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Harris Campaign Really Thought She Would Win
CNN: “Democrats’ shell shock is real, and not just because top Harris aides were telling Biden senior staff and former President Barack Obama aides past 9 p.m. on Tuesday that…
Unions to Face Consequences for Backing Harris
“Besides the Harris campaign and its affiliated political action committees, few economic or political sectors placed larger bets than organized labor on Vice President Kamala Harris’s winning the presidency,” the…
Macron’s Approval Rating Falls to 23%
French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating fell two points, to 23%, according to a poll by Ipsos for La Tribune Dimanche published on Sunday. Save to Favorites
Tom Cotton Locks Down Votes for Senate GOP #3 Job
“Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has secured a solid majority of Republican senators’ votes to elect him GOP Conference Chair — the No. 3 leadership position,” Axios reports. “Cotton has long…
Trump Trolls Harris on Campaign Debts
Donald Trump trolled the Harris campaign following his sweeping victory on Tuesday, offering to do “whatever we can” to help with debts incurred throughout the 2024 election cycle, The Independent…
Trump Ices Out Haley and Pompeo
“President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would not invite Nikki Haley, his former ambassador to the United Nations, or Mike Pompeo, his former secretary of state, to join…
Trump Wins Arizona
Arizona, famous for its extended post-election ballot count, on Saturday became the last state in the nation called in the 2024 presidential race with Donald Trump winning the state, USA…
Conservatives Weigh Opposition to Mike Johnson
“Even as Republicans are increasingly optimistic that they’ll keep control of the House, some conservatives remain wary of Mike Johnson — and they’re discussing how to telegraph their concerns in…
Learning from Loss
Seth Masket: “When Democrats lose a big election, they’re convinced they’ve been doing everything wrong and want to radically remake their party, their nomination systems, and even their approach to…
Poll Workers Can Pursue Giuliani’s World Series Rings
“A federal judge in New York on Saturday authorized two Georgia poll workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani to pursue information about four Yankees World Series rings owned by the former…
Democrats Need a New Leader
“The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it?,” the AP reports. “Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison is not…
Trump Will Meet with Biden on Wednesday
“President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet Wednesday in the Oval Office,” the AP reports. “A postelection meeting is traditional between the outgoing president and the incoming president….
For Your Weekend Listening
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. A different election than we expected. Was Kamala Harris a good candidate? What’s next for the Democratic party? Join now…
Trump Advisers Ramp Up Work on Mass Deportation
“Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are drawing up plans to carry out his mass deportation pledge, including discussing how to pay for it and weighing a national emergency declaration that…
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What Actually Mattered in the Election
Politico: “Hint: It wasn’t the news cycles over a comedian calling Puerto Rico ‘garbage’ at one of his closing rallies or the celebrity endorsements. It might not have even been…
The Battle of the Bureaucracy
Playbook: “After Trump was elected in 2016, the Washington establishment was caught flat-footed and had no idea how the first president with zero record of government service would actually govern.”…
Trump Wins Nevada
Donald Trump has won Nevada’s six electoral votes, the first time in 20 years that the state has elected a Republican in a presidential election, the AP reports. The electoral…
Photo of the Day
A reader who canvassed in Pennsylvania for Kamala Harris sent this photo. Which signs were better? Save to Favorites
Trump Will Get Classified Briefings Again
Time: “Two years ago, the FBI raided Donald Trump’s home to retrieve government records he had refused to return, including hundreds containing classified information. The indictment that followed alleged the…
