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🗞️ Story file #1468

Democrats win majority in House and Senate

Nov 5, 1 PM ET to Nov 6, 9 AM ET

📰 read it at: The Atlantic The New Republic NPR The Economist The Washington Post USA Today Reuters

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  1. Nov 5, 1 PM ETpeak: on 6 front pages
  2. Nov 5, 5 PM ETfirst on a front page: Reuters
  3. Nov 5, 6 PM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
  4. Nov 6, 4 AM ETretold online by 12 people

📰 Spread

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Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Nov 5, 1 PM to Nov 6, 9 AM ET (peak 6), by the outlets' lean: left · center
Nov 512 PMNov 6The AtlanticThe AtlanticThe Atlantic, Nov 4, 1:01 AM ET: The Unlikeliest Democratic Win of AllThe EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist, Nov 4, 9:01 AM ET: The Democrats’ extraordinary triumph, explainedUSA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today, Nov 4, 10:01 AM ET: Democrats celebrate election victory nationwide — PhotosNPRNPRNPR, Nov 4, 2:02 PM ET: 6 takeaways from a jaw-dropping election night for DemocratsThe Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post, Nov 4, 6:01 PM ET: See how Americans celebrated Democrats’ historic sweepThe New RepublicThe New RepublicThe New Republic, Nov 5, 10:01 AM ET: Six Takeaways About the Democrats’ Merciless Rout of the GOPReutersReutersReuters, Nov 5, 5:01 PM ET: Democrats won big. But what is their mandate?📺 TVMSNOW, 6:01 PM ET: MS NOW: DEMS WIN AT LEAST 250 HOUSEMSNOW, 11:02 PM ET: DEMOCRATS FLIP 43 HOUSE SEATSMSNOW, 6:10 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS IN UMSNOW, 6:13 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS INMSNOW, 6:14 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS INMSNOW, 6:18 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE SWEEPING MIDTERMSMSNOW, 6:33 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE SWEEPING MIDTERMSCNN, 8:00 AM ET: US SENATE U.S. HOUSE 21MSNOW, 8:08 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS INMSNOW, 8:11 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS INMSNOW, 8:12 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS INMSNOW, 8:13 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS IN UMSNOW, 8:14 AM ET: DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO ADD SEATS IN U🧶 online🧶found retold online (the day's report)
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📡 Broadcast

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📺 On TV

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  1. 🫏 MSNOW 10 min
  2. 🫏 CNN 4 s

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  1. 🐘 Fox News Rundown 2
  2. 🫏 CNN 5 Things 2
  3. 🫏 MeidasTouch 1
  4. 🫏 David Pakman Show 1
  5. 🫏 Hasan Piker 1
  6. ⚖️ Up First (NPR) 1
  7. ⚖️ WSJ What's News 1
  8. 🐘 Ben Shapiro 1

🕵️ Investigated, joked about

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  1. 🃏 The Babylon Bee 2
  2. 🃏 The Onion 1
  3. 🃏 The Hard Times 1
  4. 🃏 NewsThump 1
  5. 🃏 McSweeney's 1

🧶 Retelling

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🧩 How it's being told

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  • 🧩 Power of the purse 🧶 online
    “The new Congress will be much more productive and reclaim its power once it is seated.”

🧶 Retold online

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🗣️ Names in it

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🔎 Checking

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Democrats gain House majority

