Democratic U.S. senator to seek recount in Florida race
Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, seeking re-election in Florida, on Wednesday said the race against his Republican challenger Rick Scott was headed toward a recount.
Democrats will seek to rein in Trump after taking U.S. House
Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency and intrusive investigations from Democrats who won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.
Democrats pick up 28 seats in U.S. House: media/data provider DDHQ
Democrats won more than the 23 seats needed to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives after U.S. voters went to the polls in Tuesday’s midterm congressional election.
Republican concedes Connecticut’s gubernatorial race to Democrat
The Republican seeking the Connecticut governorship conceded the race to his Democratic rival on Wednesday, handing the Democratic party another statehouse win following Tuesday’s midterm U.S. election.
Dead Republican brothel owner wins election in Nevada
A brothel-owning, evangelical Christian-backed Republican candidate who died last month won his race for the Nevada state legislature late on Tuesday, according to state election officials.
U.S. Rep. Steve King wins re-election despite furor over his views
U.S. Representative Steve King, an Iowa Republican, won re-election late Tuesday despite publicly losing a corporate supporter shortly before Election Day and being criticized by some within his own party for inflammatory remarks on immigration and rac…
Trump says Democrat Pelosi ‘deserves’ to be House speaker
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his support behind top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi, saying she ought to be U.S. House Speaker, one day after Democrats won enough seats in the midterm congressional election to take control of Congress’ l…
With control of U.S. House, Democrats will seek to rein in Trump
Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.
Women candidates ‘tired of waiting’ make record gains in U.S. Congress
First-time political candidate Jahana Hayes has a simple explanation for why she – and a record number of other women – ran for seats in the U.S. Congress this year.
Trump to hold news conference on Wednesday after election: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Wednesday morning, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a post on Twitter, following results from Tuesday’s midterm congressional election.
