If there was one message that summed up how President Biden was feeling on the heels of Tuesday's midterms, it came in the form of a tweet.
"I ain't dead and I'm not gonna die," Biden said in an old video from 2020 shared again on Wednesday afternoon by White House digital director Rob Flaherty. It was an attitude reflected among Democrats, who were feeling hopeful with the results that had come in: President Biden had a good night. In fact, it was much better than expected. "I honestly thought we'd all be writing the obituary today on President Biden and our party," one top party strategist told The Hill. "And while we're still a long way from the finish line, I think we're all feeling good about Biden and where things stand." Asked if Biden had a good night, Democratic strategist Eddie Vale put it this way: "Like-driving-in-a-Corvette-with-aviators-on-while-eating-ice cream good." Read more here. |
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🏛️ House Democrats dodge red wave but likely to lose grip on chamber
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House Democrats beat back any designs Republicans had for a midterm rout, defying the odds to keep dozens of vulnerable seats where GOP leaders had predicted widespread gains. |
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🍑 Georgia Senate race between Warnock, Walker heads to runoff
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🗳️ Trump: Midterms 'somewhat disappointing' but still 'very big victory'
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Former President Trump admitted the results of the midterm elections were "somewhat disappointing" but still sought to project a positive note, saying they were a "very big victory." |
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🏢 Corporate America braces for political gridlock, GOP probes in 2023
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Corporate America is bracing for political gridlock and a flurry of GOP investigations as Republicans appear poised to emerge from the midterms with a razor-thin House majority. |
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🐘 Scalise announces bid for House majority leader
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House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) has announced plans to run to be the next House majority leader as the GOP appears likely to win a narrow majority in the lower chamber. |
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🇺🇸 The Hill's Election Central: Senate, House & Governor results
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Catch up on all the latest results from this week's elections from our team at The Hill. |
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🐊 Texas GOP chairman: DeSantis offers 'winning brand' for party
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The head of the Texas Republican Party has suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) may present a "winning brand" for the GOP, following what he characterized as a wave election for Republicans in the Sunshine State. |
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🌧️ Tropical Storm Nicole on its way to Florida
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Just a month after Florida was slammed by Hurricane Ian, the state is again bracing for another storm. |
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📱 Youth screen time increased by 52 percent during pandemic: study
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Screen time rose by more than 50 percent among children and adolescents around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with rates measured before the crisis. |
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☑️ Musk says he's 'killed' rollout of second check mark, for now
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Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk says he "killed" the rollout of second verification labels less than 24 hours after they started appearing on select users' accounts, with a company director clarifying that the marks are still set to be introduced when the company's updated subscription service launches. |
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💣 Pentagon: Russia has likely lost half its tanks in Ukraine
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Russia has likely lost half its tanks, used up most of its precision-guided weapons and suffered tens of thousands of casualties so far in its war against Ukraine, the Pentagon's top policy official said this week. |
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Trump is the past, DeSantis is the future
| "Former President Trump may have dominated the regular political season with his endorsements of Republican U.S. congressional and gubernatorial candidates, but he mostly got smoked in the win-or-go-home playoff contests on Tuesday night," writes media and politics columnist Joe Concha. |
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