Nov 05 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz wins third term By News Desk Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz wins reelection to serve Texas for another term, defeating Democrat Colin Allred, the Associated Press reports. Cruz has been serving as senator since 2013 and was a key election denial figure in 2020 when he… Continue reading
Nov 05 An Electoral College check-in By Joshua Barajas With most polls now closed, all eyes turn to the battleground states as the presidential race is still too early to call. Former President Donald Trump picked up North Carolina's 16 electoral votes and has a current lead… Continue reading
Nov 05 New York Democrat John Mannion wins House race in first flip of the night By News Desk Democrat John Mannion is elected in New York's 22nd Congressional district, beating incumbent Republican Brandon Williams. It's the first House of Representatives race of the night to flip a seat, giving Democrats a win in their quest to take back… Continue reading
Nov 05 Bernie Moreno unseats Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown By News Desk Republican businessman Bernie Moreno will become Ohio's next U.S. senator, defeating incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Associated Press reports. Moreno was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and became a U.S. citizen at age 18. Continue reading
Nov 05 Trump wins North Carolina By News Desk Donald Trump wins North Carolina, a key battleground state, according to the Associated Press. This is the third time Trump has won the state – and the fourth straight win for a Republican ticket, going back to Mitt Romney in… Continue reading
Nov 05 Wisconsin voters bar non-U.S. citizens from voting By Adam Kemp Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment in Tuesday's elections that bars foreign nationals from voting in the state. Republicans across the country have been pushing voters to adopt constitutional amendments that explicitly prohibit non-U.S. citizens from voting. The move was… Continue reading
Nov 05 Speaker Johnson wins reelection in Louisiana By Trey Brannon Speaker of the House Mike Johnson won a landslide reelection in his congressional race in Louisiana. Speaking at his victory party in Shreveport, Johnson thanked his supporters and told them he will continue to bring Louisiana values to Washington,… Continue reading
Nov 05 Colorado voters approve constitutional amendment protecting abortion By Associated Press Colorado voters approved a state constitutional amendment on Tuesday enshrining protections for abortion. The measure repeals a ban on state and local funding for abortion and allows Medicaid and other government health insurance programs to cover abortion. Abortion already is… Continue reading
Nov 05 Behind the scenes of vote counting in one Georgia county By News Desk The polls in Georgia may be closed, but the work is not done.@milesobrien goes behind the scenes at election headquarters in Gwinnett County for a look at democracy in action. pic.twitter.com/JHYgMCcZFN —… Continue reading
Nov 05 Michigan Muslim leaders are split on presidential endorsements By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang More than 310,000 people of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) ancestry call Michigan home, according to 2020 census data, and there are more than 200,000 Muslim American voters in the state, according to Emgage, including many Asian, Arab, and… Continue reading