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11:30 AM ET, November 9, 2022

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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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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Midterm Elections So Far  —  Democrats showed up, Trump-backed candidates underperformed and inflation wasn't the whole story: Here are last night's lessons.  —  Democrats tried to outrun history — and the lead weight of a wounded president who made his final political appearance …
MSNBC:
Control of House, Senate hang in the balance as key races not yet projected  —  Abortion rights, MAGA appear to break rules for midterm outcomes  —  Note: Live coverage on this page has ended.  Please visit our new live blog for the latest updates and analysis. … 4h ago / 9:30 AM UTC
New York Times:
U.S. Senate Election Results  —  Republicans need to flip only one seat to gain control of the Senate, while Democrats need to keep 50 seats to maintain control.  —  Democrats  —  Republicans  —  36 seats not up for election  —  Flipped 1 seat  —  29 seats not up for election
Washington Post:
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” …
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 …
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance  —  The verdict is in: Against massive public dissatisfaction with the direction of a country led entirely by Democrats, former President Donald Trump's Republican Party still scared enough voters that it embarrassingly underperformed in this year's elections .
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday  —  Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont on Tuesday adopted constitutional amendments that enshrine abortion rights into their state constitutions.  The referendums came in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling …
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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.
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 …
Discussion: NPR
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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.
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 …
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.
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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Julie Brown / New York Times:
Counting all of the votes in Nevada could take days, election officials say.
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
Discussion: UNGA News
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 …
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 …
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
JD Vance didn't mention Trump in Ohio Senate victory speech despite endorsement  —  Vance was one of the few key Trump endorsees to win in election results Tuesday night  —  Republican JD Vance defeats Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race, Fox News projects
Edward Ring / American Greatness:
The Partisan Rigging of the 2022 Election  —  Election reform candidates are not the threat.  The threat to democracy is to leave things the way they are.  —  In a society that retains trust in its institutions, the most authoritative source for news and information would probably …
T.J. Quinn / ESPN:
Brittney Griner moves to Russian penal colony; exact location unknown  —  Brittney Griner is in the process of being transferred to a Russian penal colony — a move her family has dreaded since Griner's August conviction on drug charges — but her lawyers don't know where she is or where she's heading …
Politico:
DCCC chair Maloney concedes defeat in New York  —  Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, conceded defeat Wednesday, a humiliating loss for Democrats and the chair of the party's campaign arm.  —  He was ousted by GOP state lawmaker Mike Lawler …
 
 
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