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12:50 PM ET, November 6, 2024

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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: Melanie Phillips, KENS and Raw Story
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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 …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Won.  Now What?  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage.  —  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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Why Kamala Harris lost  —  Trump won because Harris inherited a tough situation from Joe Biden — and ultimately could not overcome it. … Four years after Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 election and left office in disgrace, the American people returned him to power in the 2024 election.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Wins, Promising a Second Term of Revenge
Discussion: ABC7 and Breitbart
Politico:
Playbook: A new Trump era begins
Discussion: Althouse and New Jersey Online
Axios:
Results suggest Trump made more gains with Latinos
Discussion: The Independent
The Bulwark:
What Will Trump's Win Mean
Discussion: Politico, Vanity Fair and Roll Call
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
5 key takeaways from election night 2024
Discussion: Washington Times, El País and ABC News
Jack Dura / Associated Press:
Congressional elections live updates: Republicans win Senate majority, House control still up for grabs
Associated Press:
AP declares Trump the winner after he clears 270 electoral votes
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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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
Politico:
How Trump destroyed the Blue Wall, again
Discussion: IJR
New York Times:
Early Results Show a Red Shift Across the U.S.
New York Times:
Presidential Election Results
Washington Post:
Donald Trump wins presidential election, defeating Harris to retake White House
Discussion: DCReport.org
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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.
Discussion: Althouse and Slate
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 …
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
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Abortion rights ballot measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 others  —  Defeats in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ended an unbroken post-Roe ballot measure winning streak for reproductive rights advocates.  —  Constitutional amendments to protect or expand abortion passed in seven …
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CNN:
7 states vote to protect abortion rights, while efforts to expand access in Florida and South Dakota fail
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Trump wins Dearborn amid anger over Gaza and Lebanon; Jill Stein receives 18% of vote  —  Donald Trump won Dearborn and made significant gains in Hamtramck compared to 2020 amid anger in Arab American and Muslim communities about deaths in Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen.
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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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 …
CNBC:
Dow futures surge 1,200 points, Russell 2000 futures jump 6% as Trump defeats Harris: Live updates  —  Stocks were poised for a booming rally Wednesday as Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.  —  Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,254 points, or about 2.9%.
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NBC News:
Michigan State Supreme Court Results 2024  —  Michigan voters will fill two seats on the state Supreme Court in nonpartisan elections, but the candidates are nominated through party conventions.  One seat will be decided between Kyra Bolden, the incumbent who was nominated by Democrats …
 
 
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
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