Democrat April McClain Delaney wins a US House seat in a competitive Maryland race

BALTIMORE (AP) — Democrat April McClain Delaney narrowly won a U.S. House seat in Maryland’s most competitive congressional races that came to focus on reproductive rights and the economy. The state’s sprawling 6th Congressional District covers a wide swath of rural Maryland as...

Republican Jeff Hurd wins Colorado US House seat in Lauren Boebert’s old district

Republican Jeff Hurd has won the U.S. House seat in Colorado that Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert nearly lost in 2022 then left for another race, a risky but ultimately successful bet she took in the hopes of keeping the seat in GOP hands and staying in Congress herself. Hurd, more...

Democrat Vindman, known as a Trump whistleblower, wins competitive Virginia House race

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Eugene Vindman won Virginia’s most competitive congressional race Wednesday, defeating his opponent in a blow to the GOP’s hopes of flipping the open House seat. In Virginia’s 7th District, Vindman defeated Republican Derrick Anderson by a close...

Trump's election could assure a conservative Supreme Court majority for decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has already appointed three Supreme Court justices. In his second term, he could well have a chance to name two more, creating a high court with a Trump-appointed majority that could serve for decades. The decisive outcome spares the court from having...

Trump says if he takes office, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office. Trump was asked during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt whether he would first pardon himself or...

Voters back Nebraska's ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and reject a competing measure

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters supported a measure Tuesday that enshrines the state’s current ban on abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy in the state constitution, and they rejected a competing measure that sought to expand abortion rights. Nebraska was the first state to have...

Republican US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins after switching districts in Colorado

WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won a House seat Tuesday in a Colorado district where she moved midway through her term to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid in her old district. Boebert, a rabble-rouser who’s helped define an...

Republican US Rep. John Curtis wins Mitt Romney's open Senate seat in Utah

PROVO, Utah (AP) — U.S. Rep. John Curtis will succeed Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate after the Republican breezed to victory over his Democratic opponent in deeply red Utah. Curtis defeated Democrat Caroline Gleich, a mountaineer and environmental activist from Park City, in a race...

Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Voters in Washington state on Tuesday upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change. Just two years after it was...

Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives who blame it for high prices