Plus, President Biden meets with China's Xi Jinping.
Conservatives push to delay GOP leadership elections; Biden meets Xi face-to-face. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. |
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Conservatives urge GOP to delay leadership contests |
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- Monday, top conservatives called on Republicans to delay House and Senate leadership elections after a disappointing midterm performance. [NBC News / Scott Wong and Jonathan Allen]
- More than 60 advisors signed an open letter asking the GOP to push back elections until after Georgia's December 6 runoff between Republican Herschel Walker and Democrat Raphael Warnock. Some GOP lawmakers have called for a delay as well. [The Hill / Emily Brooks]
- The request comes amid some conservatives' frustration with current GOP leaders about the results of the 2022 midterms. [Washington Post]
- Democrats will keep control of the Senate while Republicans are set to win narrow control of the House. Republicans had hoped to flip the Senate, and win the House by a wide margin. [Axios / Andrew Solender]
- Though midterms didn't end as well for the GOP as they'd hoped, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell still plan to run for leadership. [Forbes / Sara Dorn]
- Both men are expected to win, although they may face challenges. [CNN / Gabby Orr and Melanie Zanona]
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š If you read just one story Vox's Andrew Prokop explains the Democrats' challenging path to retaining House leadership after midterm elections. [Vox / Andrew Prokop] |
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Biden meets China's Xi amid Taiwan tension |
- US President Joe Biden on Monday met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for highly anticipated talks during the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. [Vox / Jonathan Guyer]
- During their first face-to-face meeting of Biden's presidency, the two men agreed there doesn't need to be a "new Cold War" despite tensions over Taiwan and other issues. [BBC / Tessa Wong]
- Xi emphasized the importance of the self-governing island to China's interests; Biden said he didn't think an attack was imminent. [Associated Press / Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller]
- Biden and Xi agreed to push officials to collaborate on shared global challenges like climate change and debt relief. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China in 2023. [NPR / Emily Feng, John Ruwitch, and Franco OrdoƱez]
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The next Congress is set to take on TikTok over national security concerns. [Vox / Sara Morrison] |
- Amazon's Jeff Bezos now promises to give away nearly all of his $124 billion fortune to charity during his lifetime. [CNN / Brian Fung]
- Three University of Virginia football players were killed in a shooting rampage Monday. The suspected shooter, a former player, is in police custody. [USA Today]
- On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the House Committee investigating January 6 to subpoena Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward's phone records. [NBC / Lawrence Hurley]
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"It's an inflection point, because the relationship stands at a point at which it could spiral downward very, very rapidly. There is a 1950s quality to the US-China competition." |
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| James Carville unpacks the midterms |
Sean Illing talks with veteran political strategist James Carville about the U.S. midterm elections — and the surprising success for Democrats that was a far cry from the "red wave" of Republican victories widely predicted by pundits. |
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