Politics

GOP challenger wins House race in Florida

By Associated Press

Republican Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has won a House seat in Florida, defeating freshman Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

Biden wins 3 Western states, Trump takes Idaho

By Associated Press

California has 55 electoral votes, the biggest haul of any state. It’s also the home of Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris.

Democrat Joe Biden wins New Hampshire

By Associated Press

The state was considered a 2020 battleground despite not going for a Republican presidential candidate since George W. Bush in 2000.

Donald Trump wins Missouri

By Associated Press

The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 10 electoral votes.

WATCH: Pelosi speaks as races remain tight in battleground states

By News Desk

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she feels confident that Democrats are able to say that they "have held" the House of Representatives.

No quick answer for GOP appeal request on Nevada mail-in ballots

By Associated Press

Republicans and President Donald Trump’s campaign got no quick decision from the Nevada Supreme Court on an appeal aimed at stopping the count of mail-in ballots in the Las Vegas area.

Pennsylvania emerges as online misinformation hot spot

By Amanda Seitz, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Misleading claims have spread for hours on social media about polling machine outages in Scranton and a poll worker destroying ballots cast for President Donald Trump.

Republican John Cornyn wins Texas Senate race

By Associated Press

Cornyn defeated Democrat MJ Hegar in his hardest-fought reelection battle in almost two decades.

Delaware elects country’s first transgender state senator

By Randall Chase, Associated Press

Democrat Sarah McBride has won a state Senate race in Delaware, and would become the first openly transgender state senator in the country when sworn in.