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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority: ‘We Are a Battleground State’ — After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate. Voters elected Democrats to two seats previously held by Republicans …
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New Republic, Washington Examiner, New York Times, Newsweek, The Commonwealth Times, The 19th, WTOP News, Magnolia Tribune and Esquire
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Humiliation Worsens as Fresh Info Reveals Scale of GOP Losses … The Democratic Party's blowout wins on Tuesday night underscore a fundamental reality about the Donald Trump era: Anti-Trump politics is affordability politics, and affordability politics is anti-Trump politics.
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MSNBC and New York Times
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Is an Albatross — As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party. But as president, Trump has been an albatross around the neck of his party.
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections — The headline story from this year's elections is simple: Democrats increased their support across the country and swept all the marquee contests in key states. Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger won Virginia by ~14 points …
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Vox, Wall Street Journal, The Parnas Perspective, American Prospect, Fox News, NBC News, Washington Times, Bloomberg and New Republic
Politico:
What's really concerning Republicans after Tuesday's romp … “People don't think he's lived up to his promises,” said one White House ally, who like others in this story was granted anonymity to discuss internal thinking. “You won on lowering costs, putting more money back into people's pockets.
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New York Times, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Inside Trump's “uncomfortable” breakfast with Republican senators — The room was “eerily silent” and “uncomfortable” Wednesday morning as President Trump cajoled Republican senators to end the filibuster, multiple attendees told Axios. … - “If you don't terminate the filibuster …
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Politico, Raw Story, Media Matters for America, New Jersey Online and The Hill
Megan Messerly / Politico:
‘There Should Be Flashing Red Lights’: Steve Bannon on Mamdani's Win … More than a few Republicans are celebrating Zohran Mamdani's victory, seeing the 34-year-old democratic socialist as a political gift and an albatross for the Democratic Party. Steve Bannon is not among them.
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California's New House Maps — Republicans asked a federal court to block newly approved maps in California that were designed to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats. — Hours after California voters approved a redistricting measure …
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Politico:
Trump blames shutdown for GOP election losses … Trump used his candid autopsy of the election results to urge Republicans to kill the Senate filibuster to quickly reopen the government and then enact their agenda, including a national voter ID requirement.
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Mychael Schnell / MSNBC:
Trump's private push to end the filibuster flops with GOP senators — Trump continues to insist the best way out of the shutdown is for Republicans to end the filibuster. GOP senators aren't having it. — After days of unsuccessfully venting online that Senate Republicans need to nuke the filibuster …
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NBC News, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Signal, Associated Press and NOTUS
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Dem Wave Hits Virginia, New Jersey, and Elsewhere; a Dozen House Ratings Shift in California Following Approval of New Dem Map
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Andy Craig / The UnPopulist:
The Election Was a Rebuke of Trump and Not Only Because He Has Failed to Deliver Economic Relief
The Election Was a Rebuke of Trump and Not Only Because He Has Failed to Deliver Economic Relief
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Associated Press and New York Times
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dems warned of “hell to pay” if they cut “weak” post-election shutdown deal
Dems warned of “hell to pay” if they cut “weak” post-election shutdown deal
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Washington Post, Politico and New Jersey Online
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer's Remorse About Trump
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer's Remorse About Trump
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The Daily Signal, Washington Post and Boston.com
Politico:
It started with a bad internal poll. How Newsom turned it around and beat Trump on redistricting
It started with a bad internal poll. How Newsom turned it around and beat Trump on redistricting
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Fox News, Newsweek, New Yorker, CalMatters, The Guardian, The Daily Signal, Deadline, NPR and Bloomberg
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Top Trump political adviser says president will focus on affordability next year
Top Trump political adviser says president will focus on affordability next year
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MSNBC, Semafor, The Daily Caller, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:
Why Democrats Dominated — What a night! In this week's chat, Anat and I unpacked …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Anti-MAGA Majority Reemerges
The Anti-MAGA Majority Reemerges
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The Hill, Tallahassee Democrat, Axios, New York Sun, Fox News, NextDraft and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Democrats gird for longer shutdown fight after election sweep
Democrats gird for longer shutdown fight after election sweep
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Voters Soundly Reject Trump's Plot to Rig the Next Election
Voters Soundly Reject Trump's Plot to Rig the Next Election
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New Republic, New York Times, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Axios, Politico, Democracy Docket, The Wrap and Associated Press
Diana Stancy / Fox News:
Vance delivers post-election reality check, contends GOP must make life affordable or get walloped in 2026
