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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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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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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 and The Federalist
Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pat Toomey blames Donald Trump for GOP's election failures in Pennsylvania — Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said former President Donald Trump bears significant blame for the “debacle” Tuesday that left the GOP struggling to capitalize on Democratic weakness in Pennsylvania and elsewhere …
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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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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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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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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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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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement
Trump touts ‘tremendous’ wins for endorsed candidates, says ‘why would anything change?’ on 2024 announcement
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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’
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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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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Noor Noman / MSNBC:
Midterm elections 2022: Live updates on results and highlights from key races
Midterm elections 2022: Live updates on results and highlights from key races
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
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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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Dominic Pino / National Review:
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
Thank You, Lee Zeldin
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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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Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Midterm milestones: 1st lesbian governor; MD's Black gov
Midterm milestones: 1st lesbian governor; MD's Black gov
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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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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, HuffPost and Washington Times
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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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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Politico:
McCarthy's victory party fizzles
McCarthy's victory party fizzles
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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 …
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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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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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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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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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 …
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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