With Big Wins, Democrats Get a 'Blueprint' for 2024 (Newser Morning 8)

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November 8, 2023     "It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well." —Rene Descartes   1 Virginia Results a 'Blow' to GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin In what's being painted as a major "blow" to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, Democrats on Tuesday managed to not only retain control of the state Senate but also flip the House of Delegates. Keep reading   2 With Big Wins, Democrats Get a 'Blueprint' for 2024 Nearly a year and a half after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion remains a key issue in elections across the country—to the benefit of Democrats, who've made protecting abortion rights a priority. Keep reading   From our sponsors Firefighters Are Begging People to Keep This in Their Home This easy-to-use spray keeps you & your loved ones safe in ANY fire emergency. Get Safe Today >     At a Glance A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-27 mission launches from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, as seen from Merritt Island, Fla. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)   3 People Magazine Has Declared 2023's Sexiest Man Alive He's not just "McDreamy" anymore—Patrick Dempsey is now also People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, the AP reports. Keep reading   4 House Censures Rashida Tlaib Days after a resolution to censure her was blocked in the House of Representatives, the chamber on Tuesday voted to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Keep reading   5 House GOP Tries to Slash Buttigieg's Salary to $1 House Republicans on Tuesday once again used one of the chamber's rules to rebuke a member of the Biden administration, moving to reduce Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's salary to $1. Keep reading   6 Ohio Votes to Protect Abortion Access It looks like Ohio will indeed enshrine abortion protections into its state constitution. Keep reading     7 Mom of Uvalde Victim Won't Be Town's Next Mayor The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday lost her race to become mayor of the town. Keep reading   8 Exonerated 'Central Park Five' Member Wins NYC Election Exonerated "Central Park Five" member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, marking a stunning reversal of fortune for a political newcomer who was wrongly imprisoned as a teenager in the infamous rape case, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1950, during the Korean War, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: It Will Be President Trump; Clinton Concedes   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved