Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Wednesday. Cuellar, a 10-term representative, is the top Democrat on the House appropriations subcommittee in charge of homeland security. Earlier this year, he was indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges over ties to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The district
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Mexico on Wednesday. Vasquez faced a rematch against Republican Yvette Herrell, who previously represented the district for a single term. The majority-Hispanic district was a top target for Republicans this cycle. Democrat Joe Biden carried the district in 2020. Republicans campaigned against
Continue ReadingVoters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, the more conservative of the state’s two congressional districts, delivered an electoral vote to Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of reach congressional district.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters have enshrined the state’s current ban on abortion after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the state’s constitution. Voters on Tuesday also rejected a competing ballot measure that would have established the right to have an abortion until the point that a fetus could viably survive
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Bill Huizenga won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Huizenga was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010. He defeated Democrat Jessica Swartz to represent the safely Republican district in southwest Michigan, which includes the city of Kalamazoo. He chairs the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the House
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Election Day brought millions of voters to polling stations and ballot drop boxes in Central Oregon and across the nation, where citizens expressed a mixture of hope, concern, and a sense of civic duty. Bend resident and voter Craig Brightwell said, “I’m not super-optimistic about the candidates, as I haven’t kind
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Fitzpatrick, a four-term congressman and former FBI agent, represents a district based in Bucks County that Democrat Joe Biden carried in the 2020 presidential election. He defeated Democrat Ashley Ehasz, a retired Army helicopter pilot who lost to Fitzpatrick by
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Frank Mrvan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Wednesday. The second-term congressman represents a district in the northwest corner of the state near Chicago and Lake Michigan. Republicans had also targeted this district in 2022, but Mrvan won that election by about 6 percentage points. The Associated Press declared
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the US election results began to roll in, Chinese state media didn’t miss the chance to accentuate America’s political polarization – and play up the threat of post-vote turmoil in its democratic superpower rival. Beijing has long bristled at Washington’s criticism of its
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By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Republicans will win the US Senate majority, CNN projects, shifting the balance of power in Washington and putting the chamber in position to boost Donald Trump’s presidency. With several races still to be declared, Republicans now have 52 seats in the chamber and will assume control under a yet-to-be
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Deb Fischer will win reelection in Nebraska, defeating an unexpectedly strong challenge from independent Dan Osborn, CNN projects. Fischer was first elected to the Senate in 2012, when she became the first female senator elected to a full term in Nebraska. Prior to being elected to Congress,
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Judy Chu won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Chu defeated Republican lawyer April Verlato, who is a city council member and former mayor in Arcadia. Chu was first elected to Congress in 2009. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and chairs the Congressional Asian Pacific
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Robert Garcia won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Garcia defeated John Briscoe, a Republican and former school board trustee. It will be Garcia’s second term in Congress after he previously served as mayor of the city of Long Beach. The 42nd Congressional District is reliably Democratic and includes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep Vicente Gonzalez has won reelection to a competitive South Texas House seat, defeating repeat opponent and former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores. It’s a sign of strength for Democrats in the region and a disappointment for Republicans who zeroed in on the race the most
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Tami Luhby and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Battleground states continued counting outstanding ballots into the early hours of Wednesday after Election Day voting that largely went smoothly despite fake bomb threats that targeted multiple states. The results showed Donald Trump won the 270 Electoral College votes needed to take the White
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By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Democratic state Rep. Janelle Bynum holds a narrow lead Tuesday night over incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the race for Oregon’s closest congressional district. Bynum had a lead of 47.7% over Chavez-DeRemer’s 45.8% in results updated by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office shortly
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Jared Huffman won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Republican challenger and small-business owner Chris Coulombe. Huffman was first elected to Congress in 2012. The district covers the north coast of California, stretching from just above San Francisco all the way up to the Oregon border. Huffman
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Ro Khanna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Khanna easily defeated Republican Anita Chen in a solidly blue district. Khanna was first elected to the U.S. House in 2016 after unseating incumbent Rep. Mike Honda, another Democrat. Khanna serves on the House Armed Services Committee and on the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for Karen Read argued in front of the state’s highest court that several charges related to the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend should be dropped. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm in January
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Shomari Figures won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alabama on Thursday. Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who currently represents the district, is running in the neighboring 1st District after a federal court ordered Alabama to draw a new congressional district that ensured Black residents’ voting power. That decision also brought
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