 BREAKING: A suspect is at large after three people were fatally shot at the University of Virginia, officials said.  The UVA Police Department is looking for Christopher Darnell Jones regarding the shooting incident that occurred on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Call 911 if seen, do not approach. **** ZOOMINGITEM: Videoconferencing remains very much in our lives. What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: Ken, I think you are on mute. Ken, you’re on mute. KEN, YOU NEED TO TURN OFF MUTE!!!! What you should say on your morning Zoom: If you are grateful for all of Mark Halperin’s midterm coverage, today is the day I think you should finally become a voluntary paid subscriber or contributor. Both are so easy! To subscribe at fixed rates (or become a Founding Member), click here: Or you can support Marks’ work at the amount of your choice using one of these options: • PayPal. markhalperinnyc@gmail.com • Venmo. Mark-Halperin-4 (telephone number ends in x3226) • Zelle. markhalperinnyc@gmail.com * Buy Mark a cocktail (at Gotham City prices) by clicking here. * Buy Mark a cup of coffee (or a week’s worth) by clicking here. If you want to kick in ANY lower amount than the formal subscription rates by check, send a simple email to markhalperintalk@gmail.com and ask how you can do that. **** SUMMITINGITEM:  BREAKING: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping meet ahead of the G-20 summit in Bali, the first in-person talks between the leaders of the US and China since before the Covid-19 pandemic bloom.bg/3AAvmWj What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: Both American parties just kowtow to Beijing. What you should say on your morning Zoom: One of the great underappreciated political achievements of the White House political team is how they kept the Republicans from laying an effective glove on the administration for being “weak on China.” This is not a photo op you would have seen before the election. Now Joe Biden can work his diplo magic on his old friend – or at least try, without putting Team Schumer on the defensive right before the voters vote. **** COUNTINGITEM: It will be a few days or a few weeks before we know the final margin in the House. What that loudmouth will ask on your morning Zoom: Why does it take so long for California to count? What you should say on your morning Zoom: Republicans now have a 75% chance to win the majority in the House and/but the margin will be very small (giving both moderates and MAGA an effective veto on anything a Speaker McCarthy wants to do) and/but the majority is the majority. **** ANNOUNCINGITEM: The details of Donald Trump’s planned Tuesday announcement remain largely under wraps. What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: Did you see the Washington Post says DeSantis has a better chance of being the nominee in 2024 than Trump? What you should say on your morning Zoom: The Washington Post clearly knows a lot about how the Republican nomination process works. I wonder if Fox (or CNN) will cover Trump’s primetime announcement live. I wonder how much Trump will talk about the past (as opposed to the future) at his event. I wonder how much Trump will stay on the teleprompter. I wonder who will endorse Trump for president between now and Wednesday. I wonder if Melania or/and Ivanka will be at the announcement. But I don’t wonder what the tone of the announcement will be, thanks to this hint from Jason Miller: Also: Watch the Republican National Committee closely in the coming day and weeks. Will a Trump loyalist be in charge there to set the schedule of primaries and caucuses and debates? **** RECRIMINATINGITEM: The House and Senate Republican conferences come to terms with the election results, the timing of their leadership elections, and the lack of actual alternatives to McCarthy and McConnell. What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: Hugh Hewitt is right:
What you should say on your morning Zoom: Uhm, Hugh Hewitt leaves one key word out of his column on the future of the Republican Party: Trump! Better you should check out Bruce Mehlman’s latest essential reading what-it-all-means-and-what-happens-next slide deck, including this potential Team McConnell (and Team Scott) talking point:
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