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Sean Penn
personSean Penn has given one of his Oscar statuettes to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Oscar will remain in the country until the end of the ongoing war with Russia. Penn won two Oscars for best actor in a leading role — one in 2003 for "Mystic River" and another in 2008 for "Milk"
U.S. Senate
organizationRepublican JD Vance has defeated Democrat Tim Ryan in the race to become Ohio's senator. The win keeps the state red for Republicans and has boosted the party's chances of gaining control of the Senate. Republicans prevailed in Ohio and North Carolina, fending off efforts to flip those seats.
Gretchen Whitmer
personMichigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer secured a second term over Republican challenger Tudor Dixon Tuesday. Whitmer led Dixon by five percentage points, just over 170,000 votes. Voters in Vermont approved an amendment to the state's constitution to further protect abortion rights.
GOP
organizationGOP Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has won a third term, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes. Republican George Santos flipped New York’s 3rd Congressional district Wednesday and secured another House seat for the GOP. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a 19-point landslide win over Democrat Charlie Crist.
Gavin Newsom
personDemocratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has been re-elected to a second term in the state of California. Newsom with 61 percent of the votes in a state where there are nearly twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans.
Joe Biden
personUS President Joe Biden has claimed vindication the day after the midterm elections. He said Democrats had ‘a strong night’ and he planned to change nothing about his approach despite the likelihood of divided government. Biden’s outcome is the best for any sitting president since George W. Bush.
John Fetterman
personJohn Fetterman (D) won Pennsylvania’s high-stakes Senate race Tuesday, defeating Republican nominee Mehmet Oz. With 91% of the votes counted at around 2 a.m., Fetter man led Oz 49.9% to 47.7%, a lead of 113,036 votes. 'We bet on the people of Pennsylvania — and you didn't let us down. And I won't let you down,' he tweeted early Wednesday morning.
Kathy Hochul
personKathy Hochul, a moderate Democrat from Buffalo, made abortion rights a focal point of her campaign, seeking to draw a sharp contrast with GOP challenger Lee Zeldin. New Yorkers haven’t elected a Republican to statewide office since former Gov. George Pataki won his third term 20 years ago.
Doug Mastriano
personJosh Shapiro, the Democratic attorney general for Pennsylvania, is projected to become governor. His victory ensures that Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano will not be in charge of a key battleground state for the 2024 presidential contest.
Maggie Hassan
personGOP Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has won a third term, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) held onto her Senate, fending off a challenge from Republican Don Bolduc. Republican Sen. John Kennedy defended his Senate seat in Louisiana defeating Democratic challenger Luke Mixon.
Sean Patrick Maloney
personMaloney sought re-election this fall in New York's 17th congressional district against Republican Mike Lawler. Maloney's presumed defeat hands a major PR victory to Republicans.
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he had ‘got it wrong’ on some of the company’s business decisions. The massive layoffs follow a painful tech industry trend.
Charlie Crist
personRepublicans underperformed in crucial Senate and House races. Democrats were able to hold off an anticipated "red wave" Several GOP candidates endorsed by former President Trump did not perform well. Florida voters have re-elected Republican Ron DeSantis to the governor’s office.
GOP
organizationMarc Thiessen is a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and now a Washington Post columnist. He decried the absence of the predicted “red wave’ and called the night an ‘absolute disaster’ for the GOP. Republicans underperformed in key Senate and House races and did not materialize an anticipated'red wave'
the House of Representatives
organizationAll four GOP congressional candidates won their seats on Long Island. The region's swing to red is seen as pivotal for the balance of power in the House. Republicans have flipped two of New York's Democrat-held congressional districts. The GOP appeared on the brink of netting another two Wednesday.
Wes Moore
personWes Moore, a Democrat, defeated far-right Republican Dan Cox to become the first Black person elected governor in Maryland history. Moore, an Afghanistan War veteran and a Rhodes scholar, won the Democratic nod by defeating state Comptroller Peter Franchot and former Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. Moore's victory flips a governor's office from Republican to Democratic.
Greg Abbott
personTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has been reelected for a third term. He defeated his Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in what the Dallas Morning News has reported to be a 60.27% majority vote across all 14 Uvalde County precincts.
Binance
organizationBinance announced Wednesday that it won't be buying FTX. The company said it didn't like what it found in the company's books. The move is a dramatic reversal in fortunes of 'crypto robinhood' and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Maura Healey
personMaura Healey, 51, flipped the seat from Republicans, defeating opponent Geoff Diehl. She received more than 55 percent of the vote Tuesday night, with Diehl receiving only 38.5 percent support. In her victory speech, she vowed to 'be a governor for everyone struggling with higher costs' and protect women's rights to abortions.
Mehmet Oz
personDigital World Acquisition Corp.'s shares fell more than 16% Wednesday morning. Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz lost to Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won re-election by a 19-point margin. Tudor Dixon lost a gubernatorial race and Kristina Karamo lost her bid to be secretary of state.