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TRUMP, HARRIS, VICTORY, ELECTION
Republicans are projected to have won control of the U.S. Senate after flipping several Democratic seats, and as the battle for the White House and the House of Representatives rages on, the GOP appears to be in a position to take control of not only Congress
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ABORTION, VOTERS, RIGHTS, BAN
Kamala Harris, and Democrats overall, made killing unborn babies in abortions the center of their campaigns in 2024 — a move that did not end up galvanizing enough pro-abortion voters to deliver Harris a victory over now-President-elect Donald Trump.
Democrats
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TRUMP, ELECTION, VICTORY, HOUSE
Republicans’ decisive Senate takeover has transformed what was once a body full of traditionalists who viewed Donald J. Trump with skepticism and even some disdain into a compliant and loyal chamber full of allies ready to advance his agenda.
Gone is the uncertainty
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GASC, COUNTY, NATHAN, HOCHMAN
A tumultuous first term in office for Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón seems likely to end in a failed reelection bid, as he trails challenger Nathan Hochman by nearly 20 percentage points in early returns.
Gascón swept into office in 2020 on a
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APPROVE, VOTERS, VOTING, ARIZONA
Voters in eight states approved GOP-backed constitutional amendments to prevent noncitizens from voting in elections, multiple outlets reported.
Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin passed constitutional
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PROJECTED, TIME, GOP, SERVE
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
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This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. For more election coverage from the NPR Network
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A military judge ruled on Wednesday that plea agreements in the Sept. 11 case were valid, reviving the possibility that the man accused of planning the attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and two accused accomplices could eventually be sentenced to life in prison
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CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN, FIRE, BRUSH
A wildfire fanned by winds of up to 80mph (130km/h) is burning out of control in California's Ventura County.
The fire was first reported near Moorpark, 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, early on Wednesday.
Within hours it had reached a suburb of Camarillo,
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KELCE, SWIFT, JASON, INCIDENT
With the Kansas City Chiefs' most recent game coming on Monday night, Travis Kelce was able to go to Indianapolis to catch one of Taylor Swift's final shows on her "Eras Tour."
While supporting his girlfriend, Kelce ran into Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark
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WINS, GOVERNOR, NEW, HAMPSHIRE
Republican Kelly Ayotte wins New Hampshire governor
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This piece originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. For more election coverage from the NPR Network head to our live updates page.
SALEM,
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JON, STEWART, TRUMP, END
Amid President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart scorched media and poll analysts for being wrong not only in this election, but across recent decades.
After what was frequently considered a dead heat election, Trump won a commanding
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AMENDMENT, ABORTION, FLORIDA, REJECT
Floridians on Tuesday rejected Amendment 3, which would have given the green light to recreational marijuana, according to both Decision Desk HQ as well as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Decision Desk HQ projected the amendment will not hit the needed 60 percent
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PASSES, CALIFORNIA, CRIME, 36
California has resoundingly voted "Yes" on Prop. 36, which reforms Prop. 47, a decades-old law that was supposed to usher in criminal justice reform but instead encouraged the escalation of crime. Vice President and Democrat nominee Kamala Harris may have won
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Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy ,Jr., who is poised to step into a new role in the upcoming President-elect Donald Trump administration, said on Wednesday that "entire departments" within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "have
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SCHOLZ, FIRES, COALITION, FINANCE
Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, possibly bringing an end to Germany's ruling coalition after months of political wrangling.
The three-year-old union between Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD),
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AMAZON, ORDERED, SHOP, 3RD
Amazon is making big moves in the fashion world, making an appearance on the runway at the CFDA Fashion Awards at the end of October. Influencers attending the event sported brands from Amazon Fashion and Luxury Stores at Amazon.
Popular personalities like
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GALLANT, NETANYAHU, YOAV, RISKS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel fired Yoav Gallant, his powerful and popular defense minister, on Tuesday, after the two clashed over the course of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Mr. Netanyahu announced his decision in a video statement
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SICK, MEASURES, LEAVE, PAID
Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election
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Voters in two red states, Alaska and Missouri, approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid
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TRUMP, EMBASSY, WIN, LONDON
Activists from a British direct action group sprayed bright orange paint across the front of the U.S. embassy in London on Wednesday morning “in response to the election result”.
Hard-left campaign group Just Stop Oil said in a statement Wednesday morning
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CONGRESS, SARAH, DEMOCRAT, MCBRIDE
Voters in Delaware’s first congressional district elected State Sen. Sarah McBride (D-Wilmington) to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, marking the first time a transgender person has been elected to the U.S. Congress.
NBC News reported:
Democrat
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MIKE, JOHNSON, HOUSE, WINS
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is anticipating full Republican control of Washington, D.C., after the GOP swept the White House and the Senate on Tuesday night.
"As more results come in it is clear that, as we have predicted all along, Republicans are
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PAMELA, PRICE, RECALLS, POLICIES
Alameda County, California, District Attorney Pamela Price was recalled early Wednesday, less than two years after taking office, following backlash for her alleged soft-on-crime approach.
The effort was backed by the recall committee Save Alameda for Everyone
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