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Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters at an election watch party

Peltola again claims victory in Alaska Senate race as vote count drags on

Claire Carter · November 14, 2026 10:43 am

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, right, stands on stage with Gov. Gavin Newsom during a campaign event on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

How do Gavin Newsom and Xavier Becerra differ on certain issues?

Gov.-elect David Crowley (D-WI) and Lieutenant Gov.-elect Sarah Godlewski (D-WI) celebrate their win on Nov. 3 at an Election Night event in Milwaukee; Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras holds the MVP trophy after the team won the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 28. (Nam Y. Huh/AP; Ashley Landis/AP)

From Democrats’ midterm romp to the MLB, many victors come out of the blue

California Gov. Gavin Newsom points a finger in the air as he speaks with an American flag behind him.

Newsom’s 2028 announcement puts Democrats on notice, but rivals aren’t rushing to follow

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Richard Fowler wins Washington Examiner election contest

President Trump speaks at a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event.

Trump rakes in $1M after Mueller report

Daniel Jativa April 19, 2019 9:34 pm

Voters prepare their ballots to cast at a polling station during the presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, March 31, 2019.

Russian interference in elections is only getting worse

Erin Dunne April 19, 2019 6:00 pm

In this Saturday, May 29, 2010, Nathan Mintz, a candidate for the 53rd Californaia Assembly district, running unopposed on the Republican ticket but more a proponent of the Tea Party movement, that claims both major parties have lost touch with voters' wishes, walks a neighborhood with campaign volunteer Jake Chapsky in Torrance, Calif.

Why Republicans are terrible at outreach

Gina Alicia Barr April 19, 2019 2:38 pm

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe listens on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Andrew McCabe: Mueller report a tribute to FBI work ‘amidst a swamp of lies and misinformation’

John Gage April 18, 2019 10:03 pm

President Trump remains confident in Attorney General Jeff Sessions even though he's disappointed that Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, White House deputy press secretary said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump said ‘I’m f–ked’ after hearing Mueller had been appointed

Zach Halaschak April 18, 2019 4:56 pm

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks at a Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals conference where he spoke about the nursing industry and medical insurance at the Mohegan Sun Pocono, Pa., on Monday, April 15, 2019.

GOP tax law saved Bernie Sanders $38K over his own proposal

John Gage April 17, 2019 5:13 pm

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., center, with Rep. Mike Thompson, left, and Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., all military veterans, speaks during a news conference about President Donald Trump's threatened strikes in Syria, where they called his social media rhetoric reckless and provocative, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 13, 2018.

Seth Moulton set to run for president

Daniel Jativa April 17, 2019 12:35 pm

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

Buttigieg high school essay praised Sanders as courageous for calling himself ‘Socialist’

Alana Goodman April 17, 2019 11:00 am

Women accused Senate candidate Roy Moore of making inappropriate advances with teenage girls when he was in his 30s. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)

Controversial Republican Roy Moore poised to run for Senate again in Alabama

David M. Drucker April 16, 2019 10:50 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally in Baltimore, Saturday, April 23, 2016.

Orchestrated ‘Stop Sanders’ campaign would backfire on establishment Democrats

Philip Klein April 16, 2019 9:10 pm

Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., is met by reporters.

Anti-abortion Rep. Dan Lipinski faces primary challenge from the Left

Daniel Jativa April 16, 2019 5:22 pm

In this Dec. 11, 2017, file photo, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally in Midland City, Ala.

Roy Moore resurrected: He tops GOP field in Alabama Senate poll

David M. Drucker April 16, 2019 2:18 pm