Top US border official resigns as migrant crossings surge
Christopher Magnus stepped down amid tensions with President Joe Biden’s administration. The resignation comes as Biden faces criticism from Republicans regarding his migrant policy at the US-Mexico border.
Ex-NYPD commissioner’s rookie son promoted to detective
According to an internal NYPD memo obtained by the Post, 23-year-old Richard Shea is expected to be elevated from patrolman to a detective unit in NYPD’s 23rd precinct in East Harlem, effective Monday.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/12/ex-nypd-commissioner-dermot-sheas-rookie-son-promoted-to-detective/
At least 326 killed in Iran protests, human rights group claims
Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people since nationwide protests erupted two months ago, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO (IHRNGO) group has claimed.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/12/middleeast/iran-protests-death-toll-intl-hnk/index.html
Frankie Edgar falls by KO to Chris Gutierrez in final bout of career
It may not have been “The Answer” the Garden crowd wanted at the end – not by a long shot – but Frankie Edgar’s MMA career has come to a close.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/12/frankie-edgar-falls-to-chris-gutierrez-in-final-bout-of-career/
Analysis: How Joe Biden and the Democratic Party defied midterm history
President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party have pulled off a midterm election for the record books.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/politics/democrats-biden-midterm-elections-senate-house/index.html
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To What Tonight’s Win By Cortez Masto Means for the Senate
The win by Sen Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) over GOP challenger Adam Laxalt means Democrats have a 50-50 Senate at minimum, thanks to the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Harris.
This is critically important. That’s because Senate Democrats can still confirm President Biden’s nominees – particularly to the federal judiciary
Republicans would have put the kibosh on many nominees.
However, the big one here is the potential for a Democratic Senate to confirm someone to the Supreme Court should there be a vacancy. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would be under pressure to reprise his decision from 2016 of not holding a hearing for a Biden SCOTUS nominee were he Majority Leader.
DEMOCRATS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE
The Cortez Masto win slightly diminishes the Senate runoff in Georgia between Sen. Raphael Warnock and GOP challenger Herschel Walker.
However, Democrats would rather have a 51-49 Senate advantage than 50-50.
51 votes means there would be no power-sharing arrangement with Republicans which exists now. Democrats would have ratio advantages on committees. This would diminish the need for “discharge petitions” to dislodge otherwise stuck nominees which are bottles up in committee because of tie votes.
51 votes would also give Democrats a cushion if there are absences, especially due to COVID.
But Democrats are now going to face TREMENDOUS pressure from the left now to eliminate the 60-vote threshold to end a filibuster on legislation. In fact, Democrats may have already picked up at least one vote in favor of that in Sen.-elect John Fetterman (D-PA).
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Moreover, Republicans will likely intensify their internal sniping after failing to pick up the Senate – despite inflation and President Biden’s rotten poll numbers.
Some Republicans will point fingers at McConnell. McConnell gave himself an out months ago when he began to question the “quality” of Republican candidates this cycle.
But it was Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) who was in charge of Senate GOP re-election efforts, running the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). It wasn’t that long ago that Scott was touting the possibility or 53-54 GOP seats. And McConnell was preparing to try to undercut McConnell as Leader.
In fact, Scott faced criticism earlier this year for his management of the NRSC. There were concerns about how Scott spent NRSC dollars.
Some Republicans may not be pleased with McConnell. But they’re not exactly enamored with Scott after this performance.
Moreover, Congressional Republicans will find themselves having to field questions in the Capitol hallways Wednesday morning about President Trump’s announcement Tuesday night. That exercise is one of the least favorites of Congressional Republicans. Watch Wednesday to see how many stand by the former President – or if others make a clean break and upbraid Mr. Trump for his comments and decision to launch a campaign.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hitchhikers-guide-what-tonights-win-cortez-masto-means-the-senate
LAWRENCE JONES: Football champion wins state Senate seat in Florida
Republican state Sen.-elect Corey Simon, whose background includes a football championship, went on “Lawrence Jones Cross Country” to discuss his state Senate bid, saying his run was about what families want in their future.
LAWRENCE JONES: [Corey Simon] has walked onto a different field: politics. Corey [Simon] is the new state Sen.-elect in Florida’s 3rd District and becomes the first Republican to represent the district in decades.
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We’re getting these election results tonight, all this breaking news, and it doesn’t look as strong of a victory for the Republicans. But you were able to capture a seat that Republicans didn’t have for decades. So what were you able to do differently? What did you tell the voters to make them come out there and vote for you, sir?
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COREY SIMON: I think at the end of the day, I stuck to the things that our families worried the most about. Putting food on the table, keeping the lights on and putting gas in the car. And those are the things that we focused on.
We also had a message of hard work with our career and technical education piece. And so those are the things that really resonated with the folks here in District 3.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lawrence-jones-football-champion-wins-state-senate-seat-florida
Ukrainian women on the front line struggle to find uniforms that fit. One couple aims to fix that
Andrii Kolesnyk and Kseniia Drahanyuk both beam with excitement as they crouch over a box.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/europe/ukraine-women-front-line-uniforms-intl/index.html
No. 4 TCU clinches Big 12 Championship appearance with win at No. 18 Texas
Kendre Miller rushed for 138 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown in the third quarter that broke open a tense defensive struggle, and No. 4 TCU beat No. 18 Texas 17-10 on Saturday night to clinch a berth in the Big 12 championship game.
TCU quarterback Max Duggan, who was sacked four times in the first half and hounded all game, connected with Quentin Johnston for a 31-yard touchdown over broken coverage in the fourth quarter.
The TCU defense turned in its best game of the season. The Horned Frogs held Texas running back Bijan Robinson to 29 yards, gave up just 199 total yards, and forced Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers into a miserable passing night. The Horned Frogs allowed Texas a single field goal on consecutive drives inside the TCU 10 in the second half.
The win keeps the Horned Frogs (10-0, 7-0) undefeated and in the hunt for even bigger things under first-year coach Sonny Dykes. They are No. 4 in the College Football Playoff ranking.
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Texas (6-4, 4-3, No. 18 CFP) hasn’t scored an offensive touchdown in the second half of each of the last three games. The Longhorns’ only touchdown against TCU came on Jahdae Barron’s scoop-and-score on a 48-yard fumble return late in the fourth quarter.
THE TAKEAWAY
TCU: Duggan stayed composed. TCU was grinding the game away when his unforced fumble resulted in the Texas touchdown that nearly swung the game. But Duggan came back with a critical third-down completion that helped TCU’s run game grind out the final four minutes.
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Texas: Ewers has had a wildly up-and-down freshman season but he’s now had another bad outing in the second half of the season as he struggles with accuracy. He was 17-of-39 passing for 179 yards and an interception, but it appeared coach Steve Sarkisian never considered going to backup Hudson Card.
UP NEXT
TCU plays at Baylor next Saturday.
Texas plays at Kansas next Saturday.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/no-4-tcu-clinches-big-12-championship-appearance-win-no-18-texas
Giants aware of Trap-Game danger Texans pose: ‘Locked in’
You can’t be a playoff team if you lose the games you cannot afford to lose.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/13/giants-aware-of-trap-game-danger-texans-pose-locked-in/