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Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden's agenda. The fate of...

Nov 12, 2022

Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won election to a second term representing Nevada on Saturday, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party's control of the chamber for...

Nov 12, 2022

Democratic wins in Washington state buoy party hopes

SEATTLE (AP) - Democrats won a second key House race in Washington state Saturday - an open seat in a conservative region that long evaded the party. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, an auto-shop owner who de...

Nov 12, 2022

Claim of new world record for longest beard chain in Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Facial hair enthusiasts claimed to have set a new world record for longest beard chain during an event in Wyoming on Friday, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. Participants gathered ...

Nov 12, 2022

Ukrainian police, broadcasts return to long-occupied city

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) - Authorities say Ukrainian police officers and broadcasts are returning to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops after more than eight months ...

Nov 12, 2022

Democrat wins Arizona elections post over GOP conspiracist

PHOENIX (AP) - Democrat Adrian Fontes won the top elections post in Arizona on Friday, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol a...

Nov 11, 2022

Kelly holds Arizona Senate seat for Dems, defeating Masters

PHOENIX (AP) - Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put his party one victory aw...

Nov 11, 2022

Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block a subpoena requiring him to testify. "Long-held ...

Nov 11, 2022

100% ballot hand-count blocked; Arizona county plowing ahead

PHOENIX (AP) - The board of supervisors in a southern Arizona county will meet next week to consider counting nearly all the ballots cast in-person on Election Day, despite an earlier court order limi...

Nov 11, 2022

AP sources: US border agency leader is being forced out

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being forced out of his job leading the nation's largest law enforcement agency as the number of illegal crossings rose to the highe...

Nov 11, 2022