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View Online  TIPSHEET Democrats will keep control of Senate, bucking historical trend BY MAX GREENWOOD AND CAROLINE VAKIL © AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Democrats are projected to hold onto their narrow Senate majority after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto eked out a win in Nevada Saturday night, beating back a furious challenge from Republicans who sought to seize on voters' growing economic and political angst in an effort to upend unified Democratic control of Washington.   The outcome means that Senate Democrats can breathe a collective sigh of relief after a volatile midterm election campaign that underscored just how tenuous the party's hold on power was. Read the full story here Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, securing Democratic control of Senate BY CAROLINE VAKIL Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is projected to defeat Republican Adam Laxalt, putting an end to a nail-biter of a race and ensuring Democrats will maintain their Senate majority. Read the full story here Schumer says midterms are 'vindication' for Democrats' agenda after clinching Senate majority BY JARED GANS Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that the midterm elections are a "vindication" for Democrats and their agenda after the party clinched holding onto their Senate majority for the next two years.  Read the full story here Here's where the Alaska House and Senate races stand BY JARED GANS The final results of the 2022 midterm elections have been trickling in over the past several days, but no winner has been declared yet in either major race in Alaska — and won't be for some time. Read the full story here Ranking the Democrats who could run for president in 2024 BY AMIE PARNES Democrats bracing for a brutal midterm election instead got a big surprise: Democratic candidates performed much more strongly than many had expected.     The result will likely be one of the strongest performances for a president's party in a midterm election in history. Read the full story here Five lessons from the midterm exit polls BY NIALL STANAGE  The dust is beginning to settle from the 2022 midterm elections, with Democrats holding the Senate and control of the House soon to be decided for sure.   As the results sink in, questions about what drove those results grow sharper. Read the full story here Did the polls get it wrong again? BY JULIA MANCHESTER The Democrats' surprisingly strong showing in the midterm elections has raised a familiar question: Did the pollsters get it wrong again? Read the full story here Florida Democrats grapple with uncertain future after midterm wipeout BY MAX GREENWOOD Democrats are facing an existential crisis in Florida after a red wave engulfed the nation's once-premier battleground state.  Read the full story here Democrat defeats GOP election denier in Nevada Secretary of State race BY JARED GANS Democrat Cisco Aguilar is projected win his election to be Nevada's secretary of state, defeating Republican Jim Marchant, who has refused to recognize President Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election.  Read the full story here Musk: Twitter Blue will 'probably' come back at the end of next week BY JARED GANS  Elon Musk said on Saturday that Twitter Blue, which allows users to pay for a subscription that gives them a verified blue check mark, will "probably" return next week after it was taken down amid chaos from accounts impersonating public figures.  Read the full story here Quit saying Tuesday was good for Democrats BY MICHAEL J. STERN OPINION | For as long as Republicans threatened a midterm election "red wave," I clung to a sliver of optimism that no American could watch the MAGA attack on the United States Capitol — and the GOP effort to excuse it — and still go to the polls and vote Republican. Read the full story here Here's a game plan: Biden replaces Harris with Newsom and then resigns BY DOUGLAS MACKINNON OPINION | Tuesday delivered some clarity, confusion and mystery — better news for the Democrats than basically everyone expected. That said, the results came despite both President Biden and Vice President Harris being unpopular with a large segment of the electorate, including a number of Democratic pundits and voters. Read the full story here The New York Times: How the 2022 midterms became a squeaker BY SHANE GOLDMACHER Interviews with more than 70 current and former officials show the outside forces — and miscalculations and infighting — that led to an improbable, still-undecided election. Read the full story here The Washington Post: Democrats surged to flip state legislatures, defying past GOP gains BY MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE AND PAUL KANE  After years of watching Republicans dominate in down-ballot races, Democrats turned the tables to their own advantage in the midterm elections, flipping some legislative chambers from GOP control and blocking efforts to create veto-proof majorities in others. Read the full story here The Associated Press: Biden-Xi summit: What Biden wants, what Xi wants BY SEUNG MIN KIM AND JOE MCDONALD There won't be concessions from the U.S. side. No real deliverables, which is government-speak for specific achievements. Don't expect a cheery joint statement, either. Read the full story here Reuters: IMF chief warns on US-China rivalry, calls Trump-era tariffs counterproductive BY KANISHKA SINGH The head of the International Monetary Fund warned of risks to the global economy from the rivalry between China and the United States, while describing tariffs put on Chinese imports under then-President Donald Trump as counterproductive. Read the full story here Enjoy this Tipsheet? Consider sharing it with a friend or sign up here for your own copy. The Hill's Evening Report Introducing Evening Report, the perfect complement to Morning Report and 12:30 Report to catch you up on news throughout the week. Click here to sign up. Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  Sign Up for Other Newsletters 1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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