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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Democracy Is Not Over — Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do. — An aspiring fascist is the president-elect, again, of the United States. This is our political reality: Donald Trump is going to bring a claque …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Won. Now What? — Donald Trump has won, and will become president for the second time. Those who voted for him will now celebrate their victory. The rest of us need to prepare to live in a different America: a country where millions of our fellow citizens voted for a president …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump White House victory called ‘the greatest political comeback in American history’ — Trump will be the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms in the White House since Grover Cleveland in 1892 — From political pariah to the presidency. — Four years after Americans booted …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
10 Takeaways From Trump's Win Over Harris on Election Night 2024 — America's democracy will again be put to the test, and its government will veer sharply to the right. Kamala Harris and Democrats were dealt stunning defeats across the country. — Americans have voted former President Donald J …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Cheney: ‘Guardrails of democracy’ must keep Trump in check — Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that citizens, courts, media and elected officials would now serve as the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump resoundingly won a second term.
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Politico:
Playbook: A new Trump era begins
Playbook: A new Trump era begins
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Associated Press:
Live election updates: Donald Trump wins US presidency
Live election updates: Donald Trump wins US presidency
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Washington Examiner:
Trump declares victory with historic election night speech: Read in full
Trump declares victory with historic election night speech: Read in full
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Election Live Updates: A Caustic and Turbulent Race Is in Voters' Hands
Election Live Updates: A Caustic and Turbulent Race Is in Voters' Hands
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Associated Press:
AP declares Trump the winner after he clears 270 electoral votes
AP declares Trump the winner after he clears 270 electoral votes
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Live chat — Updates about tonight's presidential race — 🌖Our chat has ended, but you can still read it back.
Live chat — Updates about tonight's presidential race — 🌖Our chat has ended, but you can still read it back.
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Live House election results for 2024 races
Live House election results for 2024 races
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Maria Aspan / NPR:
The Dow Jones jumps over 1,300 points after Trump wins the election — Wall Street investors are cheering former President Trump's return to the White House. — The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 1,300 points soon after the open, or more than 3%, just hours after Trump won …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris won't address supporters at campaign victory party — Harris campaign co-Chair Cedric Richmond announced early Wednesday morning that Vice President Harris would not address supporters at Howard University as the campaign awaited additional election results. — “We still have votes to count.
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
CNN's David Axelrod Blasts ‘Racial Bias’ And ‘Sexism’ After Kamala Harris Loss: 'Let's Be Absolutely Blunt!' — CNN contributor David Axelrod called on analysts to remain “clear-eyed” about “racism” and “sexism” as one reason for Vice President Kamala Harris's defeat to former President Donald Trump in the presidential election.
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Sitting in it — As I write this early Wednesday morning, the presidential election hasn't yet been officially called. But it's not looking good. — It's hard to wrap your mind around how we got to this place. Donald Trump lost in 2020, incited a coup attempt, was convicted of 34 felonies …
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ABC News:
With Harris' path to victory narrowing, Trump declares victory
With Harris' path to victory narrowing, Trump declares victory
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Harris defeats Trump in Virginia
Harris defeats Trump in Virginia
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Too early to call Wisconsin Senate race between Trump-backed millionaire and Democratic incumbent
Too early to call Wisconsin Senate race between Trump-backed millionaire and Democratic incumbent
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Why Kamala Harris lost
Why Kamala Harris lost
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Alain Sherter / CBS News:
Donald Trump election win turbocharges stocks, cryptocurrency and Trump Media
Donald Trump election win turbocharges stocks, cryptocurrency and Trump Media
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump wins presidential election, defeating Harris to retake White House
Donald Trump wins presidential election, defeating Harris to retake White House
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CNBC:
Dow futures surge 1,200 points, Russell 2000 futures jump 6% as Trump defeats Harris: Live updates
Dow futures surge 1,200 points, Russell 2000 futures jump 6% as Trump defeats Harris: Live updates
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Can Kamala Harris still win?
Can Kamala Harris still win?
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CNN:
Exit poll results 2024 | CNN Politics — See all exit polls data for the 2024 US elections. For more information on voting and election results, visit cnn.com/election.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
It's This Man's, Man's, Man's World — I can no longer count the number of times I've counted out Donald Trump. — Every time, what I thought would stagger him made him stronger. — I assumed that he would have to drop out in 2016 after the “Access Hollywood” tape.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Exit polls show Trump making inroads with Black and Latino men
Exit polls show Trump making inroads with Black and Latino men
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
What happens to Trump's criminal cases after election win … Where do Trump's criminal cases stand? — Trump has been criminally indicted in four separate federal and state cases. — New York hush money case: Trump was convicted in May on all 34 felony counts in his New York criminal trial …
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Politico:
Say goodbye to Trump's legal cases — The criminal candidate will now effectively be his own judge and jury. — Donald Trump didn't just beat Kamala Harris. He beat the system that tried to put him in jail. — He was already the first former president ever to be charged with and convicted of felonies.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Reflections On America's New Autocracy — We should brace ourselves for immense depravity, but remain prepared to guide and stiffen the spines of the last bastions of resistance. — ∙ Paid — The United States and the world will soon be in the hands of mercurial, vindictive …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Moreno ousts Brown in Ohio Senate race — Republican businessman Bernie Moreno has defeated incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the chair of the Senate Banking Committee, boosting Republican chances of taking back control of the Senate. — Moreno, 57, who built up a successful network …
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Vivian Ho / Washington Post:
Who is Bernie Moreno, Ohio's new GOP senator-elect and crypto champion?
Who is Bernie Moreno, Ohio's new GOP senator-elect and crypto champion?
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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
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Election Day bomb threats disrupt voting in multiple states — The U.S. saw a rash of discredited bomb threats called in at polling places in multiple states on Election Day, in some cases spurring the need for extended voting hours. — Faulty bomb threats were called into at least five states …
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Dante Chinni / Wall Street Journal:
Five Surprising Things We Learned From the 2024 Results — Voters broke toward Republicans and away from Democrats all over the map — It may take some time to complete all the results, but based on initial returns and AP VoteCast data, here are five major developments from election night.
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed — Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and now president-elect often skipped over details but through more than a year of policy pronouncements …
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Matt Bai / Washington Post:
Where did Kamala Harris's campaign go wrong? — What does Tuesday's election tell us about America? … This might sound crazy if you're a younger American, but there once was a time when all the votes were counted on Election Day, and then someone cheerfully declared victory …
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Pollster J. Ann Selzer: 'I'll be reviewing data' after Iowa Poll misses big Trump win — Renowned Pollster J. Ann Selzer said Tuesday she would be reviewing her data to determine why a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll released just days before the election produced results so far …
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