Politics

WATCH: Kentucky's Beshear begins transition while Bevin asks for vote recanvass

Democrat Andy Beshear turned his focus toward transitioning into the Kentucky governor's office as Republican incumbent Matt Bevin asked for a recanvass of vote totals, one day after election results showed Bevin trailing by several thousand votes.

Read William Taylor's full testimony in the impeachment inquiry

By Gretchen Frazee

In a text message conversation released last month, Taylor wrote that withholding aid from Ukraine in exchange for help with a political campaign would be "crazy."…

Impeachment investigators release transcript of William Taylor's interview

By Associated Press

Democrats on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of testimony from William Taylor, a top diplomat to Ukraine who testified behind closed doors last month for more than 10 hours.

Judge strikes down new federal abortion rule

By Associated Press

The rule let clinicians object to providing abortions and other services that conflict with their moral and religious beliefs.

Election results: Voters weigh in on sanctuary cities and Airbnb rentals

By Associated Press

Across the country, ballot measures gave voters a chance to weigh in on a wide range of issues. Here are the highlights.

WATCH: Public hearings in impeachment inquiry to begin next week

Bill Taylor, the U.S. chargé d’affaires to Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent are expected to testify Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Republican wins competitive race for Mississippi governor

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Second-term Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday defeated fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood in the hardest-fought Mississippi governor's race since 2003.

Diplomat to testify State Department worried about defending ambassador

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

AP sources say David Hale plans to tell congressional impeachment investigators that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior officials determined that defending Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch would hurt the effort to free up U.S. military assistance to Ukraine.

Democrats promise swift action after win in Virginia

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Democratic leaders said Virginians should expect a higher minimum wage, new gun restrictions and greater abortion rights after their party flipped control of the state House and Senate in Tuesday's election.

Beshear claims victory in Kentucky but Bevin refuses to concede

By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press

With 100% of the precincts reporting, Steve Beshear had a lead of 5,333 votes out of more than 1.4 million counted, or a margin of less than 0.4 percentage points.