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6:45 PM ET, November 15, 2022

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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 …
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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 …
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
The Real Reason Trump Runs  —  Pride and profit are bigger factors than policy—but there's an even bigger reason.  —  Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce tonight that he will be a candidate for the presidency again in 2024.  Two obvious questions come to mind: Why do it? and Why announce now?
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 …
Philip Wallach / Washington Post:
We can now quantify Trump's sabotage of the GOP's House dreams
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:   Facebook reminds fact-checkers Trump is off limits if he says he's running again for president
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Trump's dicey 2024 campaign announcement
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
Kevin D. Williamson / New York Times:
Why Trump Could Win Again
Discussion: National Review
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
Haris Alic / Fox News:
McCarthy wins GOP nomination for House speaker
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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Washington Post:
Republicans engage in full-scale brawl after disappointing midterm elections … Today, Republicans engaged in a full-scale brawl as the party grappled with its failure to win the Senate majority and the likelihood of a narrow edge in the House despite GOP predictions of significant gains in President Biden's first midterm elections.
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.
Ross Barkan / New York Magazine:
New York Does Not Have a Democratic Party  —  The long-running open secret among New York politicos is that there is no serious, functioning statewide Democratic organization.  This was as much true under Andrew Cuomo as it is under the newly elected governor, Kathy Hochul.
Discussion: Ross Barkan
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:   New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?
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 …
Discussion: HotAir, Associated Press and The Hill
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 and The Daily Wire
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 …
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.
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Inside the S.B.F. Blast Radius  —  The fate of Sam Bankman-Fried is being closely tracked at the highest levels of the Democratic Party, and by the dozens of allied political groups that are either racing to distance themselves from his surname or to find their next check.
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
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
Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Federal judge blocks Title 42 rule that allowed expulsion of migrants at US-Mexico border, restoring access for some asylum seekers  —  A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Title 42 - a controversial rule that's allowed US authorities to expel more than 1 million migrants who crossed the US-Mexico border.
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
Martin Austermuhle / DCist:
The D.C. Council Is Set To Overhaul The Entire Criminal Code.  Here's Everything You Need To Know  —  Later today the D.C. Council is set to cast a final vote on a monumental piece of legislation, a 450-page bill that would completely overhaul the city's criminal laws.
 
 
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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.
Tim Miller / The Triad:
Democracy was on the ballot. And attempts to end it were met with universal scorn.
Tess Strand / The Lincoln Project:
The Lincoln Project's 2022 Midterm Wrap-Up
Discussion: Florida Politics
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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
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
‘Did not end well’: New Pence book details split with Trump
Kasey Chronis / FOX 32 Chicago:
‘Kanye was rite’: Jewish cemetery vandalized with swastikas in suburban Chicago
Discussion: National Review
 

 
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