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11:50 AM ET, November 6, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and KENS
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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 …
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.
Discussion: Deseret News and Los Angeles Times
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 …
Max Burns / The Hill:
America will regret its decision to reelect Donald Trump  —  A presidential campaign defined by personal hatreds, threats of political violence and two foiled assassination attempts ended on Tuesday in a mostly orderly election.  No matter what the results ultimately show …
New York Times:
America Makes a Perilous Choice
Discussion: Fox News
Associated Press:
Live election updates: Donald Trump wins US presidency
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
World leaders race to congratulate Trump on expected win
Associated Press:
AP declares Trump the winner after he clears 270 electoral votes
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.
ABC News:
With Harris' path to victory narrowing, Trump declares victory  —  ABC News has not projected a winner in the presidential race.  —  Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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 …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Harris defeats Trump in Virginia
Discussion: Washington Times
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Why Kamala Harris lost
Washington Post:
Donald Trump wins presidential election, defeating Harris to retake White House
Discussion: DCReport.org
Reuters:
Results of Pennsylvania exit poll on US presidential election
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Exit polls show Trump making inroads with Black and Latino men  —  If Donald Trump wins the two Southeastern battleground states of Georgia and North Carolina, he'll likely be able to credit his support with an unlikely demographic: Black men.  Voter surveys — the network exit polls and AP Votecast …
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.
Discussion: Slate
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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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?
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 …
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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Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigration
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.
 
 
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Results suggest Trump made more gains with Latinos
Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy ousts 3-term Sen. Jon Tester in Montana Senate race
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
California voters approve measure making some shoplifting, drug offenses felonies
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Pollster J. Ann Selzer: 'I'll be reviewing data' after Iowa Poll misses big Trump win
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Johnson / Fox News:
Fox News Decision Desk projects Republican Deb Fischer holds Senate seat despite independent challenge
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Sarah McBride becomes the first out transgender person elected to Congress
Discussion: ABC7, The Sun and The Daily Signal
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Andy Kim Wins in New Jersey to Become the First Korean American Senator
Discussion: New Jersey Monitor and NBC News
Katherine Landergan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Supreme Court: Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming
 
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