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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Harris defeats Trump in Virginia  —  Vice President Harris has won Virginia, maintaining Democrats' control of the state at the presidential level despite some Republican inroads in recent years, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.  —  Polls in the run-up to Election …
Discussion: Washington Times and RedState
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Election Live Updates: A Caustic and Turbulent Race Is in Voters' Hands  — Polls in parts of Indiana and Kentucky have closed, and voting ends in six more states including Georgia, a key battleground, at 7 p.m. Eastern time.  Turnout looked strong in an election that Vice President Kamala Harris …
NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: Harris loses ground with Latinos  —  NBC News Exit Poll Desk  —  Latino men are breaking for Trump by a 10-point margin, 54% to 44%, in a major reversal from four years ago, according to the NBC News Exit Poll.  In 2020, Latino men backed Biden over Trump by a 23-point margin, 59% to 36%.
Sarah Mearhoff / VTDigger:
Phil Scott votes for Kamala Harris for president
Discussion: RedState
Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone:   Taylor Swift Shares ‘Extremely Important’ Reminder for Fans to Vote
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Advisers urge Donald Trump to declare victory prematurely on election night
Discussion: Axios
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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:   How Trump Accidentally Let His Biggest Advantage Over Harris Slip Away
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Democrats feel 2016 all over again in Harris-Trump battle  —  Democrats started election night feeling genuinely optimistic about Vice President Harris's chance of becoming the nation's first female president.  —  But as the evening wore on and former President Trump began to surpass 200 electoral votes …
Discussion: The Western Journal
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Harris wins New Mexico  —  Vice President Harris was projected to win New Mexico, according to Decision Desk HQ, picking up the state's five Electoral College votes.  —  Heading into Election Day, New Mexico was seen as a “likely Democratic” state, according to Decision Desk HQ forecasts — just a step shy of being solidly blue.
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Florida's abortion amendment fails, leaving 6-week ban in place  —  Florida's abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing on Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U.S.  —  The measure's defeat …
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Alec Hernández / NBC News:
Florida amendment to legalize recreational marijuana falls short  —  Despite public backing from Donald Trump, marijuana will remain legal in the state only for medical use, NBC News projects.  —  An effort to legalize the use of recreational marijuana in Florida has failed at the ballot box, NBC News projects.
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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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CNN:
Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Schiff wins California Senate race  —  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is projected to win his bid for the Senate in California, according to Decision Desk HQ.  —  Schiff, who emerged as one of former President Trump's chief critics in the House and led Trump's first impeachment …
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Sarah McBride becomes the first openly transgender person elected to Congress
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Sarah McBride becomes the first out transgender person elected to Congress  —  McBride, a Democrat who served two terms as a state senator, wins Delaware's only House seat, NBC News projects.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the state's only House seat Tuesday …
CNN:
Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists' election night credentials after critical coverage  —  New York CNN —  Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump's election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida …
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bans Amazon Reporter From Election Party Despite Bezos Kissing the Ring
Discussion: New Republic
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 …
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Ted Cruz wins Texas Senate reelection fight  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) secured a third term in the upper chamber on Tuesday by knocking off Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) in one of the most expensive races on the 2024 map, depriving Democrats of their best pickup opportunity in the process, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Julie Johnson becomes first openly LGBTQ person to serve Texas in Congress
Discussion: Ballotpedia and LGBTQ Nation
Ursula Perano / Politico:
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks defeats Larry Hogan in Maryland Senate race  —  Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has won the Maryland Senate race, according to The Associated Press, fending off former two-term GOP Gov. Larry Hogan.  The win comes as a relief for Democrats, who had not budgeted to defend Maryland this cycle.
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Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel's Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage.  Protests erupt across country  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.
Katherine Landergan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Supreme Court: Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day  —  The court sided with the Republican National Committee, removing the relief that a lower court ordered.  —  The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ordered that Cobb County may only count absentee ballots received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Discussion: Atlanta News First and Law & Crime
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Andy Kim Wins in New Jersey to Become the First Korean American Senator  —  Mr. Kim, a Democrat, will take the seat previously held by Robert Menendez, who resigned after being convicted of taking bribes.  —  Representative Andy Kim was elected on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Biden's granddaughter announces pregnancy  —  President Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden announced on Election Day that she is expecting her first child.  —  In an Instagram story on Tuesday, the president's eldest grandchild posted a photo of herself in the mirror, highlighting her baby bump with an …
Discussion: New York Post and Page Six
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
How are things looking in Pennsylvania?  Dems are feeling cautiously optimistic  —  How are Democrats feeling in Pennsylvania, the most pivotal battleground in the country?  Cautiously optimistic.  I surveyed 10 Dem elected officials and strategists across the state and, to a person …
David Gilbert / Wired:
Arizona's Kari Lake Is Already Claiming Election Fraud  —  The night before the election, Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake, a former TV anchor-turned-election truther, thanked her supporters for voting early—something she has long railed against.  —  Prescott, AZ — Kari Lake stood …
Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee rerunning more than 30,000 absentee ballots over error, delaying results  —  Vanessa Swales Alison DirrMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  The City of Milwaukee restarted the processing about 31,000 absentee ballots after an election observer brought to officials' attention that doors covering …
 
 
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Julia Johnson / Fox News:
Fox News Decision Desk projects Republican Deb Fischer holds Senate seat despite independent challenge
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Biden-district Republican Nick LaLota projected to win re-election in New York
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Daily News
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Republican Kelly Ayotte wins New Hampshire governor's race
Phillip Jackson / HuffPost:
Prosecutor Previously Suspended By Ron DeSantis Wins Reelection Bid
Discussion: Bolts and Orlando Sentinel
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Stein defeats scandal-plagued Robinson in North Carolina gubernatorial race
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 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Trump projected to win Texas, Wyoming, Dakotas; update on battlegrounds
Discussion: The Hill and ABC News
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrat Wesley Bell wins race for Cori Bush's House seat
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Greene easily wins reelection in Georgia
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Texas church removes four elders over Trump-linked founder's abuse of girl, 12, in 1980s
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Elon Musk is sued over $1 million election giveaway
Discussion: Axios, The Verge and Bloomberg
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump-loving evangelical leader busted with hard drive full of appalling images
Discussion: RNS
 

 
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
The Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its employees and tells staff in an email that it is eliminating its advocacy and global programs divisions
 
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