Arizona voters told to 'prepare' for days of counting

Montana’s LR-131 'born alive' bill on the verge of failure
Would require medical care to be provided to infants who are born alive, including after an attempted abortion.

Four states approve ballot measures banning slavery
But a fifth state, Louisiana, rejected the ban.

Protester hurls eggs at King Charles III, decrying slavery
King Charles III and Camilla, queen consort, were visiting the city of York on Wednesday when a white protester hurled at least three eggs at them and shouted, “This country was built on the blood of slaves.”

Nuclear submarine spy couple, who tried to sell secrets to Brazil, sentenced to decades in prison
The former Navy engineer and his wife who tried to pass nuclear secrets to Brazil and once used a peanut butter sandwich as a dead drop were each slapped with lengthy prison sentences Wednesday.

Ring of thieves steals 26 luxury vehicles in big NYC car heist – the second incident within a month
The people of New York continue to vote for the people who allow this to keep happening, so have fun.

Melinda Gates Allegedly Dating Former Fox News Correspondent
The billionaire has been dating Jon Du Pre, who was a reporter for Fox News in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Republicans close in on US House majority, Senate still very much in play
Either party could seize control by sweeping too-close-to-call races in Nevada and Arizona, where officials are methodically tallying thousands of uncounted ballots.

Ron Johnson wins Wisconsin US Senate race, Mandela Barnes concedes
NBC News and the Associated Press have called the race in Johnson's favor.

GOP Grows Support Among Black, Hispanic, Youth Voting Blocs, Exit Polls Find
While Democrats won 76% of the black men’s vote in 2018, that margin was cut to 65% in 2022, an 11% boost for the GOP. Republicans also picked up an additional 7% from black women, according to exit poll data collected by CNN.

US midterm exit poll: Jewish voters moving toward GOP
According to data after Tuesday's election, 33% of U.S. Jewish voters polled voted Republican. The number is up from 30% in 2020 and 24% in 2016.

Did GOP optimism outrun reality?
Overall, the reality of the 2022 midterm elections fell short of the optimistic scenarios Republicans had increasingly come to embrace. Their optimism leaked into the general conversation about the elections, as well, even though many polls showed several contests as too close to call.

Republicans take all 3 open seats on Ohio Supreme Court
The race was considered one of the most important in the state due to the court's ongoing fight with the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

How Hispanic voters helped DeSantis clinch massive victory in Florida
The Republican governor made gains with non-Cuban Hispanic voters, winning the demographic by five points over Crist, according to exit polls. That’s a massive swing from 2018, when Gillum won among non-Cuban Hispanic voters by 30 points.

DCCC Chairman Maloney Becomes First Dem Campaign Chief to Fall in Four Decades
As Maloney's race in New York tightened in its closing weeks, the Democrat told families struggling with inflation to eat Chef Boyardee.

AOC calls on party leaders to resign as state trends further right in midterm elections
The former bartender threw a fit after midterm results showed the Empire State increasingly trending toward the right compared to previous elections.

New York Chooses the Status Quo
Amid a stark decline in quality of life and public safety, Kathy Hochul prevails in the governor’s race.

Pennsylvanians vote for more crime, inflation, and children being taught men can have babies
With nearly half the voters supporting such progressive platforms, it will be tough for Republicans to win future elections in Pennsylvania and throughout the country.

Pennsylvanians literally elect a dead man
Democrat Tony DeLuca, the longest-running Pennsylvania state representative, at 39 years, died last month at 85 of lymphoma. He won reelection anyway.

Massachusetts voters approve Obamacare-style regulation of dental insurance
Delta Dental, the largest dental insurance provider in the state, said it could push some insurers to raise premiums to cover costs

Minimum wage hikes sail to victory during midterm elections
Ballot measures to raise state minimum wages have historically performed very well, even in Republican states.

Arizona voters approve measure to crack down on ‘dark money’
Proposition 211, dubbed the Voters’ Right to Know Act by supporters, requires any group spending at least $50,000 to influence a statewide race to disclose its donors that gave $5,000 or more.

