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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters — In key races, some Americans seeking change didn't like what Republicans offered — Voters this fall were in the kind of sour mood that usually signals they are ready for change in Washington and state capitals.
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Washington Post:
Trump team pushes to delay 2024 launch as DeSantis star rises in GOP — After a disappointing election night, Republicans are advising Trump to delay next week's “very big announcement” until after the Senate runoff in Georgia — Former president Donald Trump's standing as the dominant figure …
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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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Déjà vu for Kevin McCarthy — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — MORE RACES CALLED — Democratic Rep. JAHANA HAYES survives in Connecticut's 5th District ... Republican TOM KEAN JR. beats Rep. TOM MALINOWSKI …
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election
Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
GOP starts boosting Walker in runoff amid calls to keep Trump away from Georgia
GOP starts boosting Walker in runoff amid calls to keep Trump away from Georgia
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Republicans' abortion silence backfires in midterms
Republicans' abortion silence backfires in midterms
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Walker starts sprint to runoff with GOP reinforcements
The Jolt: Walker starts sprint to runoff with GOP reinforcements
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Report: Donald Trump Is Blaming Everyone but Himself for the Midterms. And, Yes, That Includes Melania.
Report: Donald Trump Is Blaming Everyone but Himself for the Midterms. And, Yes, That Includes Melania.
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New York Times:
Trump Under Fire From Within G.O.P. After Midterms — “Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff,” a longtime adviser said. — Donald J. Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party on Wednesday after a string of midterm losses by candidates …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is the Republican Party's Biggest Loser — He has now flopped in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022. — By The Editorial Board — WSJ Opinion: The Midterms Highlight the GOP's Trump Liability for 2024 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
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Politico:
6 reasons why Trump's already bad legal troubles are about to get worse — Mounting legal threats to Donald Trump may have appeared ominous before the 2022 congressional elections. They're nothing compared to what comes next. — Some of the political protections that the former president was enjoying are effectively gone.
Caroline Reinwald / WISN:
Paul Ryan calls former President Donald Trump ‘drag on our ticket’ — The former House speaker told WISN 12 News he thinks Republicans would have had better results on Election Day if Donald Trump wasn't involved. — COPY LINK — COPY — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — JANESVILLE, Wis. —
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election — If not for the former President, the midterms could have turned out very differently. — The day after the midterm election of 2022 that both parties had agreed was the most consequential ever—except for the previous election …
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Washington Post:
Trump called a protest. No one showed. Why GOP efforts to cry foul fizzled this time. — Poll workers educated voters about the process and deescalated conflict, while threatened protests didn't materialize — As voters cast ballots largely without incident on Tuesday afternoon …
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Raw Story, Bangor Daily News and Mercury News
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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Washington Post:
How Trump, infighting and flawed candidates limited Republican gains
How Trump, infighting and flawed candidates limited Republican gains
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Here's how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midterms
Here's how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midterms
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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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Rolling Stone:
Trump Spreads Rumors, Threatens Allies in All-Out Attack on DeSantis — After an election night where Ron romped but Don dragged, the former president is doing his best to ratf—k a potential 2024 rival … Republicans rolled in Florida on Tuesday night, with DeSantis rolling to reelection …
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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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Associated Press:
Russia-Ukraine War — Russia Orders Withdrawal From Kherson City, in Potential Blow to War Effort — Stanislav Kozliuk/EPA, via Shutterstock … ‘Go ahead with the pullout of troops,’ Russia's defense minister says. — Russia's defense minister announced on television Wednesday …
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Fox News:
Fox News Voter Analysis — How to read these tables: The percentages to the right of each answer show the proportion of the electorate in that subgroup. When an answer is expanded by clicking on the +, the candidates' support among that subgroup is revealed.
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Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy almost has the reins of a House majority. Can he hold on? — As the minority leader inches closer to taking the speaker's gavel, the Republican leader will have to navigate a fractious conference with a likely slim majority — In the hours before polls closed Tuesday …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Biggs says ‘maybe not so fast’ on McCarthy Speakership
Biggs says ‘maybe not so fast’ on McCarthy Speakership
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
How the Supreme Court Likely Handed Control of the House to Republicans — Democrats had a surprisingly good election night on Tuesday. They held onto a number of critical Senate seats, won key gubernatorial races, and shockingly still had a slight avenue to hold onto control of the House …
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Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal:
SEC, DOJ Investigating Crypto Platform FTX — Probe focuses on potential securities-law violations by U.S. affiliate — The Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department are investigating cryptocurrency platform FTX following its sudden implosion this week, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Wall Street Journal:
Binance Walks Away From Deal to Buy FTX
Binance Walks Away From Deal to Buy FTX
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Senate Dems pump $7M into ground game for Georgia runoff — The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is spending $7 million on field operations in the Georgia Senate runoff, kicking off an expensive overtime race that could give the winning party control of the Senate.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Cruz to stump for Walker as Georgia race heads to runoff
Cruz to stump for Walker as Georgia race heads to runoff
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