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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
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?
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New York Times:
Midterms Live Updates: Democrats Keep Senate Control as Republicans Weigh Party's Future — Here's the latest on the election results. — Democrats are celebrating retaining control of the Senate, which they clinched with the victory of Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada …
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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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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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Washington Post:
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 …
Washington Post:
Trump blame continues for midterm losses as ex-president readies to announce bid — 'I'm tired of losing,' Trump critic Larry Hogan says, as Republican senators weigh in on leadership contest — Donald Trump's Republican critics renewed their push on Sunday to steer their party away …
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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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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Did Trump hurt Republicans in the 2022 elections? The numbers point to yes. — WASHINGTON — How did Democrats stop a red wave in 2022? — The short answer: Donald Trump appears to have helped them. — In a major departure from past trends, the 2022 midterm election turned out to be nearly …
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NPR, The Guardian and Wall Street Journal
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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The Daily Caller, The Hill and The Daily Wire
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Control of the House remains on a knife's edge. Here's how it could break.
Control of the House remains on a knife's edge. Here's how it could break.
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Slate, Mercury News and New York Times
New York Times:
How Biden's Post-Election Trip Turned Into a Victory Lap
How Biden's Post-Election Trip Turned Into a Victory Lap
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Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
After last-minute alarm, Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley hangs on to Ventura County seat
After last-minute alarm, Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley hangs on to Ventura County seat
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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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Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
Democrats Just Held the Senate. Here's What We Do Next.
Democrats Just Held the Senate. Here's What We Do Next.
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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
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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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In election 2022, the party of Trump pays for being the party of Trump
In election 2022, the party of Trump pays for being the party of Trump
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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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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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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 …
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Slayed by Voices …, Common Dreams and Bloomberg
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Shapiro on Mastriano not calling to concede: ‘Who cares’ — Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro (D) said on Sunday that his Republican opponent, Doug Mastriano, has not called to concede the race after major media outlets projected his loss on Tuesday night. — “I mean, who cares if he calls, right?”
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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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