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CNN:
UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump's offer to become press secretary, source says — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he offered the White House press secretary job to Dana White, but a source familiar with the matter says the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO declined the unorthodox idea.
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary — On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the organization's C.E.O., and told him to bring along fighters as aides. — President Trump said on Saturday that he had offered Dana White …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: First major White House departure as Miller takes charge — White House Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters is leaving the administration, the first major departure in an expected staff shakeup as incoming chief of staff Stephen Miller takes charge, Axios has learned.
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Breitbart, Legal Insurrection and emptywheel
Wall Street Journal:
UFC Chief Dana White to Meet With Trump to Discuss Press Secretary Job
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New York Post and Sport & State
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Susie Wiles's exit adds to list of women leaving top roles in Trump administration
Susie Wiles's exit adds to list of women leaving top roles in Trump administration
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Associated Press, New York Times, The Guardian, Fox News, CityNews Toronto, NPR and CBS News
Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White
Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White
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New York Times:
For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown
For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown
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Axios:
The Miller Doctrine: Trump's “wartime consigliere”
The Miller Doctrine: Trump's “wartime consigliere”
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Breitbart, The Guardian, Townhall, To the Contrary, Wall Street Journal and New York Times
Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Trump promotes posts questioning midterm results — President Donald Trump spent part of Saturday reposting online content that questions the results of this week's midterms, in which the GOP suffered stunning losses. — It comes after Trump pledged on election night to accept the results.
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Newsweek and The UnPopulist
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
‘EXTORTIONISTS’ — Trump orders probe of Democrats for promising accountability — President Donald Trump responded to Democratic promises of accountability Saturday, calling it “extortion at the highest level,” and ordering Attorney General Todd Blanche to “look into this criminal act, immediately!”
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NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, The Parnas Perspective, CNBC and WJBK-TV
Aidan Williams / Bloomberg:
Georgia State Race Reversed After Votes Surface on Memory Card — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rebuffed President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election results, opened an investigation into a local race after officials discovered a memory card …
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Democracy Docket and The Gateway Pundit
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
On Tuesday, Americans rejected the Trump administration. It turns out most people hated the idea of a strongman who ignored the Constitution, undermined democracy, and tried to rewrite America's history in order to impose a white, Christian nationalist regime that enriched him and his cronies at the expense of everyone else.
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Deseret News and Slate
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Kansans Elect Democrat as Attorney General, Voting Out Kris Kobach
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Political.org, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and WTOP News
Kevin Whitelaw / Bloomberg:
Trump Threatens Democrats Over Their Plans to Probe His Team
Trump Threatens Democrats Over Their Plans to Probe His Team
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The Washington Sun, New York Post, Washington Post, The Hill, Politico, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera and KRDO, more at Mediagazer »
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Dems Have Their Finger on the Impeachment Trigger
Dems Have Their Finger on the Impeachment Trigger
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Fox News
Washington Post:
Trump ally Loomer was paid thousands for political tweets, people familiar say — People familiar with the arrangements allege pay-to-play business practices by one of President Donald Trump's biggest online acolytes. Financial documents show details. — SummaryLoading...
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Mediaite, Joe.My.God., New Republic, The Independent and emptywheel, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Election Drubbing Complicates Vance's Calculation on Whether to Run in 2028 — Some people close to vice president worry any Republican would struggle to win presidential election in two years — WASHINGTON—At the beginning of October, alumni of JD Vance's Senate and vice-presidential offices gathered …
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Washington Examiner
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Republicans Got Ruinously High on Their Own Supply — Six years ago, after Joe Biden won his narrow victory over Donald Trump, I wrote that the president's defeat wasn't a repudiation as much as it was a split decision, “an uncertain result for an uncertain time in American life.”
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Associated Press:
Trump's grip on his party is in question as Republicans reel from the midterm wipeout
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Schumer, Once Besieged, Is on Track to Remain Leader After Election Blowout
Schumer, Once Besieged, Is on Track to Remain Leader After Election Blowout
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Washington Post, Political.org, NBC News, The Daily Wire, The Guardian and Scripps News
Caroline Yaffa / WRAL-TV:
Lead narrows in tight NC race that could decide control of state Senate — A 268-vote lead in a southern North Carolina Senate race narrowed Friday as Hoke County officials began counting about provisional ballots. A Democratic win would give the party control of the full legislature.
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John Hendel / Politico:
Democrats' sweep puts Brendan Carr in the hot seat — Democrats, newly empowered after this week's midterm results, are preparing to go after Brendan Carr over claims he's used the Federal Communications Commission to threaten broadcasters and launch investigations into those who've crossed President Donald Trump.
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The Japan Times, more at Mediagazer »
Alexander Nguyen / KPBS Public Media:
Haitian boy, 8, detained during scheduled immigration appointment — An 8-year-old Haitian boy is in federal custody after showing up for a scheduled immigration appointment earlier this week. — The incident was documented on video Wednesday by Karen Pohl, a volunteer immigration court observer with the group Detention Resistance.
Wall Street Journal:
The Big Win Was Fun for Hakeem Jeffries. Managing Divided Democrats Might Not Be. — Presumptive House speaker will have to bridge sharp disagreements to deliver on agenda of affordability, ending Iran war and curbing Trump's final years in White House — The morning after Election Day …
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New York Post and Newsweek
Rachel Wolfe / Wall Street Journal:
The New Swing Voter: Young, Underemployed and Deeply Disillusioned — Many young adults either flipped to Democrats or stayed home as grocery bills, student debt and sluggish wages caught up with them — They work stocking shelves despite having a college degree.
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The Guardian, Michael's Newsletter, Associated Press and NewsNation
New York Times:
Israeli Opposition Leader Tapped to Try to Form Government — Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, hopes to succeed Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister by cobbling together a coalition after an inconclusive election. — Israel's president on Saturday selected Gadi Eisenkot …
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New York Times:
Judge Taps Lawyer to Investigate Trump Administration's Conduct in Golf Course Case — Judge Ana C. Reyes wrote that she intended to pick a former U.S. attorney in Washington to investigate whether officials misled the court about changes to the East Potomac Golf Links.
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Politico, Associated Press, The Guardian, KRDO, Law Dork, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post and Political.org
Carter Schroppe / Washington Examiner:
Josh Shapiro signals support for abolishing Electoral College — Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) expressed openness toward the idea of abolishing the Electoral College following the Democratic Party's decisive victory this week in the 2026 midterm elections. — While speaking at the Crooked Con event …

