Indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) has won an 11th term as congressman for a border district in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, defeating his Republican challenger, Navy veteran Jay Furman. The embattled 10-term lawmaker managed to fight off a GOP candidate to continue representing the South Texas region but could face greater challenges as […]

Voters in Florida rejected a bill on Tuesday that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state. Florida’s Amendment 3 would have legalized recreational marijuana use in the state for people who were at least 21 years old. It also would have permitted people to have three ounces of the drug in their possession without […]

Californians on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted for Proposition 36, a ballot measure that strengthens penalties for people who have repeatedly been convicted of shoplifting or caught using and dealing hard drugs like fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.   The measure also gives judges the authority to order people with multiple drug charges into rehab and undoes some of the changes […]

MSNBC assessed that the mood for Vice President Kamala Harris’s watch party is “nauseously optimistic” as election night progresses, which has proved to be a very contested race. Harris’s campaign chairwoman, Jen O’Malley Dillon, informed campaign workers that they should “get some sleep, and get ready to close out strong tomorrow,” as the vice president […]