Politics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters enshrined abortion rights in their constitution Tuesday, positioning the state to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans.

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats toppled two Republican incumbents in the Georgia state House, but won't narrow the Republican majority as much as they once hoped .

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans won six congressional races in Wisconsin in Tuesday's election, turning back Democratic challenges in a western Wisconsin swing district and in an open seat in a heavily GOP corner of the state.

Democrat Sara Jacobs won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Jacobs defeated Republican Bill Wells in the heavily Democratic 51st District in San Diego County.

Former President Donald Trump won Michigan on Wednesday, reclaiming the battleground state and its 15 electoral votes for the Republicans after Joe Biden flipped it in 2020 on his way to the White House.

OTTAWA — Former U.S. president Donald Trump has secured his political comeback and return to the White House after winning a polarizing U.S. election. Here are the latest developments (all times are ET): ——— 12:45 p.m.

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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive races, but the minority party didn't give up any ground, either.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes , which critics said would have led to dramatic cuts in state services.

Republican Rep. John James won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. James fended off a challenge from Carl Malinga, a Democrat he has faced before in the suburbs north of Detroit.