“So hear me President Trump when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.” — Zohran Mamdani
Voters around the country took their first opportunity in Trump’s second term Tuesday to reject him and his policies. In every race of significance, Democrats beat Republicans by wide margins.
It was a good night for America.
Besides winning the governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia, and the mayor’s race in New York City, Democrats passed Prop. 50 in California to counter the GOP redistricting maneuver in Texas.
But there was a striking contrast among the victorious Democrats in their victory speeches. The two women (Spanberger and Sherrill) struck a gracious note, extending an olive branch to those opposing them and Republicans generally.
The two men (Mamdani and Newsom) were angry and defiant, declaring themselves warriors ready to stand up to Trump and his “war within.” Newsom sounded the alarm that Trump has been, is and will continue doing everything in his power to rig next year’s elections, so that fight has now been engaged.
Newsom spoke in a room almost devoid of people, with just a few flags, cameras, microphones, lights, crews and his wife. A lone reporter (from CNN) shouted questions that he ignored while exiting the scene. It seemed almost dystopian.
There were no smiles or cheers, just a grim determination that the battle has begun.
HEADLINES:
Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race After Highest Turnout in Decades (NYT)
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech laying out plan of action (Guardian)
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is elected Virginia’s first female governor (CNN)
Democrats win key Georgia special elections seen as midterm bellwethers (The Hill)
New Jersey Elects Sherrill Governor as Democrats Pick Up Key Wins (NYT)
Trump suggests U.S. won’t pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing (CNBC)
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future (WP)
A Confederacy of Toddlers (Atlantic)
Department of Transportation may close parts of airspace if government shutdown continues, Duffy says (NBC)
Medicare patients go without needed treatment as government shutdown disrupts telehealth (PBS)
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown (WP)
We are ready to discuss human rights law changes: top ECHR (BBC)
Hegseth restricts military officials from talking to Congress without prior approval (ABC)
Following Trump’s threats to carry out strikes in Nigeria, several Pentagon officials who spoke to Reuters describe feeling whiplash from Trump’s orders as they try to understand the priorities of an administration that in the past several months has elevated once backburner issues like nuclear testing, democracy in Venezuela and cocaine trafficking. (Reuters)
Report: ICE Shot a US Citizen Trying to Help Kids (Mother Jones)
Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank (Bulwark)
US nuclear weapons testing can forever scar a nation. Just ask the Marshall Islands (CNN)
World’s biggest spiderweb discovered inside ‘Sulfur Cave’ with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black (LiveScience)
Instacart rolls out AI tools for grocers, Sprouts will be first to use its Cart Assistant (CNBC)
OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon (NYT)
CDC Figures It Easier To Start Tracking People Without Measles (Onion)
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