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Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports Musk's $445M midterm spending failed to save GOP races; DOJ civil rights chief resigns
USA TODAY reports Elon Musk spent more than $445 million on the midterms without saving key Republican races, and that Harmeet Dhillon has resigned from the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAElectionCongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyFederal Government Elon Muskmidterm electionsHarmeet DhillonJustice DepartmentHakeem JeffriesChuck SchumerUSA TODAYUSA TODAY On Politics
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Sierra Club Says Endorsed Candidates Won 1,290 Races, Plans Thursday Post-Election Livestream
The group says voters delivered the largest electoral wave since 1894 and that it has won 88% of its 2,426 endorsed races so far, with 963 still to be called.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentEnergyElectionDemocratic PartyClimate ChangeSocial IssuesState Governments Sierra ClubelectionsDonald TrumpCongressMichiganTexasAbdul El-SayedGina HinojosaJames Talarico
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WSJ Opinion Pages Call Democratic Midterm Sweep a Reckoning for Trump
The Journal's editorial board says Trump's 2024 coalition turned against his second-term priorities, while its columnists describe a lame-duck president and a "generational win for Democrats."
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Newsom Appoints 23 Superior Court Judges Across California
Governor Gavin Newsom named 23 Superior Court judges, including 21 standard and two interim appointments, spanning 15 counties from Alameda to Ventura, with each position paying $244,727.
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Democrats Sweep Texas Statewide Races as Talarico and Hinojosa Win
The victories end a three-decade Republican streak in Texas and put the state's fast-growing AI data center market in question, with Democrats also taking the Texas House for the first time in 24 years.
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Democrats win Senate and House as Trump and Vance concede Iran war cost Republicans
Vance's remarks blaming the war Trump launched raised questions about whether he was assigning blame to the president, while a senior Democrat vowed to end tariffs on allies including Canada.
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CAIR Exit Survey Finds Gaza, Iran War and Economy Shaped Muslim Vote
The weighted survey of 522 Muslim voters found most backed Democrats, while CAIR says at least seven American Muslims have been elected to the next Congress, including the first Muslim U.S. senator.
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Beshear Opens Team Kentucky Food Drive to Public Donations Ahead of Holidays
Kentuckians can donate non-perishable food through Nov. 18 at a Frankfort drive-through site, with items going to Feeding Kentucky, the Christian Appalachian Project and a local senior center.
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Democrats Win Both Chambers of Congress and Prepare Legislative Offensive Against Trump
Party leaders plan to reverse Medicaid cuts, health subsidy expirations, tariffs and the Iran War, while Texas elected its first Democratic senator since 1988 and its first Democratic governor since 1990.
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NPR Reports Sweeping Democratic Election Night Victories, Offers Six Takeaways
The outlet described the depth and breadth of the wins as jaw-dropping, saying the scale exceeded expectations.
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Democrats Win Control of House and Senate, Handing Trump a Divided Government
Democrats took both chambers in Tuesday's midterms in the biggest Republican loss in half a century, with Senate results in Alaska and Mississippi still pending and the party's majority possibly growing to 54 seats plus two independents.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Tracks 2026 Midterm Results as Polls Close
The Washington Post is tracking vote counts and voter shifts in the 2026 midterms, with live results in key Senate and governor races including Michigan, Texas and Florida.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Trump's Election Day Pledge to End Israel Aid
Newsweek reports President Donald Trump pledged on Election Day to end nearly $4 billion in annual aid to Israel, a move the outlet frames as a last-ditch appeal to MAGA skeptics.
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News Outlets Forecast Strong Democratic Night as Voters Head to Polls in Midterms
Newsweek says Senate control will likely be known by 11 p.m. ET unless the outcome runs through Maine or Alaska, both of which use ranked-choice voting.
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Polls Close in Midterm Elections as Control of Congress Hangs on Handful of Races
Democrats need a net gain of three House seats and four Senate seats, with early attention on Indiana's 5th and Kentucky's 6th districts and a delayed North Carolina count.
