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Election Takeaways: No Sweep for the Republicans after All

For weeks, Republicans predicted a “red wave” would carry them to power in Congress, as voters repudiated majority Democrats for failing to tame skyrocketing inflation and address worries about rising crime. The reality appeared far different early Wednesday. Rather than a wholesale rejection of President Joe Biden and his party,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Who is Maxwell Frost? First Gen Zer elected to Congress

The 25-year-old Floridian Democrat became involved in politics after a series of mass shootings

Evening Standard

Past is present in Peniel Joseph’s ‘The Third Reconstruction’

"The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-first Century" by Peniel Joseph; Basic Books (288 pages, $27)

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In a race marked by trolling and drama, Fetterman defeats Oz for Pennsylvania Senate seat

After an extraordinary race marked by vitriolic social media feuding, Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated his Republican opponent, celebrity television physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, in Pennsylvania’s Senate contest five months after suffering a debilitating stroke.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Florida’s purple reign is over. After midterm elections, it’s solidly MAGA red

To understand what Republicans pulled off — and Democrats allowed to happen — in Tuesday’s elections, let’s let the numbers tell the story.

Miami Herald

Midterms likely to confirm MAGA's power

Like the Tea Party, Freedom Caucus House members have been loud and divisive. Why haven’t they paid the same price?

Salon

Arizona election officials brace for impact in battle against conspiracy theories

PHOENIX — Two years after former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn his loss to Joe Biden, the electoral process remains in the shadow of the 2020 election, plagued by threats to election workers, efforts to misinform or intimidate voters and the rise of far-right candidates who have echoed false…

Los Angeles Times

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Michael Steele: Midterm surprises ahead

Republicans selling a sinister fantasy version of America while Democrats are just clueless, says former GOP head

Salon

The rise of the ‘crazy caucus’: All the ways the GOP could upend America now that they’ve won the House

Former Republicans tell Andrew Feinberg about the myriad ways a GOP-majority House could upend the country out of spite

The Independent UK

South Texas, Abbott vs. O’Rourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night

While the GOP focuses on the border and economy under President Joe Biden, Democrats are hoping to prove polls and political forecasters wrong by tapping into anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting.

The Texas Tribune

The most important midterm elections to watch on Election Day

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Editorial: If Twitter gets (more) toxic, big-name tweeters can threaten to take millions of users

Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter on Friday, barely a week after he acquired the company, should serve as an all-but-literal announcement: Whatever assurances he offers to the contrary, he may in fact plan to open the content floodgates to the worst in hate speech and toxic disinformation. Why else…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Midterms 2022 – live: Warnock and Fetterman in dead heats as final day of voting begins

Final weekend of campaigning saw Democrats trying to stave off GOP red wave

The Independent UK

The rise of the ‘crazy caucus’: All the ways the GOP could upend America if they win the House

Former Republicans tell Andrew Feinberg about the myriad ways a GOP-majority House could upend the country out of spite

The Independent UK

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As Netanyahu forms Israeli government, U.S. may boycott one of his far-right allies

As the former Israeli prime minister returns to power, he's expected to give a post to a politician once convicted of inciting racism — whom the Biden administration might choose not to engage with.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The whole country will be watching Pa. on election night. Again

When Pennsylvania voters go to the polls Tuesday, the whole country will be watching.

Daily Mirror

US midterms: Lies and misleading claims as Donald Trump cries 'rigged' again

Former US President Donald Trump is casting doubt on the legitimacy of the voting process - while others are making false claims ahead of Tuesday's Midterm elections in the US

Ballotpedia

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through Nov. 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 89 vacancies. Eighty-seven of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships.

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Why Texas Republicans still oppose Medicaid expansion

More than two-thirds of Texans support Medicaid expansion. But on the eve of the midterm elections, the subject is still taboo for the state GOP. Why?

The Independent UK

Midterm elections 2022 - live: Warnock trails and Fetterman leads in final pre-election polls

Final weekend of campaigning saw Democrats trying to stave off GOP red wave

Salon

Down-ballot Dems: 2022 could be tough

Democrats overlooked state government for years, and have paid a steep price. It's not too late to fix that

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: Can Obama save Democrats in the midterm elections?

You’d almost think he was illegally running for re-election at the wrong time. But no. Accompanied by oomph and steadfast charisma, ex-President Barack Obama has instead been out and about giving knock-’em-down speeches on behalf of fellow Democrats crying for help. They have been pretty much in control of Washington,…

The Guardian - US

‘A new political hellscape’: sweeping gains for Republicans could stifle Biden’s presidency

Momentum appears to be with Republicans capitalising on economic frustration as experts say party peaking at right time

The Guardian - US

Biden and Obama make last-ditch effort as Democrats’ mood darkens

The president has remained outwardly optimistic about Democrats’ prospects in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but the party is struggling as polls tighten

The Independent UK

Midterms 2022 – live: Final polls and predictions in as US readies for election night

Final weekend of campaigning saw Democrats trying to stave off GOP red wave

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