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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.
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Fox News Went 100 Minutes Tuesday Night Without Discussing the Republican Loss in Virginia — The biggest political story of the hour is that Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie went down big in Virginia after running a Trump-esque campaign fixated on inflammatory culture-war issues …
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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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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.
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Voting Rights Could Be the Biggest Winner in Tuesday's Democratic Victories — Brianna Ross of Richmond, Virginia, lost her right to vote at 19 when she received a felony conviction for stealing diapers for her newborn son. Now 53, she voted for the first time in her life in Virginia's statewide elections yesterday.
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Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
Danica Roem is Va.'s first openly transgender elected official, unseating conservative in House race
Danica Roem is Va.'s first openly transgender elected official, unseating conservative in House race
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Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
Democrats poised to make significant gains in Virginia legislature
Democrats poised to make significant gains in Virginia legislature
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Live Election Results and Estimates: Virginia Governor Race
Live Election Results and Estimates: Virginia Governor Race
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Ed Gillespie Lost an Election. Then He Was Pulverized by Trump and His Allies.
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Alberto / CIRCLE:
Virginia Youth Voter Turnout Doubled between 2009 and 2017, Estimates Suggest
Virginia Youth Voter Turnout Doubled between 2009 and 2017, Estimates Suggest
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Anti-Trump backlash fuels a Democratic sweep in Virginia and elections across the country
The Daily 202: Anti-Trump backlash fuels a Democratic sweep in Virginia and elections across the country
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Media Matters for America:
Fox News' solution to Tuesday's GOP bloodbath: Candidates should embrace Trump more closely
Fox News' solution to Tuesday's GOP bloodbath: Candidates should embrace Trump more closely
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Michael Tackett / New York Times:
Trumpism Without Trump: A Losing Formula in Swing-State Virginia
Trumpism Without Trump: A Losing Formula in Swing-State Virginia
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Latino Victory Fund: We'll Double Down On Controversial Ad Strategy After Virginia Win
Latino Victory Fund: We'll Double Down On Controversial Ad Strategy After Virginia Win
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New York Times:
Virginia Rejects Your Hateful Politics, Mr. Trump
Virginia Rejects Your Hateful Politics, Mr. Trump
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Here's A List Of Historic Victories Democrats Had On Election Day
Here's A List Of Historic Victories Democrats Had On Election Day
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New York Times:
4 Maps Show How Democrats Won the Virginia Governor Race
4 Maps Show How Democrats Won the Virginia Governor Race
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Douglas E. Schoen / Fox News:
Big lessons learned from Virginia, New Jersey governor's races
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats swamp Republicans in pre-midterms wave
Democrats swamp Republicans in pre-midterms wave
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Gender / Washington Post:
Exit poll results: How different groups of Virginians voted
Exit poll results: How different groups of Virginians voted
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Corey W. McDonald / New Jersey Online:
Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.'s first Sikh mayor
Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.'s first Sikh mayor
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Five takeaways from the Virginia governor's race
Five takeaways from the Virginia governor's race
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Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Phil Murphy beats Kim Guadagno to succeed Christie as N.J. governor
Phil Murphy beats Kim Guadagno to succeed Christie as N.J. governor
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Politician Who Joked About Women's March Defeated — A New Jersey politician who shared a meme on Facebook during January's Women's March in Washington asking whether the protest would be “over in time for them to cook dinner” is eating his words. — MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) …
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Woman who ran after Atlantic County Freeholder mocked the Women's March knocks him off the board — Ashley Bennett, 32, a psychiatric emergency screener from Egg Harbor Township who showed up at an Atlantic County Freeholder's meeting to protest comments made by Freeholder John Carman mocking …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
NJ official who mocked Women's March defeated by candidate he inspired to run
NJ official who mocked Women's March defeated by candidate he inspired to run
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Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway. — JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president. — Schilling's personal story is in poignant miniature the story of this area of western Pennsylvania as a whole—one of the long-forgotten …
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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.
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Air Force Academy finds cadet candidate responsible for racist messages — An Air Force Academy cadet candidate once thought the victim of racial slurs at the preparatory school on campus was actually the vandal who scrawled the threatening messages across the note boards outside his room and the dwellings of classmates.
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
A black student wrote those racist messages that shook the Air Force Academy, school says
A black student wrote those racist messages that shook the Air Force Academy, school says
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Former top Trump official: I forgot about crucial Russia email because it was Father's Day — “Now, my memory has been refreshed, but... it also happened to be Father's Day.” — During an interview on Fox News on Tuesday evening, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski claimed …
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Bill O'Reilly's Fox Deal Shielded Him From Getting Fired Over Allegations — Fox director Nasser reveals contract terms to U.K. regulators — Sexual-harassment handling is weighing on Fox's bid for Sky — Former Fox News star Bill O'Reilly had a deal with 21st Century Fox Inc …
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Donna Brazile: Jake Tapper betrayed me after debate questions controversy — Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said she felt betrayed by CNN anchor Jake Tapper in the controversy over her decision to share Democratic debate questions with Hillary Clinton last year, an act she has since admitted.
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Collins unseats Mayor Smith; ‘progressive ticket’ sweeps Helena City Commission — Wilmot Collins will be Helena's new mayor, unseating incumbent Jim Smith in a close race Tuesday. — Collins, 54, will be the city's first new mayor in 16 years after running a long campaign based in progressive principles.
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GOP tax bill would add $1.7 trillion to debt: CBO — The GOP's tax bill would add $1.7 trillion to the national debt over the course of a decade, and increase the country's debt-to-GDP ratio by 5.9 percentage points, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Hillary Clinton Guest Edits Teen Vogue Volume IV — “This issue is a celebration of resistance and resilience.” — Photographs by — Makeup by — Props by — Fashion by — Hair by … Have you ever noticed that whenever a teenage girl takes a stand on an important issue, people seem surprised?
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Senate won't release tax bill tomorrow — The Senate won't release its version of the GOP tax bill tomorrow, according to a senior GOP aide. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday that the bill would come out on Thursday. The aide said this wasn't a delay, because the release …
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Inside secret court hearing in Mueller's Trump-Russia probe — One of the first court appearances by special counsel Robert Mueller's team got off to an inauspicious start with a federal magistrate scolding prosecutors for being late. — “Where were you all?
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Jenny Durkan Elected Seattle Mayor … Jenny Durkan has been elected mayor of Seattle, making her the city's first out lesbian mayor and its first woman mayor since the 1920s. — Durkan won 61 percent of the vote, more than 21 percentage points ahead of her opponent, Cary Moon, The Seattle Times reports.
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