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As a nationwide wave of Democratic midterm victories delivers a decisive rebuke to the MAGA movement, Jon is joined by Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, author of “How to Eat an Elephant,” and host of “The Focus Group” podcast. Together, they discuss what she’s learned from conducting hundreds of focus groups with voters, why Trump’s politics failed this cycle, and how to build on the momentum to cement a lasting pro-democracy coalition. Plus, Jon answers listeners’ questions about Schumer’s future, Elon’s ROI, and to hang or not to hang!

A blue tsunami of epic proportions swept through Texas Tuesday night, decimating the largest, most influential red state and ending the longest statewide shutout of any political party in the country. Democrats up and down the ticket, buoyed by national anger toward President Donald Trump, won seats they haven’t been viable contenders for in decades despite historic spending from their opponents.

Gov. Greg Abbott, the most powerful and well-resourced governor in modern Texas history, was unseated by Gina Hinojosa. Attorney General Ken Paxton, who in past elections cast off impeachment, indictment and infidelities, fell to James Talarico in his bid for the U.S. Senate. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the iron-fisted ruler of the Texas Senate, went down to a little known state representative. Republicans lost the attorney general’s office, one of the most influential conservative legal positions in the country. The new congressional map Republicans drew yielded them no gains — in fact, they lost one seat overall.

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Susan Collins, a five-term Republican senator from Maine, has called Troy Jackson to concede, his campaign confirmed. The Times has yet to accept a call in this race.

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In a Nov. 2 letter, ‌Sherill said Congress banned Russian energy imports under the "Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act" in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Importing Russian diesel ​violates that law and could expose businesses and ​individuals using New Jersey ports to "harsh" civil and criminal ⁠penalties, she added.

The letter follows President Donald Trump's decision ​to grant Russia a license to supply more than 300,000 ​metric tons, or about 2.25 million barrels, of diesel to U.S. and global markets amid tight global diesel inventories and near-record U.S. prices ahead of the ​Nov. 3 midterm election.

Since the license was granted, Russia has ​dispatched multiple diesel tankers to the United States, including at least one ‌that ⁠may be headed for the New Jersey coast, Sherill said.

Sherill said the Russian Oil Act does not allow blanket sanctions waivers unless Russia withdraws its forces from Ukraine, which has ​not occurred. "New ​Jersey will not ⁠stand by while Donald Trump supports Vladimir Putin at the expense of Americans," Sherill said ​on X.

"Instead of lowering costs, these imports ​help finance ⁠Putin’s war against Ukraine and a campaign of violence and terror that endangers our U.S. service members abroad."

According to GasBuddy, ⁠diesel ​prices on Tuesday's midterm election day ​reached a record high $6.28 per gallon, the highest ever for any election day.

But he said some voters arrived early, couldn't wait, and left without voting.

Scott said he urged them to return to their assigned polling place before polls close at 7 p.m. Scott said it’s not clear how many people chose to leave.

About 45,000 people have voted in Broward as of Tuesday morning, Scott said.

Scott also announced two polling site locations because of flooding. Precinct T18, which was assigned to vote at Paradise Village Clubhouse at 12850 W. State Rd 84 has been switched to Treetops Park at 3900 SW 100th Ave. in Davie.

Immigrants who have been granted release from detention after winning habeas corpus petitions in court are being re-arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Guardian has identified at least 20 cases nationwide relating to people who were detained after being released on habeas corpus petition in the last year, according to court records, attorneys and media reports.

Increasing arrests and detentions have led to immigrants filing more than 91,000 habeas petitions as they seek to challenge their detentions, according to research by ProPublica. More petitions have been filed since 25 January than during the past three presidential administrations, including Trump’s first term, combined, the outlet found.

A demand for action came after Meta apologized for temporarily suspending the No Kings Instagram account and disabling access for four hours at the peak of an early voting push from the group. In a post on X, Meta’s Andy Stone said the account had been using a Claude AI tool in a way that made it appear to be a bot. But even though automated review detected the error within an hour, Stone acknowledged that additional hurdles kept admins locked out. State and federal lawmakers—as well as a coalition of 14 attorneys general—have asked Meta to further explain its actions.

In a letter to No Kings, Meta offered to arrange a meeting with a technical expert who could better explain the mistake. But No Kings rejected the response, saying it failed to address any of the group’s ongoing concerns and requesting a meeting with Meta senior leadership instead. The group stressed that the issue goes beyond its Instagram account, saying that Americans who rely on Meta’s platforms need assurance that voting content won’t be suppressed ahead of or on election day. Among eight questions, the coalition asked Meta to publicly disclose any communications with the Trump administration about the No Kings account or the historic early voting day event.