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In 2022 midterms, Democrats — and election deniers — live to fight another day
WASHINGTON - Call it a November surprise. Democrats are basking in a midterm defeat that feels like victory, an electoral all-nighter that bucks the recent U.S. trend of voters punishing the party in ...
Nov 9, 2022
Inquiry into use of Emergencies Act expecting testimony on Alberta border blockades
The public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act will continue hearing about protests that took place at an Alberta border crossing earlier this year in support of the "Free...
Nov 9, 2022
Frustration, anxiety persist as Liberals claim success on wait times for veterans
OTTAWA - When Stephen LaSalle first injured his foot in a military training exercise, he had only heard the stories about what it was like to deal with Veterans Affairs Canada. Five years later, the r...
Nov 9, 2022
Premier Danielle Smith returns to Alberta legislature with byelection win
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is heading back to the legislature. Smith defeated four challengers to win a byelection Tuesday night in the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat. She has been...
Nov 9, 2022
Abortion rights protected in Michigan, California, Vermont
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution Tuesday, joining reliably Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step. An anti-abortion ...
Nov 9, 2022
Incumbents Simpson and Fulcher retain U.S. House seats
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Incumbent Republican U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher retained their seats in Congress in Tuesday's election in deeply conservative Idaho. Simpson, 72, won a 13th term repr...
Nov 8, 2022
Big bet a bust in bid to allow sports gambling in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting, shooting down initiatives by Native Ameri...
Nov 8, 2022
Republicans hope to flip 5th District, Democrats hold others
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Republicans were still hoping to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes early Wednesday after the rest of the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation manag...
Nov 8, 2022
Republicans will hold Alaska US Senate seat in tight race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A Republican candidate is expected to hold Alaska's U.S. Senate seat, with Donald Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski leading in early returns. Tshibaka an...
Nov 8, 2022
Michigan Dem Scholten wins US House race over Trump loyalist
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Democrat Hillary Scholten on Tuesday won a congressional seat being vacated by a Michigan Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump. Scholten defeated John Gibbs, who ou...
Nov 8, 2022