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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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Semafor:
Donald Trump's candidates slumped and he's looking for someone to blame — It was a rough night for Republicans on Tuesday, but especially for prominent candidates who scored Donald Trump's early endorsement or mimicked his style of politics and echoed his false claims about the 2020 election.
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The Atlantic, National Review, CNN, Slate, Newsweek, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Wrap and Staten Island Advance
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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New York Times, CNN, Talking Points Memo and Deseret News
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: Trump's the loser as GOP falters — There was no red wave. … There's an increased likelihood of a larger, more boisterous primary field competing against Trump in 2024, Jonathan Swan reports. — The chances Trump can clear the field are vastly diminished.
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Washington Times, CNN and Bloomberg
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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CNN, New York Magazine, Daily Kos, The Nation, The Guardian, New York Times and Bloomberg
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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Washington Examiner, Axios, Deseret News, New York Post, Bloomberg, The Wrap and The Daily Caller
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift — Democrats powered their way to control of the Michigan House and Senate on Tuesday, marking the first time the party secured a majority of seats in both legislative chambers in nearly 40 years.
New York Times:
Trump Hoped for a Celebration but Did Not Have Much to Cheer — The former president endorsed roughly 300 candidates in the midterm elections. With votes still being counted, those in competitive races appeared to have mixed results. — Donald J. Trump wasn't on the ballot Tuesday …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap
POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap
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HotAir and Washington Times
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
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Semafor, New York Magazine, Reason, Insider and Outside the Beltway
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
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New York Times, Axios, National Review, Fox News, The Dispatch and The Bulwark
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Democrats win control of Michigan Legislature for 1st time in decades
Democrats win control of Michigan Legislature for 1st time in decades
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Washington Post:
Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump's 2020 loss
Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump's 2020 loss
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vox, Bloomberg, Raw Story, USA Today, Associated Press, The Guardian and Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and WND
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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Insider, HuffPost, Vanity Fair, Politico, Common Dreams and The Guardian
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
I was wrong about the midterms. Here's what I missed.
I was wrong about the midterms. Here's what I missed.
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Fox News, Insider, New York Times, ABC News, Politico, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, American Prospect and Commentary Magazine
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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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
JD Vance didn't mention Trump in Ohio Senate victory speech despite endorsement
JD Vance didn't mention Trump in Ohio Senate victory speech despite endorsement
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NBC News, Insider, The Guardian, USA Today, Raw Story, New Republic, CNN, New York Times, The Daily Caller and CNBC
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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Tangle, Washington Post, The Guardian, Silence is Surrender, New York Post and Slate
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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Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic, New York Times, Mother Jones, Washington Post, IJR, Substack, The Guardian, CNN and Jacobin
Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
Arizona Democrats surged to large leads. Now, they wait to see if their advantage holds.
Arizona Democrats surged to large leads. Now, they wait to see if their advantage holds.
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Associated Press, RedState and KTAR.com
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis cruises to re-election, solidifying GOP hold on Florida politics
Gov. Ron DeSantis cruises to re-election, solidifying GOP hold on Florida politics
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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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Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bridge Michigan, Insider and PoliticusUSA
New York Times:
U.S. Senate Election Results
U.S. Senate Election Results
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New York Times, Deseret News, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and Slate
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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Forbes, HotAir and The Guardian
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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
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Vox
New York Times:
California Proposition 30 Election Results: Electric Vehicle Incentive Tax
California Proposition 30 Election Results: Electric Vehicle Incentive Tax
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The Daily Caller, The Hill and IJR
Julie Brown / New York Times:
Counting all of the votes in Nevada could take days, election officials say.
Counting all of the votes in Nevada could take days, election officials say.
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BuzzFeed News, Vox, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Union-News, Outside the Beltway, Human Events, NBC News and HotAir
Raphael Warnock / New York Times:
Georgia U.S. Senate Election Results
Georgia U.S. Senate Election Results
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The Daily Caller, New Republic, Sports Illustrated, Daily Kos and Al Jazeera
Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor's race, fending off strongest Republican bid in a decade — 3,444 — Democrat Tina Kotek has won the race for Oregon governor, defeating Republican Christine Drazan. — It was a hard-fought and expensive win by Democrats, who have a huge party registration advantage …
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.
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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:
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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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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HuffPost, Washington Free Beacon, KTAR.com and UPI
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Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Midterm milestones: 1st lesbian governor; MD's Black gov — A Massachusetts Democrat is the country's first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor. In Maryland, voters elected the state's first Black governor. Vermont will finally send a woman to Congress …
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Bloomberg, New York Times, NBC News, The American Independent, The Root, NPR, FOX8 WGHP, Mercury News, USA Today and Bangor Daily News
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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Raw Story