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12:10 AM ET, November 16, 2022

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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump is out for vengeance — and to protect himself from prosecution  —  He was always going to run.  Absent incarceration or interment, and perhaps only the latter, he inevitably would seek the presidency again.  His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way.
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Donald Trump, who tried to overturn Biden's legitimate election, launches 2024 bid  —  Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, announced he is running again for president in 2024
NBC News:
Former President Trump launches 2024 presidential campaign  —  NBC News NOW  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump, the only president impeached twice, filed the paperwork Tuesday to launch his 2024 presidential campaign, two years after voters ousted him and a week after they rejected …
Axios:
Scoop: Christie applauded after bashing Trump at GOP governor meeting  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie received huge applause at an annual meeting of Republican governors Tuesday morning after blaming former President Trump for GOP failures in the last three elections …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Democrats are openly rooting for another Trump presidential bid  —  A version of this story appeared in The Point newsletter.  To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.  —  CNN —  If, as expected, Donald Trump announces tonight that he is running for president for a third time …
Discussion: Just The News, Raw Story and Newsday
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
The Real Reason Trump Runs
Philip Wallach / Washington Post:
We can now quantify Trump's sabotage of the GOP's House dreams
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New Republic
Charles Sykes / MSNBC:
Trump's secret 2024 weapon? He's ready to burn it all down
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
John Leicester / Associated Press:
Russia unleashes darkness on Ukraine with power grid attack  —  Russia pounded Ukraine's energy facilities Tuesday with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causing widespread blackouts, and a U.S. official said missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed.
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Associated Press:
Biden: ‘Unlikely’ missile that hit Poland fired from Russia  —  President Joe Biden said Wednesday it was “unlikely” that a missile that killed two in NATO-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but he pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden speaks with Polish President Duda after Russia missile strike  —  President Biden called Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday after Russian missiles crossed the border and killed two people in Poland, reiterating the “ironclad commitment” of the United States to the NATO alliance.
Discussion: Reuters, The White House and CBS News
Colin Meyn / The Hill:
Poland calls NATO meeting after Russian-made missile kills two  —  Poland has called a meeting under NATO's Article 4, which allows members of the alliance to summon all members for a meeting when their security is at risk, after Russian missiles reportedly crossed into the country and killed two people miles from the Ukraine border.
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden on the Explosion and Loss of Life in Eastern Poland
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Polish media reports a blast at a grain plant near Ukraine, and Poland's government calls a crisis meeting.
Politico:
Western leaders on high alert after explosion in Poland kills 2
National Review:
No.  —  To paraphrase Voltaire after he attended an orgy, once was an experiment, twice would be perverse.  —  A bruised Donald Trump announced a new presidential bid on Tuesday night, an invitation to double down on the outrages and failures of the last several years that Republicans should reject without hesitation or doubt.
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Rick Scott announces plan to unseat Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate  —  Sen. Rick Scott announced he is running against Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leader  —  Democrats retain control of Senate after Nevada win  —  Sen. Rick Scott is running …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell faces leadership challenge from Rick Scott as conservatives steam
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Signal:
Ron Johnson, Mike Braun Back Rick Scott to Unseat Mitch McConnell
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Republicans engage in full-scale brawl after disappointing midterm elections
New York Times:
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him  —  Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk continued cutting Twitter's work force in his third week of owning the social media company …
Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’  —  Arizona candidates who took the Trump line on 2020 won fewer votes than a GOP state Treasurer.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  If anyone needs more evidence that “Stop the Steal” was a loser for the GOP this year, the party's Arizona wipeout is definitive.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ivanka Trump says she loves her father but does ‘not plan to be involved in politics’  —  Ivanka Trump does ‘not plan’ to continue being involved in politics despite her father's announced 2024 presidential run  —  Trump facing calls to delay ‘big announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago
Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion around 6 weeks  —  A judge overturned Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted three years ago and was therefore void.
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Miami Herald:
DeSantis aides celebrated success luring migrants onto flights.  Then the law stepped in  —  Weeks before the state signed a contract with a Destin-based aviation company to ship migrants from San Antonio to Democratic-leaning states at Florida taxpayer expense, executives …
Discussion: Politico
Victoria Bekiempis / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Money Man Just Linked Him to Tax Fraud Scheme  —  A major untaxed perk was “authorized by Donald Trump,” his former CFO Allen Weisselberg testifies  —  FORMER TRUMP ORGANIZATION chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified Tuesday that Donald Trump personally green-lighted untaxed benefits …
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement  —  Facebook's fact-checkers will need to stop fact-checking former President Donald Trump following the announcement that he is running for president, according to a company memo obtained by CNN.
The City:
Kicking and Screaming: Football Club Moving Across the Street From Mets  —  NYCFC will be moving from The Bronx to Queens for a new soccer stadium that will be coupled with 2,500 so-called affordable housing units, local electeds and developers are expected to announce Wednesday.
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
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Wall Street Journal:
Gov. Kristi Noem Suggests Ronna McDaniel Shouldn't Remain as RNC Chair
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