Conservatives question GOP leadership post-midterms

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.   TOP NEWS Conservatives urge GOP to delay leadership contests Drew Angerer/Getty Images - 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](] 📍 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](] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 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 Ordoñez](]   Support our journalism Reader contributions help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. [Yes, I'll make a gift](   MISCELLANEOUS 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](] VERBATIM “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.” [[Evan Medeiros, Georgetown professor and member of President Barack Obama’s National Security Council on Biden meeting Xi / Vox](]   LISTEN TO THIS 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. [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox [8 questions the 2022 midterms answered]( [All of the 2022 National Book Award Finalists, read and reviewed]( [Why Ron DeSantis’s post-midterms glow up may fade]( [This flu season is looking really scary, in one chart]( [How to handle an overload of grief]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.