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New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment — Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
At Trump's victory party, hints of vengeance to come — NEW YORK — After the spectacle of Donald Trump's campaign, his victory party was, for the magnitude of the moment, subdued. — Trump booked a modest ballroom at the Hilton in Midtown for the occasion, and by the time he wrapped …
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New York Daily News:
Donald Trump elected 45th President of the United States in explosive overthrow of Washington establishment — Donald J. Trump rode a national fury against the political status quo all the way to the White House, winning the election Tuesday to become the 45th president of the United States.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
‘From Humility to Euphoria’: Donald Trump's Team Triumphs
‘From Humility to Euphoria’: Donald Trump's Team Triumphs
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Washington Post and RedState
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump wins the presidency in stunning upset over Clinton
Donald Trump wins the presidency in stunning upset over Clinton
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Scared Monkeys and The Jawa Report
Ezra Klein / Vox:
It's now on America's institutions — and the Republican Party — to check Donald Trump — We're about to see how strong the American system really is. — Donald Trump has won the election. Now it is up to America's institutions, and the people within them, to check his worst instincts.
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Politico, Daily Wire, ABC News and Reuters
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump sends out first tweet as president-elect — Donald Trump emerged shortly after 6:30 a.m. Wednesday to cast his first tweet to his 13.5 million followers as president-elect. — “Such a beautiful and important evening!” he tweeted of his historic election from his fresh Twitter account …
Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Donald Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway Describes ‘Very Gracious Exchange’ …
Donald Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway Describes ‘Very Gracious Exchange’ …
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Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
Never Trumper John Kasich plans Thursday speech
Never Trumper John Kasich plans Thursday speech
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Hot Air, Vox and Heat Street
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump updates his Twitter bio after historic win
Trump updates his Twitter bio after historic win
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ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump Shakes Nation With Challenge to Its Foundation
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump Shakes Nation With Challenge to Its Foundation
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump's Next Task: A Peaceful Transition of Power
Trump's Next Task: A Peaceful Transition of Power
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Politico, Political Wire and Associated Press
New York Times:
Live Presidential Forecast — Our best guess right now is that is ahead. Below, our estimates of three key indicators: — The projections for each state are based on the votes reported so far and how those places have voted in previous elections. — We're showing the closest states by default.
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Paul Krugman Comment / New York Times:
Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout — It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover? — Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty. The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects …
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New York Post, The Week, Mother Jones and Politico
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Paul Krugman Comment / New York Times:
Paul Krugman: Our Unknown Country — We still don't know who will win the electoral college, although as I write this it looks — incredibly, horribly — as if the odds now favor Donald J. Trump. What we do know is that people like me, and probably like most readers of The New York Times …
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Hullabaloo and Blue Virginia
Jim Newell / Slate:
The Democratic Party Establishment Is Finished — What a joke. — The Democrats will now control next to nothing above the municipal level. Donald Trump will be president. We are going to be unpacking this night for the rest of our lives, and lives beyond that.
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The Week, Balloon Juice and Eschaton
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Inside the Loss Clinton Saw Coming — “We have some news. It's not good.” — Hillary Clinton's communications director Jennifer Palmieri filled the candidate in as the plane landed in Iowa, with campaign manager Robby Mook in the huddle. Jim Comey's letter had hit when they were still in the air …
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Celebs who said they'd leave country if Trump won — Dozens of celebrities vowed to leave the country if Donald Trump — won the White House, saying they'd flee to everywhere from Canada to Jupiter. — The threat is a common one after any election outcome: Canada's immigration website crashed …
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Patti Domm / CNBC:
Dow futures down 300 as election looks tighter than expected — Stock futures plunged as traders watched for the outcome in a presidential race that continued to be extremely tight. — Investors moved into bonds and stock futures fell as traders questioned whether Democrat Hillary Clinton could win the race, as expected.
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Mediaite, VentureBeat, Taylor Marsh, Infowars, KFOR-TV, The Week and Hit & Run
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
An American Tragedy — The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BostonGlobe.com, Washington Post, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and The Atlantic
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Omarosa: Trump camp keeping list of enemies — will keep a list of Republicans who voted against the GOP nominee in the presidential election. — “It's so great our enemies are making themselves clear so that when we get in to the White House, we know where we stand,” the former “Apprentice” …
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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
1 dead, multiple people shot near Azusa polling station; active shooter heavily armed, officials said — Police are responding to an active shooting in Azusa. (KTLA-TV Channel 5) — One person was killed and at least three others were wounded Tuesday in an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Absorbing the Impossible — I sat watching in astonishment. The one who couldn't bear to show up to concede was not, as expected, Donald Trump, but Hillary Clinton. — I thought the hard-core support for Trump had dwindled down to a hardy band of loyalists: Rudy, Newt, Chris, Sarah …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Huffington Post ending editor's note that called Donald Trump ‘racist’ — The Huffington Post's editor's note calling Donald Trump as a “racist” and “xenophobe” is no more, a source in the newsroom tells POLITICO. — For months, every story on the Huffington Post about Trump came …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Trump and the GOP can absolutely repeal Obamacare — and 22 million people would lose health insurance — The Republican Party, for the first time ever, has a very real shot at repealing Obamacare — and leaving tens of millions of Americans without health insurance coverage.
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STAT, The Week, RT and New York Times
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
How Trump Won — The places that feel most left behind in a changing America propelled Donald Trump to a stunning victory over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night. — In his unexpected win, Trump mobilized enormous margins among rural and exurban voters, and crushing advantages among blue-collar whites.
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Washington Post and New York Times
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
RNC model showed Trump losing — The GOP shared its analysis with reporters four days before Election Day to prove that it had given Trump the tools to win. — The Republican National Committee, despite its sometimes testy relationship with Donald Trump, publicly predicted …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Sources: Hillary Clinton concedes — Donald Trump is on the verge of winning the presidency, after capturing the Democratic bastion of Wisconsin and moving within two electoral votes of the White House. Hillary Clinton called Trump to concede the race, according to sources A Trump win …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Sheriff Joe Arpaio goes down — “It's going to be a new day for Arizona.” — PHOENIX, ARIZONA—A scream rose from the crowd gathered at Grant Park on the south side of Phoenix when the Associated Press announced that Joe Arpaio's 23-year tenure as Maricopa County Sheriff had come to an end.
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