Happy (now belated) birthday to our very own Chris Stirewalt! How else would we celebrate but check in with Trump’s third presidential bid, midterm aftermath and the media’s reaction to the FTX drama.

Time Stamps:

03:37 Front Page

33:48 Obsessions 

42:14 Reader Mail 

49:23 Favorite Item of the Week 

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Show Notes: 

The Guardian: Murdoch tells Trump he will not back fresh White House bid – report

CNN: The New York Post just brutally trolled Donald Trump

WSJ: Donald Trump’s Presidential Rerun

Washington Post: Trump’s early 2024 presidential campaign launch fails to rally GOP

NYT: Jonathan Swan Joins The New York Times

WaPo: Accused U-Va. gunman was scrutinized by threat assessment team for weapon

NYT: China and Iran Use Private Detectives to Reach Dissidents in America 

NYT: Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him

NPR: Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrow

CNN: CNN Plans to Sober Up Boozy New Year’s Eve Coverage

NYT: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Empire Collapsed

Vox: Interview: Fallen crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opens up about FTX, Alameda Research, and his regrets

News.com.au FTX coach says executives were ‘undersexed’, denies rampant amphetamine use

Shakespeare Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing

Commentary Magazine: O Ye of Little Faith: The Anti-Semitism of Kanye West