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8:10 AM ET, November 13, 2022

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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats maintain control of Senate, NBC News projects, defeating many Trump-backed Republicans  —  Democrats will hold at least 50 seats come 2023.  Depending on the result of the December runoff election in Georgia, the party may add to its Senate majority.
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Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
Democrats Just Held the Senate.  Here's What We Do Next.  —  President Biden presided over the best midterm elections for the party in the White House in 20 years — despite Washington insiders predicting that Democrats would be wiped out.  —  Donald Trump did his party no favors …
Discussion: Politico
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
A Senate in Democratic hands clears the path for Biden to keep remaking the courts  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party's stunning hold on Senate control will enable President Joe Biden and his allies in the chamber to do something that has been a low-key success: churning out federal judges without …
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 …
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Mo Brooks says Trump ‘dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, crude’  —  1,854  —  As you might expect, Mo Brooks says Donald Trump should not be elected president again.  —  It's a Republican relationship that began imploding more than a year ago when Brooks - the outgoing congressman from Huntsville …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Midterms Live Updates: Democrats Keep Control of Senate With Victory in Nevada  —  Catherine Cortez Masto, one of Democrats' most vulnerable senators, eked out a win in Nevada.  —  Democrats sealed control of the Senate on Saturday as Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly defeated Adam Laxalt …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Cortez Masto defeats Laxalt in Nevada, handing Democrats control of the Senate  —  Catherine Cortez Masto wins Nevada U.S. Senate seat  —  LAS VEGAS — Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, will hold onto her seat in Nevada after enduring a bruising campaign …
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
How the fall of Roe shattered Republicans' midterm dreams
Discussion: Washington Post
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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Washington Post:
Democrats surged to flip state legislatures, defying past GOP gains  —  After years of watching Republicans dominate in down-ballot races, Democrats turned the tables to their own advantage in the midterm elections, flipping some legislative chambers from GOP control and blocking efforts to create veto-proof majorities in others.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Voters Reject Election Deniers Running to Take Over Elections  —  With Jim Marchant's defeat by Cisco Aguilar in Nevada's secretary of state race, all but one of the “America First” slate of candidates who espoused conspiracy theories about the 2020 election were defeated.
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Washington Post:
Election deniers lose races for key state offices in every 2020 battleground  —  The candidates could have gained power over election administration.  Voters rejected them in the six most pivotal states.  —  Voters in the six major battlegrounds where Donald Trump tried to reverse his defeat …
Discussion: Bloomberg and NPR
Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
Never again Trumpers: Republicans say disappointing midterm elections poor reflection on Donald
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 …
MediaRoom:
Boeing-Built X-37B Completes Sixth Mission, Sets New Endurance Record  — Autonomous orbital test vehicle spent 908 days on orbit before landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.  — This mission marks the first time the vehicle hosted a service module, which successfully carried experiments …
Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Bass widens her lead over Caruso in L.A. mayor's race  —  U.S. Rep. Karen Bass expanded her lead on Saturday against businessman Rick Caruso in the race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, with an updated tally putting her 9,463 votes ahead of the developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week at the earliest.
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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