Although Election Day is past, a Senate contest in Mississippi remains to be decided. The race has attracted national attention due to a controversial remark made by the Republican incumbent, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a social media video that went…
Nov 21

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press
Ben McAdams, a Democratic mayor of Salt Lake County, defeated Love by fewer than 700 votes in a back-and-forth race that took two weeks to sort out in deep-red Utah, according to final results released Tuesday.
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy, a former congressman, debate Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST. Watch live in the player above.
Nov 20

By Ben Nadler, Associated Press
Georgia law allows a recount if the margin between the candidates is 1 percent or less. The margin between Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall and Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux is just under .15 percent.
Two weeks after Election Day, Democrats have increased their gains in the House, but Republicans secured additional victories in Senate and governors' races. Were these results indicative solely of sentiment toward President Trump, or broader ideological trends? And what's the…
Nov 19

By Alan Fram, Associated Press
The California Democrat is favored by most Democrats to lead them. But 16 votes against Nancy Pelosi might block her from getting the 218 votes, a House majority, that she'd need to win the speakership.
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the president's ongoing friction with the press, a leadership battle in Congress and proposed prison…
Nov 16

By Associated Press
Stacey Abrams said she will file a federal lawsuit to challenge the "gross mismanagement" of Georgia elections.
Nov 16

By Gary Fineout, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press
A hand recount began Friday in Florida's acrimonious U.S. Senate contest after an initial review by ballot-counting machines showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson separated by fewer than 13,000 votes out of more than 8 million…
Nov 16

By Bill Barrow, Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Stacey Abrams' campaign is preparing an unprecedented legal challenge in the unresolved Georgia governor's race that could leave the state's Supreme Court deciding whether to force another round of voting.
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