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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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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, Sabato's Crystal Ball, CNN and Washington Times
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 …
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.
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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Vanity Fair, HuffPost, Politico, The Atlantic, Fox News, Jason Miciak, Slate, Raw Story, Mediaite 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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USA Today, Bloomberg, Raw Story, The Federalist and Political Wire
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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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, The Floridian, The Guardian, MSNBC, CNN, IJR and Talking Points Memo
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.
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
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years
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USA Today, Associated Press, HuffPost, Insider, New York Times, National Review and Mother Jones
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
Democrats' Elevation Of Election Deniers Worked
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters
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The Hill, Washington Post and HuffPost
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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USA Today, Insider, Vox, Bloomberg, New York Times, Law & Crime, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and The Guardian
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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New York Times:
New York 14th Congressional District Election Results
New York 14th Congressional District Election Results
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and Vox
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap
POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap
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CBS News, NBC News and Washington Times
Dominic Pino / National Review:
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
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FiveThirtyEight and City & State New York
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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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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Fox News, Associated Press, New York Magazine, CNN, The Daily Beast, Spotlight PA, Mediaite, FiveThirtyEight, New York Times and New York Post
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
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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Star Tribune, Bridge Michigan, PoliticusUSA, Bangor Daily News, Mother Jones, WGN-TV, Raw Story, The Daily Wire, Gothamist, American Prospect and Bloomberg
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, CNBC, The Hill, The Guardian and Insider
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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Fox News, RedState, Associated Press, RRH Elections and KTAR.com
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, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Slate, Silence is Surrender and New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
Binance Walks Away From Deal to Buy FTX — Crypto exchange's decision comes as it conducts due diligence on FTX — Sam Bankman-Fried in Talks to Raise More Funding — Created with sketchtool.
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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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Raw Story
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CNN:
Kevin McCarthy moves quickly to secure potential speakership as hard-right group weighs a long-shot challenge
Kevin McCarthy moves quickly to secure potential speakership as hard-right group weighs a long-shot challenge
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HuffPost, Fox News, Washington Times, The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Los Angeles Times
Politico:
McCarthy's victory party fizzles
McCarthy's victory party fizzles
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Punchbowl News, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Signorile Report and E&E
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump … Earlier this year, I wrote a profile of Ron DeSantis, a figure who seemed to point the way toward the party's post-Trump future. That future, it seemed to me, could arrive much sooner than many people forecast at the time.
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The Right Scoop, RedState and PoliticusUSA
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David Rutz / Fox News:
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
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Fox News, Axios, New York Times, The Atlantic, The Daily Caller, Los Angeles Times, Outside the Beltway, The Bulwark and National Review
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi over comments about attack on her husband — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has sent a handwritten note of apology to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over his comments last month that seemed to make light of the hammer attack against her husband, Paul Pelosi.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Glenn Youngkin Apologizes To Nancy Pelosi For Comments On Her Husband's Assault
Glenn Youngkin Apologizes To Nancy Pelosi For Comments On Her Husband's Assault
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Politico, Mother Jones, CNN and Associated Press
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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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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Associated Press
Bill Chappell / NPR:
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is trailing in a race that's coming down to the wire — One of the most-watched races the day after Election Day is Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection bid — which is under serious threat from Democratic challenger Adam Frisch.
Becky Johnson / themountaineer.com:
Haywood voters elect unexperienced college student as new tax collector — A 21-year-old college student with no experience claimed the job of Haywood County Tax Collector in Tuesday's election. — Tax Collector Greg West, who achieved the highest tax collection rate in the county's history …
Yuval Levin / National Review:
The Message of the Midterms — Loading... If you'd looked in on American politics at most points in our history, you would have found a majority party managing a complicated coalition and a minority party struggling to grow its appeal. Now and then, a realignment would transform …
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Politico and Washington Examiner
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Hasidic rabbi assails Trumpism rampant among the Orthodox — Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum of the Satmar sect spoke a day after the victory of Kathy Hochul in competitive New York governor's race — An influential Hasidic rabbi from New York issued a harsh rebuke the day after Election …