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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 …
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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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Liz Peek / Fox News:
Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader — Republicans are ready to move on without Donald Trump — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wins sweeping re-election bid — The biggest winner of the midterm elections was without a doubt Governor Ron DeSantis, whose landslide victory in the state of Florida was breathtaking.
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Georgia senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker heads to runoff, NBC News projects
Georgia senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker heads to runoff, NBC News projects
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Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
How a G.O.P. Wave Became a Ripple
How a G.O.P. Wave Became a Ripple
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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How Biden and Trump squelched the red wave
POLITICO Playbook: How Biden and Trump squelched the red wave
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New York Times:
See Which 2020 Election Deniers and Skeptics Won in the Midterm Elections
See Which 2020 Election Deniers and Skeptics Won in the Midterm Elections
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New York Times:
The Needle: Senate and House Forecast
The Needle: Senate and House Forecast
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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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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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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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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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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump's biggest midterm bets don't pay out
Trump's biggest midterm bets don't pay out
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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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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
Raphael Warnock / New York Times:
Georgia U.S. Senate Election Results
Georgia U.S. Senate Election Results
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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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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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Clara Hendrickson / Detroit Free Press:
Proposal 3: Michigan voters embrace abortion rights amendment
Proposal 3: Michigan voters embrace abortion rights amendment
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 …
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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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War — Russia Says It's Withdrawing From Kherson City, a Potential Blow to Moscow … Ukrainians see signs of a Russian retreat from Kherson City but are wary. — Russia's defense minister announced on television Wednesday that he was ordering the retreat of Moscow's forces …
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T.J. Quinn / ESPN:
Brittney Griner moves to Russian penal colony; exact location unknown
Brittney Griner moves to Russian penal colony; exact location unknown
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Sean Patrick Maloney Concedes to Mike Lawler in Major Loss for Democrats — Mr. Maloney, who leads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was seeking to represent a different district after New York's messy redistricting process. — Representative Sean Patrick Maloney …
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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
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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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Miami Herald:
Ex-Proud Boy held rally for Rubio canvasser beaten in Hialeah. Now he thinks story was a lie — Gabriel Garcia believed Christopher Monzon, the Republican Party canvasser who said he was beaten up in Hialeah last month because of his political beliefs. — So much that Garcia …
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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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