Live updates: Midterm elections 2022 results, exit polls and news  —  Voters in the 2022 midterm elections will effectively decide whether to embrace Joe Biden's vision for the country or back candidates from Donald Trump's MAGA movement.

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% …

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.

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 …

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.

Stacey Abrams Concedes to Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia  —  Ms. Abrams, a Democrat, bowed to Mr. Kemp, the Republican incumbent, in a rematch of their 2018 race.  He had campaigned on his conservative policy wins.  —  ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has conceded to Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia …

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.

An unprecedented number of women journalists are now detained in Iran  —  Organisation:  — RSF_en  —  As the Iranian regime continues its crackdown on the protests initiated by Mahsa Amini's death, almost half of all newly arrested journalists are women, including two who are facing the death penalty.

In the cold and dark, UMich students and locals wait hours to vote at UMMA, volunteers provide support  —  As temperatures dropped to the low 40s, over a hundred students and local residents stood in line — bundled up with blankets and cradling cups of hot chocolate — outside the University …