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2:10 PM ET, November 16, 2022

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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Trump's Drag on Republicans Quantified: A Five-Point Penalty  —  An analysis based on House districts shows a pattern in the results of his preferred primary candidates.  —  Donald J. Trump's announcement on Tuesday that he would run for president in 2024 came at an especially awkward time for Republicans.
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Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Trump 3.0 is a changed man — he's now a loser  —  Democrats got their wish.  Republicans, for the second time in a week, failed to get theirs.  Former President Donald Trump has announced he'll seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.  —  This means that for the next two years …
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and Al Jazeera
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   I would like to know Ron DeSantis' opinions on major policy issues
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
New Trump campaign, same old falsehoods
Discussion: New York Times and Buttermilk Sky
Axios:
Scoop: Stephen Schwarzman comes out against Trump in major defection
New York Times:
America Deserves Better Than Donald Trump
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:   Pence on Trump's 2024 Run: 'I Think We'll Have Better Choices'
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Donald Trump, who tried to overturn Biden's legitimate election, launches 2024 bid
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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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden speaks with Polish President Duda after Russia missile strike
Politico:
Western leaders on high alert after explosion in Poland kills 2
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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell Beats Rick Scott in Republican Leadership Fight  —  The Kentucky Republican will retain his party's top post in the next Congress despite a disappointing election showing.  —  Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was re-elected overwhelmingly as his party's Senate leader on Wednesday …
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
McConnell wins Senate leadership election, overcomes Scott challenge
Jon Gabriel / CNN:
Kari Lake told Arizona's McCain Republicans to ‘get the hell out.’ They did  —  Editor's Note: Jon Gabriel is Editor-in-Chief of Ricochet.com and an opinion contributor to the Arizona Republic.  Follow him on Twitter at @ExJon.  The views expressed here are his own.  Read more opinion at CNN.
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:   ‘Stop the Steal’ Isn't Conceding
Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Washington Post:
Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or take severance  —  It comes as Musk's first major feature, Twitter Blue Verified, was halted while the company probes issues that arose from its launch  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees Wednesday morning …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Another bruising Senate race brews in Ohio as Republicans target Sherrod Brown  —  CLEVELAND — One nasty and expensive Ohio Senate election had barely finished last week before Republicans turned their focus to what could be an even bigger slugfest in 2024: the race to challenge Sen. Sherrod Brown …
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Taylor Popielarz / Spectrum News 1 Ohio:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown will seek fourth term in 2024
Discussion: The Hill
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Failed GOP candidate busted on felony rape charge just days after losing election to his mom  —  A South Dakota House candidate who lost his race appeared in court this Tuesday on a charge of second-degree rape, KOTA reports.  —  Bud Marty May, 37, faces 50 years in prison over the Class 1 felony charge.
Discussion: KOTA-TV
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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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Abortion ruling puts spotlight on Kemp and GOP lawmakers
Discussion: ProPublica
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
‘National Conservatism’ Is A Dead End  —  A rant.  —  Since a civil war is about to break out and destroy the modern Republican Party — fingers crossed — let me tell you what grinds my gears.  —  Young NatCons, many of whom I know and like, seem to be under the impression …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Two anonymous $425 million donations give dark money conservative group a massive haul  —  One of the biggest conservative dark money organizations in the nation was boosted last year by two separate anonymous gifts, each totaling more than $425 million dollars.
Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
Ukrainian Analysis Identifies Western Supply Chain Behind Iran's Drones  —  Russia's use of Tehran-provided unmanned aircraft built with foreign parts demonstrates limits of international sanctions  —  New intelligence collected from downed Iranian drones in Ukraine shows that a majority …
J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
Jon Stewart Defends Dave Chappelle's ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘Censorship’ Doesn't End Antisemitism … Jon Stewart defended his friend Dave Chappelle during his appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday evening, commenting on the comedian's recent “Saturday Night Live” monologue …
Washington Post:
D.C. Council passes new criminal code, despite some objections  —  The bill will now go to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who has said she is concerned about some aspects of it  —  The D.C. Council unanimously approved a major overhaul of the city's criminal code Tuesday, despite objections …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
John Fetterman made big gains in Trump country.  New data reveals how.  —  For years, John Fetterman has wagered that steadily showing up in areas hostile to Democrats would ultimately pay off.  After getting elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor in 2018, Fetterman conducted a listening tour of the state's 67 counties.
NBC News:
UVa knew of gun conviction against student before triple murder but never started discipline process  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia admitted Tuesday it knew triple-murder suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. had been convicted of a weapons charge weeks …
 
 
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Matthew Carey / Deadline:
‘Loudmouth’ Trailer Drops: Rev. Al Sharpton Says He Hopes Doc About His Civil Rights Activism Inspires “The Next Generation Of Loudmouths”
Discussion: Twitchy
Politico:
Military vaccine mandate is in GOP's sights
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sydney Bauer / The Daily Beast:
Trans Americans Face ‘Epidemic of Violence,’ Human Rights Campaign Says
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill and KTAR.com
Jack Lobel / USA Today:
Gen Z voted and it was a W for democracy. We can no longer be a political afterthought.
Discussion: The Federalist
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CNN:
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Her miscarriage left her bleeding profusely. An Ohio ER sent her home to wait
Discussion: Watch Night News
Bloomberg:
Iran Sentences More Protesters to Death Amid Mounting Unrest
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ivanka Trump says she loves her father but does ‘not plan to be involved in politics’