Vance delivers post-election reality check, contends GOP must make life affordable or get walloped in 2026
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Newsweek
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Vive La Résistance — With Republican candidates going down in flames all around him …
Vive La Résistance — With Republican candidates going down in flames all around him …
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New York Times, Politico, NPR and Wired
Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
FAA orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on — The Trump administration says the move, which will affect 40 markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers. — The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reduce flight traffic …
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Associated Press:
FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 …
Sam Ogozalek / Politico:
FAA to throttle back flights in parts of the US as shutdown worsens air traffic controller shortages
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Daily Caller News Foundation
Joel Rose / NPR:
Air traffic controllers warn of ‘tipping point’ as U.S. government shutdown drags on
Air traffic controllers warn of ‘tipping point’ as U.S. government shutdown drags on
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Fox Business and UPI
Bangor Daily News:
Jared Golden: I won't seek reelection. Here's why. — Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X - Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook - Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit - Click to print (Opens in new window) Print - Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email -
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Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Maine Centrist Jared Golden to Quit Congress, Citing Threats and Dysfunction
Maine Centrist Jared Golden to Quit Congress, Citing Threats and Dysfunction
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Bangor Daily News and Inside Elections
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The tariff case puts the Supreme Court's conservatives in a bind … On the other hand, an indisputable hallmark of the Roberts court is a deep mistrust for government meddling in the free market. … “I think that some of the justices that matter are going to feel a bit torn,” …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
If the justices rule in Trump's favor, one dissent could guide their decision.
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump's tariffs
Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump's tariffs
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Rebecca Schneid / Time:
The Billionaires Who Failed to Stop Zohran Mamdani, and How Much They Spent — Zohran Mamdani defeated a Republican, a fellow Democrat, and an army of billionaires when he emerged victorious in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday. — Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist …
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Emily Ngo / Politico:
Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team
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New Republic, Al Jazeera, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, Gothamist, Associated Press and New York Daily News
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York's Elite and Was Elected Mayor
How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York's Elite and Was Elected Mayor
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Salt Lake Tribune, The Atlantic and Washington Times
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team
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MSNBC, The Hill, The City, RedState, Above the Law, Gothamist, The Guardian and Bloomberg
Block Club Chicago:
Families ‘Horrified’ After Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents — This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email [email protected]. — NORTH CENTER — Federal immigration agents pulled …
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Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th:
Child care worker detained by ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched
Child care worker detained by ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched
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Newsweek and Chicago Tribune
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Highly unusual’: New warning signs for DOJ's Trump-ordered case against Comey … Halligan, who was seated at the Justice Department's table Wednesday, personally secured the indictment against Comey several days later. — Halligan's unusual role — singlehandedly presenting to the grand jury …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
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NBC News, MSNBC, New York Times, CBS News, New York Post, The Hill, Newsweek and IJR
CNN:
Exit polls: Election 2025 — CNN Exit Polls shed light on who came out to vote and what choices they made. The results combine pre-election interviews with those conducted at polling places to represent the full electorate. Results will update through Election Night, with the final numbers weighted to match election results.
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The Washington Free Beacon, Daily Caller News Foundation, SSRS, Roll Call, Washington Post, The Forward, IJR and Raw Story
Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It — A US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany published a list of food banks in the area that could help soldiers and staff as part of its “Shutdown Guidance,” the subtext being that soldiers and base employees might need …
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U.S. Army, Stars & Stripes and Task & Purpose
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Telling People She Wants to Run for President — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has become increasingly vocal in her criticism of the Republican Party and its leadership, particularly in the House, is telling people she wants to run for president in 2028.
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Daily Mail
Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 …
pbump:
What changed in Virginia — I am by no means the only person to have made this observation, but the point at which I knew Kamala Harris was in trouble last year was when the results in Virginia weren't immediately obvious. As the hours dragged on, the fact that a state her ticket had won …
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Washington Post and Fox News

