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Georgia's Senate race is officially headed to a runoff on Dec. 6, and ballots in Arizona and Nevada are still being counted. For control of the Senate, either party needs to win two of the remaining three seats. Meaning: If the parties split Nevada and Arizona, it will be Georgia's runoff that determines the Senate majority. In Arizona: 70 percent of the votes have been tabulated. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is up by 5 points against Republican Blake Masters. In Nevada: 83 percent of the votes have been counted. Republican Adam Laxalt has a slight 1.8-point edge over Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). Updated results from The New York Times
Tidbit: FWIW, the betting markets think Democrats have a better shot at controlling the Senate. More from Barron's |
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➤ WHERE THE RACE FOR THE HOUSE STANDS: |
Republicans are inching closer to winning control of the lower chamber. Republicans have won 207 House seats so far; Democrats have won 189. Whoever reaches 218 seats wins control of the House. For context: Roughly 40 or so House races have still not been called, depending on the news outlet. List of where those races stand |
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It's Thursday! We're all on edge as the country waits for election results. I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here. |
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Inflation is dipping a bit: |
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace last month, down from an annual inflation rate of 8.2 in September to 7.7 in October. What economists had expected: An annual inflation rate of 7.9 percent in October. More of the numbers — and what this means for the economy, via The Hill's Sylvan Lane |
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➤ CONTROVERSIAL REP. LAUREN BOEBERT (R-COLO.) IS IN AN UNEXPECTED NAIL-BITER: |
Boebert is trailing Democrat Adam Frisch by 64 votes (!) with 98 percent of ballots counted. Keep in mind: This was not considered a toss-up race. ^ FiveThirtyEight's Nathaniel Rakich retweeted a thread about why this race likely won't be called without a recount. Read the explainer |
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➤ WOW, THIS IS A WILD THROWBACK: |
C-SPAN's Howard Mortman tweeted a clip from the last time a president held a press conference right after the midterms. I.e.: Trump in 2018. Watch |
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Trump tried to cry foul, but it hasn't worked this time: |
"As voters cast ballots largely without incident on Tuesday afternoon, former president Donald Trump took to social media to declare that a minor, already rectified problem with absentee balloting in Detroit was 'REALLY BAD.' " But the reaction was different this time: "Unlike in 2020, when similar cries from the then-president drew thousands of supporters into the streets — including to a tabulating facility in Detroit and later to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — this time, no one showed up." What happened this time?: "Election officials said they believed the relative normalcy resulted from a combination of concerted effort on the part of well-prepared poll workers and voters, as well as the fact that some of Trump's loudest supporters were less potent than they had claimed." How Trump's influence is shifting, via The Washington Post's Rosalind S. Helderman, Patrick Marley and Tom Hamburger |
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Winners: President Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and abortion rights activists Mixed: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and election denialism Losers: Former President Trump and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) Reasoning for each, from The Hill's Niall Stanage |
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➤ REACTIONS AND DEBRIEFS: |
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| A big question — does this change Pelosi's decision to retire?: |
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who has served as the Democratic leader for two decades, had been rumored to be planning to retire at the end of this term. But Tuesday's strong Democratic showing may change that calculus a bit: "The unexpectedly strong turn for House Democrats in Tuesday's elections has strengthened Pelosi's hand as questions churn around her political fate, according to sources on and off of Capitol Hill. The party's good night, many Democrats said afterwards, means Pelosi can remain the top leader — if she so chooses." Even if Republicans win control of the House?: Yes, the so-called red wave never materialized A Democratic lawmaker noted that: "Pelosi's ability to raise money for the party — more than $1.2 billion since she entered leadership — is unprecedented in Congress, and gives her outsized leverage to decide her own political fate." What Dems are saying about Pelosi's political future, via The Hill's Mike Lillis | |
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➤ MEANWHILE IN THE GOP — 'DISAPPOINTED HOUSE GOP REELS AHEAD OF CHOOSING NEXT LEADERS': |
"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), who is tasked with getting House Republicans elected, both want to move up the ranks in the next session, but both risk becoming targets of GOP anger about the midterms." How the GOP leadership elections may play out, from The Hill's Emily Brooks |
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➤ DESANTIS MAY FACE MORE PRESSURE TO RUN AGAINST TRUMP: |
Many Republicans think Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)] is a stronger general election candidate than former President Trump to run against President Biden or whomever the Democratic presidential nominee may be. The pressure DeSantis is likely to face, via The Hill's Brett Samuels |
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➤ '6 REASONS WHY TRUMP'S ALREADY BAD LEGAL TROUBLES ARE ABOUT TO GET WORSE': |
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Nicole didn't like the attention Florida was receiving without her this week, so she showed up: |
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Cases to date: 97.6 million Death toll: 1,068,667 Current hospitalizations: 21,818 |
| Shots administered: 640 million Fully vaccinated: 68.5 percent CDC data here. |
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Out with the scaffolding, in with the spiffy new paint job: |
Bloomberg's Erik Wasson tweeted, "In other news scaffolding is out of the US Senate's main Ohio Clock corridor after new paint job completed." Photo |
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The House and Senate are out. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington, D.C. - 9:30 a.m.: Biden received his daily briefing.
- 3 p.m.: Biden and Harris deliver remarks at a political event at The Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff also attend.
- 9:25 p.m.: Biden leaves for Egypt.
All times Eastern. |
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- 12:45 p.m.: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and national security adviser Jake Sullivan hold a press briefing. Livestream
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