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12:05 PM ET, November 5, 2025

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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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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Discussion: RedState and Magnolia Tribune
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 …
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.
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 …
Matt Cannon / Newsweek:
Eight California Counties Won by Donald Trump Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop 50  —  Voters in eight California counties carried by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election backed Proposition 50, the Democrat-backed ballot measure in a state-by-state redistricting battle helping determine who controls …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 4, 2025 (Tuesday)  —  So much for obeying a court order, even if begrudgingly and with manufactured delay.  At 8:00 this morning, President Donald Trump announced that “SNAP BENEFITS...will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!”
Discussion: New York Times
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Democrats demand meeting with Trump on shutdown — again  —  Fresh from the party's victories in off-year elections across the map, top congressional Democrats are insisting on a meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss the shutdown.  “We write to demand a bipartisan meeting …
Paul Krugman:
Which Party Is in Trouble, Again?  —  Yesterday was a very good day for Democrats and a very bad day for both MAGA and the oligarchy.  If I were a properly house-trained pundit, I would immediately follow that statement by throwing some shade at Democrats.  But this was a blowout, pure and simple.
The Bulwark:
Vive La Résistance  —  Waves can be blue after all.  —  With Republican candidates going down in flames all around him, Donald Trump spent last night flaming out on Truth Social.  “REPUBLICANS, TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!  GET BACK TO PASSING LEGISLATION AND VOTER REFORM!” he wrote …
Discussion: CNN, New York Times 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.
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and NewsMax.com
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.
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Pine Belt
Associated Press:
Tuesday's races were a quiet rebuke of Trump for many voters, AP Voter Poll finds
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Dems warned of “hell to pay” if they cut “weak” post-election shutdown deal
Politico:
Democrats didn't just rebound. They dominated.
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Inside Trump's “uncomfortable” breakfast with Republican senators
Norman Ornstein / The Contrarian:
Democrats have the momentum. They can't stop now.
Discussion: The Hill
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
A Next-Generation Victory for Democrats
Discussion: Washington Post
Daniel Orton / Newsweek:
Democrats Flip Two Seats in Deep Red Mississippi, Break GOP Supermajority
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads
Ben Domenech / New York Post:
Dem voters embrace fringe — from socialists to pro-assassination nuts
Discussion: Bloomberg
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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Olivia Reingold / The Free Press:
Mamdani's Revolution Has Arrived  —  The old rules don't apply.  The new fault lines are clear.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  Eight months ago, I pitched a story about a 33-year-old democratic socialist from Queens with an unfamiliar name who was running for mayor against a former governor …
Emily Ngo / Politico:   Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team
Freddie deBoer / The Times:
Yes, Zohran Mamdani can govern as a sensible socialist
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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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 …
New York Times:
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs  —  Share of U.S. imports subject to different trade rules  —  Source: U.S. Census Bureau international trade data.  —  Just under half of all goods that enter the United States are now subject to tariffs, a New York Times analysis …
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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 …
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.
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's $2 billion fundraising binge  —  President Trump has raised about $1.9 billion from an array of corporate donors to help finance his political committees, White House construction projects and celebrations of the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary, sources tell Axios.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Salon
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force against protesters in Operation Midway Blitz is underway  —  Following a month-long court battle that featured appearances by top federal officials and an appeals court's rebuke, a high-stakes hearing is underway over the treatment of protesters …
Discussion: Wonkette
 
 
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Yong-Yu Huang / The Daily Northwestern:
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Discussion: Grist
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.
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