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

Nov. 11, 2024 00:19 AM 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...

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Nevada

Nov. 09, 2024 00:34 AM EST

Former President Donald Trump won Nevada on Saturday, returning the state and its six electoral votes to Republicans for the first time since President George W. Bush carried it in 2004. Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris made multiple campaign stops in the state this year. Most of Nevada's counties are rural and...

Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey

Nov. 07, 2024 21:42 PM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund beat three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Tuesday’s election after accusing the incumbent of supporting policies that led to inflation,...

AP Race Call: Republican Dave McCormick wins election to U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, beating incumbent Bob Casey

Nov. 07, 2024 16:12 PM EST

Republican David McCormick won a Senate seat in Pennsylvania on Thursday, defeating Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and padding the GOP's Senate majority. McCormick, 59, is a two-time Senate challenger and a former hedge fund CEO who served in former President George W. Bush's administration. McCormick had strong...

Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

Nov. 06, 2024 16:06 PM EST

For all the concerns about a tumultuous process that could leave Americans waiting for days to learn who its next president would be, news outlets instead experienced an election night that hewed close to tradition. Fox News Channel declared Donald Trump had reclaimed the presidency...

AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins New Mexico

Nov. 05, 2024 23:48 PM EST

Kamala Harris won New Mexico on Tuesday, adding five electoral votes to Democrats' tally. The Democratic Party's influence in New Mexico has only grown over the last two decades, with former President George W. Bush being the last Republican to win the state in 2004. Harris never made any campaign stops in the...

AP Race Call: Republican Jodey Arrington wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 19th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 22:01 PM EST

Republican Rep. Jodey Arrington won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Arrington was first elected in 2017. He serves parts of the state's oil-rich Permian Basin. A Texas native, the congressman worked for former President George W. Bush and was vice chancellor at Texas Tech University...

Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza

Nov. 04, 2024 20:18 PM EST

Israel said Monday that it has terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in Gaza, in what appeared to be a step to implement legislation passed last month that would sever ties with the agency and prevent it from operating in...

Today in History: November 2, Truman defeats Dewey

Nov. 02, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

Today is Saturday, Nov. 2, the 307th day of 2024. There are 59 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman won the presidential election against the...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Mexico on Election Day

Oct. 31, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and five third-party candidates will compete for New Mexico's five electoral votes, but the most competitive race on the ballot will likely be a U.S. House race that could determine control of the...