Biden dealt major blow in Tuesday’s elections

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Voters delivered President Joe Biden a stunning electoral setback on Tuesday night as Republicans outperformed their 2020 showings in the first real test of the Democratic agenda’s electoral strength.

Republican Glenn Youngkin was poised to lead his ticket to victory in Virginia, where Biden beat former President Donald Trump by 10 points a year ago. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee seeking a second nonconsecutive term, was unable to come close to replicating this performance.

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