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The Seattle Times:
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican Joe Kent in WA House race — Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, an auto shop owner who was a virtual unknown before August's primary election, pulled off perhaps the most stunning political upset in the country this year, winning a congressional seat …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How the 2022 Midterms Became a Squeaker — Interviews with more than 70 current and former officials show the outside forces — and miscalculations and infighting — that led to an improbable, still-undecided election. — Late one mid-September evening, the leaders of the House Democratic campaign arm …
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Associated Press, Raw Story, Online Chronicle, CNN and Politico
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In election 2022, the party of Trump pays for being the party of Trump — Election Day has come and gone, and the counting continues without a definitive answer to the question of what the balance of power will look like in the coming two years. But a clear message has come through from the voters …
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The Mahablog, AFP, CNN, The Daily, National Review, Persuasion and HuffPost
Wall Street Journal:
The Republican Wipeout in Michigan — Bad GOP candidates and mishandling abortion give Democrats total control of the government in Lansing. — 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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New York Times and MLive.com
Wall Street Journal:
Why Independent Voters Broke for Democrats in the Midterms — GOP candidates closely aligned with Trump turned off some centrists and in-play Republicans — Lisa Ghelfi, a 58-year-old registered Republican in Arizona, voted for Donald Trump for president two years ago but has grown tired of his election-fraud claims.
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Politico, Drezner's World, Herald and Reason
Washington Post:
Democrats surged to flip state legislatures, defying past GOP gains
Democrats surged to flip state legislatures, defying past GOP gains
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The 19th
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
How Virginia's Abigail Spanberger pulled off another thriller victory
How Virginia's Abigail Spanberger pulled off another thriller victory
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NPR
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
How the fall of Roe shattered Republicans' midterm dreams
How the fall of Roe shattered Republicans' midterm dreams
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mercury News
Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
Never again Trumpers: Republicans say disappointing midterm elections poor reflection on Donald
Never again Trumpers: Republicans say disappointing midterm elections poor reflection on Donald
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RedState, CNN, Raw Story and Washington Post
John Hudson / Washington Post:
U.S. intel report says key gulf ally meddled in American politics — The United Arab Emirates steered U.S. foreign policy in its favor through a series of legal and illegal exploits, according to an unprecedented U.S. intelligence document — U.S. intelligence officials have compiled …
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The Guardian
Financial Times:
FTX held less than $1bn in liquid assets against $9bn in liabilities — Vast gap highlights the dire state of Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange before it collapsed into bankruptcy — Sam Bankman-Fried's main international FTX exchange held just $900mn in easily sellable assets against $9bn …
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Bloomberg, Stretch Four Insights, CBS News, The Block and The Information, more at Techmeme »
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Angus Berwick / Reuters:
Exclusive: At least $1 billion of client funds missing at FTX — At least $1 billion of customer funds have vanished from collapsed crypto exchange FTX, according to two people familiar with the matter. — The exchange's founder Sam Bankman-Fried secretly transferred $10 billion …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Mail Ballots Around Las Vegas Are Likely to Put Democrats Ahead — Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is within 1,000 votes of overtaking her Republican opponent, Adam Laxalt, and the ballots remaining in Clark County are expected to favor her. — Democrats appeared on the cusp of securing control …
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Robert Klemko / Washington Post:
In Nevada, a last-ditch effort to make sure every vote counts — The state allows ballots with defects to be “cured” after they have been cast. With tight races at stake, the hunt is on to track down voters and make the fixes. — HENDERSON, Nev. — Ozzy Osbourne's “Crazy Train” …
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RedState, ArkansasTimes, Twitchy, CNN, Nevada Current and NBC News
CNN:
No water, power or internet - only euphoria in newly liberated Kherson — ‘Absolute euphoria’: CNN on the ground as Kherson celebrates liberation — Ukrainians celebrate liberation as Russia pulls out of Kherson — UK swelters in what could be hottest day ever Field tool for female Ukrainian soldiers amazes Amanpour
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Mother Jones, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Guardian, Summit News, KTAR.com, Sky News Australia, Voice of America, Al Jazeera and Metro.co.uk
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Two aircrafts collide at air show in Dallas, Texas, condition of pilots unknown — Two planes collided during an air show in Dallas on Saturday, causing officials to respond and investigate what happened. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress …
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New York Times:
The Bike Thieves of Burlington, Vermont — A hunt for stolen goods has put citizens and business owners in the center of a debate about policing and a growing, sometimes violent, problem with crime. — Reporting from Burlington, Vt. — Burlington, Vt., is a bike-friendly city.
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis has a messiah complex. Will it do him in? — By Jill Lawrence, author of “The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock” — In 2008, when he clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama said he wanted to bring about …
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Raw Story, Ace of Spades HQ and RedState