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New York Times:
The Needle: Senate and House Forecast — Chance of winning Senate control — No estimates yet — Very Likely Likely Leaning Tossup Leaning Likely Very Likely — Chance of winning House control — No estimates yet — Very Likely Likely Leaning Tossup Leaning Likely Very Likely
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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Three Most Likely Scenarios for Tuesday — When it comes to possible outcomes on Tuesday night, I see three potential scenarios. — 1. The Classic “Tsunami” Election — We can put the 1994/2006/2010 midterms into this category. In this scenario, the bottom drops out for the party in the White House.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Early bellwethers: Key races to watch once polls close on election night — Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and other key races to watch on Election Day — The 2022 midterms are shaping up to culminate in an unpredictable election night, with recent surveys showing close fights in a host …
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Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Early return: The red wave rolls through Guam as Republicans pick up their first win — The red wave has begun on this Election Day, and it has capsized Guam's Democratic Party. — The U.S. territory sends one nonvoting delegate to Congress, and that delegate had always been a Democrat going back to 1993.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Final Election Update: The Forecast Is More Or Less Back Where It Started — Republicans are favored in the House. The Senate is more competitive. — By Nate Silver — Nov. 8, 2022, at 2:20 AM — When we launched our midterms forecast on June 30, Republicans had a 53 percent chance …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump calls for Senate Republican leadership change, warns potential 2024 GOP candidates against running — Trump said Sen. Rick Scott should replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader, and warned DeSantis against running in 2024 — Donald Trump: This is the ‘America First’ agenda
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says It Would Be a Mistake for DeSantis to Run for the White House in 2024 — Flying from Ohio to Florida aboard his remodeled Boeing 757, Donald Trump caught a glimpse of himself on television. “A fine looking young man, a fine looking candidate,” he quipped to a handful of reporters.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Reveal Unflattering Information About DeSantis if He Runs
Trump Threatens to Reveal Unflattering Information About DeSantis if He Runs
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump is losing steam. That's reason for Biden to bow out in 2024.
Trump is losing steam. That's reason for Biden to bow out in 2024.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Biden's and Trump's Performances on the 2022 Trail Sow Doubts About 2024
Biden's and Trump's Performances on the 2022 Trail Sow Doubts About 2024
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Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Case After Case After Case: The GOP Keeps Suing to Toss Out Midterm Ballots — “While it is easy to hurl accusations of violations of law and corruption, it is another matter to come forward and produce the evidence.” — The midterms have sparked debate as to whether this election is a referendum on the future of American democracy.
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Washington Post:
Midterm elections live updates — Despite torrent of misinformation, voting unfolds relatively smoothly — Extremism trackers watching for political violence at the polls — Warnock ready to ‘soldier on’ if Senate race heads to runoff — Dispatch from Iowa: Abortion rights looms large for one voter
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Insider, Florida Politics, Political Wire and WGN-TV
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Vote count in Philadelphia will take longer due to last-minute change; 3,500 flawed ballots can be fixed at City Hall today
Vote count in Philadelphia will take longer due to last-minute change; 3,500 flawed ballots can be fixed at City Hall today
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Trump Pounces on ‘Ordinary’ Voting Machine Issues in Arizona
Trump Pounces on ‘Ordinary’ Voting Machine Issues in Arizona
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Axios:
Dem campaigns sound alarm about “red mirage” redux
Dem campaigns sound alarm about “red mirage” redux
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NBC News:
Midterm elections 2022: Live updates and election day news
Midterm elections 2022: Live updates and election day news
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Mediaite, The Daily Wire and Raw Story
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
‘Democracy is at stake’: TV news braces for election night chaos
‘Democracy is at stake’: TV news braces for election night chaos
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Washington Post:
Florida, Missouri tell Justice Dept. voting monitors to stay outside polling places
Florida, Missouri tell Justice Dept. voting monitors to stay outside polling places
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CNN:
Biden readies for ‘a horrible two years’ if GOP takes control of Congress — These investigations will take center stage in a Republican-led House — CNN political director explains how election calls are made — Pelosi describes her experience following husband's attack that was intended for her
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Polly Politico / Politico:
The 20 counties that will decide the midterms
The 20 counties that will decide the midterms
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Keeps Musing About Journalists Being Raped in Prison — He's Not Joking — A knowledgeable source tells Rolling Stone that the former president has wondered how he might be able to jail reporters if he retakes the White House — DONALD TRUMP ENDED his pre-midterm rally blitz in disgusting fashion …
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New York Times:
Epstein Victim Says She May Have Made a Mistake in Accusing Dershowitz — Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked as a girl by the financier Jeffrey E. Epstein, had accused Alan Dershowitz, a law professor, of abusing her. Now she says she is no longer certain.
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Politico:
Staff changes are coming to the White House. Will Klain be part of them? — For the last several months, West Wing aides have quietly prepared for the next big transition point: the exodus of aides and Cabinet members that typically follows the midterm election.
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Nick R. Martin / The Informant:
Paul Gosar says Kari Lake might order military blockade of tribal land — The congressman floats the idea that Lake could order the National Guard to surround the Tohono O'odham Nation if she becomes Arizona governor. — In the days leading up to the 2022 election, Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar …
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Lauren Pack / journal-news:
Court docs: Man charged in Okeana homicide admitted to shooting neighbor — A Morgan Twp. man charged with murder admitted to shooting and killing his neighbor in Okeana on Saturday, according to court documents. — Austin Gene Combs, 26, was booked into the Butler County Jail on Saturday night and charged with murder.
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Daily Mail:
University of Kentucky student sobs in court after assaulting black desk clerk and call her ‘n*****’ 200 times before being bailed out by parents — Sophia Rosing, 22, was arrested 4am on Sunday at a University of Kentucky dorm on public intoxication, assault and disorderly conduct charges
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CNN:
House select committee has interviewed the driver of Trump's vehicle on January 6 — The House select committee investigating January 6 on Monday interviewed the driver of then-President Donald Trump's presidential vehicle on the day of the US Capitol attack, multiple sources tell CNN.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Says He Would Support Representative Kevin McCarthy for Speaker — The former president said that, if he runs for president and wins in 2024, Senator Mitch McConnell will “be out in two minutes.” — In an interview with Fox News, former President Donald J. Trump …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
Meet the ‘Black Robe Regiment’ of Extremist Pastors Spreading Christian Nationalism — “There is a very serious spiritual battle we have and we don't have any problem with saying we are fighting things we can't see.” — David Gilbert — TO — PHOENIX — Days before the midterm elections …
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New York Times:
Investors Bet on Midterm Bounce for Stock Market — Stocks usually rise after midterm elections, but there are other concerns, from inflation to interest rates and even cryptocurrencies, clouding the outlook. — S&P 500 — 3,720 — 3,740 — 3,760 — 3,780 — 3,800 — 3,820
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