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How the fall of Roe shattered Republicans’ midterm dreams

Women and young people, furious over losing federal abortion protections, helped Democrats defy expectations

The Guardian - US

Democrat Mark Kelly holds seat in Arizona's U.S. Senate race

Control of the U.S. Senate still had not been determined as of Friday evening, three days after the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Heading into the election, Republicans needed to pick up only one seat to take the majority in the 100-seat chamber, which would allow them to block much of…

Reuters

COVID Lockdown Helps Bounce Democratic Governor in Nevada

Republican Joe Lombardo ousts incumbent Steve Sisolak over pandemic closures.

Reason

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US midterm election results: Mark Kelly retains Senate seat in Arizona but still no definitive overall result

It could be days or even weeks before Democrats or Republicans secure control of the Senate or the House. Here's the current state of play.

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US abortion rights advocates celebrate five-state election sweep

In the US midterm elections, five states, including Michigan, pass ballot measures to protect abortion access.

Al Jazeera

FACT FOCUS: Did late night Michigan voting lines show fraud?

Michigan saw a record turnout for a midterm election, with control of the governor’s office and controversial referendums on abortion and voting rights in the balance

The Independent UK

How will DeSantis govern Florida? Presidential run could dictate next moves

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With a landslide victory and a Republican supermajority in the Legislature, Gov. Ron DeSantis is guaranteed the ability to continue his conservative culture wars agenda against the “woke ideology’' that helped earn him a second term.

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Texas Democrats admit to faltering on messaging and voter turnout, contributing to resounding midterm losses

Beto O’Rourke lost by double-digits on Tuesday night and so did every other statewide Democrat. That has left Democrats in a familiar position: wounded after a disappointing election night while contemplating their strategy and their future.

The Texas Tribune

LOCALIZE IT: How abortion played a role in US elections

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

The Independent UK

Is Donald Trump really in trouble? What the Republican blame game over the midterm elections suggests about 2024

While counting continues to decide the balance of power after the midterm elections, Republicans are openly lamenting how the predicted "red wave" turned into more of a puddle — and many are pointing the finger of blame directly at Donald Trump.

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Texas lawyer accused of putting abortion drug in wife’s water

Mason Herring, 38, was charged with assaulting a pregnant person and assault-force induction to have an abortion

The Independent UK

It's All About the Jimmy Hats

Rethinking the constitutional defense of reproductive rights after Dobbs via the Ninth Amendment

Reason

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Evangelical Christians across the U.S. reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes in the midterm elections

The Independent UK

Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner

Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary

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The Guardian - US

We were told abortion wasn’t an important election issue. How wrong that was

Pro-choice anger propelled Democratic candidates, delivered decisive victories in four state referenda on abortion, and blocked the brunt of what was supposed to be a wipeout

The Guardian - UK

From brunch chat in Sex and the City to an excuse for a party in Girls: 50 years of abortion on TV

Half a century ago, a US sitcom called Maude broke explosive new ground by tackling abortion. How has the issue been taken on since? And will new shows have to be rewritten given the storyline is now illegal in parts of the US?

WEKU

Opponents offer differing views of the impact of voters’ decision on the abortion amendment

Next Tuesday finds the question of abortion before the Kentucky State Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Poison pills: Trump, Roe and the Red Wave that wasn’t

Many a pundit predicted that in the first elections since the overturning of Roe v. Wade this summer, crime and inflation would overshadow abortion rights in turning people out to the polls. Tuesday night, Americans around the country proved them wrong.

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The Independent UK

In election, support for abortion rights was about much more

Support for abortion rights drove women to the polls in Tuesday’s elections

Axios

Democrats make quiet history with state-level gains

The partisan battles over democracy and abortion rights are shaped at the state level.

Tribune News Service

Government fortifies abortion access for migrant children

New Department of Health and Human Services guidelines released Thursday instruct the government to ensure unaccompanied migrant children in its care have access to abortion, even if it means taking them to another state.

Tribune News Service

No compromise: How new restrictions on abortion died in South Carolina for the year

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A legislative effort to further restrict abortions in South Carolina has died for the year after Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate failed to reach a compromise in time.

The National (Scotland)

‘Disgusting’: Bust up as fringe political party plans protest at sexual health clinic

A FRINGE political party in Scotland has been labelled “disgusting” after announcing plans to protest outside a sexual health clinic.

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah: ‘Republicans got the handjob version of winning midterms’

Late-night hosts unpack Tuesday’s midterm elections, which were not the ‘red wave’ that many pundits expected

The Independent UK

Democrats flip House seat in New Mexico with Vasquez victory

Democratic challenger Gabe Vasquez has won election to Congress in New Mexico’s 2nd District, defeating incumbent Rep. Yvette Herrell in a majority-Hispanic district along the U.S. border with Mexico

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