  1. Jon Gruden attends Ohio rally for GOP candidate

    Oct 4, 11 PM ET

  2. Trump announces 'midterm surprise' ahead of elections

    Oct 4, 1 PM ET

  3. Trump criticizes Ilhan Omar and Somali migrants at Ohio rally

    Oct 14, 9 AM ET

  4. Trump holds Ohio rally ahead of midterm elections

    Oct 14, 12 AM ET

  5. Trump supporter punches protester at Ohio rally

    Oct 11, 5 PM ET

  6. Trump holds rallies in Arizona and Montana ahead of midterms

    Oct 10, 6 PM ET

  7. Trump pardons two Alaskan mechanics in Clean Air Act case

    Oct 13, 11 PM ET

  8. Trump warns of potential national crisis if Democrats win midterms

    Oct 20, 8 PM ET

  9. Trump praises supporter who punched protester at rally

    Oct 22, 12 AM ET

  10. Trump holds midterm rally in Florida with Byron Donalds

    Oct 19, 6 PM ET

  11. Trump and allies seek to influence midterms through legal actions

    Oct 28, 8 AM ET

  12. Trump holds midterm rally in chillicothe, Ohio

    Oct 28, 8 PM ET

  13. Trump and Obama exchange barbs in final days of midterm campaign

    Oct 28, 10 PM ET

  14. Democrats warned against impeaching Trump or Hegseth if they win House

    Oct 28, 2 PM ET

  15. Democrats lead in Texas, Michigan Senate races

    Oct 29, 12 PM ET

  16. Early voting surges in midterm elections

    Oct 30, 7 PM ET

  17. Elon musk warns of democratic sweep leading to end of democracy

    Oct 31, 12 AM ET

  18. Midterm elections test political landscape and congressional control

    Oct 27, 3 PM ET

  19. Democrats lead in seven Senate battlegrounds according to new polls

    Nov 3, 4 AM ET

  20. Democratic candidates win key Republican-held seats

    Nov 4, 2 AM ET

  21. Trump acknowledges Iran role in midterm losses

    Nov 4, 2 AM ET

  22. Democrats gain significant legislative momentum

    Nov 4, 10 AM ET

  23. Iranian officials say US voters rejected Trump's war

    Nov 4, 10 AM ET

  24. US voters cast ballots in midterm elections

    Nov 4, 1 PM ET

  25. Iranian officials comment on trump's midterm election results

    Nov 4, 3 PM ET

  26. Hakeem Jeffries advances toward becoming first House speaker

    Nov 4, 12 PM ET

  27. Democrats flip multiple House seats in Pennsylvania

    Nov 3, 11 PM ET

  28. US voters cast ballots to decide control of Congress

    Oct 29, 6 PM ET

  29. Trump threatens to use veto power if Democrats gain control

    Nov 1, 7 PM ET

  30. John thune to run for Senate republican leader

    Nov 4, 4 PM ET

  31. Democrats regain control of Congress as Trump dismisses impeachment threat

    Nov 5, 2 PM ET

  32. Cracks appear in Reflecting Pool after Trump's remarks

    Nov 3, 2 PM ET

  33. World leaders express relief and caution after republican election rout

    Nov 4, 2 PM ET

  34. Democrats gain majority after midterm elections

    Nov 5, 6 AM ET

  35. Democrats win majority in House and Senate (this story)

    Nov 5, 1 PM ET

  36. Democrats plan to limit Trump's agenda in first 100 hours

    Nov 6, 6 AM ET

  37. Hakeem Jeffries announces bid for House speaker

    Nov 4, 2 AM ET

  38. U.S. stocks surge as Democrats win Congress

    Nov 5, 6 AM ET

  39. Democrats win on affordability but face delivery challenges

    Nov 5, 10 AM ET

  40. Democrats secure enough seats to end electoral college by 2028

    Nov 6, 7 AM ET

  41. Trump says he can work with Democrats after midterm losses

    Nov 5, 5 PM ET

  42. Mississippi Senate race remains closely contested with no recount procedure

    Nov 6, 8 AM ET

  43. Republicans face internal conflict after midterm losses

    Nov 1, 11 PM ET

  44. Democrats win majority in House and Senate

    Nov 3, 11 PM ET

  45. Midterms conclude as 2028 presidential race remains wide open

    Nov 5, 8 AM ET

  46. Stock markets decline after midterm elections

    Nov 5, 8 PM ET

  47. Democrats gain Texas House seats as Republicans retain Senate majority

    Nov 6, 3 AM ET

  48. Democrats gain control of multiple state governments

    Nov 6, 1 PM ET

  49. Democrats gain ground in Southern states

    Nov 6, 2 PM ET

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