The midterm elections turned out to be a brutal loss for Republicans as they lost control of both chambers of Congress on Tuesday. The results can be viewed as a rejection of President Donald Trump’s agenda, which was undermined by the Iran war and rising costs this year. The result was a massive blue wave […]
Democrat Richard Pan, known nationally for spearheading the state’s push to eliminate religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements, defeated Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) in California’s 6th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Pan at 2 a.m. With roughly 50% of the vote counted, Pan had secured 57.5% of the vote to Kiley’s […]
Republican South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson won the state’s gubernatorial race on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson. Wilson, who has served as the state’s top law enforcement official since 2011, will succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. The Associated Press called the race for Wilson at 12:35 a.m. The attorney general garnered […]
The first round of November Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in six days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The second round will go out on Nov. 18 to those born between […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) on Tuesday won her bid for reelection, defeating Republican challenger Andy Biggs in Arizona’s 2026 elections. Hobbs clinched a second term in Phoenix with 56.3% of the vote compared to Biggs’s 42%, as of 3:20 a.m., with 75% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press. The outcome in one […]
Democrat Aaron Ford defeated Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) in Nevada’s gubernatorial election Tuesday, flipping the governor’s mansion after four years of GOP control and delivering Democrats a significant victory in the battleground state. The race was called for Ford at 4:46 a.m. Eastern time by the Associated Press. He garnered 51.5% against Lombardo’s 44.3%, with […]
Polish President Karol Nawrocki is focusing on negotiations with the United States over troop placement in his country, seeking the reassurance of an ally’s presence amid unprecedented instability and opposition from technocrats in Brussels. The head of state opened a meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday, which sought to address the ongoing stand-off […]
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) survived a challenge from Dan Osborn, an independent who had the backing of the Nebraska Democratic Party, keeping the seat red as Republicans strive to maintain a majority in the upper chamber. The Associated Press called the race for Ricketts at 3:27 a.m. Ricketts garnered 50.2% against Osborn’s 43.8%, with 87% […]
DALLAS — Barely two hours after the last polls closed, the giant screen broadcasting the nation’s election results went black at Ken Paxton’s watch party in a hotel conference center. It was a fitting metaphor to describe Republicans’ night in Texas and beyond. For the first time since 1988, the Lone Star State had just […]
Democratic Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) defeated Republican challenger Marty O’Donnell on Tuesday, holding onto Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District after a competitive race in a Las Vegas-area seat that backed President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. The Associated Press called the race for longtime incumbent Lee shortly after 4 a.m. Eastern time. She received […]