Judge who signed Breonna Taylor warrant loses reelection, blames ‘false narratives’
Shaw drew sharp criticism for signing the March 2020 warrant that allowed officers to enter Taylor’s home.

Arizona told to 'prepare' for days of counting
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who is running for governor, told voters to "prepare" to wait days for votes to be counted in this year's midterm elections.

Counting in Nevada's Clark County continues after 56,900 mail ballots were received on Election Day
Sounds legit.

Here’s Why Arizona And Nevada’s Key Senate Races Are Still Undecided
Let me guess ... because Democrats are waiting for the ink to dry on their newly printed ballots? No, that's not the answer?

Walker and Warnock advance to runoff in Georgia Senate race
Georgia law requires the top two candidates to advance to a runoff if no one nabs a majority of ballots cast.

Alaska Senate race headed to ranked-choice runoff
Neither GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski nor GOP challenger Kelly Tshibaka had the votes to win outright, but after the ranked choice process is complete, the seat will remain in GOP hands.

Boebert trails by 62 votes in razor-tight Colorado race
Rep. Lauren Boebert is trailing Democrat Adam Frisch by 62 ballots with more than 95 percent of votes counted.

Florida’s efficient vote-counting should embarrass states that dawdle
Why can’t other states do what Florida does? Here we are mid-afternoon the day after an election , and we still don’t know who won dozens and dozens of federal races in Arizona, California, Nevada, Washington, New York, Oregon, and other states.

Reporter Asks Biden What He'd Do Differently For The Next Two Years. He Replies 'Nothing'
“You mentioned that Americans are frustrated. In fact, 75% of voters say the country is headed into the wrong direction despite the results of last night. What in the next two years do you intend to do differently?" Zeke Miller of the AP asked.

Biden says midterm voters sent an 'unmistakable message' about democracy and abortion rights
Biden celebrated possibly losing the House and Senate, saying the county was on the “right path” under his leadership and that his policy agenda is delivering results.

Biden: I plan to run for president again in 2024
A Biden adviser said preparatory discussions for a 2024 campaign were under way.

Biden calls House GOP vow to investigate son Hunter's business deals 'almost comedy'
"I can't control what they’re going to do," Biden says. "All I can do is continue to try to make life better for the American people."

Biden suggests Trump will ‘not take power’ again if he runs in 2024
Now reverse the names, and have Trump saying Biden will "not take power." Let's see how the media would report that story.

Biden: ‘It will be fun watching’ DeSantis and Trump ‘take on each other’
Biden on Wednesday shrugged off the prospect of facing Trump or DeSantis in a potential 2024 matchup.

Horowitz: Understanding DeSantis, shocking election results, and the red-state revolution we need
There are three political parties in America: Republicans, Democrats, and Ron DeSantis.

Republicans, Don’t Fall For The Left’s Post-Midterms Trump Trap
Recent history is clear. Trump single-handedly revived and revolutionized an entire political party, turning an old country club into a shining Costco, a place where bikers, boaters, and business owners alike can all find the things they need at a good price.

Will Conservatives Make Use Of Power This Time Around?
Election night can be fun, but Republicans should not underestimate their opponents’ ability to keep a tight grip on control in Washington.

Mitt Romney Hardest Hit By Mike Lee’s Win In Utah
The junior senator from Utah was the only Republican senator who refused to endorse Mike Lee.

Failed election denier Stacey Abrams vows not to 'stop running'
Obviously, clocking in at over three bills, she doesn't mean physically running, but instead is talking about running for office, which is very profitable.

As Biden celebrates election results, corporate America lays off workers with recession looming
Forecasts of a recession next year have become increasingly common — in many cases a matter of when, not if, due to the highest levels of inflation in four decades.

Wholesale used car prices plummet as retail prices soar
Wholesale used luxury car prices are down 13.5 percent while used sport utility vehicles are down 12.3 percent and pick-up trucks are down 8.4 percent. Meanwhile, the retail price that car shoppers are paying for used cars has increased 7.2 percent since last year.

