2024 Elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the U.S. House isn’t on the line in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries in Florida, but Republicans are still eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz to add some breathing room to their slender majority in... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican-controlled Supreme Court of North Carolina on Tuesday blocked the certification of a Democratic candidate’s slim-margin victory for a seat on the state’s highest court. Instead, by a 5-1 vote, the court said it would hear... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is set to preside over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump four years after he tried to stop the very process that will now return him to the White House. In a video... Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa — President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its longtime contract pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday over a poll released just days before Election Day that suggested Vice President Kamala Harris had a decisive... Read More

Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump 's stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Adam Gray captured California’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating Republican Rep. John Duarte in the final U.S. House contest to be decided this year. Gray’s win in the farm belt seat that cuts through... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The lead-up to the 2024 election was all about cat owners. But in the end, the dogs had their day. President-elect Donald Trump won slightly more than half of voters who own either cats or dogs, with a big... Read More

WASHINGTON — Post-election day may have seemed like the worst time to hold a gathering of progressive state and local leaders in the nation’s capital. After all, if one were to go strictly by MSNBC or other left-leaning media outlets... Read More

WASHINGTON —Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made something of a spiritual homecoming on Thursday, delivering what could be interpreted as valedictory remarks to a group that played a critical role in his rise in American politics. “The moments I remember best... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader, receiving support from his colleagues despite the party's inability to win back majority control of the chamber in the November election. Jeffries of New York was chosen during an internal... Read More

WASHINGTON — Advocates for the biofuel sector are celebrating President-elect Donald Trump’s victory at the polls, and South Dakota Sen. John Thune’s elevation to Senate majority leader as huge pluses for the ethanol industry. During his first term as president,... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met for a “very cordial” two hours on Wednesday, setting the stage for what both promised would be a “smooth” transition after a sometimes bruising 2024 election cycle. The post-election meeting... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump kept up his fast and furious pace in creating his next administration, naming William “Bill” McGinley, a Cabinet secretary in his first term, to serve as his White House counsel. In announcing the appointment, Trump... Read More

A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats yielded mixed results in Tuesday's election, with Republicans expanding their majority on Ohio's court while candidates backed by progressive groups won in Montana and Michigan. One of the most expensive and... Read More

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a state that... Read More

The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire's governor means 13 women will serve as a state's chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections. Governors hold powerful sway in American politics, shaping... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., a member of the House Republican leadership, to serve as U.N. ambassador in his next administration. Trump’s decision was first reported by CNN. In a statement, the president-elect called... Read More

WASHINGTON – It began when practically no one was looking. Well, to be fair, they were looking. But nobody saw the moment for what it was: the beginning of arguably the biggest comeback in U.S. political history. When Trump left... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released a previously sealed criminal complaint related to an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump during the final weeks of the 2024 campaign. The court document states that Farhad Shakeri, who... Read More

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Friday to suspend all pending deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump’s election interference case. In a brief submitted to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan Friday morning, Smith said he was... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders projected confidence Thursday that they will keep control of the U.S. House as more races were decided in their favor, while Democrats insisted they still see a path toward the majority and sought assurances every vote will be... Read More

WASHINGTON — Speaking publicly for the first time since the election, President Joe Biden on Thursday promised a peaceful transfer of power back to President-elect Donald Trump and reassured supporters, “We’re going to be okay.” Biden appeared in the White... Read More

About Delaware Campaign Website Matt Meyer is a former public school math teacher and small business owner who has served as New Castle County Executive since 2017. As the leader of Delaware’s largest local government, Meyer has proven government can... Read More

About Indiana Campaign Website Mike Braun is a conservative who spent his career as a main street entrepreneur building a business and creating thousands of good-paying Hoosier jobs before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018. He has lived... Read More

About Missouri Campaign Website Mike Kehoe is the youngest of six children. At age 15, he started washing cars for Dave Sinclair, and quickly advanced through the ranks of the dealership to become the new truck sales manager at the... Read More

About New Hampshire Campaign Website Kelly Ayotte was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. She attended Nashua High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in political science. In 1993, Ayotte graduated from Villanova University School of Law,... Read More

About North Carolina Campaign Website Attorney General Josh Stein learned early on that some things are worth fighting for, no matter the opposition. Stein and his team have worked hard to keep families safe, hold corporate wrongdoers accountable for the... Read More

About North Dakota Campaign website Kelly Armstrong is a lifelong, devoted North Dakotan who grew up in Dickinson. He currently has the honor and privilege to serve as North Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives where he... Read More

About Washington Campaign Website Bob Ferguson is a fourth-generation Washingtonian and son of a public school teacher and Boeing employee. He has lived and worked on both sides of the mountains, starting his legal career in Spokane, Washington. He’s been steadfast... Read More