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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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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
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘Not a Republican wave’: Fetterman wins in Pa. diminishing Republican hopes
‘Not a Republican wave’: Fetterman wins in Pa. diminishing Republican hopes
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
America Does Care About Democracy and Abortion Rights
America Does Care About Democracy and Abortion Rights
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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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New York Times:
U.S. Senate Election Results
U.S. Senate Election Results
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Judge dismisses Vindman witness intimidation suit against Trump Jr., Giuliani
Judge dismisses Vindman witness intimidation suit against Trump Jr., Giuliani
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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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Politico:
Senate Democrats' campaign arm made a big bet on election strategy this year, spending more on its field operations than on TV ads.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig wins toss-up race to clinch third term
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig wins toss-up race to clinch third term
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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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Lola Duffort / VTDigger:
Vermont becomes the 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution — Reproductive rights are set to be enshrined in the Vermont Constitution. — With more than 285,000 votes counted early Wednesday morning, ‘yes’ votes for Proposal 5 outnumbered ‘no’ votes by a margin of 72%-22% …
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday
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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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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nevada results to be delayed by Clark County ballot processing — LAS VEGAS - Clark County elections officials do not expect to process two significant tranches of ballots on Tuesday night, increasing the likelihood that the outcome of one of the closest watched Senate races won't be known before the sun rises on Wednesday.
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