Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday. They’re among historic choices in nearly a dozen races showing Americans opting for more diverse representation, even as Vice...

Blunt Rochester to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in US Senate

DOVER, Del. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won her contest for a seat in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, setting her up to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate. She'll join another Black woman, Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who...

AP Race Call: Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester wins election to U.S. Senate from Delaware

Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won the U.S. Senate contest in Delaware on Tuesday, defeating Republican Eric Hansen. Rochester has served as Delaware's lone representative in the U.S. House since 2017. She will now replace retiring Democrat Tom Carper in the Senate, having been handpicked by Carper as his...

Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester wins election to U.S. Senate from Delaware

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester wins election to U.S. Senate from Delaware.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Delaware on Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — Delaware voters will select replacements for some of the state's most prominent elected officials in the Nov. 5 general election. At the top of the ballot, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and three third-party...

Biden looks to maintain relevance in political conversation in final sprint to Election Day

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — As President Joe Biden ’s 50 years in elected office near an end, he doesn’t appear content to quietly exit the political stage. With a week to go before Election Day, Biden is intent on promoting his administration’s record and making the case for...