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Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake

Nov. 12, 2024 16:08 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a...

Certifying this year's presidential results begins quietly, in contrast to the 2020 election

Nov. 12, 2024 15:41 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that, so far, has been playing out quietly, in stark contrast to the tumultuous certification period four years ago that followed then-President Donald Trump’s loss. ...

Trump picks a pair of experienced advisers motivated to carry out his immigration crackdown

Nov. 12, 2024 14:13 PM EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump's first picks for immigration policy jobs spent the last four years angling for this moment. Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan had critical roles in the first Trump administration and are unapologetic defenders of its policies, which included separating...

The Latest: More than a dozen races left to be called to determine control of Congress

Nov. 12, 2024 14:04 PM EST

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with more than a dozen races left to be called. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024. Here’s...

The Latest: Fewer than 20 races to be called as control of Congress hangs in the balance

Nov. 11, 2024 19:50 PM EST

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with fewer than 20 races left to be called. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024. Here’s the...

Voters in California city reject measure allowing noncitizens to vote in local races

Nov. 11, 2024 18:57 PM EST

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters in a Southern California city rejected a measure that would have allowed residents who aren’t U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. Measure DD was rejected by 60% of the voters in Santa Ana, a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that’s...

Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term

Nov. 11, 2024 18:34 PM EST

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city. The Associated Press called the race Monday. “Thank you for choosing me to serve as...

Biden's White House invitation to Trump continues a tradition Trump shunned in 2020

Nov. 11, 2024 15:57 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of Democratic President Joe Biden, who had hoped to defeat his Republican predecessor a second time and reside there for four more years. That...

Biden and Harris appear together for the first time since she lost the election to Trump

Nov. 11, 2024 15:41 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday made their first joint appearance since her election loss when they observed Veterans Day together by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The pair then...

Trump breaks GOP losing streak in nation's largest majority-Arab city with a pivotal final week

Nov. 11, 2024 14:06 PM EST

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Faced with two choices she didn't like, Suehaila Amen chose neither. Instead, the longtime Democrat from the Arab American stronghold of Dearborn, Michigan, backed a third-party candidate for president, adding her voice to a remarkable turnaround that helped...