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Democrats romp, Youngkin flops: 4 takeaways from Tuesday's election — Joe Biden's party has had a very strong year at the ballot box. Whether it extends to the president in 2024 is another matter. — Joe Biden has had a very bad few days. His party just had a banner year.
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Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
Cassidy Hutchinson: Why I Testified — Happy Wednesday. — This is what is known as a vibe shift. — The polls suggested that Democrats were entering another Dark Night of the Soul, but once again they overperformed when the actual votes were counted.
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Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Maybe Stealing Womens' Rights Wasn't the Best Election Plan — Abortion initiatives have gone seven for seven at the ballot box since the Supreme Court killed Roe. Democrats are pressing the advantage — It's abortion, stupid. — Across the country on Tuesday night …
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Sen. JD Vance says Republicans have to ‘recognize how much voters mistrust us’ on abortion — Ohions just voted to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution. — JD Vance, Ohio's GOP senator, says his party needs to recognize people don't trust them on abortion.
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Blast Governor Glenn Youngkin's ‘Epic Failure’ in Virginia Election One Day After Going ALL IN On Him — One day after featuring Governor Glenn Youngkin and co-hosting Tuesday's show from Manassas, Virginia, Fox & Friends piled on following Tuesday's election results.
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The GOP is in a Trump trap — Trump hasn't been a consistent electoral success — but Republicans have had even fewer winning nights without him. — I've never been a huge off-year elections person. There are different types of election nerds, and I've always been more of a macro guy …
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Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election Results
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Politico:
Playbook: What last night means for Joe Biden
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Elections are more important than polls
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New York Times:
Abortion Rights Fuel Big Democratic Wins, and Hopes for 2024
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Virginia State Legislature Election Results
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Moms for Liberty Falls Flat on Its Face in School Board Races — Iowa chapters of the far-right group Moms for Liberty endorsed 13 candidates in school board races across the state. Only one was elected. — The Tuesday loss is a stinging rebuke of Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” …
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Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost:
Liberals Win A Majority In Battleground Virginia School Board Race
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Moms for Liberty activist accuses Popular Information of “Antifa-style tactics”
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Politico:
‘Is the fat lady warming up? Yes’: Trump chokes off his rivals' last lines of attack — Donald Trump's opponents rested their case against him on the argument he can't beat Joe Biden. Now polls suggest he can. — Publicly and privately, on the stump and in closed-door pitches to prospective donors …
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Alex Rogers / Financial Times:
Ron DeSantis's biggest donor is considering backing Donald Trump
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Ron DeSantis' biggest donor considers abandoning him for Trump
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US Department of Justice:
Three Arrested for Operating High-End Brothel Network — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts — Interested sex buyers were allegedly required to provide employer information and references before booking appointments
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Feds charge three with running high-end brothels allegedly frequented by politicians — Brothels were allegedly located in Fairfax and Tysons, Va. — The Justice Department said Wednesday it is investigating politicians, military officers and government contractors for buying sex through …
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New York Times:
Behind Hamas's Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War — Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it. — Thousands have been killed in Gaza, with entire families wiped out.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Hamas to NYT: War of Annihilation Is Exactly What We Wanted
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Alice Cuddy / BBC:
'I'm calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours' — The call to Mahmoud Shaheen came at dawn. — It was Thursday 19 October at about 06:30, and Israel had been bombing Gaza for 12 days straight. — He'd been in his third-floor …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
FDA approves blockbuster Eli Lilly drug for weight loss — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly's blockbuster diabetes drug for weight loss management Wednesday, giving patients another tool and opening the door to potentially much wider use.
emptywheel:
Jim Jordan Sniffs Dick Pics While Rome Burns — Yesterday, David Weiss, the US Attorney turned Special Counsel leading an investigation into Hunter Biden that has entered a sixth year, testified to the House Judiciary Committee. — His written statement debunked Gary Shapley's claims …
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The Hill:
House Democrat pulls resolution to censure GOP Rep. Mast — House Democrats have yanked a resolution to censure GOP Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.) for his comments appearing to compare Palestinian civilians with Nazis in the wake of Hamas's deadly attack on Israel last month.
Joseph Lanni / US Department of Justice:
Ten Members and Associates of the Gambino Crime Family Arrested in Coordinated U.S.-Italian Takedown — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York — Defendants Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Violent Extortions, Assaults, Arson, and Union-Related Crimes
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House GOP subpoenas Hunter Biden alongside suite of Biden family members — Hunter Biden and his uncle James Biden have been subpoenaed Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee, which took the remarkable step of seeking depositions from family members of President Biden amid its impeachment inquiry.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Spider Nazi’ pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charge — Brandon Dillard, a Las Vegas man who online sleuths dubbed the “Spider Nazi,” pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense. — WASHINGTON — A man who online sleuths dubbed “Spider Nazi” has pleaded guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Buttigieg makes surprise visit to Ukraine — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with government leaders to discuss the county's economic recovery, the Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. — Buttigieg will discuss efforts to …
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