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Rick Scott didn’t flip the Senate for Republicans, then he lost to McConnell. Now what?

TAMPA, Fla. — Rumblings about the political ascension of U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, the head of the Senate GOP’s 2022 campaign arm, have been in the air for months.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz confirms he will seek a third term in 2024

Speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, the Texas Republican said he would seek reelection, but he also did not rule out running for president.

The Texas Tribune

Trump campaign announcement deepens Republicans’ civil war

Republicans are now soul searching over how they lost a very winnable Senate and bracing for two tumultuous years in the House – and many blame Trump

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Trump’s racist rhetoric was blamed for a 145% rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Now he’s at it again

Ex-president’s attacks against his former transport secretary and the governor of Virginia recall the kind of racist language he used during the Covid pandemic, John Bowden writes

The Independent UK

GOPer funneled Russian cash to Trump

Jesse Benton, who is married to Paul's niece, was pardoned by Trump in a different campaign finance scheme

Salon

At the Races: As 2022’s dust settles, 2024 revs up - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Citing lack of remorse in Jan. 6 insurrection, feds seek prison time for California man

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tommy Frederick Allan climbed up a rope hanging from the side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, then went through a fire door that had been broken open by rioters and made his way inside the building.

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GOPers want "audit" over 2022 spending

Senate Republicans erupt in "all-out war" after midterm collapse

Salon

Walker, Republicans look for party unity in Georgia runoff

Republicans insist they’re working together to help Herschel Walker unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in next month's Georgia runoff

The Independent UK

GOP leadership under siege as civil war spills into public view

McCarthy and McConnell have both been drawn into ugly battles for control over their respective conferences.

Axios

US midterm results: Republicans facing slim majority in House of Representatives, as Democrats pick up wins in key races

While Democrats have held the Senate, Republicans remain one short of the 218-seat majority they need to take the House of Representatives.

ABC News

Ted Cruz lashes out at Senate GOP leadership after Democrats retain control

The Texas Republican demanded a delay in leadership elections and is among an increasingly vocal cohort voicing their discontent with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The Texas Tribune

Florida’s Rick Scott says he’s challenging McConnell for US Senate leadership

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida announced Tuesday that he is challenging Sen. Mitch McConnell to be the Republican leader in the Senate.

Tribune News Service

GOP Sen. Scott mounts long-shot bid to unseat McConnell

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is mounting a long-shot bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a rare challenge for the longtime GOP stalwart after his party failed to win back the majority in the midterm elections

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McConnell blames ‘chaos’ candidates for GOP flop as Rick Scott says he will challenge him

Move will likely have Trump’s backing as ex-president seeks to purge GOP of disloyal figures

Axios

Rick Scott announces he will challenge Mitch McConnell for Senate GOP leader

The challenge comes as Senate Republicans are examining their mistakes in the lead-up to the midterm elections.

The Guardian - US

Colbert on post-midterm Republicans: ‘Coming together to pick a scapegoat’

Late-night hosts discuss Republican finger-pointing and news that Democrats will maintain control of the Senate

The New Daily

‘Stay tuned’: Donald Trump poised to make ‘very big announcement’

Donald Trump is expected to announce his widely anticipated bid for a second presidential run within hours.

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: After a bad showing in the midterms, what story are Republicans telling themselves now?

The 2022 midterm election results, and the narratives that went along with them, were different from what many people had expected. Now it’s Republicans, rather than the Democrats, fighting over what went wrong, who’s to blame, and what’s the best path forward.

France 24

Despite bruising midterms, Trump readies for 2024 presidential run

Former President Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House on Tuesday, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning.

The Independent UK

Trump prepares to launch third campaign for the White House

Former President Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House with an announcement Tuesday night

The Independent UK

'Vindication': Schumer lifts Democrats with majority stunner

The midterm elections were a vindication for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has racked up a series of unexpected legislative victories this year as he has navigated Democrats’ slim 50-50 majority

Tribune News Service

Ted Cruz sounds off on midterms, but emerges unscathed despite so-so results in 17-state bus tour

WASHINGTON — One day before the midterms, Sen. Ted Cruz was brimming with confidence about the GOP’s prospects.

The Guardian - US

Trump for 2024 would be ‘bad mistake’, Republican says as blame game deepens

Alabama congressman Mo Brooks, a once-zealous Trump ally, comments after party fails to retake Congress in midterms

The Guardian - US

Biden admits Democrats unlikely to maintain control of House

President at G20 says ‘I don’t think we’re going to make it’ after Republicans triumph in key races and stand on brink of majority

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