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Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
Karen Bass elected, becoming L.A.'s first woman mayor  —  Rep. Karen Bass has defeated businessman Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor's race, according to an Associated Press projection Wednesday, making her the first woman and second Black Angeleno elected to lead the city in its 241-year history.
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Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Karen Bass Becomes First Woman Elected as Los Angeles Mayor  —  Ms. Bass, a longtime congresswoman and state lawmaker, defeated Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer, to lead a city where frustration levels are high.  —  Karen Bass, a veteran Democratic congresswoman, on Wednesday became …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The caging of America's Kraken  —  Trump is the gift to Democrats that keeps on giving  —  Saying the quiet bit out loud is rarely a good idea.  Yet after last week's midterm success, Democrats cannot help themselves.  The gist is that they would love Donald Trump to be the 2024 presidential nominee …
Discussion: Reuters and The Lincoln Project
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Live Updates: Republicans Gain Control of House  —  Republicans formally captured 218 House seats, a delayed yet consequential finish to the 2022 midterm elections.  The party's narrow majority is expected to frustrate President Biden's agenda.  In Los Angeles, Karen Bass became the first woman elected as mayor.
Washington Post:
Republicans narrowly win House, ending full Democratic control of Congress  —  The GOP takeover will end two years of one-party control on Capitol Hill  —  Republicans on Wednesday were projected to win back control of the U.S. House with a narrow majority, dealing a blow to President Biden …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Republicans win control of the House, NBC News projects, overtaking Democrats by a slim margin  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans have won control of the House, NBC News projected Wednesday, handing President Joe Biden a divided Congress after Democrats kept control of the Senate in last week's midterm elections.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump ally, billionaire GOP megadonor Ronald Lauder won't back Trump's 2024 run for president  — Ronald Lauder, an heir to the Estée Lauder fortune, is the latest Republican megadonor to distance himself from Trump as the former president launches a third bid for the White House.
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ex-Trump defense chief: 'He's unfit for office,' shouldn't run  —  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that former President Trump is unfit for office, and he does not want him to run for president in 2024.  —  Esper said on “CNN This Morning” that both parties should move on to a …
New York Times:
Key Allies Are Inching Away From Trump  —  Early signs suggest he may struggle to win over Republican Party leaders for his third presidential bid, after a string of disappointments, but Donald Trump's staunchest voters are another matter.  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Three billionaire donors …
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
LA elects US Rep Karen Bass mayor, first Black woman in post  —  U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso Wednesday to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black woman to hold the post as City Hall contends with multiple scandals that have shaken trust in government …
Politico:
Investigating the investigators: Dem strategists to launch counterpunch to House GOP  —  The newly relaunched Congressional Integrity Project will include rapid response, investigative researchers, pollsters and eventually paid media designed to put Republicans on the defensive.
Discussion: Raw Story
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Another bruising Senate race brews in Ohio as Republicans target Sherrod Brown
Felipe Marques / Bloomberg:
DeSantis Tells Republicans Eager for a Battle With Trump to ‘Chill Out a Little Bit’
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why DeSantis Is A Major Threat To Trump's Reelection
Kelsey Piper / Vox:
Sam Bankman-Fried tries to explain himself  —  The fallen crypto CEO on what went wrong, why he did what he did, and what lies he told along the way.  —  Last night, Sam Bankman-Fried DMed me on Twitter.  —  That was surprising.  I'd spoken to Bankman-Fried via Zoom earlier in the summer …
Wall Street Journal:
NATO Says Missile That Hit Poland Was Likely Ukraine Air Defense  —  Alliance meeting assesses fatal explosion that occurred amid Russian barrage across Ukraine  —  BRUSSELS—Top NATO officials said a missile that crashed in Poland and killed two people was likely a Russian-made weapon fired …
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Politico:   Ukraine tells allies it may not be able to recover from more Russian attacks on energy systems
Associated Press:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  NATO and Poland Say Deadly Blast Was Likely Unintentional
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate votes to advance same-sex marriage bill  —  The Senate on Wednesday voted to start debate on legislation that would codify same-sex marriage protections, paving the way for it to pass by the end of the week.  —  Senators voted 62-37 to advance the measure, with 12 Republicans joining with every Democrat.
