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New York Times:
With Virginia, Voters Give Democrats First Big Wins of the Trump Era  —  FAIRFAX, Va. — Voters delivered their first forceful rebuke of President Trump and his party on Tuesday night, with Democrats exploiting Mr. Trump's deep unpopularity to capture the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey …
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New York Times:
Live Election Results and Estimates: Virginia Governor Race  —  Dem.  —  1,390,597  —  Ed Gillespie  —  Rep.  —  1,160,314  —  Lib.  —  30,020  —  99% reporting (2,561 of 2,566 precincts)  —  Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, won a decisive victory in the race for governor of Virginia …
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Northam wins big in Virginia, thrilling Democrats  —  FAIRFAX, Va. — Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) won the Virginia governor's race in a blowout Tuesday, fending off a potential gut punch for his party and giving Democrats a badly needed jolt of momentum ahead of the 2018 midterms.
New York Times:
Virginia Rejects Your Hateful Politics, Mr. Trump  —  Ralph Northam's election as Virginia governor amid reportedly high turnout on Tuesday is a stinging and welcome rebuke to President Trump and white nationalism.  —  Mr. Northam's Republican rival, Ed Gillespie, an establishment operative …
New York Times:
Live Estimates of the Final Vote  —  Our estimates are based on the results reported so far, the results of the previous election and demographic data.  Unlike reported results, they attempt to account for precincts that have not yet reported their votes.  The shaded area in the gauge below shows the range of our forecasts.
Michael Tackett / New York Times:
Trumpism Without Trump: A Losing Formula in Swing-State Virginia  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For Ed Gillespie, Trumpism was an ill-fitting suit.  —  His résumé was pure establishment — national Republican Party chairman, counselor to President George W. Bush, well-connected K Street lobbyist.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Republicans seek new path after failure of Gillespie's ‘Trumpism without Trump’
Discussion: New Republic, Althouse and Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Election Results: Virginia
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Five takeaways from the Virginia governor's race
Discussion: WTVR-TV and The Daily Caller
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Northam beats Gillespie in Virginia governor's race
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Transgender Virginia candidate makes history and how other races to watch turned out
Discussion: Axios, Lawyers, Guns & Money and IJR
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Dem Wins in Virginia, New Jersey: Not a Repudiation of Trump, but a Warning
Discussion: Business Insider
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Democrats sweep in Virginia, New Jersey
Michael Martz / www.richmond.com:
Democrats erase 32-seat GOP advantage in House; recounts likely to determine control  —  Virginia Democrats are poised to claim at least a share of control of the House of Delegates after erasing a 32-seat Republican advantage in a “tsunami election,” with control of the chamber likely to be ultimately decided by vote recounts.
Discussion: Power Line and Hullabaloo
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Dems win from coast to coast  —  Democrats roared back on Tuesday a year after suffering perhaps the most demoralizing defeat in modern political history, claiming big victories in races up and down the ballot and across the country.  —  The breadth of the Democratic wins surprised …
Discussion: Governing magazine and TalkLeft
Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Phil Murphy beats Kim Guadagno to succeed Christie as N.J. governor
Discussion: Outside the Beltway, CNN and The Nation
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats swamp Republicans in pre-midterms wave
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats euphoric after Tuesday election romp
Discussion: Mother Jones and ABC News
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   Democrats picked up 2 seats in the Georgia state legislature, too
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
Danica Roem is Va.'s first openly transgender elected official, unseating conservative in House race  —  Democrat Danica Roem ousted longtime incumbent Del. Robert G. Marshall (R) Tuesday, becoming the first openly transgender elected official in Virginia — and one of very few in the nation.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Trump Tells Democrats He'll ‘Get Killed’ Financially in GOP Tax Bill  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called 12 Senate Democrats Tuesday, hoping to sway them in favor of the Republican tax cut bill, and told them he would personally “get killed” financially by the GOP bill.
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times:
Manka Dhingra leading Jinyoung Englund in pivotal 45th District Senate race  —  Democrat Manka Dhingra held a double-digit lead over Republican Jinyoung Englund Tuesday night for the 45th District state Senate seat.  —  Holding a double-digit lead Tuesday night over her 45th District Senate opponent …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Democrats In Washington State Win Full Control Of The Government
Discussion: CNBC, GeekWire and Vox
CNN:
Trump attempted to go to DMZ but had to turn back because of weather  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Seoul (CNN)President Donald Trump attempted to make an unannounced visit to the demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea on Wednesday morning, but was forced to turn back because of bad weather.
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Trump in South Korea and China: Itinerary and photos
Discussion: ABC News
CBS News:
“The time for excuses is over,” Trump says in South Korea
Discussion: The Hill
Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Author Gay Talese feels sorry for Kevin Spacey, says his accusers should ‘suck it up’  —  Kevin Spacey doesn't have a lot of defenders these days, ever since multiple men accused the actor of sexual harassment.  The fallout began with actor Anthony Rapp's detailed account to BuzzFeed News …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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H.W. Vail / Vanity Fair:
Gay Talese Would Like to Profile Kevin Spacey
Discussion: Jezebel and Mediaite
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Maine just became the 33rd state to expand Medicaid  —  A ballot initiative will allow as many as 89,000 Maine residents to gain coverage.  —  Maine will become the 33rd state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, extending coverage to as many as 89,000 low-income residents.
Discussion: Axios, Rewire and Mother Jones
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Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Maine voters approve expanding Medicaid under Obamacare
Discussion: The Week
Corey W. McDonald / New Jersey Online:
Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.'s first Sikh mayor  —  HOBOKEN — City Councilman Ravi Bhalla has emerged victorious in the six-person mayoral race, becoming the first Sikh mayor of the Mile Square City — and the state of New Jersey.  —  Bhalla, an Indian-American born in New Jersey …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Tee times, smoothie diets, and fat paychecks: A look inside post-Trump life  —  Steve Bannon now only flies by private plane — and has his own small security team that surrounds him 24 hours a day.  —  Reince Priebus spends Friday afternoons at the swanky Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Omarosa's West Wing bridal adventure highlights broader dysfunction
The Charlotte Observer:
Democrat Vi Lyles makes history in Charlotte mayoral win  —  Casting herself as a unifier after two years of tumult, Democrat Vi Lyles easily defeated Republican Kenny Smith on Tuesday to become Charlotte's first African-American female mayor.  —  Lyles took about 58 percent to Smith's 42 percent in unofficial returns.
Discussion: ABC News, The Hill, NPR and The Root
afsa-nfe2015.informz.net:
Time to Ask Why  —  As I have done a few times previously this year, I am sharing with you an advance copy of my President's Views column for the December edition of The Foreign Service Journal.  —  ADVANCE COPY  —  President's Views  —  By AFSA President Ambassador Barbara Stephenson
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
Bloomberg:
Senator Menendez Juror Asks Trial Judge: ‘What Is a Senator?’  —  On their first full day of jury deliberations at the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a juror asked the judge a basic question: What is a senator?  —  U.S. District Judge William Walls declined to answer the question …
Discussion: Instapundit and twitchy.com
Andrew J. Bacevich / New Republic:
Leave It to the Generals  —  Win or quit, or win and then quit.  When Donald Trump was a candidate for president last year, this pretty much represented his strategic menu of options for the country's ongoing wars.  Whichever way things went, they were going to change, though, and for the better.
 
 
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
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Larry Krasner wins race for Philly DA
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