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8:55 AM ET, November 9, 2022

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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis cruises to re-election, solidifying GOP hold on Florida politics  —  ‘We chose law and order’: Florida Gov. DeSantis speaks after winning re-election  —  MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis notched a quick election night win, NBC News projected Tuesday …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Reveal Unflattering Information About DeSantis if He Runs  —  “I know more about him than anybody other than perhaps his wife,” the former president reportedly said.  —  Several hours before polls opened on Tuesday for Election Day in Florida, former President Donald J. Trump warned …
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 …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How Biden and Trump squelched the red wave  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE TOPLINES ...  STILL UNCALLED —AZ-GOV:KATIE HOBBS leads KARI LAKE, 51.0%-49.0% ... AZ-SEN:MARK KELLY leads BLAKE MASTERS, 52.1%-45.8% …
Tyler Buchanan / Axios:
Trump-backed J.D. Vance wins Ohio Senate race against Tim Ryan  —  Venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance has defeated Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio's pivotal open Senate race, the Associated Press reported. … - Vance was considered to be a slight favorite in the race after winning a bruising …
David Rutz / Fox News:
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and TASS
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘Not a Republican wave’: Fetterman wins in Pa. diminishing Republican hopes
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig wins toss-up race to clinch third term
Discussion: New York Times and Fox News
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New York Times:
The Needle: Senate and House Forecast  —  Chance of winning Senate control  —  No estimates yet  —  Very Likely Likely Leaning Tossup Leaning Likely Very Likely  —  Chance of winning House control  —  No estimates yet  —  Very Likely Likely Leaning Tossup Leaning Likely Very Likely
Discussion: Mediaite, Poynter, Forbes and The Hill
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
Andrew Menezes / CNN:
Meet the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections  —  The race for control of Congress, as well as governorships and key statewide positions, has defined the 2022 midterms.  —  In Washington, Republicans have had their eyes on breaking the Democratic trifecta by winning one or both chambers of Congress.
CNN:
Exit polls: High inflation dominates voters' views in the midterm elections  —  Soaring prices were top of mind for voters as they cast ballots in this year's midterm elections, according to the preliminary results of the national and state exit polls conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research.
Lola Duffort / VTDigger:
Vermont becomes the 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution  —  Reproductive rights are set to be enshrined in the Vermont Constitution.  —  With more than 285,000 votes counted early Wednesday morning, ‘yes’ votes for Proposal 5 outnumbered ‘no’ votes by a margin of 72%-22% …
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Taylor Weiter / WCPO 9 Cincinnati:
Kentucky constitutional amendment on abortion fails  —  KENTUCKY — Constitutional Amendment 2 failed Tuesday night, allowing abortion to remain a constitutional right in Kentucky.  —  ABC News projected the amendment failed at around midnight, with the ACLU of Kentucky declaring victory.
Discussion: KTAR.com, Raw Story and Courier-Journal
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Axios and Politico
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Vermont votes to be 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
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.
Maya King / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams Concedes to Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia  —  Ms. Abrams, a Democrat, bowed to Mr. Kemp, the Republican incumbent, in a rematch of their 2018 race.  He had campaigned on his conservative policy wins.  —  ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has conceded to Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia …
Politico:
McCarthy's victory party turns into a dud  —  Kevin McCarthy delayed a victory speech to what was supposed to be a jubilant party of Republicans until 2 a.m. Wednesday.  By that time, a sizable number of attendees had already left.  —  And the GOP leader kept his speech brief …
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NBC News:
Philadelphia vote count faces delays after GOP challenge  —  Officials in Philadelphia voted at an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to reinstate a security measure that could dramatically slow vote counting in Pennsylvania's most populous city.  —  The Philadelphia elections board voted 2-1 …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nevada results to be delayed by Clark County ballot processing
CNN:
Five baseless 2022 election conspiracy theories, fact-checked  —  False claims and conspiracy theories about voting and the election process swirled on social media as Americans cast their ballots on Tuesday.  —  The disinformation was driven by Republicans.
Discussion: Breitbart, New Republic, VICE and Poynter
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The City:
Gov. Hochul Holds on After Tough Campaign Against Right-Winger Zeldin  —  While pre-election polls showed a close race, Democrats' overwhelming registration advantage and late get-out-the-vote effort were enough for the incumbent to prevail.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul fought off a challenge from Republican Lee Zeldin on Tuesday.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet defeats Republican Joe O'Dea in Colorado, NBC News projects  —  NBC News NOW  —  Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado won re-election Tuesday, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Joe O'Dea in a competitive race.  —  Bennet, 57, a former chief …
 
 
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
Georgia Senate Race Too Close to Call as Runoff Becomes Likely
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How woke language distorts the world
Ross Adams / WAPT:
Man arrested, accused of setting 7 fires near JSU campus
Fox News:
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott defeats Beto O'Rourke, re-elected for third term
Politico:
Senate Democrats' campaign arm made a big bet on election strategy this year, spending more on its field operations than on TV ads.
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Arkansas governor: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders defeats Chris Jones
Washington Post:
Wes Moore projected to win Md. governor's race in history-making run
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Prosecutors to jury on woman who stormed Pelosi's office: ‘Looks can be deceiving’
Discussion: NBC News
Politico:
Staff changes are coming to the White House. Will Klain be part of them?
Discussion: New Republic
New York Times:
Epstein Victim Says She May Have Made a Mistake in Accusing Dershowitz
Discussion: Breitbart and Rolling Stone
 

 
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