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Michelangelo Signorile / The Signorile Report:
The Respect for Marriage Act is a great thing
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly DA Larry Krasner impeached by Pa. House, advancing GOP effort to remove him from office  —  HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday impeached Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, accusing him of “misbehavior in office” and advancing the extraordinary and rarely used process …
Discussion: The Intercept
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Vegan canapes and fat donations: How Sam Bankman-Fried won Washington before he lost everything  —  The 30-year-old mega-donor was building a massive, multimillion-dollar Washington operation.  Then the gravy train crashed.  —  WASHINGTON — The week before his cryptocurrency empire spectacularly collapsed …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
At least 32 trans people killed in the U.S. in 2022: report  —  At least 32 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed in the U.S. in 2022, according to a new annual report published Wednesday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
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Amy Larson / KRON4:
San Francisco launches transgender guaranteed income program
Discussion: Twitchy
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Far-right extremist guided ‘army’ of rioters to Pelosi's office on Jan. 6 , prosecutors tell jury  —  WASHINGTON — A far-right extremist charged with aiding and abetting the theft of a laptop from Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, “led an army” towards the House Speaker's suite …
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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Texas veteran who entered Senate chamber in military gear on January 6 found guilty
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Molly Beck / Journal Sentinel:
Assembly GOP ostracizes election denier who backed Robin Vos' challenger  —  MADISON - Republicans in the state Assembly have exiled one of their own members who campaigned against Speaker Robin Vos and promoted false claims about the 2020 election.  —  GOP caucus members voted to bar …
Discussion: WisPolitics and Associated Press
The Seattle Times:
Patty Murray likely to be first female Senate president pro tem, 3rd in line for presidency  —  U.S. Sen. Patty Murray will likely be the first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore, a position that would place her third in line for the presidency.  Murray will also likely chair …
Leah Douglas / Reuters:
Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time cleared a meat product grown from animal cells for human consumption, the agency announced on Wednesday.  —  UPSIDE Foods, a company that makes cell-cultured chicken …
Discussion: CBS News, UPI, Gizmodo and TechCrunch
CNN:
Elon Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter employees: Do ‘extremely hardcore’ work or get out  —  New York CNN Business —  Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has given employees until Thursday evening to commit to “extremely hardcore” work or else leave the company, according to a copy …
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump's Presidential Run Faces Legal Challenges Over His Role in Jan. 6 ‘Insurrection’  —  Donald Trump faces an unprecedented effort to disqualify him from being on the ballot again over his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, raising the specter of legal chaos in the 2024 election long before voters go to the polls.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Senators float audit of Rick Scott's NRSC  —  The GOP's post-election finger-pointing intensified Tuesday, with two senators calling for an audit of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.  —  During a tense, three-hour-long meeting of the Senate GOP Conference, Sens. Marsha Blackburn …
 
 
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Douglas Walker / TheStarPress.com:
Police: Muncie boy fatally shot himself with gun left on dollhouse
Discussion: WGN-TV
Hannah Allam / Washington Post:
DHS blocked vital research on domestic threats, say terrorism experts
Sophie Quinton / Pluribus News:
California faces potential $25B budget deficit
Discussion: Sacramento Bee
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Politico:
Schiff passes on Dem leadership bid as Pelosi's future stays murky
Discussion: RedState and The Right Scoop
The Guardian:
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Georgia DA floats immunity deals for fake electors as investigation into Trump hits roadblock
Discussion: Raw Story
J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
Jon Stewart Defends Dave Chappelle's ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘Censorship’ Doesn't End Antisemitism
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Failed GOP candidate busted on felony rape charge just days after losing election to his mom
Discussion: KOTA-TV
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Two anonymous $425 million donations give dark money conservative group a massive haul
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
‘National Conservatism’ Is A Dead End
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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