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Russians withdrawing from key position in southern Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's military has announced that it's withdrawing from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, annexed by Moscow in September. The top Russ...

Nov 09, 2022

GOP’s Kobach wins Kansas AG’s race, revives political career

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republican Kris Kobach revived his political career by winning the Kansas attorney general's race after two big losses tied to his national reputation as an immigration and electio...

Nov 09, 2022

Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion, handing a victory to abortion-rights supporters who have seen access to t...

Nov 09, 2022

Democrat Hobbs leads Republican Lake for Arizona governor

PHOENIX (AP) - Democrat Katie Hobbs led Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona governor, but the battle for control of the crucial battleground state was too early to call. Lake, a former televi...

Nov 09, 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 09, 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 08, 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 08, 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 08, 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 08, 2022

Democrat Mrvan holds onto NW Indiana congressional seat

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Democrat Frank Mrvan won reelection to his northwestern Indiana congressional seat on Tuesday, surviving an expensive campaign in which Republicans made their first serious challen...

Nov 08, 2022