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2:40 PM ET, November 9, 2022

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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Midterm Elections So Far  —  Democrats showed up, Trump-backed candidates underperformed and inflation wasn't the whole story: Here are last night's lessons.  —  Democrats tried to outrun history — and the lead weight of a wounded president who made his final political appearance …
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MSNBC:
Midterm elections live updates: 2022 results and highlights from key races  —  Watch MSNBC live: 2022 midterm election results and analysis … 5m ago / 3:43 PM UTC  —  Lindsey Graham admits ‘definitely not a Republican wave’  —  Hayley Miller  —  As the dust settles and results continue …
Semafor:
Donald Trump's candidates slumped and he's looking for someone to blame  —  It was a rough night for Republicans on Tuesday, but especially for prominent candidates who scored Donald Trump's early endorsement or mimicked his style of politics and echoed his false claims about the 2020 election.
David Rutz / Fox News:
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’  —  MSNBC's Chris Hayes says Trump ‘screwed’ Republicans  —  MSNBC, CNN place blame for Republican losses on Donald Trump  —  As the midterm results rolled in Tuesday night and the “red wave” …
Liz Peek / Fox News:
Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader  —  Republicans are ready to move on without Donald Trump  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wins sweeping re-election bid  —  The biggest winner of the midterm elections was without a doubt Governor Ron DeSantis, whose landslide victory in the state of Florida was breathtaking.
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
JD Vance didn't mention Trump in Ohio Senate victory speech despite endorsement  —  Vance was one of the few key Trump endorsees to win in election results Tuesday night  —  Republican JD Vance defeats Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race, Fox News projects
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift  —  Democrats powered their way to control of the Michigan House and Senate on Tuesday, marking the first time the party secured a majority of seats in both legislative chambers in nearly 40 years.
Washington Post:
One likely 2024 GOP contender triumphed on election night.  It wasn't Donald Trump.  —  Early returns suggested setbacks for the former president's endorsed candidates, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other potential 2024 rivals appeared emboldened  —  One likely contender …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap  —  IT'S OFFICIAL: The Georgia Senate race between Democratic Sen. RAPHAEL WARNOCK and Republican HERSCHEL WALKER is heading to a runoff election scheduled for Dec. 6 after neither candidate secured 50% of the vote.
Discussion: Bloomberg, HotAir and Washington Times
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Georgia senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker heads to runoff, NBC News projects
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: Trump's the loser as GOP falters
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Democrats win control of Michigan Legislature for 1st time in decades
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis cruises to re-election, solidifying GOP hold on Florida politics
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
America Does Care About Democracy and Abortion Rights
Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
Arizona Democrats surged to large leads. Now, they wait to see if their advantage holds.
Discussion: Associated Press, RedState and KTAR.com
NBC News:
John Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Senate race, defeating TV doctor Mehmet Oz and flipping key state for Democrats  —  NBC News NOW  —  NEWTOWN, Penn.  — John Fetterman, the state lieutenant governor, has won Pennsylvania's high-voltage race for an open Senate seat, defeating celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz …
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New York Times:
Colorado Third Congressional District Election Results  —  ‹ See all Colorado state results  —  Representative Lauren Boebert, one of former President Donald J. Trump's most ardent supporters, is facing Adam Frisch, a Democrat, and several independent candidates running as write-ins.
New York Times:
New York 14th Congressional District Election Results  —  ‹ See all New York state results  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat, wins the 14th District in New York.  —  Race called by The Associated Press.  —  Latest results from 12:15 AM ET  —  74% of votes in  —  U.S. House District 14
Discussion: Vox
New York Times:
California Proposition 30 Election Results: Electric Vehicle Incentive Tax
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller and IJR
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday  —  Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont on Tuesday adopted constitutional amendments that enshrine abortion rights into their state constitutions.  The referendums came in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling …
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Mark Zuckerberg / Meta:
Mark Zuckerberg's Message to Meta Employees  —  Mark Zuckerberg just shared the following with Meta employees:  —  Today I'm sharing some of the most difficult changes we've made in Meta's history.  I've decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go.
Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor's race, fending off strongest Republican bid in a decade  —  Democrat Tina Kotek has won the race for Oregon governor, defeating Republican Christine Drazan.  —  It was a hard-fought and expensive win by Democrats, who have a huge party registration advantage …
New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  Russia Says It's Withdrawing From Kherson City, a Potential Blow to Moscow … Ukrainians see signs of a Russian retreat from Kherson City but are wary.  —  Russia's defense minister announced on television Wednesday that he was ordering the retreat of Moscow's forces …
Politico:
House Dem campaign chief Maloney concedes defeat in New York  —  Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, conceded defeat Wednesday, a humiliating loss for Democrats and the chair of the party's campaign arm.  —  He was ousted by GOP state …
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Miami Herald:
Ex-Proud Boy held rally for Rubio canvasser beaten in Hialeah.  Now he thinks story was a lie  —  Gabriel Garcia believed Christopher Monzon, the Republican Party canvasser who said he was beaten up in Hialeah last month because of his political beliefs.  —  So much that Garcia …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Howard Stern: ‘Saving democracy’ is biggest issue, 'hillbillies don't realize it'
CNN:
Kevin McCarthy moves quickly to secure potential speakership as hard-right group weighs a long-shot challenge
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
FOX13 News Memphis:
2022 Mid-South Midterm Election Results
Discussion: NBC News and Rolling Stone
James Factora / them.:
James Roesener Is the First Out Trans Man Elected to a U.S. State Legislature
Discussion: New York Times and National Review
Daniel Boguslaw / The Intercept:
In Referendum on Whether You Can Prosecute Murderous Cops at All, Keith Ellison Ekes It Out
Discussion: Associated Press and KTAR.com
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New York Voters Approve $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
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