Nov 04 Trump wins single electoral vote in Maine By Emily Knapp The Associated Press called Maine's second district for President Donald Trump more than 16 hours after polls closed on Election Day. Democrats won the district in every presidential election since 1992 before it flipped for Trump in 2016. Maine, like… Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump to request recount in Wisconsin By Emily Knapp President Donald Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement Wednesday that the president plans to "immediately" request a recount in Wisconsin, a battleground state critical to his election four years ago where votes are still being counted and… Continue reading
Nov 04 Alabama approves bid to cut racist phrases from state's Constitution By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Voters in the majority white, conservative state rejected similar proposals twice since 2000. But this measure passed with 67% of the votes on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 04 How Mexican American voters helped turn Arizona blue By Courtney Vinopal Biden flipped the state of Arizona blue for the first time in decades, boosted in part by a large share of votes cast by Mexican Americans, according to AP’s VoteCast survey. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Sen. Mitch McConnell says courts to 'decide disputes' in close election races By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that “claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting.”… Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Wisconsin elections officials provide update By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press The Associated Press has not declared a winner in Wisconsin’s presidential contest because the race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden is too early to call. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Georgia secretary of state gives vote count update By Associated Press The Associated Press has not declared a winner in Georgia’s presidential contest because the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is too early to call. Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump holds onto Ohio but loses suburban support By Courtney Vinopal, Laura Santhanam President Donald Trump kept the state of Ohio in his reelection bid, but narrowly lost the suburban vote to former Vice President Joe Biden, according to preliminary data from the Associated Press’ VoteCast survey. Continue reading
Nov 04 Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP By Alan Fram, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Democrats are driving toward extending their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority. Continue reading
Nov 04 Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers By Brian Melley, Associated Press Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in California to keep drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections. Continue reading