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Monday, November 3
China, Mamdani, Govt Shutdown, ICE Raids
President Donald J. Trump, 60 Minutes
All Trump's Nonsense Is Just To Distract You
Former President Barack Obama
Trump Was Right Again: Too Much Winning
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Mamdani Is Poised To Win. Dems Need To Get on Board
Sara Pequeño, USA Today
How the Democratic Party Gave In to Radicals Like Mamdani
Adam Coleman, NYP
Spanberger Thinks Dems Need To Listen More
Gabriel DeBenedetti, The New Yorker
Why I Want Virginia's Vote for Governor
Winsome Earle-Sears, FOX News
What’s the Matter With New Jersey Democrats?
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
The Democrats' Man Problem
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
Platner: Tattoo, Reddit Controversies Strengthened Bid
Kapur & Leach, NBC News
John Brennan's Unhinged Blowup Shows He's Worried
Miranda Devine, New York Post
American Conservatism Today Faces a Challenge
Robert P. George, X
How Israel Lost the Young Right
Robert Barnes, X
Why DOJ Election Monitors in CA & NJ Are Setting Off Alarms
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
KJP's Book Is So Bad It Shattered Liberals' Faith in DEI
Andrew Stiles, Free Beacon
U.S. Founding Most Important Event Since Birth of Christ
Ken Burns, CBS News
3 Trends Set the Stage for America's Unraveling
Michael McKenna, Washington Times
RCP Averages: Trump Job Approval Slides to 2nd Term Low | Generic: Dem +3.6
Tuesday, November 4
Mamdani: A Boon to Democratic Party or a Millstone?
Guy Chazan, Financial Times


Trump: New Yorkers Have 'No Choice' But To Vote Cuomo
Zac Anderson, USA Today
Mamdani Knows How To Win
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Timeline: The Biden Autopen Debate
Greg Collard, Racket News
Pardons Needed for Electors Persecuted by Biden DOJ
Cleta Mitchell, The Federalist
Trump Says ICE Raids 'Haven't Gone Far Enough'
Li Zhou, HuffPost
A Governor, a CEO and the FBI: Scandal Threatens NY Hospital
Ben Weingarten, RCI
Ozempic Effect Is Showing Up in Obesity Data
Bryan Walsh, Vox
How Trump Admin Is Lowering Healthcare Costs
Makary & Oz, FOX News
How Should Democrats Moderate in 2026?
Justin Vassallo, Substack
Newsom's Unconstitutional Racial Politics
Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics
Inside the Donor Network Shaping MAGA's Future
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post
How Woke NBA Execs Got Mixed Up With the Mob
Charles Gasparino, New York Post
Bringing Rare Earths Back
Sen. Jim Banks, Commonplace
How the Democrats Can Play Offense
Paul Glastris, Washington Monthly
Peggy Noonan and the Dangers of Uncritical Thinking
John O'Connor, Am. Spectator
Dick Cheney, Powerful Former Vice President, Dies at 84
Caroline Linton, CBS News
Polls: Trump Job Approval Falls to 2nd Term Low - 43.4% | Generic: Dems + 3.6
Wednesday, November 5
Dominant Wins Give Democrats a Jolt of Energy
Zitner & DeBarros, Wall Street Journal


Party Can No Longer Deny Future After Mamdani
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, CNN
Dems Win Moment, But Left-Wing Tilt Threatens Party Future
Mark Penn, FOX News
Can GOP Learn To Win Without Trump on Ballot?
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Dems Can Wish Their Opponent's Kids Get Shot & Still Win
Molly Olmstead, Slate
Last Night Dems Emphatically Embraced Radicalism
Ben Domenech, New York Post
Zohran Mamdani's Win Is a Victory for Hope
Sadiq Khan, Time Magazine
Mamdani's Policies Guaranteed To Wreck NYC
Heather Mac Donald, Spectator World
2025 Election Lesson: Class War >> Culture War
Zaid Jilani, Substack
How Do We Understand Victory of a Marxist Radical?
Steve Cortes, RealClearPolitics
Newsom, CA Dems Prove That Resistance Works
David Dayen, The American Prospect
The Democrats' Resistance Theater Pays Off
Sasha Stone, Substack
The Case for Trump's Second-Term Foreign Policy
Robert O'Brien, Foreign Affairs
Constitution Is Clear When It Comes To Trump's Tariffs
Erwin Chemerinsky, LA Times
Homeless Leviathan: How the Ruling Class Monetized Misery
Ned Ryun, Substack
Orwellian AI Is a Massive Threat to Free People
David Sacks, a16z
Cheney Made the Most of the Vice Presidency
Lewis Libby, Wall Street Journal
Thursday, November 6
For Embattled Democrats, a 'Proof of Life' Sweep Tuesday
Susan Page, USA Today


