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2:45 PM ET, November 18, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
Garland to Name Special Counsel to Determine Whether Trump Should Face Charges  —  A formal announcement would come days after Mr. Trump announced another bid for the presidency  —  WASHINGTON-Attorney General Merrick Garland will appoint a special counsel to determine whether former President Donald Trump …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Attorney General Merrick Garland will name special counsel in Trump criminal probes  — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will appoint a special counsel to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against former President Donald Trump.  — News of the planned appointment …
CNN:
DOJ to announce special counsel for Trump-related Mar-a-Lago and January 6 investigations  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to announce Friday that he has appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of national defense information …
Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Trump tweeted an image from a spy satellite, declassified document shows  —  Three years ago, Donald Trump tweeted an image that left intelligence experts gobsmacked.  —  The picture was of a rocket that had exploded on a launch pad deep inside of Iran.  It was so crisp, that some initially thought …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘A Crazy Old Man Fighting With Himself’: Can Trump Do to DeSantis What He Did to Bush?  —  To become president, Donald Trump had to vanquish a Florida governor.  To become president again, he might have to do it once more.  —  The most important story in politics in the coming weeks …
Associated Press:
Trump 2024 rivals court his donors as primary season begins  —  Republicans considering a 2024 run for the White House will assemble in Las Vegas this weekend, with anxious donors and activists openly considering whether or not to support Donald Trump for a third straight time.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Democrat Adam Frisch concedes to Lauren Boebert in nail biter House race  —  Democrat Adam Frisch conceded on Friday to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in the race for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, saying that an expected recount was unlikely to change the outcome of the election.
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Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Republican Boebert's tight race likely headed to recount
Washington Post:
Rep. Lauren Boebert race too close to call, with margin inside recount threshold
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Dems get in array on future leadership after Pelosi departs  —  House Democrats are increasingly likely to elect their troika of top leaders for the next Congress without any major confrontation, ensuring a show of unity as they enter the minority.  —  And it didn't happen without some work …
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Molly Ball / TIME:
Nancy Pelosi Reflects On the Not-Quite-End of An Era  —  Ever since the election, Nancy Pelosi says, congressional Democrats have been begging her to remain as their leader.  Of course, she knew what they were really doing: currying favor, just in case.  —  “Our members were just exploding …
The Verge:
Hundreds of employees say no to being part of Elon Musk's ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter  —  Musk gave Twitter staff a deadline to say if they are staying for his cultural reset of the company.  And right on deadline, the farewell emojis started pouring into Twitter's Slack.
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New York Times:
Resignations Roil Twitter as Elon Musk Tries Persuading Some Workers to Stay
David Byler / Washington Post:
No, gerrymandering didn't cost Democrats the House  —  Republicans have narrowly won control of the House.  And some Democrats are blaming the maps.  —  They correctly note that Republicans won key redistricting fights in 2021.  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis netted a few congressional seats for the GOP by passing pro-Republican maps.
Discussion: HuffPost and Bloomberg
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Stephen Caruso / Spotlight PA:
The Democratic takeover of the Pa. House will be a little messy to start. Here's why.
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
Justice Department Said to Investigate Ticketmaster's Parent Company  —  The inquiry predates the botched presale of Taylor Swift tickets this week and is said to focus on whether Live Nation has abused its power in the live music industry.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump or Biden?  How About Neither?  —  Walking away from the presidency is like giving up the car keys because you're too old to drive safely.  —  Joe Biden and Donald Trump: Please do the country a service and don't run for president in 2024.  America is in gridlock over the both of you …
Discussion: Fox News and Vanity Fair
Reuters:
A gender imbalance emerges among trans teens seeking treatment  —  USA-TRANSYOUTH/TOPSURGERY  —  Adolescents assigned female at birth account for a significant majority of minors receiving gender-affirming care, including top surgery, fueling debate about the influence of peer groups and social media.
Associated Press:
US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing  —  The Biden administration declared Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Arabia's crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, a turnaround from Joe Biden's passionate …
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Andy Biggs / American Greatness:
I Cannot Vote for Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker  —  It is time to make a change.  —  During this midterm campaign, I attended hundreds of events in my district, around Arizona, and around the country.  The issue I was asked about most often was whether I or the Republicans in the House …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and IJR
Burgess Everett / Politico:
'You've gotta have a war every five or 10 years'  —  It's not every day that a senator quotes a famous mob movie to describe the state of his political party after a week of infighting.  —  “You've gotta have a war every five or 10 years to get rid of the bad blood,” Sen. John Kennedy …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Financial Times:
‘A remarkable job’: how Russia and China buckled in the face of a united G20 … It took six rounds of talks over 17 days before negotiators from G20 countries could finally relax, just after 7pm on Monday evening.  —  Tasked with hammering out a joint draft statement that leaders could agree …
Wall Street Journal:
Wife of Sen. Bob Menendez Draws Scrutiny in Federal Probe  —  Investigators are examining whether Nadine Arslanian received gifts or services from individuals who sought favors from New Jersey's senior senator  —  Federal prosecutors investigating U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez are examining whether …
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson Show Notes:
Against Poo Flinging Monkeys  —  It is official.  Republicans have taken back the House of Representatives.  They gathered yesterday to announce their first official act: an investigation into Hunter Biden.  —  Dumbasses.  —  What a bunch of idiots.  The American people just rejected the GOP “own the libs” strategy.
Peter Laffin / Washington Examiner:
Lauren Boebert's double-barreled blasphemy  —  The jury is still out regarding Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), both at the polls and within the conservative commentariat.  —  Some, such as columnist Gerard Baker of the Wall Street Journal, say that Boebert is an “ Uber Trumpy conspiracy theorist .”
Tariq Panja / New York Times:
Qatar Bans Beer Sales at World Cup Stadiums  —  Qatar's about-face on alcohol signaled that FIFA, soccer's governing body, may no longer be in full control of its showcase championship.  —  DOHA, Qatar — The tiny but fabulously wealthy Gulf nation of Qatar has spent 12 years preparing …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Constitutional amendment on abortion appears doomed  —  Democrats likely to pull proposal because they lack votes to pass it  —  A constitutional amendment that would have asked voters to enshrine abortion as a basic human right appears doomed out of the starting gate after Democratic Senate …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
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Bloomberg:
Trump Ordered His Companies to Fight Criminal Tax Fraud Case
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Politico:
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Josh Hawley / Washington Post:
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Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
New York Times:
The Man Who Was Supposed to Save Crypto
Discussion: Bloomberg
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
My Friend, Mike Gerson
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Associated Press:
North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US
The Guardian:
FBI director ‘very concerned’ by reports of secret Chinese police stations in US
Piper French / Bolts:
Los Angeles Voters Ousted Their Sheriff—and Then Just Kept Going
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