Key governor races will shape future U.S. political landscape
Hotly contested battles in Georgia and Florida pitting liberal black Democrats against white Republicans supported by President Donald Trump headline the three dozen governors’ races being contested in Tuesday’s U.S. elections.
No signs of breaches in U.S. election infrastructure: DHS chief
There have so far been no signs of breaches in U.S. election infrastructure during voting in Tuesday’s congressional elections, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.
Reports of voting tech failure in elections ‘sparse’: U.S. official
There have been “sparse” reports of voting technology failures in Tuesday’s U.S. elections, but so far they have had no significant impact in preventing people from voting, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official told reporters.
Democrat O’Rourke takes on big challenge: turning Texas
In one of the biggest challenges for his party in Tuesday’s elections, Beto O’Rourke hoped to oust Republican Ted Cruz and become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from the deeply conservative state of Texas in three decades.
U.S. voters give verdict on Trump as control of Congress at stake
Americans voted on Tuesday to decide whether Donald Trump’s Republicans maintain their grip on the U.S. Congress, or if Democrats can slow the president’s agenda after a divisive campaign marked by clashes over race, immigration and trade.
Republican strategists sweat over suburban, women votes in mid-terms
Republican strategists Douglas Heye and Michael Steel were among U.S. political commentators and strategists interviewed by Reuters Global Markets Forum in the past week as investors and analysts searched for insight into the outcome of Tuesday’s mid-t…
Control of Congress, and verdict on Trump, at stake in U.S. elections
After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans began casting votes early on Tuesday to determine the balance of power in the U.S. Congress and shape the future of Donald Trump’s presidency…
Taking on Senator Cruz, Democrat O’Rourke tries to turn Texas
Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas faces one of his party’s biggest challenges on Tuesday, as he aims to oust Republican Ted Cruz to become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in the deeply conservative state in three decad…
U.S. vice president’s visit to Japan being arranged for around Nov. 13: sources
The Japanese government is working to arrange a visit to Japan by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for around Nov. 13, two Japanese government sources said on Tuesday.
Factbox: Fast facts about the U.S. elections
Control of both houses of the U.S. Congress and 36 state governorships are at stake in Tuesday’s elections, which are widely viewed as a referendum on Republican President Donald Trump’s first two years in the White House.