Drowning death of young crypto 'visionary' fuels conspiracy theories
“Brilliant” cryptocurrency developer Nikolai Mushegian was found dead in the water off a Puerto Beach on Oct. 28 — hours after he tweeted that the CIA and Mossad would “torture me to death.”

Biden says Russia pulling out of ‘Fallujah’ in latest brutal gaffe
In an ugly Freudian slip Wednesday, Biden said Russian troops were pulling out of “Fallujah” while intending to reference the city of Kherson in southeastern Ukraine.

100,000 Russian troops killed or injured in Ukraine, US says
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians and “well over” 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war, now in its ninth month. “Same thing probably on the Ukrainian side,” Milley added.

Russia orders pullout from Kherson city, surrendering key regional capital
Russia ordered the withdrawal of its troops from the city of Kherson and its near surroundings, surrendering the key regional capital.

Ukraine uneasy about 'bad theater' in Russia's withdrawal from major city
“It remains to be seen, and it remains to be verified. ... It may actually be something else,” a senior European official said. “Certainly, it’s a development that is not good for Russia, but let’s see what exactly it means for the rest of the war as well.”

Did a US military plane's flight path draw penis pointing at Russian base?
The U.S. Air Force denied that the Stratotanker, which had taken off from Cyprus' Chania International Airport, had intended to create such an image.

FDA claims about boosters and kids branded 'misinformation,' research questions youth vaccination
The FDA is doubling down on its confident pronouncements about bivalent COVID-19 boosters and vaccinating low-risk children.

Disney+ keeps growing fast. But streaming loses $1.5 billion
Disney’s direct-to-consumer division, which also includes Hulu and ESPN+, on Tuesday reported an operating loss of nearly $1.5 billion, more than doubling its loss of $630 million during the same quarter a year earlier.

NY Post: SNL staff writers boycott over Dave Chappelle’s hosting gig
Chappelle's reps say they haven't noticed a boycott if there is one.

MSNBC’s Katy Tur suggests Fetterman could run for president
Tur floated the viability of "Fetterman, as a nominee at some point for president."

NY Times opinion: Ron DeSantis’ God Complex
After decades of closely observing and writing about American politics, I’m accustomed to the runaway religiosity of many political campaigns and to a whiff of theocracy in our democracy. But an ad that DeSantis released in the final days of his successful reelection bid nonetheless took my breath away.

NY Post Mocks ‘Trumpty Dumpty’ on Front Page after Praising DeSantis
“Don (who couldn’t build a wall) had a great fall — can all the GOP’s men put the party back together again?” the front page jibed. The large cover text read: “Trumpty Dumpty.”

Over 40 black leaders, journalists demand meeting with MSNBC president over ouster of far-left Tiffany Cross
Notable figures such as NAACP President Derrick Johnson and former ESPN commentator Jemele Hill were among the signatories.

How woke language distorts the world
Wokeness takes familiar words and fills them with a new ideological content.

An Out Trans Man Was Just Elected to a State Legislature for the First Time Ever
The historic victory is part of a “rainbow wave.”

Justin Trudeau Celebrates Drag Queens On Television
Trudeau appeared in a trailer for the show "Canada’s Drag Race," which has an episode titled "Canada vs. The World." The show features a grand prize of $100,000 and the title of “Canada’s Next Drag Superstar.”

Attractive female students got lower grades during remote learning: Study
A Swedish study, published in the journal Economics Letters, probed the impact of a student’s looks on their performance, both in the classroom and online.

Hospice nurse allegedly amputated man's frostbitten foot, planned to put it on display
A Wisconsin nurse has been arrested and charged with elder abuse after she allegedly amputated the foot of a dying man without permission.

Biden says Saudi stake in Elon Musk's Twitter deal is 'worth being looked at' as a possible national security threat
Another example of Biden threatening his political opponents.

Biden is going after gig workers
The Biden administration should be promoting flexible work arrangements, not actively undermining them, as it is doing now.

Scientists Discover Closest Black Hole To Earth
A new study has discovered a black hole roughly 1,500 light-years from Earth, the closest such object on record.