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11:50 AM ET, November 16, 2022

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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
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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.
Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
The Republicans in line to take on Trump in 2024: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley lead list of favorites to run for the GOP (but what will they do now he has entered the race?)  —  Donald Trump is once again running for president, setting off the 2024 campaign cycle with a flourish …
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
I would like to know Ron DeSantis' opinions on major policy issues
Discussion: Washington Post
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
Axios:
Trump's low-energy reset
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  —  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.
Politico:
Western leaders on high alert after explosion in Poland kills 2
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 …
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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 …
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
Elon Musk's Twitter on ‘collision course’ with EU regulators
Discussion: TechCrunch
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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Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:   ‘Stop the Steal’ Isn't Conceding
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Two anonymous $425 million donations gives dark money conservative group a massive haul  —  DonorsTrust took in more than $1 billion in 2021, according to its tax filing.  It came from three donations.  The identities of those donors remains a secret.  —  Federalist Society Executive Vice …
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.
Discussion: New York Times
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Abortion ruling puts spotlight on Kemp and GOP lawmakers
Discussion: ProPublica
Washington Post:
Republican infighting roils Congress as midterms fallout continues  —  Leaders in both chambers faced open revolt from some members as they make their selections  —  Republicans in both chambers of Congress mounted challenges to their leaders on Tuesday as disappointment over their lackluster performance …
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Semafor:
Good morning Washington! Good morning Palm Beach!
Discussion: Washington Post
CNN:
Fact check: 20 false and misleading claims Trump made in his announcement speech
Discussion: Semafor
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 …
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
An Attempt at Intellectual Fraud, Pt. 2  —  Phil Magness Can't Stop Lying  —  There is apparently no low to which Phil Magness will not stoop to defend his shoddy thesis that Marx was a “relatively obscure” figure in European intellectual life prior to the Russian Revolution.
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNN, WGN-TV, New York Post and UPI
Politico:
White House's hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast  —  The White House has largely given up hope of Congress raising the nation's debt limit during the lame-duck session that runs through late December, increasing the risk of a highly partisan, market-rattling fiscal confrontation next year.
Discussion: Brookings and Roll Call
Jack Lobel / USA Today:
Gen Z voted and it was a W for democracy.  We can no longer be a political afterthought.  —  Youth voter outreach cannot be an afterthought for politicians and operatives.  —  View Comments  —  A burning planet, abortion restrictions and weapons of war in schools were the issues at top …
 
 
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Sydney Bauer / The Daily Beast:
Trans Americans Face ‘Epidemic of Violence,’ Human Rights Campaign Says
Discussion: The Hill and KTAR.com
Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
Ukrainian Analysis Identifies Western Supply Chain Behind Iran's Drones
CNN:
Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program
Taylor Popielarz / Spectrum News 1 Ohio:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown will seek fourth term in 2024
Discussion: The Hill
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Her miscarriage left her bleeding profusely. An Ohio ER sent her home to wait
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Bloomberg:
Iran Sentences More Protesters to Death Amid Mounting Unrest
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Nine Midterm Stories You Should Not Miss on Criminal Justice and Voting Rights
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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Signal:
Ron Johnson, Mike Braun Back Rick Scott to Unseat Mitch McConnell
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Chappelle Was Right  —  As I watched Dave Chappelle's much-discussed Saturday Night Live …
Discussion: Variety and The Daily Beast
Miami Herald:
DeSantis aides celebrated success luring migrants onto flights. Then the law stepped in
New York Times:
New York City Reaches Deal to Build Soccer Stadium in Queens
Discussion: Newsday
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg:
Alphabet closes above a $2T market cap for the first time, reaching a valuation of $2.15T after rising 10% on April 26, its biggest one-day jump since July 2015

Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Congress considers legislation to block DJI drones from running on US communication networks, effectively killing the Chinese company's US commercial business

 
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