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7:55 PM ET, November 27, 2022

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP lawmakers hushed on Trump's dinner with white nationalist … - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said in a statement to Axios: “Republicans who continue to remain silent become complicit in legitimizing bigotry and hate when the leader of their own party mainstreams fringe white nationalists and antisemites.”
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Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
‘Not an accidental meeting.’ GOP Arkansas governor blasts Trump for hosting white supremacist  —  WASHINGTON - Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said former President Donald Trump's meeting with a white nationalist earlier this week was not “accidental” and that “it shouldn't happen.”
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
David Siders / Politico:
Republicans shrug off Trump '24 bid: 'The excitement's just not there'  —  Donald Trump's lackluster campaign announcement was one thing.  His real problem is fast becoming the collective shrug Republicans have given him in the week-plus since.  —  Far from freezing out potential competitors …
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Key Trump 2024 Rivals Silent After His White Supremacist Meeting  —  Many of Donald Trump's potential 2024 rivals and some top Republicans have fallen silent on the former president's dinner with a notorious white supremacist, illustrating the party's continuing struggle to escape his grasp.
Devan Cole / CNN:
Arkansas GOP governor says Trump's meeting with Holocaust denier is ‘very troubling’ and ‘empowering’ for extremism
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Can Ron DeSantis ride the culture war to the White House?
Discussion: Haaretz and The Capitolist
New York Times:
Deadly Fire in China Fuels Protests Over Xi's Covid Policies  —  Protests became rare once the government cut off most routes to collective action.  But ubiquitous Covid rules, bringing shared suffering, have created a focus for anger.  —  The fire began with a faulty power strip in a bedroom …
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New York Times:
The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths  —  Why other rich nations have surpassed the U.S. in protecting pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.  —  About a thousand people gathered on a bright morning on the National Mall the Saturday before Thanksgiving for what has become …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wall Street Journal:
Stop Pronouncing ‘Turkey’ Wrong, Country Begs the Rest of the World  —  In part weary of bird comparisons, Turkey wants everyone to say its name as Tour-key-yeh.  The rebranding has been a head-scratcher for many people.
Deepa Bharath / Associated Press:
Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler  —  Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building's co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding she take it down.  —  “My decoration said ‘Happy Diwali’ and had a swastika on it …
New York Times:
As Gen X and Boomers Age, They Confront Living Alone  —  More older Americans are living by themselves than ever before.  That shift presents issues on housing, health care and personal finance.  —  Jay Miles has lived his 52 years without marriage or children, which has suited …
Discussion: Mercury News
Sean Ingle / The Guardian:
Iran want USA banned for 'offending country's dignity' over World Cup flag  — USA show Iran flag without emblem of Islamic republic  — Teams meet on Tuesday in their final Group B match  —  It has long threatened to be one of the World Cup's biggest flashpoints: the “Great Satan” against the “Axis of Evil”.
Agence France-Presse:
Ex-US Marine General Among Russia's Wagner Mercenaries: Founder … The head of the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Friday that a former US Marine general was working for the group.  —  In response to a request for comment from Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
House Republican says Congress doesn't need to pass ‘Democrat bills’ that help Ukraine  —  Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday said Congress does not need to pass “Democrat bills” with big price tags to help Ukraine, saying the incoming Republican majority in the House will spend less money to fund Kyiv's war against Russia.
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Divided government demands creativity. Here are 3 ways to get things done.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
It's Time, Again, for My Brother Kevin
Washington Post:
After more than 600 mass shootings this year, let's be honest about guns  —  The mass shootings that plague this nation are a uniquely American jumble of contradictions.  Each new one horrifies, and yet fits into a depressingly familiar pattern.  Communities count the dead …
Discussion: PennLive and NPR
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Meet the Voters Who Fueled New York's Seismic Tilt Toward the G.O.P.  —  Republicans used doomsday-style ads to prey on suburban voters' fear of crime in New York, helping to flip enough seats to capture the House.  —  GREAT NECK PLAZA, N.Y. — Lynn Frankel still has bouts of nostalgia for her old life …
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Why I Quit Elon Musk's Twitter  —  A platform that once represented the new frontier of digital democracy is being used by the world's richest man to troll us all.  —  It has been an interminable month since Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter and showed up in its headquarters while carrying a bathroom sink.
 
 
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Reid Wilson / Pluribus News:
Minority districts drop after redistricting, despite population growth
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Manchin's side deal on brink as GOP seeks his 2024 ouster
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