Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska 2nd House District contest proved again to be the state’s most competitive, pitting Republican incumbent Don Bacon against Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas in a rematch from 2022. The race remained tight hours after polls closed. Two years ago, Bacon won with 51% of the vote. This time,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman has won election as Los Angeles County district attorney. He defeated George Gascón, unseating an incumbent known as the godfather of progressive prosecutors. During the campaign Hochman attacked Gascón on crime and for policies such as not trying juvenile offenders as adults. His victory
Continue ReadingRepublican Tom Barrett won election to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday, flipping a Democratic-held district. Two years after losing to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in a high-profile House race, Barrett defeated Democrat Curtis Hertel to capture Slotkin’s seat. Slotkin this year chose to run for U.S. Senate. While the district includes Democratic
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Los mercados asiáticos registran ganancias en el comercio de media tarde, siguiendo las subidas en Wall Street, mientras Trump se acerca cada vez más a la presidencia. El Nikkei 225 de Japón cerró con un aumento del 2,6%, mientras que el S&P ASX de Australia ganó un 0,8%. “Una presidencia fuerte
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters have passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability. Doctors say that’s after 21 weeks, though there’s no defined time frame. It’s a major win in a battleground state for advocates of the measure who have been seeking to expand access beyond the current 15-week
Continue ReadingMESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police say five people died when a small jet crashed into a vehicle after taking off from an airport in suburban Phoenix. Police in Mesa say the Honda HA-420 business jet crashed while taking off Tuesday from Falcon Field Airport. Authorities say five people were confirmed dead at the scene, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency fell on Wednesday to an all-time low as Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again, signaling new challenges ahead for Tehran as it remains locked in the wars raging in the Middle East. The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the dollar, traders in Tehran said, breaking
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Linda Sánchez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Sánchez defeated Republican Eric Ching, a councilman for the city of Walnut. Sánchez, a long-time incumbent, has served in Congress for more than two decades and sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means. The 38th Congressional District covers
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Los republicanos obtendrán la mayoría en el Senado de Estados Unidos, según las proyecciones de CNN, lo que cambiará significativamente el equilibrio de poder en Washington. Con varias carreras aún sin ganador proyectado, los republicanos tienen ahora 51 escaños en la cámara alta y asumirán su control, bajo el mando de
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution received its first nod of approval from voters. Voters must also approve the ballot question in 2026 in order to amend the state constitution. The political action committee Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom organized the ballot initiative and gathered enough signatures
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Salud Carbajal won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Carabajal, who previously served on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, was first elected to the House in 2017. His district covers parts of California’s central coast, including the cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo.
Continue ReadingRepublican Darrell Issa won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Democratic challenger Stephen Houlahan. First elected to Congress in 2000, Issa served until 2019. He ran again in a new district and was elected in 2020. Issa is currently one of 12 Republican representatives from California. He attracted attention
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota voters rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution. The outcome preserves a state law that makes it a felony to perform an abortion except to save the life of the mother. The ban took effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
Continue ReadingDemocrat Lou Correa won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Correa defeated Republican David Pan, who is a professor of German at the University of California, Irvine. Correa is a long-time incumbent who was elected to Congress in 2016 and sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection. Cox defeated Democratic state Rep. Brian King. This will be Cox’s second term in the governor’s office. He has long been viewed as a moderate Republican but surprised voters this summer when he unexpectedly backed Donald Trump after the presidential
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of volcanic eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Indonesia’s remote island of Flores killed nine people and injured dozens with searing lava and ash, as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives in darkness. The eruptions on Monday affected more than 10,000 people in
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump won Pennsylvania on Wednesday, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris in the critical battleground state. Both candidates campaigned vigorously in the state, visiting it more often than any other. Trump won Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes four years after Democrat Joe Biden carried the state, flipping it from Trump’s column in 2016 on his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide. And then there’s Nebraska and Maine. Both states split their electoral votes between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election using rules that set them apart from
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ballots are being counted at the Deschutes County Building. When ballots come in, whether it’s via mail, or dropped off at the lobby, ballots are run through a sorter, verifying they’re valid ballots. They are then moved to be counted by the election boards for processing. There are about 40 county employees, along with on-call workers and partners from other departments, first making
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Los vencedores de varias elecciones a lo largo y ancho del país harán historia este año, según informa CNN. La victoria republicana vería a J.D. Vance jurar como el primer vicepresidente de la generación millennial. Ambos partidos también están listos para recibir a un grupo diverso de legisladores recién electos en
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