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One likely 2024 GOP contender triumphed on election night. It wasn't Donald Trump. — Early returns suggested setbacks for the former president's endorsed candidates, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other potential 2024 rivals appeared emboldened — One likely contender …
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David Rutz / Fox News:
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’ — MSNBC's Chris Hayes says Trump ‘screwed’ Republicans — MSNBC, CNN place blame for Republican losses on Donald Trump — As the midterm results rolled in Tuesday night and the “red wave” …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How Biden and Trump squelched the red wave — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — THE TOPLINES ... STILL UNCALLED —AZ-GOV:KATIE HOBBS leads KARI LAKE, 51.0%-49.0% ... AZ-SEN:MARK KELLY leads BLAKE MASTERS, 52.1%-45.8% …
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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
MSNBC:
Midterm elections live updates: 2022 results and highlights from key races — Watch MSNBC live: 2022 midterm election results and analysis … 5m ago / 3:43 PM UTC — Lindsey Graham admits ‘definitely not a Republican wave’ — Hayley Miller — As the dust settles and results continue …
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis cruises to re-election, solidifying GOP hold on Florida politics — ‘We chose law and order’: Florida Gov. DeSantis speaks after winning re-election — MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis notched a quick election night win, NBC News projected Tuesday …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘Not a Republican wave’: Fetterman wins in Pa. diminishing Republican hopes — Sen. Graham says midterms ‘definitely not a Republican wave’ — WASHINGTON — A deeply divided American electorate delivered a Congress so evenly split that partisan control remained unknown Wednesday morning …
Andrew Menezes / CNN:
Meet the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections
Meet the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections
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CNN:
Exit polls: High inflation dominates voters' views in the midterm elections
Exit polls: High inflation dominates voters' views in the midterm elections
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
America Does Care About Democracy and Abortion Rights
America Does Care About Democracy and Abortion Rights
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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
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New York Times:
U.S. Senate Election Results
U.S. Senate Election Results
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MSNBC:
Control of House, Senate hang in the balance as key races not yet projected
Control of House, Senate hang in the balance as key races not yet projected
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump calls for Senate Republican leadership change, warns potential 2024 GOP candidates against running
Trump calls for Senate Republican leadership change, warns potential 2024 GOP candidates against running
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine re-elected to second term, NBC News projects
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine re-elected to second term, NBC News projects
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New York Times:
Colorado Third Congressional District Election Results — ‹ See all Colorado state results — Representative Lauren Boebert, one of former President Donald J. Trump's most ardent supporters, is facing Adam Frisch, a Democrat, and several independent candidates running as write-ins.
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Politico:
McCarthy's victory party fizzles — Kevin McCarthy delayed a victory speech to what was supposed to be a jubilant party of Republicans until 2 a.m. Wednesday. By that time, a sizable number of attendees had already left. — And the GOP leader kept his speech brief …
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NBC News:
John Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Senate race, defeating TV doctor Mehmet Oz and flipping key state for Democrats — NBC News NOW — NEWTOWN, Penn. — John Fetterman, the state lieutenant governor, has won Pennsylvania's high-voltage race for an open Senate seat, defeating celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz …
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New York Times:
New York 14th Congressional District Election Results — ‹ See all New York state results — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat, wins the 14th District in New York. — Race called by The Associated Press. — Latest results from 12:15 AM ET — 74% of votes in — U.S. House District 14
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
I was wrong about the midterms. Here's what I missed. — Crow — the avian white meat! I'm eating a lot of it today as my prediction of a big GOP win comes crashing down. The question is why: What did I miss that others caught? — A few things come to mind quickly.
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
Georgia's Tight Senate Race Is Likely Headed Toward Runoff
Georgia's Tight Senate Race Is Likely Headed Toward Runoff
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Taylor Weiter / WCPO 9 Cincinnati:
Kentucky constitutional amendment on abortion fails — KENTUCKY — Constitutional Amendment 2 failed Tuesday night, allowing abortion to remain a constitutional right in Kentucky. — ABC News projected the amendment failed at around midnight, with the ACLU of Kentucky declaring victory.
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Associated Press:
Abortion rights boosted with defeat of Kentucky amendment — Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion, handing a victory to abortion-rights supporters who have seen access to the procedure eroded by Republican lawmakers in the deeply red state.
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Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday
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Lola Duffort / VTDigger:
Vermont becomes the 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution
Vermont becomes the 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution
New York Times:
Abortion on the Ballot — A record number of proposals related to abortion are on the ballot this year.
Abortion on the Ballot — A record number of proposals related to abortion are on the ballot this year.
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Vermont votes to be 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
Vermont votes to be 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
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Mark Zuckerberg / Meta:
Mark Zuckerberg's Message to Meta Employees — Mark Zuckerberg just shared the following with Meta employees: — Today I'm sharing some of the most difficult changes we've made in Meta's history. I've decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go.
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Tyler Buchanan / Axios:
Trump-backed J.D. Vance wins Ohio Senate race against Tim Ryan — Venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance has defeated Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio's pivotal open Senate race, the Associated Press reported. … - Vance was considered to be a slight favorite in the race after winning a bruising …
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
JD Vance, endorsed by Trump, doesn't mention him in Ohio Senate victory speech
JD Vance, endorsed by Trump, doesn't mention him in Ohio Senate victory speech
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Aaron Short / Hell Gate:
Magical Thinking at Lee Zeldin's ‘Victory’ Party — When the highlight of the night is an open bar, you know your candidate has fallen short. — As the polls closed at 9 p.m., Andrew Giuliani bounded up the steps of Cipriani 42nd Street with a Lee Zeldin campaign staffer …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wins re-election, defeating GOP challenger Derek Schmidt, NBC News projects — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has won re-election to a second term, NBC News projects, defeating Republican challenger Derek Schmidt. — Kelly was the only Democratic governor running …
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