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Six election results that didn't make the headlines  —  On X, Vice President J.D. Vance dismissed the poor showing by Republicans on Tuesday night as “a couple of elections in blue states.”  Although Democratic victories in New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and California dominated the headlines …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday  —  It wasn't just about superior turnout.  Party switchers played a significant role in Virginia and New Jersey.  —  In the Trump era, Democrats have seemed to excel among the highly engaged, highly educated voters who predominate …
Politico:
Donald Trump enters his lame duck era … But upon returning to the Capitol, the senators made it very clear: They planned to blow Trump off.  One GOP senator, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, laughed out loud when asked about the anti-filibuster push.  —  Welcome to the dawn of Trump's lame duck era.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
5 Dem victories you missed while celebrating Mamdani's win  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ♻️ Subscribe to PN ♻️  —  Good Morning to all the wine moms!  And Hispanic voters!  And ... Gen-Z men?
Jenna Amatulli / The Guardian:
Trump goes on posting frenzy a day after Democrats win key elections  —  President shares more than 30 Truth Social posts in less than three hours, including series of bizarre AI-generated videos  —  Donald Trump appeared to be sharing everything on his mind all at once on Wednesday …
Discussion: USA Today and Forbes
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
The Wildest Democratic Victories You May Not Have Heard About
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats' confidence in shutdown strategy soars after election sweep
Punchbowl News:   Senate Dems will huddle on emerging shutdown deal
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Really Was on the Ballot  —  The magnitude of the GOP rout is a bad sign for holding Congress in the midterms.
Politico:
The question Mamdani won't answer
Discussion: New York Post and Fox News
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:   Does the Democrats' Chaos Strategy Work?
Axios:   Behind the Curtain: The resistance revitalized
Heather Knight / New York Times:
Pelosi Plans to Retire in 2027 After 39 Years in Congress  —  Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election.  She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives.
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
San Francisco Chronicle:
Nancy Pelosi will retire after historic 20-term career in Congress
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces retirement
Washington Post:
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader's defense of Tucker Carlson  —  The departures and condemnations built on brewing frustrations with Kevin Roberts's handling of Project 2025 and internal sexism allegations.  —  Just now  —  The Heritage Foundation is erupting in open revolt against its president …
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CNN:   Fierce backlash within GOP after Tucker Carlson gives White nationalist Nick Fuentes a platform
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says … Layoff announcements soared in October as companies recalibrated staffing levels during the artificial intelligence boom, a sign of potential trouble ahead for the labor market, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says  —  Employers have announced 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic, private firm reports.  —  Just now  —  Layoffs accelerated in October, pushing 2025 job cuts to levels typically seen …
Steve Vladeck / One First:
188. Five Questions About “Extrajudicial Killings”  —  There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.  And the implications are even scarier.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” …
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CNN:   Trump admin tells Congress it currently lacks legal justification to strike Venezuela
Washington Post:
House Democrats request interview with former prince Andrew on Epstein  —  In a letter, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked for Andrew's help to “understand the full extent of [Epstein's] criminal operations.”  —  The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia …
Discussion: The Sun, New York Post and Newsweek
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US House panel requests interview with Andrew in Jeffrey Epstein investigation
Discussion: HELLO! and Us Weekly
Renee Hickman / Reuters:
Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages  — Federal agent said he was proud of his shooting skills  — Marimar Martinez indicted on charges of impeding federal agent  — Key vehicle in case repaired before defense could inspect it
Discussion: FOX 32 Chicago
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Trump's tariffs face a skeptical SCOTUS as Gorsuch warns of a “one-way ratchet” in presidential powers  —  Kavanaugh stood out in defense of the administration, but even his questions started lagging as the day wore on.  —  As the U.S. Supreme Court considered the legality and, if necessary …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Tariffs Arguments Were a Bloodbath for Trump
Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show  —  Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show.  And the social media giant internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day.
New York Times:
Mexico's President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street  —  A video of a man touching Mexico's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shocked many Mexicans but did not surprise them.  “It's so common,” one woman said.  —  A day after a man groped Mexico's president …
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Bernie Moreno accused of ‘creepy’ behavior after revealing he collected colleagues' car info  —  WASHINGTON - A routine Senate nomination hearing erupted into a confrontation Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno revealed he had obtained the vehicle identification numbers of his Democratic colleagues' cars …
Kyle Harris / Denverite:
Progressives may flip Aurora council as voters reject Danielle Jurinsky and other incumbents  —  Jurinsky built ties with Trump during the 2024 campaign when he falsely claimed Aurora was being “taken over” by a Venezuelan prison gang.  —  The Trump-aligned Aurora City Council member …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 5, 2025  —  New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a member of both the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, began his victory speech last night with a nod to Eugene V. Debs, labor organizer and Socialist candidate for president at the turn of the last century.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
GOP's latest shutdown offer includes possible reversal of some mass firings  —  Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats Thursday in hopes of cutting a deal that would end the 37-day government shutdown and advance a package of three full-year spending bills, according …
Discussion: Deseret News
ABC News:
FAA says it's cutting thousands of flights a day starting this week due to shutdown.  Here's the list of airports where flights are set to be reduced  —  Flight capacity will be reduced by 10% at 40 major airports.  —  Planes taxi past the control tower before takeoff at the Nashville …
Jameson Dow / Electrek:
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity  —  The Australian government is floating a scheme that would share the benefits of solar power with everyone on the grid, offering totally free electricity to ratepayers in the middle of the day, when the sun is shining the strongest.
Politico:
Trump adviser to Germany's far-right AfD: ‘We are in this together’  —  BERLIN — Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, told leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD — a party labeled extremist by German authorities — that he sees them as “bold visionaries” shaping the country's future.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The Hideous Symbol of MAGA Corruption  —  If you were watching any of the voter-on-the-street interviews Tuesday, you might have been surprised to hear how many Americans are deeply disturbed, furious even, about Donald Trump's bulldozing of the White House to make way for a garish $330M donor-paid ballroom.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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DOJ preparing subpoenas in investigation into John Brennan
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Rioters tried to kill me on January 6. Trump pardoned them.
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Illegal Immigrant Wins Mayoral Election in Major City
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Eric Trump: ‘The Left wanted my father dead’
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Women Should Make Babies, Not Vote: Why Some on the Far Right Want to Repeal the 19th Amendment
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Graceless sore winner Zohran Mamdani immediately drops his mask and declares war on NYC
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