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5:30 PM ET, November 15, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake Holds Off on Conceding Arizona Governor Race  —  Kari Lake, the Republican who lost a tight race to be Arizona's governor, hasn't conceded the contest, more than 14 hours after the Associated Press and TV outlets said Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs won.
Politico:
Republicans cringe as Trump 2024 approaches  —  Donald Trump's iron grip on the GOP is beginning to crack.  And some Republicans aren't even sure he's in command at all anymore.  —  “The question is: who is the current leader of the Republican Party?  Oh, I know who it is: Ron DeSantis …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Murdoch tells Trump he will not back fresh White House bid - report  —  Media mogul turns to ‘DeFuture’ Ron DeSantis after ex-president's poor showing in midterm elections  —  Rupert Murdoch has reportedly warned Donald Trump his media empire will not back any attempt to return to the White House …
Politico:
It's still Trump's party and he'll run if he wants to ... run if he wants to, run if he wants to
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Trump's dicey 2024 campaign announcement
Kevin D. Williamson / New York Times:
Why Trump Could Win Again
Discussion: National Review
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  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) announced a challenge to Mitch McConnell in a closed-door party lunch on Tuesday afternoon, the first such opposition that the Senate GOP leader is facing in 15 years at the helm.
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
California wins leave GOP poised to seize US House control  —  Two threatened U.S. House Republicans in California triumphed over Democratic challengers Monday, helping move the GOP within a seat of seizing control of the chamber while a string of congressional races in the state remained in play.
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority  —  Republicans were on the cusp of retaking control of the House late Monday, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority, narrowing the path for Democrats to keep the chamber and raising the prospect of a divided government in Washington.
Philip Wallach / Washington Post:
We can now quantify Trump's sabotage of the GOP's House dreams
Discussion: The Daily Caller and KTAR.com
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.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Cuellar describes GOP pressure to flip parties: ‘Name your price’  —  Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) on Tuesday revealed more details about the GOP effort to have him jump parties, saying a handful of Republicans — including a sitting member of Congress — were part of the pressure campaign …
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:   New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy Wins GOP Nomination for House Speaker  —  The challenge indicates a potentially rough fight ahead of him to secure the job at the start of the new Congress.  —  Representative Kevin McCarthy of California on Tuesday resoundingly won the Republican nomination for speaker …
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Haris Alic / Fox News:
McCarthy wins GOP nomination for House speaker
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: US intelligence suggests Russia put off announcing Kherson retreat until after midterm elections  —  The US has intelligence that Russia may have delayed announcing its withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson in part to avoid giving the Biden administration a political win ahead …
Washington Post:
Judge overturns Georgia's six-week abortion ban  —  A Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia's six-week abortion ban, ruling that two key parts of the law “were plainly unconstitutional when drafted, voted upon, and enacted” and writing that the law cannot be enforced.
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Dianne Feinstein could be third in line to the presidency as Senate president pro tempore.  She appears unaware that she's already declined the job.  — Dianne Feinstein's office has said the 89-year-old doesn't want to be president pro tempore of the Senate.
Discussion: Sacramento Bee
Sarah Emily Baum / VICE:
Trans People Are Seeking Nonbinary Bottom Surgeries  —  Across the gender spectrum, some patients are looking for mixed sets of genitals, or none at all.  Actually receiving this affirming care isn't easy.  —  “How do you describe to someone else the process of becoming real?” asked Hyde Goltz …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Newsbusters
Marjorie Hernandez / New York Post:
Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife breaks down describing Harvey Weinstein's ‘fish-like’ penis in court  —  MORE ON:  —  Jennifer Siebel Newsom — wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom — sobbed as she described Harvey Weinstein's “distorted” and “fish-like” genitals during her bombshell testimony …
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
FBI's Shireen Abu Akleh Probe Is a Watershed Moment in U.S.-Israel Ties  —  Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, the move is a harbinger of things to come concerning the Democratic Party's evolving relationship with Israel - particularly as it watches Netanyahu begin to form an unprecedentedly right-wing coalition
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
RSV, covid and flu are keeping kids out of school — and parents out of work  —  Workplace absences for child-care reasons rose to an all-time high in October, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics  —  This fall has been a blur of runny noses, body aches and lost paychecks for Jacob Terry.
Discussion: The Root
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
‘Did not end well’: New Pence book details split with Trump  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those serving at the Capitol” on Jan. 6 in a new memoir released Tuesday.  In “So Help Me God,” Pence recounts, for the first time in his own words …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House asks Congress for $37.7B in new Ukraine aid  —  The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to approve $37.7 billion in additional aid for Ukraine amid Russia's invasion, a request that comes ahead of both a government funding deadline and the expected flipping of the House to Republican control.
Benjamin Wilson / Washington Free Beacon:
White House Brags About Stalled Student Debt Program That Has Awarded $0 to Americans  —  After Ticketmaster website crashed on Tuesday, Ron Klain touted functionality of admin's loan forgiveness portal  —  When Ticketmaster's website crashed on Tuesday over Taylor Swift's concert presale …
Discussion: Twitchy
Janelle Griffith / NBC News:
Texas teacher fired after telling Black students his race is ‘superior’  —  Texas parents express outrage over teacher's comments about race  —  A middle school teacher in Texas has been fired after a video posted on social media showed him telling students his race is “superior.”
Ellen M. Gilmer / Bloomberg Law:
Detained Immigrants Faced Invasive Medical Care, Senate Finds  —  Immigrants in a US detention facility endured excessive, unnecessary gynecological procedures, often without consent, according to a bipartisan Senate investigation that offers the starkest details yet of alleged mistreatment.
 
 
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
McConnell-aligned Senate GOP group shelling out $14 million to boost Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Ex-Wife Asks Court To Bring Warnock in for Questioning in Child Custody Battle
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Politico:
Gregory Meeks is calling on Democrats to examine what went wrong in New York during the 2022 midterm elections.
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NBC News Suspends Reporter for Retracted Paul Pelosi Story
Patrick Hauf / Fox News:
Joe Manchin gets a GOP challenger for his West Virginia Senate seat
Jeff Mordock / Washington Times:
Biden huddles with Erdogan, rallies opposition to Russia as G-20 winds down
Kasey Chronis / FOX 32 Chicago:
‘Kanye was rite’: Jewish cemetery vandalized with swastikas in suburban Chicago
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