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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google Explains Why Search for ‘Where Can I Vote for Harris’ Showed a Map While Similar Trump Search Didn't … Earlier Tuesday, searches on Google for “Where can I vote for Harris?” displayed a “Where to vote” map that lets uses enter their street address to find their polling location.
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden will not attend Harris election night watch party
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump votes in his “last” election: “I don't even want to think about losing”
Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone:
Taylor Swift Shares ‘Extremely Important’ Reminder for Fans to Vote
Discussion: Teen Vogue
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous
Discussion: Twitchy
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:   Mike Johnson on certifying election results: ‘Everybody needs to calm down’
NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: Voters express deep concern about America's democracy and economy  —  Women are twice as likely as men to rank abortion as their top issue, according to preliminary results from the national survey.  —  The state of democracy and the economy in the United States …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How Trump Accidentally Let His Biggest Advantage Over Harris Slip Away  —  If you've spent time on social media lately, you've surely encountered the argument that Kamala Harris and Democrats have squandered way too much time and resources on attacking Donald Trump as a sexual predator, dangerous madman, and wannabe fascist dictator.
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Florida's abortion amendment fails, leaving 6-week ban in place  —  Florida's abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing on Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U.S.  —  The measure's defeat …
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Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails
Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about that’
New York Times:
Musk to Spend Election Night With Trump  —  Elon Musk has spent $119 million on a super PAC supporting Donald Trump and held events on his behalf.  But his ownership of X is especially valuable.  —  Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald J. Trump …
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NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Latest news and results as Americans head to the polls to vote for Trump or Harris  —  Control of the House, Senate and many key states is also up for grabs, in addition to a number of crucial ballot measures. … Arab American voters in Michigan opt for third-party candidate Jill Stein
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Live Presidential Forecast  —  Our election model estimates the outcome of the race in real time based on polling data, the votes reported so far and what we expect from remaining votes.  Read how it works ›  —  Chance of winning  —  No estimates yet
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Sarah McBride becomes the first out transgender person elected to Congress  —  McBride, a Democrat who served two terms as a state senator, wins Delaware's only House seat, NBC News projects.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the state's only House seat Tuesday …
Discussion: HuffPost and Teen Vogue
CNN:
Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says  —  Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Bomb Threats to Polling Locations
Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel's Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage.  Protests erupt across country  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Andy Kim Wins in New Jersey to Become the First Korean American Senator  —  Mr. Kim, a Democrat, will take the seat previously held by Robert Menendez, who resigned after being convicted of taking bribes.  —  Representative Andy Kim was elected on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate …
Katherine Landergan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Supreme Court: Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day  —  The court sided with the Republican National Committee, removing the relief that a lower court ordered.  —  The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ordered that Cobb County may only count absentee ballots received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
X Is a White-Supremacist Site … X has always had a nazi problem.  I've covered the site, formerly known as Twitter, for more than a decade and reported extensively on its harassment problems, its verification (and then de-verification) of a white nationalist, and the glut of anti-Semitic hatred that roiled the platform in 2016.
CNN:
Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists' election night credentials after critical coverage  —  New York CNN —  Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump's election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump votes, and then utters 15 falsehoods in 15 minutes  —  The former president couldn't resist repeating his greatest hits on crime, immigration, elections and Oprah's last show.  —  Former president Donald Trump cast his ballot in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday and then spoke to reporters.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
How are things looking in Pennsylvania?  Dems are feeling cautiously optimistic  —  How are Democrats feeling in Pennsylvania, the most pivotal battleground in the country?  Cautiously optimistic.  I surveyed 10 Dem elected officials and strategists across the state and, to a person …
Discussion: IJR and Maryland Matters
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democrat Josh Stein defeats Republican Mark Robinson in N.C. governor's race  —  NBC News projects Stein will keep the governorship in Democrats' hands after a campaign that was defined by Robinson's litany of inflammatory statements.  —  North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated …
Discussion: New York Times, NOTUS, CBS News and HuffPost
Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee rerunning more than 30,000 absentee ballots over error, delaying results  —  Vanessa Swales Alison DirrMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  The City of Milwaukee restarted the processing about 31,000 absentee ballots after an election observer brought to officials' attention that doors covering …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Greene easily wins reelection in Georgia  —  GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) easily won reelection Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired Army general, in Georgia's deep-red 14th District, Decision Desk HQ projects.  —  The outcome was never in question …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Elon Musk is sued over $1 million election giveaway  —  Elon Musk was sued in a proposed class action on Tuesday by registered voters who signed his petition to support the Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway, and now claim it was a fraud.
CBS News:
Trump projected to win Texas, Wyoming, Dakotas; update on battlegrounds  —  CBS News projects that former President Donald Trump will win Texas, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.  CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett gives an update on the battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Discussion: The Hill and ABC News
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump-loving evangelical leader busted with hard drive full of appalling images  —  The former head of a Christian conservative voter outreach has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials.  —  Jason C. Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, has been charged in Minnesota …
Discussion: RNS
Associated Press:
AP Race Call: Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins election to U.S. Senate from Maryland  —  The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.  Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrat Wesley Bell wins race for Cori Bush's House seat  —  St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell will win his House race to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects.  —  Bell's defeat of Republican Andrew Jones is no surprise in the solidly Democratic district …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and KSDK-TV
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Texas church removes four elders over Trump-linked founder's abuse of girl, 12, in 1980s  —  Church said leaders ‘failed to inquire further’ after learning Robert Morris, ex-Trump adviser, molested girl for years  —  A Dallas-area Christian megachurch has removed four of its elders …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Short On Cash After 2016 Election, Trump Secured Secret Loan  —  Even as Americans head to the polls, secrets are still emerging from the former president's first stint in office, like the fact that he got a hidden loan around the time he became president.  —  The last time Donald Trump won …
Discussion: emptywheel
 
 
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Calder McHugh / Politico:
‘My Sources Say’ You Should Watch for These Social Media Red Flags Tonight
Discussion: Twitchy
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Matt Gaetz wins reelection in Florida's 1st Congressional District
John Raby / Associated Press:
Republican Jim Justice flips US Senate seat from West Virginia after Manchin retirement
Politico:
A mostly smooth election so far, despite Russia's best efforts
Discussion: MLive.com and New York Times
Politico:
Judge shreds RNC's ‘red herring’ attempt to invalidate Georgia votes
Discussion: Mother Jones and Rolling Stone
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Jon Meacham / New York Times:
I'm a Presidential Historian. This Is My Biggest Regret About Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway worries about Trump's safety on Election Day
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says Harris ‘copied my routine’ on ‘SNL’
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Vance says he's lost friends over Trump support
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

 
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