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11:05 PM ET, November 6, 2024

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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Voters Got What They Wanted  —  Those who expect that Donald Trump will hurt others, and not them, are likely to be unpleasantly surprised.  —  Democrats and liberal pundits are already trying to figure out how the Trump campaign not only bested Kamala Harris in the “Blue Wall” …
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe  —  Trump won because the opposition party is committed to ancien régime restoration in a country that desperately wants change.  —  Pocket  —  While the presidential election …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Grappling With the Catastrophe  —  IT ISN'T A HARD CHOICE, we said.  On one side was a candidate who, whatever her particular policy predilections, would abide by the Constitution and laws of the United States and accept the outcome of elections.  On the other was a candidate refusing …
Discussion: American Prospect
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Trump Asked for Power. Voters Said Yes.
NBC News:
DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office  —  The step complies with long-standing Justice Department policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.  —  Justice Department officials have been evaluating …
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Politico:
Trump's biggest courtroom nemesis is looking for an exit strategy  —  The special counsel is expected to wind down the federal criminal cases he has spent the past two years building.  —  Seventy-five days.  That's how long special counsel Jack Smith has to figure out how to unwind …
Discussion: RedState, New Republic and IJR
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Bill Barr: Prosecutors should ‘do the right thing’ and dismiss Trump cases: 'Respect the people's decision'
Politico:
Why Kamala Harris lost the election  —  Harris refused to make a clean break from the last four years.  —  In the final sprint to the election, Kamala Harris' campaign — at her insistence, aides and allies said — started playing Donald Trump's most incendiary comments on the jumbotrons at her rallies …
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
In her concession, Harris struck a near-perfect tone  —  Making a political concession speech is a difficult, emotionally fraught task.  In Vice President Kamala Harris's concession remarks Wednesday afternoon, she ably upheld the civic imperatives of the moment.
Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:
Biden congratulates Trump in phone call, invites him to meeting at White House
Tess Owen / Wired:
Far-Right Donald Trump Supporters Celebrate His Victory With Violent Memes and Calls for Executions  —  “Many many many executions are warranted,” one Trump supporter wrote on Truth Social.  “These traitors are a terminal cancer that MUST BE completely eradicated to make America healthy again.”
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Jeanine Santucci / USA Today:
Trump has promised mass deportations. Can he do it in his 2nd term as president?
The Hill:
Winds shift toward GOP in fight for House  —  The neck and neck battle for control of the House in the next Congress appears to be shifting in favor of Republicans as results roll in from the most competitive districts a day after voting ended.  —  While the contest for the gavel remains …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan Senate race
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly Democratic chair blames Harris' campaign for defeats in Pa.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Ken White / The Popehat Report:
And Yet It Moves  —  During COVID, I walked a lot.  As a consequence, I started listening to more podcasts.  Since then the walking has dropped off dramatically, as my wife would tell you.  The habit of listening to history podcasts has stuck.  I've been binge-listening to two of my favorites recently …
George T. Conway III / The Atlantic:
America Did This to Itself  —  This time, the nation was on notice.  Back in 2016, those of us who supported Donald Trump at least had the excuse of not knowing how sociopathy can present itself, and we at least had the conceit of believing that the presidency was not just a man …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Reuters:
Results of national exit poll on US presidential election  —  Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, after the two candidates vied for support by staking positions on issues including abortion, the economy and foreign policy.
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NBC News:
Exit Polls  —  NBC News, in conjunction with a consortium of news organizations, conducted exit polling across the country in 10 key states.  The polling included speaking with voters at polling places and phone interviews.  The exit polls are not results, but instead a look at the thinking and motives of voters across the country.
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CNN:
Exit poll results 2024 | CNN Politics
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
The Atlantic's David Frum leaves GOP after Trump victory  —  Conservative author David Frum announced on Wednesday that he has left the Republican Party following President-elect Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election.  —  “De-registered as a Republican today,” Frum …
Discussion: Associated Press, ABC News and Twitchy
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
RFK Jr. says ‘entire departments’ at FDA ‘have to go’  —  Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is slated to hold a potentially big role in a new Trump administration, said Wednesday there are “entire departments” within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that “have to go.”
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Party of Prigs and Pontificators Suffers a Humiliating Defeat  —  A story in chess lore involves the great Danish-Jewish player Aron Nimzowitsch, who, at a tournament in the mid-1920s, found himself struggling against the German master Friedrich Sämisch.
Discussion: Slate and HotAir
Politico:
Speculation whirls as Trump begins vetting for top White House jobs  —  With Congress potentially under full Republican control, Trump's team is emboldened to push aspects of his America First agenda as soon as he reenters office.  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Donald Trump's campaign team launched …
Discussion: CNN and New York Times
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump flips Arizona, sweeping battleground states  —  Donald Trump is projected to win the state of Arizona, clinching a major battleground state, according to Decision Desk HQ.  —  Arizona is one of seven swing states that held the key to whether Trump or Vice President Harris returned to the White House.
Politico:
Biden team debates how to ‘Trump-proof’ foreign policy  —  The expectation is that the president-elect won't hesitate to reverse any last-minute Biden moves.  —  Despondent Biden administration officials are mulling how to protect their national security priorities before president-elect Donald …
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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
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NBC News:
Biden admin is planning for a possible migrant surge before Trump takes office
Discussion: Baltimore Sun and Washington Times
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Paid sick leave measures pass in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska
Discussion: USA Today, NPR and HuffPost
Dave Lawler / Axios:
America chose Trump with eyes wide open
Stephen Engelberg / ProPublica:
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Daniella Diaz / Politico:
Texas Democrats fume at national party over Allred's loss
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin Wins Reelection, Holding Key State For Democrats
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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Reuters:
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