Democrats learned the wrong lessons from the last midterms: From the Politics Desk

Chuck Todd: Democrats did better than expected in 2022 midterms for two reasons: backlash to court's Dobbs decision and GOP 's disastrous candidates in swing states.

Democrats did well in 2022 despite Biden , not because of him or his pro-democracy messaging, Todd says.

Kristen Welker : President-elect Donald Trump boasted about the size of his victory and his performance with key demographic groups.

Democratic governors vow to protect their states from Trump and his policies.

NBC News has yet to project winners in the Arizona , Pennsylvania and Nevada Senate races.

The judge overseeing Trump 's federal election interference case has granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to hit pause on the process and give him a month to request how to move forward.

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