memeorandum: Lead narrows in tight NC race that could decide control of state Senate (Caroline Yaffa/WRAL-TV)

7:35 PM ET, November 7, 2026

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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 …

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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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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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 …

Discussion: Democracy Docket, The Gateway Pundit and Election Law Blog

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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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Susie Wiles's exit adds to list of women leaving top roles in Trump administration

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Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Kansans Elect Democrat as Attorney General, Voting Out Kris Kobach

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Kevin Whitelaw / Bloomberg:
Trump Threatens Democrats Over Their Plans to Probe His Team

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Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White

New York Times:
For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown

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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC's Dana White

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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.”

Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Schumer, Once Besieged, Is on Track to Remain Leader After Election Blowout

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Washington Post:
Historic voter turnout powered Democrats' blue wave

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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times: How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterms

Lydia Polgreen / New York Times: The Midterms Were Spectacular. Here's What They Showed.

Ben Kamisar / NBC News: 7 charts that illustrate the scope of Democrats' big 2026 wave

David Remnick / New Yorker:
Breaking the Decade-Long Trump Fever

Discussion: The Contrarian

New York Times:
Democrats, Newly Ascendant, Begin a Fight to Shape the Party's Future

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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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Ford McCracken / The Hill:

Peltola campaign sues Alaska over rejected absentee ballot records — Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign is suing the state of Alaska to obtain access to records for absentee ballots that were rejected by the Alaska Division of Elections, a new court filing shows.

Discussion: law.alaska.gov, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God., Newsweek, Alaska Public Media and NewsMax.com

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.

Discussion: Breitbart and NPR

MS NOW:

Democrat Scott Colom's lead widens in Mississippi Senate race — As of Saturday afternoon, Colom led Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, by 2,574 votes up against a critical Tuesday deadline. — Four days after the last vote was cast for the Mississippi Senate election …

Discussion: Capital B News, Los Angeles Times, Political.org, Associated Press, Democracy Docket, Election Law Blog, Spotlight PA, The Federalist, New York Times, CNN and The Washington Sun

Christine Valora / Washington Examiner:
Peltola campaign sues for access to blocked Alaska absentee ballots

Discussion: Mercury News, Breitbart, Mediaite, Political.org and Democracy Docket

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.

Axios:

The Miller Doctrine: Trump's “wartime consigliere” … - Presidential power is “very substantial and will not be questioned.” … - Court authority is limited. … - The political opposition is a threat to America. … - Homeland security is the nation's spine.

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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Stephen Miller, Trump's incoming chief of staff, pledges ‘total devotion’ to the president

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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Stephen Miller's promotion angers industries reeling from immigration enforcement

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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Jake Spring / Washington Post:

Trump officials weigh major overhaul of National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife — An overhaul of the agencies would follow a similar move at the U.S. Forest Service. — SummaryLoading... The Trump administration is considering a major reorganization of the National Park Service …

Discussion: NewsMax.com

New York Times:

Turning Point Bet on the Midterms and Lost. Some Republicans Are Furious. — Candidates backed by the right-wing activist group did not fare well, and the results set off recriminations from establishment Republicans. — Turning Point USA bet big on Arizona.

Discussion: Deseret News

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.