Ted Cruz has won another six years in the Senate. The conservative incumbent, who was seeking reelection for this third term in Congress, held off Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, whose insurgent campaign shook the nerves of Senate Republicans who couldn’t afford to lose a seat in deep-red Texas. The contest …
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state of California is on track to reject a ballot measure that would ban forced labor in state prisons. Proposition 6 was an effort to ban slavery by creating voluntary work programs with a focus on rehabilitation. As of Wednesday evening, Proposition 6 was trailing …
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The Electoral College may not be an ideal system for determining the president, but it’s the one we have. The electors representing most states have long been penciled in for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, which means the election is expected to come down to the handful of key swing …
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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama congratulated Donald Trump and J.D. Vance after their victory, while sending a message of hope and resilience to Americans. “In a country as big and diverse as ours, we won’t always see eye-to-eye on everything. But progress requires us to …
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Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Democratic Party’s mainstay in the red state of Ohio, has been ousted from the Senate by MAGA Republican Bernie Moreno. Moreno’s win, which was called by the Associated Press at 11:27 p.m. EST, all but ensures Republicans will take control of the Senate. Brown, a pro-labor …
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Donald Trump has won the presidency, and Republicans have taken control of the Senate in the culmination of an intense — and expensive battle — for dominance in Congress. The GOP picked up four seats this cycle, flipping the chamber and netting a decisive 53 seat majority. A Republican majority …
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Delaware state Sen.Sarah McBridewill become the first openly transgender person to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Associated Press called her victory over Republican John Whalen III at 9:43 p.m. EST. McBride, who defeated her Democratic primary opponentswith 80 precent of the vote in September, won the …
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Populist independent candidate Dan Osborn has lost his bid for U.S. Senate in Nebraska to two-term Republican incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer. The result helps solidify the GOP’s control of the chamber, which it secured for the first time in four years on Tuesday. Osborn is a union leader, Navy veteran, …
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Yet another virtual political event on Elon Musk‘s X, once known as Twitter, has gone down in flames. On Monday evening, the night before Election Day, the tech billionaire had hoped to host a virtual town hall for America PAC, the Super PAC he created this year to support the …
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Throughout the 2024 campaign, federal law enforcement and election officials from both sides of the aisle have consistently sounded the alarm about the cascade of right-wing, Donald Trump-inspired threats that election workers are facing as they attempt to perform the basic, essential task of administering America’s democratic elections. Now, Election …
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