Politics

Bribery charges brought against Mississippi mayor, prosecutor and council member

JACKSON, Miss.

Nov 7, 2024 10:42 AM Read more >

AP Race Call: Democrat Laura Gillen wins election to U.S. House in New York's 4th Congressional District, beating incumbent Anthony

Democrat Laura Gillen won election to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Anthony D'Esposito.

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Longstanding US Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia says he is battling esophageal cancer

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat representing Virginia's most populous county in Congress, said Thursday that he is battling esophageal cancer.

Nov 7, 2024 10:36 AM Read more >

Nevada Democratic Rep. Dina Titus keeps her seat in the US House

LAS VEGAS (AP) — At least one of three U.S. House seats in Nevada will remain under Democratic control after incumbent Rep. Dina Titus won in her race. The Associated Press has declared Titus the winner Thursday.

Nov 7, 2024 10:33 AM Read more >

Mayor wins 2-week write-in campaign to succeed Kentucky lawmaker who died

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An Appalachian mayor was declared the winner Thursday of an 11-candidate scramble for a Kentucky Senate seat left vacant by the death of the Republican incumbent just two weeks before Election Day.

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Republican Jeff Hurd wins Colorado US House seat in Lauren Boebert’s old district

Republican Jeff Hurd has won the U.S. House seat in Colorado that Republican Rep.

Nov 7, 2024 10:23 AM Read more >

AP Race Call: Republican Jeff Hurd wins election to U.S. House in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District

Republican Jeffrey Hurd won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Thursday, maintaining Republican control of the 3rd District seat now represented by GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert.

Nov 7, 2024 10:13 AM Read more >

AP Race Call: Democrat Dina Titus wins reelection to U.S. House in Nevada's 1st Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Dina Titus won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada on Thursday. The Las Vegas district picked up Republican-leaning suburban areas after redistricting, turning it into a target for the GOP.

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Michigan official at the center of 2020 election controversy loses write-in campaign

BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — An election official in a small Michigan county that was a cradle for unfounded election conspiracy theories in 2020 lost a write-in campaign to keep her job.

Nov 7, 2024 9:55 AM Read more >

Hundreds will lose access to safe consumption when some Toronto sites close: study

TORONTO — Hundreds of people will lose access to supervised consumption sites in Toronto when the province closes five of them next year, which will likely mean more public drug use and more overdoses, a new study suggests.

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