Wednesday's Headlines: Congress hangs in balance as Democrats defy expectations

Analysis: The vaunted red wave never hit the shore in midterm elections ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Joe Lamberti for The Post) MIDTERM ELECTIONS Congress hangs in balance as Democrats defy expectations Republicans J.D. Vance of Ohio and Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina were projected to win their Senate races, fending off Democratic efforts to flip those seats. Sens. Maggie Hassan (N.H.), Michael F. Bennet (Colo.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) were projected to win reelection, keeping those seats in Democratic hands. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   Democrats show strength, leaving fight for control of Congress unresolved By Hannah Knowles and Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   6 early takeaways from the 2022 election By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Analysis The vaunted red wave never hit the shore in midterm elections By Dan Balz ●  Read more »   Trump absorbs GOP losses, while DeSantis glows with landslide victory By Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Anna Paulina Luna throws a coming-out party for new MAGA generation By Ruby Cramer ●  Read more »   The candidates who made history in the midterms By Joanna Slater ●  Read more »   DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA Election deniers score big wins, but also suffer significant setbacks By Amy Gardner ●  Read more »     Opinions In Arizona, a MAGA victory party takes a sour turn Opinion by Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Abigail Spanberger again shows how to win as a centrist Democrat Opinion by Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The (early) verdict: The polls were okay! Opinion by David Byler ●  Read more »   Why we should cancel election night Opinion by Matt Bai ●  Read more »   As war rages in Ukraine, the world is realigning. Exhibit A: North Korea. Opinion by David Ignatius ●  Read more »   GLOBAL OPINIONS 'The Crown' Season 5: What's good, what's bad and what could have been uglier Opinion by Autumn Brewington ●  Read more »     More News Russia transferring WNBA star Brittney Griner to a penal colony By Victoria Bisset and Natalia Abbakumova ●  Read more »   How Twitter's contentious new fact-checking project really works By Taylor Lorenz, Will Oremus and Jeremy B. Merrill ●  Read more »   Another powerful storm could soon test Florida, still recovering from Ian By Anna Phillips ●  Read more »   Gingrich resists testifying before Ga. grand jury in election probe By Tom Jackman ●  Read more »   This enigmatic billionaire took down a crypto rock star By Steven Zeitchik ●  Read more »   Norway princess gives up royal duties for life with 'shaman' fiance By Sammy Westfall ●  Read more »   BY THE WAY After input from public, will FAA do anything about airplane seat size? By James Bikales ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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