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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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CNN, Fox News, Washington Post, The Guardian, New Jersey Online and WTOP News
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Axios:
A big blue wave for Democrats, and two paths forward — Democrats delivered a resounding rebuke to President Trump in all five of the most-watched races in Tuesday's elections, as voters responded to candidates' promises to address frustrations with high prices and Trump.
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New York Times, The Hill, The Parnas Perspective, NBC News, Associated Press, Raw Story, Newsweek, USA Today, New York Sun, CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, Christian Science Monitor, The New World, Roll Call, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, UPI and NOTUS
Punchbowl News:
11/05/25 ☀️ AM: … One year after President Donald Trump and Republicans won the White House, Congress and every battleground state, Democrats struck back by painting Virginia and New Jersey blue Tuesday night, shifting the map leftward in county after county.
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Politico, New York Times, CBS News, New Jersey Online and NewsMax.com
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 …
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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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Start Their Comeback
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The Federalist, MSNBC, The Spectator Australia, Washington Times and Mother Jones
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN exit polls find voters in key races dissatisfied with Trump, concerned with economy
CNN exit polls find voters in key races dissatisfied with Trump, concerned with economy
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New York Times, The Guardian, HuffPost, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Morning Sun, Politico and Townhall
Politico:
Democrats didn't just rebound. They dominated.
Democrats didn't just rebound. They dominated.
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Blue Virginia, Jewish Insider, Strength In Numbers, Fox News, Bloomberg, The Parnas Perspective and NOTUS
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump wants Republicans to kill the filibuster. Great!
Trump wants Republicans to kill the filibuster. Great!
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CBS News, The Independent and El País
Alicia Parlapiano / New York Times:
New Jersey Governor Election Results
New Jersey Governor Election Results
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The 19th, Democrats, El País, NOTUS, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, IJR, WHAS-TV, Reason and NBC News
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race
Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race
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NewsMax.com, The Daily Signal, Gothamist and New Jersey Online
NBC News:
Election Day live updates: Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Sherrill and Spanberger elected governor, NBC News projects
Election Day live updates: Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Sherrill and Spanberger elected governor, NBC News projects
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MSNBC, Talking Points Memo, israelhayom.com, New York Post, PoliticusUSA, New Jersey Online, Democracy Docket, The Sun and Washington Examiner
Peter Sullivan / Axios:
Democrats face possible ACA letdown
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York's Elite and Was Elected Mayor — The 34-year-old assemblyman won the Democratic primary by defying the city's all-powerful establishment. He secured the mayoralty by delicately disarming it. — Zohran Mamdani was still asleep early in the morning …
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Vanity Fair, The Wrap, The Atlantic and Mediaite
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Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
America's Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani
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New York Times, Business Insider, Jacobin and The Nation
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Live Updates: Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor's Race After Highest Turnout in Decades
Live Updates: Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor's Race After Highest Turnout in Decades
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The American Conservative, Law Dork, NewsMax.com and Variety
New York Times:
How Mayor Mamdani Can Write New York's Next Chapter
How Mayor Mamdani Can Write New York's Next Chapter
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Washington Post, El País, WHAS-TV, Bangor Daily News, TheGrio and Pluribus News
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, Axios, WHAS-TV, Wall Street Journal, Talking Points Memo and RedState
Anushka Patil / New York Times:
Mamdani Blazes Trail as New York's First Muslim and South Asian Mayor-Elect
Mamdani Blazes Trail as New York's First Muslim and South Asian Mayor-Elect
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RNS, ABC News, MSNBC, The Intercept, Mother Jones and New York Post
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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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Democrat Spanberger Wins Governor Race As Virginians Reproach Trump — In a rebuke to President Donald Trump, Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia's gubernatorial race Tuesday. Her support for constitutional amendments on redistricting and voting rights restoration could make it easier to pass both pro-democracy measures.
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New York Times, NBC News, Associated Press, Vox, The 19th, NPR, The Message Box, Cardinal News, Breitbart, MSNBC, The Guardian, New York Sun, One America News Network and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
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Axios, The Guardian, IJR, Scripps News, CBS News, twitchy.com and Townhall
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Democrat Jay Jones wins Virginia attorney general's race
Democrat Jay Jones wins Virginia attorney general's race
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NewsMax.com, Cardinal News, The Hill, Fox News and New York Times
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.
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democrats win key Georgia special elections seen as midterm bellwethers
Democrats win key Georgia special elections seen as midterm bellwethers
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Times, Democrats, NewsMax.com and Breitbart
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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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads — NBC News projects that a ballot measure has passed allowing California Democrats to bypass an independent redistricting commission and counter GOP efforts around the country.
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Jennifer Calfas / Wall Street Journal:
California Voters Approve Redistricting, Giving Democrats a Chance to Flip Seats
California Voters Approve Redistricting, Giving Democrats a Chance to Flip Seats
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New York Post, CBS News, Roll Call, Politico, HuffPost, CalMatters, Axios, MSNBC, Democracy Docket, Breitbart, The Guardian and New Jersey Online
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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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 … Between mid-October and early November, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a pair of agreements that will authorize some state police within …
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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NBC News:
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. — New York City Mayor Results 2025 — Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as a third-party candidate, after also defeating Cuomo in a June primary.
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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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Cyril Mychalejko / Bucks County Beacon:
Bucks County's ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night — To borrow a phrase from our reality TV star turned president: “You're Fired.” — That's the message Bucks County voters gave to outgoing Sheriff Fred Harran Tuesday night …
Owen Auston-Babcock / NBC News:
Two Democrats advance to a special election runoff for a deep-blue Texas House seat — Christian Menefee, the county attorney of Harris County, and attorney Amanda Edwards advanced to the runoff, NBC News projects. — Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff …
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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Axios, Washington Post, Politico and The Hill
IJR:
School District Infamous For Trans Bathroom Scandal Elects Independent Vowing To Protect Girls — Conservative school board candidate Amy Riccardi beat incumbent Arben Istrefi in Loudoun County on Tuesday in a race defined by the district's stance on gender identity.
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The Virginia Public … and The Federalist

