Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) defeated Republican challenger Dan Cox’s effort to unseat him, maintaining Democrats’ hold on the blue state of Maryland. The matchup was a rematch from 2022, which ended the same way. The Associated Press called the race at 8:01 p.m. The result was unsurprising to most analysts, given the state’s increasingly blue […]
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker won reelection Tuesday night, securing a third term and setting him up for a possible 2028 presidential run. The Associated Press called the race for Pritzker shortly after polls closed in Illinois at 8 p.m. Pritzker beat Republican Darren Bailey in a rematch of 2022, when Bailey also lost to Pritzker […]
Justice Samuel Alito highlighted Colorado’s dismal record at the Supreme Court in the past decade on First Amendment issues when questioning the state’s requirements for its universal preschool program, which the state says must exclude Catholic schools. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case involving the state’s […]
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring the first week of November “Anti-Communism Week” in honor of the victims of socialism and communism in other countries. The proclamation arrived on Election Day as results for the midterm elections start rolling in. “I call upon all Americans to stand firm in their defense against any […]
DEARBORN, Michigan — In a Michigan Senate race that has exposed deep divisions over Israel, antisemitism, and Islamophobia, some voters are finding themselves torn between their political loyalties and the candidates on the ballot. Several voters who spoke with the Washington Examiner on Tuesday described crossing party lines, with some Democrats reluctantly casting ballots for […]
The White House spent Election Day broadcasting optimism about Republicans’ chances of holding their congressional majorities, but the mood was much more tense behind closed doors. Election Day turnout in some states, especially Florida, Ohio, and Texas, suggested that President Donald Trump’s final blitz across red states was working. However, multiple White House and Trumpworld […]
A contingent of Democrats running for office in House, Senate, and gubernatorial races this election cycle have, in some form, bucked the transgender movement’s central positions on female-only sports and youth gender medicine. These contests will offer a crucial test of how the transgender movement has affected electoral prospects for the Democratic Party, as the […]
A Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendant whom President Donald Trump pardoned was arrested this week, allegedly for threatening federal judges in the District of Columbia with execution. Cleveland Meredith was accused of threatening violence against district public officials across state lines from Georgia. The message, allegedly posted on Facebook on April 23, reads: “ALL […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to be a popular option to replace Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in the Senate should she win her race to become Tennessee’s next governor on Tuesday. Despite the Iran war, an UpOne Insights poll published on Tuesday found that Hegseth has a 72% favorability to 13% unfavorability rating in Tennessee. […]
The Justice Department is reportedly sending target letters to Democratic elections lawyer Marc Elias and other Democrats as prosecutors investigate an alleged effort to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from Alaska’s Republican senator. Roughly 20 Democrats were designated to receive the notices, including Elias and at least one Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee […]