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Voters Head to Polls in Costliest US Midterms as Senate Control May Take Days or Weeks
Democrats are widely projected to retake the House, while Senate races in seven competitive states and two ranked-choice-voting states could leave control undecided for days, NPR reports.
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Clark Says Working Families Are 'Drowning' in Republican Economy, Touts Democrats' Affordability Agenda
Rep. Katherine Clark says Republicans have betrayed working people and vows Democrats will lower costs, protect healthcare and fight hunger as the 120th Congress approaches.
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Mayor Bass Blasts Trump Supreme Court Filing on Eve of Election Day
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused Donald Trump of trying to scare voters into staying home after his administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in California's election process.
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Media Monitor: Al Jazeera Previews US Midterms as Voters Decide Control of Congress
Al Jazeera is reporting that US voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide control of Congress, with all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats contested alongside governors' races in 36 states.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Michigan Jewish Voters Weigh Senate Dilemma
Newsweek reports Michigan Jewish voters are weighing whether to back Democrat Abdul El-Sayed or Republican Mike Rogers in Tuesday's Senate election, with some lifelong Democrats reconsidering their allegiance.
Politics and GovernmentElectionDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyCongressSocial Issues Michigan Senate electionAbdul El-SayedMike RogersJewish votersHaley StevensDonald Trump2026 midtermsNewsweek
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Haley Stevens Backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Days Before Midterms
The Democratic congresswoman's endorsement drew condemnation from party leaders, the resignation of her chief of staff and praise from President Trump, who said he would welcome her into the Republican Party.
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Media Monitor: L.A. Times Columnist Questions Whether Becerra Will Govern Boldly on Healthcare, Budget
L.A. Times columnist George Skelton writes that Xavier Becerra's gubernatorial campaign has been plodding, and questions whether the career politician will make tough calls on Medi-Cal and the state budget.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Preps for Midterm Election Day With Florida Fact-Check, Russian Influence Warning
PolitiFact is reporting it will mobilize its full team on Election Day to debunk midterm misinformation, and it rated a Florida Senate candidate's stock-trading claim Mostly False while flagging a Russian disinformation campaign.
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Previews Midterms, Supreme Court Case and Clancy Hearing
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing previews Election Day, five key Senate battlegrounds, a Supreme Court religious liberty case, and the return of Lindsay Clancy to court.
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Trump Makes Final Midterm Push as Democrats Lead Senate Battleground Polls and Alaska Voting Lawsuit Heads to Court
At least 18 rural Alaska communities say advertised in-person voting sites failed to open, with a court hearing set for Monday morning, less than 24 hours before polls open.
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports Democrats Demand Trump Preserve AI Chats as Cyber Fraud Losses Near $18 Billion
TIME reports House Democrats want President Trump to preserve his Grok AI chats, while a congressional investigation finds Americans lost nearly $18 billion to cyberscams in 2025.
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Previews Final Midterm Push, Wisconsin Upset Bid and Trump Lawsuit Dismissal
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing reports Trump rallies in Kansas and Iowa before the Nov. 3 midterms, a Wisconsin Democrat's long-shot bid against GOP Rep. Bryan Steil, and a judge dismissing Trump's suit against the Journal.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Covers Alaska Senate Race, CEO Investigations and a Drone Rescue in Ukraine
The Wall Street Journal's opinion newsletter reports on a new twist in Alaska's Senate race, Democratic threats to investigate CEOs, a drone rescue in Ukraine and a Michigan candidate's background check.
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Newsom Warns Federal Judges of Potential Election Interference Ahead of Tuesday's Vote
California Governor Gavin Newsom has written to the chief judges of the state's four federal district courts, urging scrutiny of any search warrants seeking ballots before results are certified on December 11.
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports influencers became a force in 2026 midterms as Trump approval hits new low
USA TODAY reports influencers and content creators became a force in the 2026 elections as more Americans get political information from social media, and that Trump's approval hit a new low in an Emerson College poll.
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