The ethnic Arab parties of Israel have thrown their support behind Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, cementing his case to form a government over that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A delegation led by Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen met with President Isaac Herzog on Thursday as the head of state prepares to select […]

Maine Auditor Matt Dunlap conceded to former Gov. Paul LePage in the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Dunlap made the announcement Thursday afternoon, just hours after the secretary of state announced the results would go to a ranked choice tabulation. In a statement, Dunlap wrote that “we do not currently believe that ranked choice […]

Freshman Rep. John McGuire (R-VA) fended off against Democratic challenger Tom Perriello in the general election in a closer-than-expected race. McGuire received 50.2% of the vote compared to his Perriello’s 48%. The Associated Press called the race on Thursday afternoon. McGuire was seeking a second term in Congress as representative of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. […]

As Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) narrowly trails her Democratic challenger Scott Colom by just a few hundred votes in the unexpectedly close Senate race in Mississippi, Republicans are now hoping a Supreme Court loss on late-arriving mail ballots earlier this year will help save their senator from being the latest victim of the blue tsunami. […]