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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 …
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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? — 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 …
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Raw Story
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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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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NBC News, The National Pulse, Semafor, Daily Mail, New York Times, The Daily Signal, Variety, One America News Network, Global News and The Federalist
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.
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The Times of Israel and In These Times
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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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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Washington Examiner
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.
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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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.
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Daily Mail, Axios, Slate, The Daily Signal, Business Insider and New Republic
ABC News:
With Harris' path to victory narrowing, Trump declares victory
With Harris' path to victory narrowing, Trump declares victory
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Cheney: ‘Guardrails of democracy’ must keep Trump in check
Cheney: ‘Guardrails of democracy’ must keep Trump in check
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Raw Story, Washington Times, Twitchy, Deseret News, IJR and Los Angeles Times
NBC News:
Harris is expected to call Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race
Harris is expected to call Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race
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CBS News, Chicago Tribune, What's New Today, Breitbart, IJR and The Dispatch
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump is doing better than 2020 all across the board so far
Trump is doing better than 2020 all across the board so far
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USA Today, Rhode Island Current, The Federalist, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times
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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Associated Press, The Hill, Journal Sentinel, Townhall, NBC News and Wisconsin Examiner
Politico:
Say goodbye to Trump's legal cases
Say goodbye to Trump's legal cases
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Politico:
Playbook: A new Trump era begins
Playbook: A new Trump era begins
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Althouse, New Jersey Online, Reason and Cardinal News
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Sitting in it — As I write this early Wednesday morning, the presidential election hasn't yet been officially called.
Sitting in it — As I write this early Wednesday morning, the presidential election hasn't yet been officially called.
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USA Today, The DSR Network, The Western Journal, Townhall, LGBTQ Nation, Washington Post and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Early Results Show a Red Shift Across the U.S.
Early Results Show a Red Shift Across the U.S.
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The Barbed Wire, Singal-Minded and Yale Daily News
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Why Kamala Harris Lost — And Why It Wasn't Close
Why Kamala Harris Lost — And Why It Wasn't Close
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Global News, Associated Press, ABC7, Axios, Breitbart, israelhayom.com and NBC News
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Pollster J. Ann Selzer: 'I'll be reviewing data' after Iowa Poll misses big Trump win
Pollster J. Ann Selzer: 'I'll be reviewing data' after Iowa Poll misses big Trump win
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The Daily Beast, The Federalist and Power Line
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
5 key takeaways from election night 2024
5 key takeaways from election night 2024
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Washington Times, El País and ABC News
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Can Kamala Harris still win?
Can Kamala Harris still win?
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Forbes, Roll Call, The Guardian, Washington Examiner and Iowa Starting Line
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates Trump wins, Harris to concede later today
Election 2024 live updates Trump wins, Harris to concede later today
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NBC News, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, New York Times, Mediaite, The Hill, Hollywood Life and Metro.co.uk
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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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.
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 …
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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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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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New Republic, NPR, The Federalist, American Greatness, The Hill and Mother Jones
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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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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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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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Atlanta News First, Votebeat, Fox 5 Las Vegas, Mother Jones, Mediaite and Foreign Policy
Alain Sherter / CBS News:
Donald Trump election win turbocharges stocks, cryptocurrency and Trump Media — Donald Trump's projected victory at the polls is giving a fresh boost to stocks. — Dow futures soared nearly 1,400 points, or 3.2%, lifting the blue-chip market into record terrain before the start of trade on Wednesday.
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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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The Hill, MLive.com, IJR, Michigan Advance and Bridge Michigan