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4 takeaways from election night
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4 takeaways from election night

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:12 AM · Steve Peoples, Associated Press

President Donald Trump repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he was on the midterm ballot. They did. And it went very badly for him and his Republican Party.

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Democrat Xavier Becerra wins California governor's race, defeating Republican Steve Hilton
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Democrat Xavier Becerra wins California governor's race, defeating Republican Steve Hilton

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:12 AM · Sophie Austin, Associated Press

The odds were in Becerra's favor as a Democrat running in a state that hasn't elected a Republican statewide in 20 years.

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Democrat James Talarico wins election to U.S. Senate from Texas
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Democrat James Talarico wins election to U.S. Senate from Texas

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:06 AM · Associated Press

Democrat James Talarico flipped a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime GOP stronghold that President Donald Trump carried…

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Vote-scanning machine malfunction expected to delay counting in New York's Westchester County
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Vote-scanning machine malfunction expected to delay counting in New York's Westchester County

Nov 4, 2026 · 4:03 AM · Ryan Foley, Associated Press

A judge has granted permission for elections officials in a major New York county to move thousands of paper ballots to a secure warehouse after a technical problem caused vote-scanning machines to malfunction.

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WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker speaks after winning reelection in New Jersey
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WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker speaks after winning reelection in New Jersey

Nov 4, 2026 · 3:59 AM · Associated Press

Booker won a third full term over Justin Murphy, a little-known attorney who emerged from a crowded field in his party's June primary.

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Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 20th District
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Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 20th District

Nov 4, 2026 · 1:29 AM · Associated Press

Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz won election to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Florida's 20th Congressional District, defeating Republican Brent Andersen.

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Black voter turnout appears high on Election Day, according to voter coalition
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Black voter turnout appears high on Election Day, according to voter coalition

Nov 4, 2026 · 1:24 AM · Associated Press

LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the voting rights group Black Voters Matter, said turnout in some states seemed to rival that of 2008, when Democrat Barack Obama was running for president for the first time. Stand with free and independent journalism. Join Press…

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AP Voter Poll: Senate voters in South Carolina have doubts about Darline Graham's experience
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AP Voter Poll: Senate voters in South Carolina have doubts about Darline Graham's experience

Nov 4, 2026 · 1:10 AM · Associated Press

About 6 in 10 Senate voters in South Carolina say Darline Graham does not have the right experience to serve as a senator, though most Republican voters believe she does.

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Justice Department sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means
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Justice Department sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means

Nov 4, 2026 · 12:14 AM · Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry.

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Voters head to polls to decide control of House and Senate
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Voters head to polls to decide control of House and Senate

Nov 3, 2026 · 11:55 PM · Lisa Desjardins

Tuesday on the News Hour, voters across the country head to the polls to decide control of the House and Senate in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on President Trump and his administration. A look at the DOJ's efforts…

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