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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 …
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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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Susie Wiles's exit adds to list of women leaving top roles in Trump administration
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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
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New York Times:
For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown
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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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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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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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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Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Kansans Elect Democrat as Attorney General, Voting Out Kris Kobach
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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Schumer, Once Besieged, Is on Track to Remain Leader After Election Blowout
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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.
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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.
Christine Valora / Washington Examiner:
Peltola campaign sues for access to blocked Alaska absentee ballots
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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
ProPublica:
Texas' School Voucher Program Could Be “Unrecognizable, If Not Extinct,” Says Democratic Lawmaker — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's vision for education was finally coming together. — This year, the state launched a voucher program that allowed roughly 110,000 of Texas' more than 5 million schoolchildren …
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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 …
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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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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Stephen Miller's promotion angers industries reeling from immigration enforcement
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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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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.
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