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New York Times:
Election Needles: President — If Joe Biden wins one of these three states, he is likely to win the presidency. — If President Trump wins all three, it could be days or more before a winner is declared.
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New York Times:
Presidential Election Results — Editors at The Times will take into account a number of factors before declaring a winner, including race calls made by The Associated Press and Edison Research, as well as analysis of the votes that have been reported so far.
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The Nation, Common Dreams, TheBlaze, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Last Refuge, USA Today, The Week, Manual RedEye, CBS News, OutKick and The Post Millennial
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Wins Key States, Florida and Ohio, Biden Tells Supporters 'We Believe We're on Track to Win' — As the night wears on, it has become more clear that Americans will likely go to bed without knowing who won the presidency. It could be days before the count is completed in crucial states including Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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New York Times, Bloomberg, Guido Fawkes, Associated Press, Twin Cities, Deadline, KLAS, Washington Monthly and Washington Times
Kevin Stankiewicz / CNBC:
GOP pollster says the Trump-Biden race comes down to 3 states and Biden only needs to win 1
GOP pollster says the Trump-Biden race comes down to 3 states and Biden only needs to win 1
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Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
USPS disregards court order to conduct ballot sweeps in 12 postal districts after more than 300,000 ballots cannot be traced — A federal judge ordered mail service and law enforcement agents to comb processing plants for votes as delays continue — The U.S. Postal Service turned …
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Dinah Voyles Pulver / USA Today:
USPS Service blows deadline to check for missing ballots. About 300,000 can't be traced … The U.S. Postal Service blew a court-ordered deadline Tuesday to sweep mail-processing facilities in more than a dozen states for missing election ballots that could number in the hundreds of thousands.
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Breitbart
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway says Trump may lose ground in Electoral College from 2016 — The president earlier on Tuesday predicted he would outperform his prior electoral vote count. — Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said that President Donald Trump was “feeling great” …
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Washington Examiner, IJR and Raw Story
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Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton retweets her own message from the day after Election Day 2016 — The failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee wrote, ‘Do not lose heart... (Vote)’ — Fox News Go — Hillary Clinton resurfaced some of her own tweets this Election Day - messages she originally shared …
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Here's how Alaska's congressional race could determine our next president — If Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, and Iowa, while Joe Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada, we could have a 269 to 269 Electoral College tie, depending on who wins Maine's and Nebraska's 2nd Congressional Districts.
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Mother Jones, CBS News, National Review and Power Line
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Why it's too early to call the election
Why it's too early to call the election
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New York Times, Bloomberg, Associated Press, NPR, The Guardian and Mashable
Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump Is Lying About The Early Election Results — Trump could still win the election legitimately, with votes still being counted. Early Wednesday morning, he tried to steal it. — Copy — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in a 2:30 a.m. address during …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump falsely and prematurely claims election victory — Addressing an election party in the East Wing of the White House early Wednesday morning, President Trump falsely and prematurely claimed victory in key swing states and pledged to go to the Supreme Court to stop votes from being counted.
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Business Insider, Washington Examiner, Fox News, CBS News, CBS Philly, The Post Millennial, Townhall and Raw Story
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Biden: The election 'ain't over until every vote is counted'
Biden: The election 'ain't over until every vote is counted'
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Recreational Marijuana Legalized by New Jersey Voters — Voters approved a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis in New Jersey, putting pressure on neighboring states like New York. — After years of legislative failures, New Jersey voters on Tuesday authorized the legal use …
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The Guardian, Marijuana Moment, Mother Jones, Vox, Reason, LewRockwell, The Hill and New York Post
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New York Times:
Florida Amendment 2 Election Results: Raise Minimum Wage
Florida Amendment 2 Election Results: Raise Minimum Wage
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Vox, Washington Examiner, Mother Jones and The Week
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Future voting rights, marijuana laws at stake in states
Future voting rights, marijuana laws at stake in states
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Politico and Washington Examiner
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Arizona voters approve Proposition 207, making recreational marijuana legal in state
Arizona voters approve Proposition 207, making recreational marijuana legal in state
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The Hill and New York Post
FiveThirtyEight:
2020 Election: Live Results And Coverage — INTERACTIVES — Biden's Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It's A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter — NEWSLETTER — Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights/Children's Online Privacy Policy are applicable to you.
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Spectator USA, Washington Examiner, The Week, texastribune.org, Twitchy and Gizmodo
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Washington Post:
Election 2020 live updates and results: Trump falsely asserts election fraud, claims a victory
Election 2020 live updates and results: Trump falsely asserts election fraud, claims a victory
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Wired, The Sun, Political Wire, Just The News, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, The Hill, Fox News, The Week, Balloon Juice, Al Jazeera, The Guardian and ABC News
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Election 2020 Live Updates: Polls Have Closed in Multiple Swing States
Election 2020 Live Updates: Polls Have Closed in Multiple Swing States
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TheBlaze, Deseret News, The Week and The Hill
Spencer Neale / Washington Examiner:
Tucker Carlson: Early Hispanic vote in Florida shows election is ‘not what we were told to expect’ — Fox News host Tucker Carlson condemned pollsters who proclaimed a big polling advantage for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden — especially in Florida, where early numbers look favorable for President Trump.
