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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 …
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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 …
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Fox News, New Jersey Online, Daily Mail, Mother Jones, Mediaite, Business Insider, Salt Lake Tribune, Racket News, Raw Story and Fortune
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump is doing better than 2020 all across the board so far — One trend is coming in clear across the more than 1,300 counties that have reported close to complete results already: Donald Trump is improving on his 2020 margins. While most of these counties aren't in the battlegrounds, they reveal a consistent shift toward Trump.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Can Kamala Harris still win? It's possible, but it's looking less likely. — Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. — The presidential race remains too close to call, likely coming down once again to the Rust Belt trio of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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New York Times, Roll Call, Daily Mail, Forbes, Iowa Starting Line, USA Today, Politico, CNN, Variety and Metro.co.uk
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%.
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Business Insider, Politico, CBS News, The Guardian, KSDK-TV, Breitbart, WTTG-TV, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and NewsNation
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google Explains Why Search for ‘Where Can I Vote for Harris’ Showed a Map While Similar Trump Search Didn't
Google Explains Why Search for ‘Where Can I Vote for Harris’ Showed a Map While Similar Trump Search Didn't
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden will not attend Harris election night watch party
Biden will not attend Harris election night watch party
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Washington Times, HotAir, Breitbart and Twitchy
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Advisers urge Donald Trump to declare victory prematurely on election night
Advisers urge Donald Trump to declare victory prematurely on election night
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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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Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigration
AP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigration
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Xinhua, The National Pulse, Chicago Sun Times, Breitbart and Associated Press
NBC News:
North Carolina President Results 2024
North Carolina President Results 2024
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Bloomberg, One America News Network and Raw Story
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 …
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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.
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Ballotpedia, The Western Journal and Source New Mexico
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump projected winner in Georgia
Trump projected winner in Georgia
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USA Today, Business Insider, NBC News, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Forbes, LGBTQ Nation, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, The Guardian, Semafor and Twitchy
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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Fox News, Reuters, Washington Times, KSDK-TV, PBS NewsHour, NPR, Associated Press, Christianity Today, The Guardian and WTTG-TV
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HuffPost:
Maryland Voters Add Protections For Abortion Rights To State Constitution
Maryland Voters Add Protections For Abortion Rights To State Constitution
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NBC News, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, NPR, Scripps News, Maryland Matters, WTTG-TV and Baltimore Sun
Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about that’
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about that’
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Politico, NPR, The Daily Caller, CBS News, ABC News, Bloomberg, One America News Network and STAT
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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Forbes, The Atlantic, The Western Journal, Mediaite, Variety, Fortune and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
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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NPR, North Dakota Monitor, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Mediaite, Scripps News, Reason, Sun-Sentinel and Florida Phoenix
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Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails
Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails
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Fox News, NPR and New York Post
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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Votebeat, IJR and Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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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
Sarah McBride becomes the first openly transgender person elected to Congress
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Rolling Stone, Scripps News, New Republic, The Hill, Axios, HuffPost, USA Today, Roll Call, Associated Press, Reuters, Deadline, Metro.co.uk, Global News, Foreign Policy and Variety
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Live House election results for 2024 races — House elections live balance of power for 2024 — All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are on the ballot on Election Day, and whichever party wins control of the House will likely have a slim majority, making every seat crucial to a majority.
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Biden-district Republican Nick LaLota projected to win re-election in New York
Biden-district Republican Nick LaLota projected to win re-election in New York
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Bloomberg and New York Daily News
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 …
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Fox News, The Guardian, KGW-TV, Salt Lake Tribune and Teen Vogue
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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New York Daily News and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bans Amazon Reporter From Election Party Despite Bezos Kissing the Ring
Trump Bans Amazon Reporter From Election Party Despite Bezos Kissing the Ring
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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 …
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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
Julie Johnson becomes first openly LGBTQ person to serve Texas in Congress
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Ballotpedia and LGBTQ Nation
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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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City & State Pennsylvania
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 …
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Raw Story, Arizona Mirror, The Gateway Pundit and KPNX
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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