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NBC News:
Nearly half of voters saw midterm election as a rebuke of Trump, NBC News Exit Poll shows  —  The president's approval rating is dismal among voters, who have big concerns about the economy, according to early polling results.  —  Nearly half of voters say they view the midterm election …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Things Are Going to Get Ugly  —  Donald Trump is about to redefine the lame-duck presidency.  —  Donald Trump won't be able to cope.  If he loses control of one chamber of Congress, never mind both, the world will see a personality collapse and rage meltdown on the scale of the final sequence of the Lord of the Rings.
The Guardian:
Voter turnout surges in election that will determine direction of Congress - as it happened
Discussion: CBS News
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Democrats could learn wrong message from a blowout victory
Discussion: FiftyPlusOne and Politico
NBC News:
Election 2026 live updates: Voters head to the polls in a midterm battle for House and Senate control
Discussion: CNBC, NewsMax.com and ABC News
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Inside the White House's Election Day messaging strategy
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:   Live 2026 House election updates as Democrats and Republicans vie for majority control in midterm races
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:   The Alex Pretti Election
New York Times:
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.  —  Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students.  But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google's search engine.  —  Google announced Tuesday that early next year it would turn off …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins the Georgia governor's race, flipping the office for Democrats  —  NBC News projects that Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, defeated billionaire Republican Rick Jackson in the contest to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp.  —  Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has won Georgia's race …
Discussion: NPR and Joe.My.God.
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NBC News:
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins the Georgia governor's race, flipping the office for Democrats, NBC News projects  —  Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has won Georgia's race for governor, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Rick Jackson and flipping control of the
The Atlantic:
The Election Deniers Are in Retreat
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sends Target Letters to Democrats in Escalation of Alaska Inquiry  —  The move is a highly unusual action to take at the decisive moment in a close race between the incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and his Democrat rival, Mary Peltola.  —  The Justice Department is intensifying …
New York Times:
Live Forecast: Senate and House  —  Read how it works ›  —  Chance of winning Senate control … Tracking the closest races in the Senate and House  —  Our election forecast is based on estimates for the outcomes of all Senate and House races.  The tables below show the closest races …
NBC News:
North Carolina Senate Results 2026  —  Former RNC chairman Michael Whatley faces off against former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for the seat opened up by GOP Sen. Thom Tillis' retirement.  Democrats haven't won a Senate race since 2006, but Cooper has won six statewide elections …
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The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost  —  Please be advised that the following article discusses rape allegations.  —  ...  The New York Times has terminated their contract with author Olivia Waite, their romance columnist …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Axios:
Scoop: Haley Stevens requests U.S. marshals' protection after death threats  —  Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens has requested U.S. marshals' protection after the Democrat told authorities she had received death threats for endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the swing state's hotly contested Senate race …
Washington Post:
Trump touted his Reflecting Pool success.  But new problems are visible.  —  Discoloration and inconsistencies were spotted immediately following the president's speech.  —  During a Monday afternoon event at the base of the Lincoln Memorial, President Donald Trump said that the second round …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Thomas English / New York Post:
NY Times mocked over story claiming Abdul El-Sayed's Jewish supporters include man named ‘Jack Mehoff’  —  The New York Times came in for online mockery Tuesday after a list it published of Jewish voters saying they would back Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for Senate included the unfortunate moniker “Jack Mehoff.”
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Voting machine chaos hits key House battleground  —  Voting machines across New York's Westchester County are rejecting paper ballots on Election Day, raising concerns about potential delays in one of the nation's most competitive House races. … - The Board of Elections said it is speaking …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ossoff wins reelection in battleground Georgia  —  Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) will win reelection for another term in the Senate, holding off a challenge from Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Decision Desk HQ has projected.  —  Ossoff is leading with about 80 percent of the vote to Collins's nearly 20 percent …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US moves to drop smuggling charges against Harvard scientist  —  US prosecutors moved on Tuesday to drop criminal charges against a Russian-born scientist at Harvard University accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States after she argued the Trump administration had singled her out for prosecution.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant facing new charges for threatening DC federal judges … Now Cleveland Meredith is facing new federal charges for allegedly threatening to murder the federal judges who presided over his — and thousands of other — criminal cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
2026 ELECTION DAY LIVE BLOG  —  What to follow on Election Day and how to watch results come in, Strength In Numbers style  —  Intro  —  Welcome to the Strength In Numbers Election Day live blog!  This page is your one-stop shop for all things data-driven commentary on Election Day 2026.
Discussion: The Downballot
Max Rego / The Hill:
Byron Donalds wins Florida governor's race  —  Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is projected to defeat Democrat David Jolly in the Florida gubernatorial race, according to Decision Desk HQ.  —  Donalds, who has represented the Sunshine State's 19th Congressional District since 2021 …
Daniel Reynolds / Advocate:
Longshot JD Ford elected first out gay member of Congress from Indiana, unseating GOP incumbent  —  JD Ford has made LGBTQ+ history in Indiana with a remarkable upset in the conservative state.  —  The Democrat bested incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz to triumph …
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Democrats flip North Carolina's 11th District after Chuck Edwards abandoned reelection bid  —  Washington — Democrat Jamie Ager flipped control of North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, CBS News projected, marking the first time a Democrat has won the seat since 2010.
Ananda Teresia / Reuters:
Indonesia arrests chief of staff, top policemen for alleged wiretapping of president  —  Three top Indonesian policemen including President Prabowo Subianto's chief of staff have been arrested on suspicion of wiretapping the president, ministers and others, authorities said …
 
 
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Axios:
Pappas becomes first openly gay man elected to Senate, keeps N.H. blue
Associated Press:
Democrat John Reed wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Rhode Island
Discussion: Breitbart
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Daines' Senate handoff poised to pay off
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Justices signal support for Catholic preschools in clash between religious and LGBTQ+ rights
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
AOC Quietly Lays the Groundwork
Discussion: Daily Kos and Fox News
Eric Levitz / Vox:
Trump just said he was ending aid to Israel. He might actually mean it.
Ted Widmer / The Guardian:
America has been witnessing the worst speeches in presidential history
Ken Burns / New York Times:
Why I'm Optimistic About the Midterms  —  There have been three great crises in American history …
Discussion: NextDraft and The Hill
E. Lansing / US Department of Justice:
DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time
 

 
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New York Times:
A profile of Laura Belin, an openly liberal Iowa journalist long shut out by state Republicans who says Democrats also favor friendly influencers over reporters
 
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