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It's a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

Nov. 02, 2024 09:23 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate. ...

US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic California

Oct. 11, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s reputation as a hothouse of progressive politics is being tested in a string of U.S. House contests that are again expected to play into which party controls the chamber next year. Despite its distinction as a liberal protectorate, both parties...

The Latest: Walz accepts the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3

Aug. 21, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and...

House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victims

Aug. 14, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that legislation is finally passed to extend and expand a compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out by the federal...