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Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Michael Robinson Chavez / The Washington Post Democrat Ralph Northam defeats Ed Gillespie in race for Virginia governor closely watched by national parties From South Korea, President Trump wasted no time lashing out at Gillespie. By Gregory S. Schneider, Laura Vozzella and Fenit Nirappil  •  Read more » In authoritarian China, Trump's love of free expression on Twitter is put to the test Chinese President Xi Jinping, overseeing a crackdown on Internet freedoms, has consolidated power ahead of Trump's state visit By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Meet Andrea Jenkins, the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the U.S. Andrea Jenkins has made history as the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the United States, gender advocates say. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   Analysis Did Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax cut supercharge the economy? Sanders rattled off a few numbers suggesting the Reagan era cuts facilitated economic growth, but the figures are taken out of context. By Nicole Lewis  •   Read more »   Trump promotes his New Jersey golf course during speech to South Korea parliament The president has been criticized for abusing his power to promote his personal business. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   In hard-line speech, Trump warns North Korea: 'Do not underestimate us' Trump's remarks came at an address to the South Korean National Assembly on Wednesday as he called on countries to rally against the growing threat from Pyongyang. By Ashley Parker and David Nakamura  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Republicans seek new path after failure of Gillespie's 'Trumpism without Trump' "This is just an old-fashioned thumping," said one former Virginia congressman. By Michael Scherer and David Weigel  •   Read more »   Republican John Curtis to fill House seat vacated by Jason Chaffetz The mayor of Provo beat a well-financed Democrat and an third-party candidate with a famous name. By Mike DeBonis  •   Read more » Bill De Blasio wins second term as New York mayor He is the first Democrat since Ed Koch to be returned to City Hall for a second term and was rewarded for a campaign in which he ran sharply to the left. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis 'Nuclear nightmare': Trump's speech to the South Korean National Assembly, annotated The president issued a warning to North Korea: "Don't try us." He also slipped in a plug for one of his golf courses. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   Analysis Maine just resoundingly became the first state to expand Medicaid by ballot initiative It's a big thumb in the eye to Republicans, who have spent the past year trying to cut Obamacare and Medicaid. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   Analysis Trump just made a bad night for Republicans much worse for himself Trump can't deliver and isn't loyal. Is that what he wants the GOP to know? By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Analysis Winners and losers from Election Day 2017 Winners: Democrats' morale and the transgender community. Losers: Nationalism and Steve Bannon. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Trump tweets that failed Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate 'did not embrace me' Just 15 hours later, the president had touted Ed Gillespie's candidacy on Twitter. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Democrat Phil Murphy to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey governor Democrats took back the governor's seat in New Jersey as the first-time candidate defeated Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, capping a tumultuous eight years under the Republican governor. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign Up  »         Share Politics:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Politics or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071