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New York Times:
Live Election Results and Estimates: Virginia Governor Race  —  Dem.  —  1,390,597  —  Ed Gillespie  —  Rep.  —  1,160,314  —  Lib.  —  30,020  —  99% reporting (2,561 of 2,566 precincts)  —  Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, won a decisive victory in the race for governor of Virginia …
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Northam wins big in Virginia, thrilling Democrats  —  FAIRFAX, Va. — Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) won the Virginia governor's race in a blowout Tuesday, fending off a potential gut punch for his party and giving Democrats a badly needed jolt of momentum ahead of the 2018 midterms.
New York Times:
With Virginia, Voters Give Democrats First Big Wins of the Trump Era  —  FAIRFAX, Va. — Voters delivered their first forceful rebuke of President Trump and his party on Tuesday night, with Democrats exploiting Mr. Trump's deep unpopularity to capture the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey …
New York Times:
Live Estimates of the Final Vote  —  Our estimates are based on the results reported so far, the results of the previous election and demographic data.  Unlike reported results, they attempt to account for precincts that have not yet reported their votes.  The shaded area in the gauge below shows the range of our forecasts.
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Northam beats Gillespie in Virginia governor's race  —  Democrat Ralph Northam was elected governor of Virginia on Tuesday in a sweeping victory that defied the conventional wisdom of a tightening race.  —  The lieutenant governor's victory joins Democrat Phil Murphy's win …
Michael Tackett / New York Times:
Trumpism Without Trump: A Losing Formula in Swing-State Virginia  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For Ed Gillespie, Trumpism was an ill-fitting suit.  —  His résumé was pure establishment — national Republican Party chairman, counselor to President George W. Bush, well-connected K Street lobbyist.
BuzzFeed:
Latino Victory Fund: We'll Double Down On Controversial Ad Strategy After Virginia Win  —  Even before Northam's victory, Latino Victory Fund was telling people its polarizing ad was part of a strategy it would further embrace to defend the Hispanic community from what it sees as Republican attacks.
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Transgender Virginia candidate makes history and how other races to watch turned out  —  The first openly transgender person elected and seated in a state legislature defeated her conservative Republican opponent in a closely watched Virginia election.  —  In a historic bid …
Discussion: Axios and IJR
New York Times:
Virginia Rejects Your Hateful Politics, Mr. Trump
New York Times:
Election Results: Virginia
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Republicans seek new path after failure of Gillespie's ‘Trumpism without Trump’
Discussion: Althouse and Joe.My.God.
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Democrats sweep in Virginia, New Jersey
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Democrat Ralph Northam defeats Ed Gillespie in race for Virginia governor closely watched by national parties
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats euphoric after Tuesday election romp
Discussion: Mother Jones and ABC News
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Dem Wins in Virginia, New Jersey: Not a Repudiation of Trump, but a Warning
Discussion: Business Insider
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
Danica Roem is Va.'s first openly transgender elected official, unseating conservative in House race  —  Democrat Danica Roem ousted longtime incumbent Del. Robert G. Marshall (R) Tuesday, becoming the first openly transgender elected official in Virginia — and one of very few in the nation.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Trump Tells Democrats He'll ‘Get Killed’ Financially in GOP Tax Bill  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called 12 Senate Democrats Tuesday, hoping to sway them in favor of the Republican tax cut bill, and told them he would personally “get killed” financially by the GOP bill.
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times:
Manka Dhingra leading Jinyoung Englund in pivotal 45th District Senate race  —  Democrat Manka Dhingra held a double-digit lead over Republican Jinyoung Englund Tuesday night for the 45th District state Senate seat.  —  Holding a double-digit lead Tuesday night over her 45th District Senate opponent …
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Dems win from coast to coast  —  Democrats roared back on Tuesday a year after suffering perhaps the most demoralizing defeat in modern political history, claiming big victories in races up and down the ballot and across the country.  —  The breadth of the Democratic wins surprised …
Discussion: Governing magazine and TalkLeft
Michael Martz / www.richmond.com:
Democrats erase 32-seat GOP advantage in House; recounts likely to determine control
Discussion: Axios, Power Line and Associated Press
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Trump warns Kim ‘regime in grave danger ... we will not be intimidated’  —  Invoking an alliance with South Korea “forged in the crucible of war,” President Donald Trump warned the nuclear-armed North Korean regime “not to underestimate us” and called on all nations to “deny it any form of support, supply, or acceptance.”
Discussion: Politico, Axios and Associated Press
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Trump in South Korea and China: Itinerary and photos
Discussion: ABC News
CBS News:
“The time for excuses is over,” Trump says in South Korea
Discussion: The Hill
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Maine just became the 33rd state to expand Medicaid  —  A ballot initiative will allow as many as 89,000 Maine residents to gain coverage.  —  Maine will become the 33rd state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, extending coverage to as many as 89,000 low-income residents.
Discussion: Politico, Axios, The Week and Mother Jones
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New York Times:
Maine Ballot Question 2: Expand Medicaid Eligibility
Discussion: Forbes, Rewire and Balloon Juice
Bloomberg:
Senator Menendez Juror Asks Trial Judge: ‘What Is a Senator?’  —  On their first full day of jury deliberations at the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a juror asked the judge a basic question: What is a senator?  —  U.S. District Judge William Walls declined to answer the question …
Discussion: Instapundit and twitchy.com
Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Phil Murphy beats Kim Guadagno to succeed Christie as N.J. governor  —  TRENTON — Phil Murphy, a former Wall Street executive and diplomat with no previous elected experience but deep pockets and strong ties to the Democratic Party, easily defeated Republican Kim Guadagno Tuesday to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey's governor.
Discussion: CNN and The Nation
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H.W. Vail / Vanity Fair:
Gay Talese Would Like to Profile Kevin Spacey  —  And not necessarily for the reason one might imagine.  Plus more scenes from the New York Public Library's Literary Lions Gala.  —  One night a year, the New York Public Library, the Beaux-Arts bastion of the city's literary life, becomes a shade less public.
Discussion: Jezebel and Mediaite
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Author Gay Talese feels sorry for Kevin Spacey, says his accusers should ‘suck it up’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Omarosa's West Wing bridal adventure highlights broader dysfunction  —  One Saturday in early April, Omarosa Manigault caused a stir in the White House.  —  The “Apprentice” villain turned senior White House official brought members of her 39-person bridal party to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Tee times, smoothie diets, and fat paychecks: A look inside post-Trump life
Discussion: Mediaite
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Russia Activated Twitter Sleeper Cells for Election Day Blitz … As U.S. polling places opened last Nov. 8, Russian trolls in St. Petersburg began a final push on Twitter to elect Donald Trump.  —  They used a combination of high-profile accounts with large and influential followings …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Charlotte Observer:
Democrat Vi Lyles makes history in Charlotte mayoral win  —  Casting herself as a unifier after two years of tumult, Democrat Vi Lyles easily defeated Republican Kenny Smith on Tuesday to become Charlotte's first African-American female mayor.  —  Lyles took about 58 percent to Smith's 42 percent in unofficial returns.
Discussion: ABC News, The Hill, NPR and The Root
Corey W. McDonald / New Jersey Online:
Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.'s first Sikh mayor  —  HOBOKEN — City Councilman Ravi Bhalla has emerged victorious in the six-person mayoral race, becoming the first Sikh mayor of the Mile Square City — and the state of New Jersey.  —  Bhalla, an Indian-American born in New Jersey …
 
 
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
Russia investigators probe 2016 GOP platform fight
Discussion: New York Times
Paul Feely / UnionLeader.com:
History made in Manchester: Joyce Craig elected as Queen City's first female mayor
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump's 12 months of style clashing with substance
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Inside secret court hearing in Mueller's Trump-Russia probe
Andrew J. Bacevich / New Republic:
Leave It to the Generals  —  Win or quit, or win and then quit.
New York Times:
Let the People Pick the President
afsa-nfe2015.informz.net:
Time to Ask Why  —  As I have done a few times previously this year …
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Melvin Carter Elected Mayor Of St. Paul
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
New York Voters Reject a Constitutional Convention
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Democrats In Washington State Win Full Control Of The Government
Discussion: GeekWire and Vox
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Democrats picked up 2 seats in the Georgia state legislature, too
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The paranoid Carter Page transcript: What in God's name did I just read?
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Chris Brennan / Philly.com:
Larry Krasner wins race for Philly DA
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
Aaron Wische / Click2Houston.com:
Sutherland Springs church shooter escaped mental health facility months after attack on wife, child
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Elise Morton / Associated Press:
Russia arrests two journalists, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, on “extremism” charges for allegedly working for a group founded by the late Alexei Navalny
 
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