Tipsheet: Beto 2020 calls multiply among Dems

View in your browser     Beto 2020 calls multiply among Dems BY AMIE PARNES Democrats are seeing a silver lining to Rep. Beto O'Rourke’s loss in Texas to Sen. Ted Cruz (R).  It means O’Rourke, who emerged in the midterms as a progressive star, is free to run for president.  Read the full story here     Florida races head to recounts BY MAX GREENWOOD Three statewide races in Florida are heading for recounts after a key deadline for county election officials to submit unofficial vote tallies came and went Saturday. Read the full story here     Gillum retracts concession in Florida governor's race BY TAL AXELROD Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) withdrew his concession to Republican candidate Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial race on Saturday as a recount in the state begins. Read the full story here     Sinema extends lead in Arizona race BY REID WILSON Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D) extended her lead over Rep. Martha McSally (R) in the nail-biter race for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, after the state's largest county released new vote tallies Saturday night. Read the full story here       Dem Harley Rouda unseats Rohrabacher in swing California district BY LISA HAGEN   Democrat Harley Rouda won the House race in California’s 48th District, a huge pick up for the party in its fierce battle to take back the chamber. Read the full story here     Why California counts its ballots so slowly BY REID WILSON County officials in California are still slogging through more than four million uncounted ballots four days after Election Day. Read the full story here     Dems race to protect Mueller probe BY MELANIE ZANONA AND OLIVIA BEAVERS House Democrats are racing to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, and they’re not waiting until they assume the majority to do so. Read the full story here     Dems vow swift action on gun reform next year BY MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG The nation's latest mass shooting has rekindled the fire under Democrats to use their newly won majority to strengthen federal gun laws in the next Congress. Read the full story here     Medicaid expansion gets extra boost from governor races BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL AND JESSIE HELLMANN Medicaid expansion advocates are looking to capitalize off their midterm victories by potentially adding Kansas and Wisconsin to their list of recent wins. Read the full story here     Stalled talks with North Korea indicate larger unravelling of progress BY ELLEN MITCHELL The cancelation of a highly anticipated meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials has experts worried the quest for Pyongyang’s denuclearization is quietly unraveling. Read the full story here     How Trump can pull off ultimate trick to make Mueller disappear BY JONATHAN TURLEY OPINION| Many have cited Whitaker’s past comments criticizing the investigation as evidence of such a nefarious design. But what if the greatest threat to Mueller is not Whitaker’s views but Whitaker just being himself? Read the full story here     How Republicans are likely to handle Democrat-led investigations BY PETER S. HYUN OPINION | Plenty of ink has been spilled about what the Trump Administration should expect now that the Democrats have wrested control of the House – subpoenas, subpoenas, and subpoenas. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Democrats have two paths for 2020: Daring or defensive. Can they settle on either? BY JONATHAN MARTIN AND ALEXANDER BURNS   For Democrats, the victories, near wins and stinging losses on Tuesday have intensified a debate in the party about how to retake the White House, with moderates arguing they must find a candidate who can appeal to President Trump’s supporters and historically Republican suburbanites, and progressives claiming they need someone with the raw authenticity to electrify the grass roots. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Kemp pushes Abrams to concede in Georgia gubernatorial race BY JAY REEVES   Republican Brian Kemp is pressing Democrat Stacey Abrams to concede Georgia’s tight gubernatorial race as civil rights groups urge her to stay and fight. Read the full story here     CNN: Trump marks Armistice Day in Paris while pushing 'America First' BY KEVIN LIPTAK  Marking the breakout of peace after World War I, President Donald Trump on Sunday honored a century-old transatlantic alliance that some fear is fraying. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump, Macron seek to ease tensions over security BY VIVIAN SALAMA AND STACY MEICHTRY In Paris to commemorate 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, U.S. president reiterates desire for ‘fair’ burden sharing by European allies Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Critics rail after Trump cancels visit to US military cemetery outside Paris, citing weather BY DAVID NAKAMURA, SEUNG MIN KIM AND JAMES McAULEY  The White House said President Trump and the first lady scuttled plans due to bad weather, but the sight of other world leaders at other sites outside Paris led analysts to speculate that Trump just wasn’t up for it. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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