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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

Pundit Predictions

Richard Fowler wins Washington Examiner election contest

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018.

Campaigner-in-chief Trump rallies to save GOP Senate majority

W. James Antle III October 16, 2018 4:00 am

Jim Jordan mocked as sexist puppet in Ohio campaign ads

Pete Kasperowicz October 15, 2018 5:40 pm

"He feels that [Jeff Sessions' recusal in the Russian investigation] was the first sin, the original sin, he feels slighted by it and he's not going to let it go," Reince Priebus said of the president. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Reince Priebus: ‘Kavanaugh effect’ helping to secure GOP control of the Senate

Naomi Lim October 14, 2018 7:17 pm

President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, departs following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Michael Cohen: 2018 midterm elections ‘might be the most important vote in our lifetime’

Naomi Lim October 14, 2018 6:02 pm

Beto O'Rourke, who is challenging incumbent Republican Tex Cruz in the Texas Senate race this year, speaks during the general session at the Texas Democratic Convention.

Big dollar checks flutter from liberal fingers for Beto O’Rourke

Washington Examiner October 13, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup hearing in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.

Jeff Flake: ‘I fear for the future’ of the Republican Party

Anna Giaritelli October 11, 2018 10:19 pm

President Donald Trump walks the stage as he speaks at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018.

Is Trump no longer ratings gold? Fox News has stopped carrying Trump rallies live

Eddie Scarry October 11, 2018 7:54 pm

Facebook is responding to criticism that its platform was misused during the 2016 presidential campaign with new rules that force buyers of "hot button" ads to verify their identities beforehand.

Facebook removes more than 800 pages, accounts for fake political content

Kelly Cohen October 11, 2018 7:04 pm

Rep. Krysten Sinema visits Blockwise Engineering in Tempe, Ariz., on July 2, 2018, and speaks with company founder Ed Goff about his company's manufacturing process. Sinema has come a long way from her days as a green party activist as she seeks to become the first Democrat to represent Arizona in the Senate in 30 years.

‘Stop your state from becoming Arizona,’ Kyrsten Sinema warned a Texas crowd in 2011

David Freddoso October 11, 2018 5:10 pm

Trump mocks 2020 Democratic hopefuls: No ‘star’ or ‘good thinker’ on the list

Pete Kasperowicz October 11, 2018 9:07 am

Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, speaks to the crowd during the "Turn Out for Texas" concert and rally at Auditorium Shores on Sept. 29, 2018 in Austin, Texas. O'Rourke is running against Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for his Senate seat.

No more news profiles on Beto O’Rourke being ‘cool,’ please

Eddie Scarry October 11, 2018 4:00 am

Mitt Romney, former GOP presidential nominee and U.S. Senate candidate, addresses supporters at an event in Utah.

Romney calls Kavanaugh hearings ‘awful’, dismisses impeachment talk during debate

Dominick Mastrangelo October 10, 2018 7:09 pm