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4:50 PM ET, November 13, 2022

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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?
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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 …
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
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 …
Daniel De / The Hill:
Young women broke hard for Democrats in the midterms  —  Democrats hoped to win big in the midterms with young voters and women.  Instead, they captured small majorities of each group — and won big with young women.  —  Exit polls show 72 percent of women ages 18-29 voted for Democrats in House races nationwide.
Discussion: Power Line and New York Times
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Mo Brooks says Trump ‘dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, crude’  —  1,854  —  As you might expect, Mo Brooks says Donald Trump should not be elected president again.  —  It's a Republican relationship that began imploding more than a year ago when Brooks - the outgoing congressman from Huntsville …
Discussion: Insider, New York Post and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Republican rivals start plotting a post-Trump future  —  The GOP's disappointing midterm results spur some donors and party leaders to consider other 2024 candidates  —  Five days after a disappointing midterm election result and two days before former president Donald Trump is expected …
Discussion: RedState, Fox News and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump blame continues for midterm losses as ex-president readies to announce bid  —  'I'm tired of losing,' Trump critic Larry Hogan says, as Republican senators weigh in on leadership contest  —  Donald Trump's Republican critics renewed their push on Sunday to steer their party away …
New York Times:
How Biden's Post-Election Trip Turned Into a Victory Lap
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
After last-minute alarm, Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley hangs on to Ventura County seat
Discussion: Breitbart
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.
The Seattle Times:
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican Joe Kent in WA House race
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats maintain control of Senate, NBC News projects, defeating many Trump-backed Republicans
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Cortez Masto defeats Laxalt in Nevada, handing Democrats control of the Senate
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 …
Discussion: Fortune and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Voters Reject Election Deniers Running to Take Over Elections  —  With Jim Marchant's defeat by Cisco Aguilar in Nevada's secretary of state race, all but one of the “America First” slate of candidates who espoused conspiracy theories about the 2020 election were defeated.
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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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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Pelosi won't announce decision on future as Democratic leader until all midterm results are in
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Midterms Live Updates: Democrats Keep Control of Senate With Victory in Nevada
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Shapiro on Mastriano not calling to concede: ‘Who cares’  —  Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro (D) said on Sunday that his Republican opponent, Doug Mastriano, has not called to concede the race after major media outlets projected his loss on Tuesday night.  —  “I mean, who cares if he calls, right?”
Discussion: Raw Story
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Pelosi suggests McCarthy doesn't have the votes to be Speaker  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday suggested House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) does not have enough votes to be elected Speaker if Republicans take the majority in the lower chamber.
Discussion: Axios, Vanity Fair, CNN and Washington Times
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Stephen Miller blames McConnell, lack of funds for failed “red wave” … - “The financial disparity between the Democrats and Republicans is still enormous, particularly at the top of the ticket,” Miller said, adding that Sen. Mark Kelly's (D-Ariz.) campaign “drowned” out that of Trump-backed challenger Blake Masters.
New York Times:
Iran and China Use Private Detectives to Spy on Dissidents in America  —  The U.S. investigators are hired under false pretenses by authoritarian governments to do their “dirty work,” the F.B.I. says.  —  The job that came in through Michael McKeever's website was unremarkable …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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