What Comes Next After Big Night for Democrats
Halpin, Baharaeen & Teixeira, Substack
Republicans Have Good Reason To Worry
Jim Geraghty, National Review
The Left Is About To Take Power, They Must Use It Well
Alvaro Lopez, The Nation
The Antidote to Marxism Is Experiencing Marxism
Coleman Hughes, The Free Press
Can Democrats Nationwide Replicate Mamdani Victory?
Nnamdi Egwuonwu, MSNBC
Too Many Senate Republicans Don't Know What Time It Is
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Dems' Big Election Night Scrambles Shutdown Strategy
Bobic & Delaney, HuffPost
How Climate Litigation Imposes Back Door Taxes
Michael Toth, Civitas Outlook
Supreme Court Poised To Defy Trump on Tariffs
David Dayen, American Prospect
China's Rare-Earth Own Goal
Daniel Gros, Project Syndicate
We Canceled Pat Buchanan. We Can Cancel Tucker Carlson
Mark Levin, RJC
The Bush, McConnell GOP Want Their Foreign Policy Back
John Davidson, Federalist
33-Year Journey To Solve '62 Church Murder
JD Mullane, Bucks County Courier Times
More Time Alone, But Are Americans Really Lonely?
Christopher Ferguson, RCI
A Mayor for a New Age
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
Under My Hat in Mamdani's New York
Tevi Troy, Wall Street Journal
Political Landscape: Trump Approval at 2nd Term Low 43.3 | '26 Generic: D+3.8
Friday, November 7
The Big Tent Depends on Who's Running the Tent
Ruy Teixeira, Substack


Democrats Wielding Chaos as a Strategy
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
The End of the Pre-Trump 21st Century
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
Fed Takes Three New Steps To Harm the Economy
David Malpass, Wall Street Journal
Relax, Nobody's Leaving New York
Liz Hoffman, Semafor
Can Elise Stefanik and Jessica Tisch Save New Yorkers?
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
Democrats Not Ready To Cave as Shutdown Drags On
Bobic & Delaney, HuffPost
Arctic Frost Is the Democrats' New Baseline
Rachel Bovard, The Federalist
Warning Signs for Republicans Have Been Growing for Months
Bill King, RCP
The Left Throws Itself Under the Tariff Bus
Haisten Willis, Commonplace
Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Threaten American Lives
John Kass, JohnKassNews
Shock and Awe in the Caribbean
LeoGrande & Kornbluh, The Nation
The George Bailey Test--and Why Fuentes Fails It
Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics
How Democrats Won in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
How Would Mamdani's Plans Work in New York?
Levitz & Sunkara, Vox
Mamdani's Policies Have Been Tried, Tested, Failed Many Times
Ed Tarnowski, RCP
Answering Robert George on Conservative Principles
John Zmirak, Chronicles
Saturday, November 8
Trump, MAGA, GOP Need To Get Their Heads Screwed On
Sasha Stone, Substack
Mamdani Won Despite His Radicalism, Not Because of It
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
How Cuomo Should've Campaigned
Vincent Cannato, City Journal
2025 Elections Illuminate a Nightmare Scenario for the GOP
Eric Levitz, Vox
This Supreme Court Term Could Be Consequential
John Eastman, The American Mind
Democrats' Legislative Mastermind Announces Retirement
Joan Walsh, The Nation
Things Are Looking Grim for John Brennan
Julie Kelly, Substack
The Shutdown Is Spreading to the Skies
Nia Prater, New York Magazine
A Dem Shutdown Over Subsidies Americans Don't Want
Ham & Stewart, FOX News
Mandate for Moderation
Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania
Inside the Sydney Sweeney GQ Interview From Hell
Blake Dodge, Pirate Wires
Bursting the Other Wall Street Bubble
Cass & Kishi, Commonplace
Massachusetts Puts Students First With Literacy Reform
Neeraja Deshpande, RCEd
DEI Persists at UT Austin's Medical School
Laura Morgan, Wall Street Journal
Mamdani's Next Big Battle Is in Albany
Mellins & Bragg, American Prospect
Rubio vs. Vance 2028?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
The Failure Artist
Daniel McCarthy, The American Conservative
Sunday, November 9
Mamdani’s Victory Shows How Dems Can Win the Midterms
Steve Israel, The Hill
Conservatives Beware: Socialism To Be Feared, Not Mocked
Joe Concha, Examiner
Inspired by Mamdani, Socialists Look To Expand Power In LA
David Zahniser, LAT
Reflections on the Democrat Embrace of Mamdani
John Kass
In the Suburbs, Frustrated Middle-Class Voters Are Up for Grabs
Zitner, et al, WSJ
Republicans Reject Extremists, Democrats Don't
Mark Hemingway, The Federalist
J.B. Pritzker Sounds the Alarm
Peter Slevin, The New Yorker
U.S. Fought a Civil War Over Enforcing Federal Law
Victor Davis Hanson, Daily Signal
Pelosi Knew & Used Her Power. So Should Democrats
Jason Kyle Howard, Salon
Pelosi's Legacy Is the Socialist Takeover of Her Party
David Marcus, FOX News
Clean Energy Could Become a Huge Political Winner
Umair Irfan, Vox
America at 250 Needs Energy Overhaul
David DesRosiers, RealClearPolitics
Have the Democrats Begun To Find Their Way Back?
Lauren Gambino, The Guardian
Antisemitism, the New Right, and the Buckley Blend
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
What's Really Behind the Meltdown at Heritage
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Should Democrats Help Trump Kill the Filibuster?
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Nuking Filibuster Would Come Back To Haunt GOP
David Harsanyi, New York Post
Latest Polls: Trump Approval Hits 2nd Term Low 42.9% | Generic Vote: Dem +4 


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