Democrats flip the House, Republicans keep the Senate, and Donald Trump fires Jeff Sessions. Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan break down the results of the midterm elections, and talk about what they mean for the future.

Show Notes:

Democrats flip the House

• CBS News: Democrats win control of the House as Republicans take Senate
• NBC News: Dems score string of upsets on way to winning House
• Vox: Trump’s free ride from Congress just ended
• Politico: 7 takeaways from a wild midterm election
• New York Times: Democrats Capture Control of House; G.O.P. Holds Senate
• Washington Post:Democrats projected to win control of House, but Senate remains in GOP hands
• CNBC: Democrats pick up at least 28 seats to win back the House — giving the party a check on Trump
• Business Insider: Midterm key takeaways: Trump’s message flops, and Democrats set the stage for 2020
• CNBC: Democrats to win back House, Republicans will hold the Senate: Here are the results of pivotal races in the battle for Congress
• Politico: POLITICO’s final race ratings: Democrats to take the House, GOP likely holds the Senate
• Mother Jones: Democrats Win the House
• The Guardian: Democrats secure 218 seats in midterms to win control of House – as it happened
• Roll Call: Could a Monkey With a Dart Make Better Predictions? — And Other Takeaways From Tuesday’s Election
• Vogue: The Takeaways From the 2018 Midterm Elections: Democrats Will Live to Fight Another Day – Opinion
• NPR: Democratic Control Of The House Is Trouble For Trump, And 6 Other Election Takeaways
• BBC News:Mid-term election results: A tale of two chambers

Statewide victories

• Slate: The 2018 Election Was a Body Blow to Partisan Gerrymandering
• NPR: Democrats Gain In Governors’ Races, But Miss Chance At History
• The Atlantic: The Democrats’ Most Radical Election Victory Was in the States
• CNBC: Democrat Laura Kelly projected to beat Republican Kris Kobach for Kansas governor: NBC News
• CNN: Democrats rebuilt their ‘blue wall’ in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. It’s a big deal for 2020.
• Detroit Free Press: Gretchen Whitmer defeats Bill Schuette in Michigan governor’s race
• Washington Post: Michigan becomes 10th state to allow recreational marijuana
• The Coloradan: Colorado Democrats have a trifecta, but time will tell how they wield their power
• CBS News: Scott Walker narrowly loses Wisconsin governor’s race – and he can’t ask for a recount because of a law he put in place
• New York Times: Pennsylvania Democrats Pick Up Victories 2 Years After Trump Wins State

Why the Senate was so challenging

• NBC News: In Senate midterm elections, Democrats fall short as Republicans retain control
• New York Times: Senate Election Results: Republicans Keep Majority
• New York Magazine: Republicans Hold the Senate: All the Key Results
• USA Today: 6 takeaways on Republicans’ Senate victories and what they mean for 2020
• New York Times: Midterm Election Results Leave a Divided Congress
• Slate Magazine: A Senate Majority Eludes Democrats
• CNN: 7 takeaways from election night 2018
• The Tennesseean: Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee’s US Senate race: 4 takeaways on her historic victory
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Six takeaways from Tammy Baldwin’s victory in Wisconsin U.S. Senate race
• AZCentral: Arizona midterm elections: 5 key takeaways from Tuesday

Stacey Abrams

• CBS News: Stacey Abrams vows to remain in Georgia governor’s race until “every vote gets counted”
• CNN: Stacey Abrams refuses to concede Georgia governor’s race, hoping for runoff
• New Yorker: Stacey Abrams and the Democrats Want Brian Kemp—or, Better Yet, Someone Else—to Count All the Votes in Georgia
• Washington Post: Stacey Abrams still hoping for a runoff as Brian Kemp’s lead narrows in Georgia governor’s race
• Wall Street Journal: Stacey Abrams’s Campaign Considering Legal Options in Georgia Governor’s Race
• RealClearPolitics: Stacey Abrams: “We Have Closed The Gap Between Yesterday And Tomorrow”
• Time Magazine: Many High-Stakes Midterm Elections Are Still Too Close to Call. Here’s What You Need to Know
• Think Progress: Brian Kemp’s lead for Georgia governor may be smaller than the number of voters he suppressed
• Boston Globe: Brian Kemp’s voter suppression in Georgia
• New York Magazine: If Voter Suppression Did Not Win Georgia for Brian Kemp, It Will Certainly Help Him Keep It

Andrew Gillum & Beto O’Rourke

• New York Times: Andrew Gillum Concedes to Ron DeSantis in Florida Governor’s Race
• The Guardian: ‘I’m not going anywhere’: Andrew Gillum concedes governor’s race in Florida – video
• The Root: Floridians May Not Have Elected Andrew Gillum but Did Vote to Restore Voting Rights to Over 1 Million Ex-Felons
• FiveThirtyEight: Election Night Defied A Single Takeaway
• Washington Post: In Texas, Beto O’Rourke loses the race for Senate but still makes a mark – Opinion
• TIME: The Beto Effect: How O’Rourke’s Campaign For Senate Could Help Other Texas Democrat

Trump’s press conference meltdown & Sessions

• The Hill: 7 times Trump clashed with reporters in hostile post-midterms press conference
• Huffington Post: Trump’s Off-The-Rails Press Conference
• CNN: Defiant Trump declares victory, battles press in wake of midterms
• Washington Post: ‘You’re a very rude person.’ ‘That’s enough.’ ‘Sit down.’ Trump’s news conference turns hostile.
• Wall Street Journal: Trump, at News Conference, Vows to Retaliate Against Any Investigations
• Rolling Stone: Of Course Trump’s Election Press Conference Went Off the Rails
• CNN: Jeff Sessions out as attorney general
• CNBC: Embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns under pressure from Trump
• ABC News: Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general at Trump’s request, leaving Mueller probe in new hands
• NBC News: President Trump has replaced Sessions. Here’s what that means for the Mueller probe.
• FiveThirtyEight: What Jeff Sessions’s Resignation Could Mean For The Mueller Investigation
• CNN: Democrats warn against Mueller probe interference after Sessions’ firing