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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Voters Got What They Wanted — Those who expect that Donald Trump will hurt others, and not them, are likely to be unpleasantly surprised. — Democrats and liberal pundits are already trying to figure out how the Trump campaign not only bested Kamala Harris in the “Blue Wall” …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris — Tragically, the beneficiary happened to be Donald Trump. … 🌅 — Donald Trump's triumph on Tuesday night is terrifying and traumatizing. It's natural to look for someone to blame, and unavoidable that Kamala Harris's campaign catches some of it.
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Dems rage against Biden's ‘arrogance’ after Harris loss — Democratic leaders had hoped Harris could separate herself from Biden's deficiencies. — Democrats are directing their rage over losing the presidential race at Joe Biden, who they blame for setting up Kamala Harris for failure by not dropping out sooner.
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Reuters:
Results of national exit poll on US presidential election — Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, after the two candidates vied for support by staking positions on issues including abortion, the economy and foreign policy.
Politico:
Playbook: Trump returns, and so does the drama — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — THE LATEST RACE CALLS — Sen. TAMMY BALDWIN (D-Wis.) hangs on for reelection against GOP challenger ERIC HOVDE. ... Rep. ELISSA SLOTKIN (D-Mich.) …
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The most powerful Republican president of the modern era … - Trump will be Trump. … - Leverage his new base. … - Destroy traditional media. … - Pound the “woke.”
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump Got Away With It — Because of the Biden Administration's Massive Missteps — Start with Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court. — We have just witnessed the greatest failure of federal law enforcement in American history. — The reasons for Donald Trump's reelection …
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Will Win Again Once the Economy Tanks — Donald Trump is no economic mastermind, and all it takes is one bad economy to turn the political tables. — Jack Herrera, a reporter who specializes in covering the Latino community, posted on X early yesterday that he had …
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Peter Hamby / Puck:
Kamala's Wasted Youth
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Politico:
Speculation swirls as Trump begins vetting for top White House jobs
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Eric Cortellessa / Time:
How Trump Won — Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking during his Election Night Watch Party …
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CNN:
Trump's allies are already jockeying for high-powered spots in his administration
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
RFK Jr. says ‘entire departments’ at FDA ‘have to go’
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Trump loses ground with LGBTQ voters
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats start clawing each others' eyes out … - “Instead of saying, ‘How can people vote for Donald Trump,’ we should be asking ‘Why do people vote for Donald Trump’... what did he do right and what did we do wrong,” Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) told Axios.
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Associated Press:
Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line …
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Politico:
The diminishing path to a Democratic House majority runs through California
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Anthony Robledo / USA Today:
‘The American people are angry and want change’: Bernie Sanders slams Democrats for loss
Kevin Shalvey / ABC News:
President Biden to address nation from White House on Thursday — Trump's presidencies will bookend Biden's sole White House term. — View of the White House as the sun sets the day after the presidential election, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2024. — President Joe Biden will step …
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
In her concession, Harris struck a near-perfect tone
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump's next Situation Room … - Trump said several times in his campaign that during his transition he would begin pushing for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war. — He also signaled in public and in private that he wants to see the wars in Gaza and Lebanon end by the time he is inaugurated.
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Special counsel Jack Smith taking steps to wind down federal cases against Trump — Donald Trump started this year fighting two federal prosecutions that threatened to send him to prison. But he will end it free and clear of his most significant criminal legal problems.
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Politico:
Trump's biggest courtroom nemesis is looking for an exit strategy
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NBC News:
DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Rosen keeps Nevada Senate seat in Democratic hands — Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is projected to win reelection for a second term in the Nevada Senate race against Republican Sam Brown, according to Decision Desk HQ. — Rosen, a former House member and former synagogue president …
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Ken White / The Popehat Report:
And Yet It Moves — During COVID, I walked a lot. As a consequence, I started listening to more podcasts. Since then the walking has dropped off dramatically, as my wife would tell you. The habit of listening to history podcasts has stuck. I've been binge-listening to two of my favorites recently …
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Popular Information:
Through the darkness, some rays of light — There is no getting around it: the 2024 election was a sweeping win for former President Donald Trump and his political allies. Trump's victory will impact people's lives across the country and the globe. For those who don't align …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
The Atlantic's David Frum leaves GOP after Trump victory — Conservative author David Frum announced on Wednesday that he has left the Republican Party following President-elect Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election. — “De-registered as a Republican today,” Frum …
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George T. Conway III / The Atlantic:
America Did This to Itself — This time, the nation was on notice. Back in 2016, those of us who supported Donald Trump at least had the excuse of not knowing how sociopathy can present itself, and we at least had the conceit of believing that the presidency was not just a man …
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