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Mike Pence / Wall Street Journal:
My Last Days With Donald Trump — I supported legitimate challenges to the 2020 vote counts. I also recognized that the Constitution didn't give me authority to override the voters. — 1x — Thirteen days after the 2020 election, I had lunch with President Trump.
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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 …
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 Examiner, CNN and Washington Times
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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Politico, The Atlantic, Fox News, Slate, Jason Miciak, CNN, The Wrap, Raw Story, Mediaite and Insider
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, MSNBC, CNN, Washington Examiner, Deseret News, IJR and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump's 2020 loss — The concessions came as more GOP election deniers running for the U.S. House had won their races than the 139 House Republicans who objected to Biden's victory on Jan. 6, 2021 — Voters in several key battleground states …
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Insider, Vox, Bloomberg, Law & Crime, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Guardian, Pennsylvania Capital-Star and USA Today
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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Newsbusters, Axios, The Daily Caller, CBS News, Deseret News, The Hill, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Bloomberg and The Wrap
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Donald Trump's GOP Establishment Has Failed — After a profoundly disappointing midterm cycle, it's even harder to argue that Trump's time atop the party has been anything but a disaster for Republicans. — f they have any intention of turning around their party's increasingly moribund fortunes …
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Bloomberg, Raw Story and The Federalist
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, Patterico's Pontifications, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The Nation, New York Times, Bloomberg and them.
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.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years — What a difference a day makes: 24 little hours. As the darkness descended across America on Tuesday, editors at the New York Times locked in their doom-for-Democrats front page while 3,000 miles west in Arizona …
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Associated Press, HuffPost, Insider, Mother Jones, WPRI-TV and Washington Post
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
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Pluribus News, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, TheBlaze, The Coop Scoop, Bloomberg and WND
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The GOP offered rage and Trump. The country said no.
The GOP offered rage and Trump. The country said no.
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Mother Jones, VICE, The Daily Caller and CNN
Dominic Pino / National Review:
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
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Semafor, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Reason, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway and Insider
New York Times:
Trump Hoped for a Celebration but Did Not Have Much to Cheer
Trump Hoped for a Celebration but Did Not Have Much to Cheer
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Yuval Levin / National Review:
The Message of the Midterms — If you'd looked in on American politics at most points in our history …
The Message of the Midterms — If you'd looked in on American politics at most points in our history …
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Politico and Washington Examiner
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap
POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap
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NBC News, Washington Times and Bloomberg
Politico:
McCarthy's victory party fizzles
McCarthy's victory party fizzles
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Punchbowl News, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Signorile Report, E&E and HotAir
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
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New York Times, Fox News, Axios, The Daily Caller, The Dispatch, The Bulwark, National Review and Substack
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, CBS News, The UnPopulist, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, The Guardian, Slate, New York Post and Silence is Surrender
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump
The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump
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RedState and PoliticusUSA
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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Julia Musto / Fox News:
Republicans' New York upset may have been ‘Pyrrhic victory,’ Pelosi says
Republicans' New York upset may have been ‘Pyrrhic victory,’ Pelosi says
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Townhall, NBC News, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, Politico, Deseret News, Insider, The Nation, Forbes, New York Post and The Daily Beast
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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The Atlantic, The Guardian, HuffPost, Politico, Union-News, Insider, Vanity Fair and Common Dreams
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, Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, The Guardian, Insider, The Daily Caller, CNBC and Raw Story
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 and Outside the Beltway
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NBC News:
John Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Senate race, defeating TV doctor Mehmet Oz and flipping key state for Democrats
John Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Senate race, defeating TV doctor Mehmet Oz and flipping key state for Democrats
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Associated Press, Fox News, CNN, The Daily Beast, FiveThirtyEight, Mediaite, TheBlaze, CNN, Vanity Fair, Mediaite, The Hill, New York Post and Philadelphia Gay News
New York Times:
New York 14th Congressional District Election Results
New York 14th Congressional District Election Results
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The Daily Caller and 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 and IJR
Raphael Warnock / New York Times:
Georgia U.S. Senate Election Results
Georgia U.S. Senate Election Results
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Reason, Reuters, The Root, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and New Republic
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Glenn Youngkin Apologizes To Nancy Pelosi For Comments On Her Husband's Assault — The Virginia GOP governor sent the House speaker a handwritten note saying he was sorry for treating Paul Pelosi's attack as a political punchline. — Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin privately sent …
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Politico, Mother Jones, CNN and Associated Press
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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi over comments about attack on her husband
Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi over comments about attack on her husband
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Associated Press, Fox News, Raw Story, IJR, Washington Times, Deseret News and NBC4 Washington
Juliegrace Brufke / Washington Examiner:
McCarthy critic Matt Gaetz making calls to members about future of leadership — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a conservative firebrand and close ally to former President Donald Trump, has been making calls to members advocating that lawmakers vote against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …
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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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Reuters, NBC News, Washington Post, HotAir, Defense One, Associated Press, TMZ.com, Insider, The Root, Cyprus Mail, NPR, The Hill, Politico, Metro.co.uk, Just Security, New York Post, globalnews.ca and The Daily Caller
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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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 …
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