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12:40 PM ET, November 9, 2022

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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Midterm Elections So Far  —  Democrats showed up, Trump-backed candidates underperformed and inflation wasn't the whole story: Here are last night's lessons.  —  Democrats tried to outrun history — and the lead weight of a wounded president who made his final political appearance …
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MSNBC:
Midterm elections live updates: 2022 results and highlights from key races  —  Watch MSNBC live: 2022 midterm election results and analysis … 5m ago / 3:43 PM UTC  —  Lindsey Graham admits ‘definitely not a Republican wave’  —  Hayley Miller  —  As the dust settles and results continue …
MSNBC:
Control of House, Senate hang in the balance as key races not yet projected  —  Abortion rights, MAGA appear to break rules for midterm outcomes  —  Note: Live coverage on this page has ended.  Please visit our new live blog for the latest updates and analysis. … 4h ago / 9:30 AM UTC
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
America Does Care About Democracy and Abortion Rights
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Democrats win control of Michigan Legislature for 1st time in decades
David Rutz / Fox News:
Trump blasted across media spectrum over Republicans' midterms performance: ‘Biggest loser tonight’  —  MSNBC's Chris Hayes says Trump ‘screwed’ Republicans  —  MSNBC, CNN place blame for Republican losses on Donald Trump  —  As the midterm results rolled in Tuesday night and the “red wave” …
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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 …
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Blame Trump for weak Republican performance  —  The verdict is in: Against massive public dissatisfaction with the direction of a country led entirely by Democrats, former President Donald Trump's Republican Party still scared enough voters that it embarrassingly underperformed in this year's elections .
Washington Post:
One likely 2024 GOP contender triumphed on election night.  It wasn't Donald Trump.  —  Early returns suggested setbacks for the former president's endorsed candidates, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other potential 2024 rivals appeared emboldened  —  One likely contender …
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday  —  Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont on Tuesday adopted constitutional amendments that enshrine abortion rights into their state constitutions.  The referendums came in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling …
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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 …
Mark Zuckerberg / 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.
New York Times:
Colorado Third Congressional District Election Results  —  ‹ See all Colorado state results  —  Representative Lauren Boebert, one of former President Donald J. Trump's most ardent supporters, is facing Adam Frisch, a Democrat, and several independent candidates running as write-ins.
Politico:
McCarthy's victory party fizzles  —  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 …
Politico:
House Dem campaign chief Maloney concedes defeat in New York  —  Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, conceded defeat Wednesday, a humiliating loss for Democrats and the chair of the party's campaign arm.  —  He was ousted by GOP state …
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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  Russia Says It's Withdrawing From Kherson City, a Potential Blow to Moscow … Ukrainians see signs of a Russian retreat from Kherson City but are wary.  —  Russia's defense minister announced on television Wednesday that he was ordering the retreat of Moscow's forces …
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T.J. Quinn / ESPN:
Brittney Griner moves to Russian penal colony; exact location unknown
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
JD Vance didn't mention Trump in Ohio Senate victory speech despite endorsement  —  Vance was one of the few key Trump endorsees to win in election results Tuesday night  —  Republican JD Vance defeats Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race, Fox News projects
Miami Herald:
Ex-Proud Boy held rally for Rubio canvasser beaten in Hialeah.  Now he thinks story was a lie  —  Gabriel Garcia believed Christopher Monzon, the Republican Party canvasser who said he was beaten up in Hialeah last month because of his political beliefs.  —  So much that Garcia …
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Short / Hell Gate:
Magical Thinking at Lee Zeldin's ‘Victory’ Party  —  When the highlight of the night is an open bar, you know your candidate has fallen short.  —  As the polls closed at 9 p.m., Andrew Giuliani bounded up the steps of Cipriani 42nd Street with a Lee Zeldin campaign staffer …
Discussion: NPR
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The City:
Gov. Hochul Holds on After Tough Campaign Against Right-Winger Zeldin
Julie Brown / New York Times:
Counting all of the votes in Nevada could take days, election officials say.  —  Overwhelmed state election officials say that they have been flooded by thousands of mail-in ballots, many of which will not be counted until Thursday.  —  Overwhelmed election officials in Nevada …
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
I was wrong about the midterms.  Here's what I missed.  —  Crow — the avian white meat!  I'm eating a lot of it today as my prediction of a big GOP win comes crashing down.  The question is why: What did I miss that others caught?  —  A few things come to mind quickly.
 
 
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Ethan Geringer-Sameth / Gotham Gazette:
New York Voters Approve $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act
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Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Minneapolis Elects a Career Public Defender as Its New Prosecutor
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Edward Ring / American Greatness:
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The Michigan Daily:
In the cold and dark, UMich students and locals wait hours to vote at UMMA, volunteers provide support
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Georgia's Tight Senate Race Is Likely Headed Toward Runoff
Peter Boghossian / spiked:
How woke language distorts the world
New York Times:
New York 14th Congressional District Election Results
Maya King / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams Concedes to Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia
Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Arkansas governor: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders defeats Chris Jones