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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department protocol that ...

Nov 06, 2024

GOP candidate concedes race to Democratic US Rep Don Davis in NC's 1st Congressional District

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Republican candidate Laurie Buckhout conceded the race for North Carolina's only toss-up congressional district on Wednesday following a tight, closely watched race against incumb...

Nov 06, 2024

Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according to a senior adviser to the vice president. The a...

Nov 06, 2024

Republican Tim Sheehy defeats 3-term incumbent to win Montana US Senate seat

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - :Republican Tim Sheehy defeated three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. The victory by the former U.S. Navy SEAL bolsters the GOP's new Senate majority. Sheehy closely align...

Nov 06, 2024

Nathan Hochman elected Los Angeles County DA, ousting progressive prosecutor George Gascón

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nathan Hochman defeated George Gascn in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney, unseating an incumbent known as the godfather of progressive prosecutors. Hochman, a forme...

Nov 06, 2024

Silenced transgender state lawmaker Zooey Zephyr wins reelection in Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr won reelection in a race that will allow the transgender lawmaker to return to the House floor nearly two years after she was silenced and sanction...

Nov 06, 2024

Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona voters have approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability, typically after 21 weeks - a major win for advocates of the measure in the pr...

Nov 06, 2024

Republican Dave Sunday wins Pennsylvania’s attorney general race

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvanians on Tuesday picked York County District Attorney Dave Sunday, a Republican, to serve as the state's next prosecutor. Sunday, a Navy veteran, emphasized his prosecu...

Nov 06, 2024

Democratic Michigan Rep. Hilary Scholten wins a second term to US House

DETROIT (AP) - Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan were key targets as the parties vied for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep...

Nov 06, 2024

Troubled by illegal border crossings, Arizona voters approve state-level immigration enforcement

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona voters have approved letting local police arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the state from Mexico, an authority that would encroach on the federal government's pow...

Nov 06, 2024