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Associated Press:
Election Night Live updates: Democrats notch wins for governors, mayor over Trump's picks — EDITED BY NELL CLARK, CURTIS YEE, BERNARD MCGHEE, MICHELLE L. PRICE, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, ASHLEY THOMAS, KIANA DOYLE AND TIA GOLDENBERG — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source …
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race — Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the competitive race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, NBC News projects. — Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey governor's race …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race — Mamdani will be the youngest New York mayor in a century, NBC News projects, after a rapid rise past Andrew Cuomo and other opponents. — Zohran Mamdani has won New York City's mayoral race, NBC News projects, after the 34-year-old …
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Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Trump Blames the Shutdown for Republican Election Losses — President Donald Trump quickly found a culprit for a number of major Republican losses in Tuesday's slate of elections: the ongoing government shutdown. — “'TRUMP WASN'T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS …
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN exit polls find voters in key races dissatisfied with Trump, concerned with economy — Last November, Donald Trump won a return to the White House amid broad national dissatisfaction with the state of the country. A year later, preliminary CNN exit polling finds, the first major electoral tests …
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Stephanie Perry / NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: Voters disapprove of Trump in New Jersey, Virginia and other key races — Neither political party gets strong marks from voters, and they are concerned about the economy, according to the early exit poll results. — In the first major elections of President Donald Trump's second term …
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Mikie Sherrill wins NJ gov race after making campaign all about Trump
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race
Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race
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MSNBC:
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Democrat Spanberger Wins Governor Race As Virginians Reproach Trump
Democrat Spanberger Wins Governor Race As Virginians Reproach Trump
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani
Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump readying “living hell” for GOP senators over nuking filibuster — President Trump's Truth Social demands to end the filibuster are just a hint of his coming rampage if Senate Republicans hold out against him, advisers tell Axios. … But Trump's frustration is the first clear sign …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
White House scrambles to limit fallout of Trump threats to withhold SNAP food aid benefits
White House scrambles to limit fallout of Trump threats to withhold SNAP food aid benefits
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump says SNAP will only get paid after shutdown
Trump says SNAP will only get paid after shutdown
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John Hanna / Associated Press:
Kansas Republicans drop push to enter nation's widening redistricting battle — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — Kansas' Republican House leader on Tuesday dropped efforts to force a redraw of U.S. House districts …
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Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Maryland Governor Pushes For Redistricting to Counter Trump Gerrymanders: ‘Come Next November, We Will Have Fair Maps’
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Senate votes down GOP-led stopgap for 14th time
Senate votes down GOP-led stopgap for 14th time
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Wired:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves — In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE's image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes. — Criminals posing as US immigration officers …
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Francesca D'Annunzio / The Texas Observer:
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority — NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state's high court. — Pennsylvania voters approved the retention of three state Supreme Court justices …
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WLKY-TV:
UPS plane crashes at Louisville's airport, injuries reported — IMPORTANT: There is a shelter-in-place issued within a 5-mile radius of the airport and all the way north to the Ohio River. — A UPS plane has crashed at Louisville's international airport, causing an explosion, giant plumes of smoke and fire spreading nearly a mile.
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Associated Press:
UPS cargo plane with 3 aboard explodes on takeoff at Louisville airport, igniting huge fire
UPS cargo plane with 3 aboard explodes on takeoff at Louisville airport, igniting huge fire
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Live Updates: Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor's Race After Highest Turnout in Decades — Zohran Mamdani, whose triumphant campaign was built on progressive ideas and a relentless focus on affordability, will become the city's youngest mayor in more than a century. — Here's the latest.
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Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
America's Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani
America's Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Jay Jones wins Virginia attorney general's race amid texting scandal — Former Virginia Del. Jay Jones (D) was projected to oust incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) in the race for the state's top law enforcement spot on Tuesday, staving off a texting controversy that dogged his candidacy in the campaign's final month.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
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NBC News:
FBI fires, unfires, refires agents linked to Jack Smith probe — The firings focus on personnel with connections to former special counsel Jack Smith's probe of Trump and an earlier FBI investigation known as “Arctic Frost.” — WASHINGTON — At least two FBI employees involved …
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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
FBI Conducts Whiplash Firings, Rehirings Linked to Trump Probe
FBI Conducts Whiplash Firings, Rehirings Linked to Trump Probe
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Spencer Ackerman / The Nation:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies — As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history. — Pocket — The week before Dick Cheney died …
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CNN:
Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies
Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies
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Washington Post:
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown — Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S. — NBC News projects that state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the race to become Virginia's next lieutenant governor. — Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi on Tuesday became the first Muslim American woman elected …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
CBP agent hit by sandwich in DC testifies: ‘Could smell onions and the mustard’ — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent struck by a sandwich in Washington, D.C., this summer testified Tuesday during resident Sean Dunn's federal misdemeanor trial.
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Pine Belt — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has won a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
Ayesha Ali / ABC News:
Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down some airspace next week: Duffy — “You will see mass chaos,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry …
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Mirna Alsharif / NBC News:
Department of Transportation may close parts of airspace if government shutdown continues, Duffy says
Department of Transportation may close parts of airspace if government shutdown continues, Duffy says
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Negotiating Deal With Ozempic Maker to Sell Some Weight-Loss Drugs for $149 — Novo Nordisk, as well as Eli Lilly, would gain Medicare and Medicaid coverage for their blockbuster weight-loss drugs — The Trump administration is negotiating a deal with weight-loss drugmakers Eli Lilly …
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New York Times:
Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela … The Trump administration has developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela, including direct attacks on military units that protect President Nicolás Maduro and moves to seize control of the country's oil fields, according to multiple U.S. officials.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democrats win key Georgia special elections seen as midterm bellwethers — Democrats have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in what were seen as a key bellwether ahead of the 2026 midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ. — Democratic candidates Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard …
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Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia — Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michael Burry …
NBC News:
Virginia Governor Election 2025 Live Results: Abigail Spanberger Wins, NBC News Projects — See live results from the 2025 Virginia governor election. Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day.
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