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.

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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