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Biden says midterm vote was a ‘good day for democracy’ and notes the ‘red wave’ didn’t happen

By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN In his first speech since polls closed around the country Tuesday night, President Joe Biden called out detractors who he said doubted his “incessant optimism” about Democrats’ ability to stave off resounding Republican wins in the midterm elections — even as his presidency is now likely entering a

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Johnson prevails in Wisconsin Senate race that Democrats eyed as pickup opportunity

By Eric Bradner, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will win reelection, CNN projects, defeating Mandela Barnes in a race that Democrats saw as one of their best flip opportunities in the midterm elections. The victory is another demonstration of the remarkable political durability of Johnson, 67, who has now won three consecutive hard-fought elections,

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Kevin McCarthy moves quickly to secure potential speakership as hard-right group weighs a long-shot challenge

By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is moving swiftly to lock down the votes to claim the speaker’s gavel as a hard-right faction of his conference discusses whether to mount a long-shot challenge to complicate his bid and force concessions in the process, according to multiple GOP sources. McCarthy

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Newt Gingrich ordered to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election aftermath

By Sara Murray, CNN Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich must testify before the Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a Virginia judge ordered Wednesday. Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Robert Smith ordered Gingrich to appear before the grand jury on November 29. Because

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Voter ID, citizenship, ranked-choice voting: Here’s what voters in these states decided about rules for future elections

By Fredreka Schouten, Shawna Mizelle and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Voters in several states on Tuesday were asked whether to amend rules that will determine how elections will be run in the future, focusing on issues such as citizenship and registration, photo identification, and early voting. Several states have approved new rules, according to CNN projections.

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Key Trump-backed candidates have a rough night as crucial races still too early to call

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s endorsements for political candidates in close high-profile races have not yet given Republicans the swift and sweeping victories they had anticipated for this election cycle, despite many GOP hopefuls banking on his support to propel their campaigns. Many critical midterm races have yet to be called as

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Marijuana legalization on the ballot in these states: Here’s what voters decided

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Ballot measures to legalize recreational marijuana use will fail in three states and pass in two, CNN projects, as momentum has grown nationwide to push for lifting penalties once associated with cannabis. Here’s what voters decided in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota on Tuesday: Arkansas Arkansas voters on

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