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Bore! Donald Trump has gone and lost his swing
Discussion: New Yorker and Sky News Australia
Daniel De / The Hill:
Young women broke hard for Democrats in the midterms
Discussion: New York Times
Neil Malhotra / New York Times:   Democrats Are Blowing It With Silicon Valley
Washington Post:
Trump blame continues for midterm losses as ex-president readies to announce bid
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
After last-minute alarm, Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley hangs on to Ventura County seat
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Election deniers lose races for key state offices in every 2020 battleground
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Control of the House remains on a knife's edge. Here's how it could break.
Discussion: Slate, Mercury News and New York Times
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:   Forget DeSantis. Whitmer and Shapiro are defining the future.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Wanted I.R.S. Investigations of Foes, Top Aide Says  —  John F. Kelly, who was White House chief of staff, said that as president, Donald J. Trump wanted investigations into perceived enemies like James Comey, the former F.B.I. director.  —  While in office, President Donald J. Trump …
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Sam Bankman-Fried had plans for a Matt-and-Nate-heavy Substack competitor  —  The spectacular collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange FTX has rippled into the news business, ending a stream of funding that backed nonprofit news organizations including ProPublica and the Law and Justice Journalism Project.
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Richard Rushfield / The Ankler:
H'wood FTX Frenzy as Michael Lewis Reveals He Spent 6 Months with Founder  —  Author compares Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance's CZ to ‘Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader’ in email sent by CAA  —  In this issue:  — The full CAA email reveals Michael Lewis' next book is about Sam Bankman-Fried …
CNN:
‘We need to have a real discussion’: GOP leaders brace for tense talks after disappointing election results  —  House and Senate Republicans are gearing up for a tense series of closed-door meetings this week as the GOP grapples with what went wrong in the midterms and decides the political fate …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Pelosi suggests McCarthy doesn't have the votes to be Speaker
Discussion: Axios, Vanity Fair and CNN
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Rep. Zeldin taking supporter calls about running for RNC chair, longtime adviser says  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., who lost a surprisingly close race for governor last week, has spoken with GOP elected officials and party activists who want him to run for the chairmanship …
New York Times:
The Threat of Far-Right Extremism in Law Enforcement and the Military  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Saturday voting barred in US Senate runoff after Ga. holidays  —  State holiday once known as Robert E. Lee's Birthday and Thanksgiving cause conflict  —  Early voting won't be allowed on a Saturday before the U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia because it's the day after the state holiday formerly known …
Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg:
Pelosi Urges Debt-Ceiling Vote in Lame-Duck Session to Avoid Risk  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled that Democrats will seek to extend the federal debt ceiling during the lame-duck session of Congress, avoiding a potential fight with Republicans that she said could threaten the US's credit rating.
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
How Catherine Cortez Masto clinched the Nevada seat — and the Senate
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Dave Zirin / MSNBC:
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Reuters:
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