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    House elections, Senate, Trump, elections, wildfire, Russia, Ukraine, abortion, Taylor Swift: Daily Briefing

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    Republicans appear poised to retain the House of Representatives and consolidate the Republican Party’s full control of Capitol Hill over the next two years. Nearly 3,000 firefighters battled the Mountain Fire in Southern California this weekend. Today is Veterans Day.

    🙋🏼‍♀️ I am Nicole Fallert, Author of the daily briefing. Need inspiration for an early Christmas gift?

    What happens if Democrats flip the House?

    It’s still possible for Democrats to flip the 435-seat House of Representatives if they emerge victorious in prime races still being counted Monday in districts in California, Arizona and Oregon.

    But the GOP has the edge. Democrats initially catapulted a handful of suburban New York Republicans out of office. However, those gains were offset by the Republican Party flipping seats to Democrats in Michigan and Pennsylvania, as Vice President Kamala Harris saw crucial losses in swing states.

    More election coverage from USA TODAY:

    Veterans Day 2024: He served in World War II

    “Well, my opinion is that all people should come together and work together,” he said. “They shouldn’t fight wars anymore because that’s stupid.”

    – Sergeant Robert L. “Bud” Sabetay, a 100-year-old veteran of World War II. Read Bud’s story of faith, family and fortune telling in honor of Veterans Day, a time to honor those who have served our country.

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    The wildfires in Southern California rage on

    Improved weather conditions allowed firefighters to better contain the blaze burning northwest of Los Angeles and prevent it from spreading over the weekend, but residents of about 1,000 evacuated homes were still ordered to stay away. More than 130 buildings have been destroyed and another 88 damaged by the mountain fire, which broke out last week. Ventura County emergency officials said the fire was 31% contained as of Sunday evening — up from just 7% on Friday. Read more

    Putin and Trump spoke. Then Russia attacked Ukraine.

    Explosions were heard in Kiev and parts of the city were left without power early on Monday after the Ukrainian air force placed the entire country under air raid alert following the launch of Russian missile strikes. The attack comes after President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, a source familiar with the conversation told Reuters on Sunday, and President Joe Biden plans urging Trump not to abandon Kiev. Read more

    Today’s talkers

    Is an 1849 Wisconsin law enforceable?

    Abortion access in Wisconsin will be decided Monday by a case before the state’s highest court. The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over the 19th century abortion law, more than a year after a Dane County judge issued an order saying the 1849 law covered infanticide, not abortions. Wisconsin was not one of the 10 states that included abortion measures on their ballots on Election Day.

    Photo of the day: A ‘Wicked’ moment

    Now it’s time for Ariana Grande’s Glinda and Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo, to steal hearts in the musical film ‘Wicked’, which hits theaters this week.

    Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here. Would you like to send Nicole a message? Send her an email at [email protected].

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