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
How Latinos in Miami-Dade County helped Trump win Florida
How Latinos in Miami-Dade County helped Trump win Florida
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The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Florida Politics, Fox News, The New Arab, Washington Examiner, TheBlaze and 6abc
Ben Brasch / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton election results delayed after pipe bursts in room with ballots — Fulton County's absentee-by-mail processing operation at State Farm Arena was delayed at least two hours today after a water pipe burst in a room with ballots. — No ballots were harmed thanks to the slant of the room, voting officials said Tuesday night.
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Ben Brasch / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton, Gwinnett counties struggle to count absentee ballots
Fulton, Gwinnett counties struggle to count absentee ballots
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Politico
Janell Ross / NBC News:
Why the vote result is delayed in Georgia
Why the vote result is delayed in Georgia
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Washington Post and MSNBC
USA Today:
South Carolina Election Results 2020: Live Updates — After a monthslong deluge of advertising, attacks and animosity, voters are choosing between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison in South Carolina's most expensive Senate contest.
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, CBS News, NBC News, Associated Press, TheGrio, Politico and Reuters
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Lacy Johnson / New York Times:
Minnesota Election Results: Fifth Congressional District
Minnesota Election Results: Fifth Congressional District
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USA Today
Axios:
Republican Tommy Tuberville defeats Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama — Republican Tommy Tuberville has defeated incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D) in Alabama's U.S. Senate race, AP projects. — Why it matters: Although expected, the win by Tuberville — a former college football coach …
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KWWL-TV, Washington Examiner, Politico, Associated Press, National Review and New York Post
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Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim retains his New Jersey seat despite attacks from GOP — Democratic Rep. Andy Kim retained his seat in the House after he made history in 2018 by becoming New Jersey's first Asian American representative. — The Associated Press called the race around 12:15 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Associated Press and Bloomberg
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Michelle Fischbach defeats Collin Peterson in Minnesota's 7th Congressional District
Michelle Fischbach defeats Collin Peterson in Minnesota's 7th Congressional District
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Politico, Townhall, KTAR.com, Minneapolis Star Tribune and WCCO | CBS Minnesota
Politico:
These races will tell you who's winning — HOW TO NERD OUT TONIGHT — The Nightly asked POLITICO reporters across the country how they will be watching election returns tonight, as we wait to learn whether President Donald Trump will win reelection or Joe Biden defeats him. Here are their answers:
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Twin Cities, TheGrio and NBC News
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Madison Cawthorn, 25, to be the youngest sitting congressman after winning election — At age 25, Republican Madison Cawthorn is set to be the youngest congressman in recent history after winning a dramatic election for White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows's former seat.
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Forbes, The Daily Caller, National Review, Fox News and Politico
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Sarah McBride of Delaware becomes first transgender state senator in U.S. history — Sarah McBride, national press secretary at the Human Rights Campaign, has become the first openly transgender state senator in U.S. history after winning a state Senate seat in Delaware on Tuesday night.
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New York Times, Mother Jones, USA Today, Fox News, Breitbart, Vox, Daily Kos, ABC News and New York Post
NPR:
A note about this election — To find out who wins this year's contests up and down the ballot will require patience. The pandemic has transformed how this election is being run in many states. The vast number of ballots cast by mail before Election Day could lengthen the amount of time it takes to count all the votes.
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Townhall, Twitchy and The Federalist
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Sen. John Cornyn has fended off Democrat MJ Hegar to win reelection in Texas — It was the first time the third-term senator had faced a real challenge. — SHARE All sharing options — Sen. John Cornyn, a three-term Republican, has fended off his first real challenge from newcomer MJ Hegar …
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Washington Examiner, Axios, Politico, 6abc, Associated Press and KXAN-TV
Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Trump campaign pushes back on projections of Biden winning Arizona's 11 electoral votes — Senior Trump campaign officials and Republicans pushed back on projections that Joe Biden had won the state of Arizona, securing 11 electoral votes in a normally red state that Republicans have sought to hold amid a changing political landscape.
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Politico, PBS NewsHour, Telegraph, Mother Jones, The Hill, Washington Post, CNN, Forbes, Metro.co.uk, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and The Week
David Lim / Politico:
Hickenlooper beats Gardner, gives Senate Dems pickup in Colorado — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper captured GOP Sen. Cory Gardner's seat Tuesday night, giving Democrats a pickup they were counting on in their drive to flip the Senate. — Hickenlooper, who entered the race after bowing …
Emma Platoff / texastribune.org:
Democrats' hopes of flipping Texas again fall short as Republicans dominate the state's 2020 elections — This year proved another disappointment for Texas Democrats, who underperformed the high expectations they had set for themselves, particularly in a hotly contested battle for dominance in the Texas House.
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Washington Examiner, Politico and Mediaite