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Republican rivals start plotting a post-Trump future — The GOP's disappointing midterm results spur some donors and party leaders to consider other 2024 candidates — Five days after a disappointing midterm election result and two days before former president Donald Trump is expected …
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Democrats See a Blueprint in Fetterman's Victory in Pennsylvania — John Fetterman flipped a key Senate seat in part by attracting white working-class votes, including in the reddest parts of his state. — KITTANNING, Pa. — Did John Fetterman just show Democrats how to solve their white-working-class problem?
Daniel De / The Hill:
Young women broke hard for Democrats in the midterms — Democrats hoped to win big in the midterms with young voters and women. Instead, they captured small majorities of each group — and won big with young women. — Exit polls show 72 percent of women ages 18-29 voted for Democrats in House races nationwide.
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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 …
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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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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How a Dem Senate changes the next two years — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — The full scale of the Republican defeat on Tuesday is starting to become clearer. — Not only will the Democrats keep control of the Senate …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Control of the House remains on a knife's edge. Here's how it could break. — This post has been updated as new votes have come in and races have been called. — “Election Week” is coming to a close with control of the House still up for grabs. — As of Saturday night, 21 congressional races remain unresolved.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
After last-minute alarm, Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley hangs on to Ventura County seat — Rep. Julia Brownley has hung on to her Ventura County-based congressional seat in an overwhelmingly Democratic district that at the last minute was viewed as competitive.
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New York Times:
How Biden's Post-Election Trip Turned Into a Victory Lap — President Biden trod a well-worn presidential path by going abroad on official functions just after the midterms. But the news from home kept getting better for Democrats. — BALI, Indonesia — President Biden's current trip abroad …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats maintain control of Senate, NBC News projects, defeating many Trump-backed Republicans
Democrats maintain control of Senate, NBC News projects, defeating many Trump-backed Republicans
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Midterms Live Updates: Democrats Keep Control of Senate With Victory in Nevada
Midterms Live Updates: Democrats Keep Control of Senate With Victory in Nevada
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Pelosi won't announce decision on future as Democratic leader until all midterm results are in
Pelosi won't announce decision on future as Democratic leader until all midterm results are in
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
A Senate in Democratic hands clears the path for Biden to keep remaking the courts
A Senate in Democratic hands clears the path for Biden to keep remaking the courts
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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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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Cortez Masto defeats Laxalt in Nevada, handing Democrats control of the Senate
Cortez Masto defeats Laxalt in Nevada, handing Democrats control of the Senate
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat, Beats Joe Kent in Washington House Race
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat, Beats Joe Kent in Washington House Race
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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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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 …
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Richard Rushfield / The Ankler:
H'wood FTX Frenzy as Michael Lewis Reveals He Spent 6 Months with Founder — Author compares Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance's CZ to ‘Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader’ in email sent by CAA — In this issue: — The full CAA email reveals Michael Lewis' next book is about Sam Bankman-Fried …
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Stephen Miller blames McConnell, lack of funds for failed “red wave” … - “The financial disparity between the Democrats and Republicans is still enormous, particularly at the top of the ticket,” Miller said, adding that Sen. Mark Kelly's (D-Ariz.) campaign “drowned” out that of Trump-backed challenger Blake Masters.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Pelosi suggests McCarthy doesn't have the votes to be Speaker — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday suggested House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) does not have enough votes to be elected Speaker if Republicans take the majority in the lower chamber.
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