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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

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Lisa Murkowski shrugs off Trump threat

Susan Ferrechio October 10, 2018 5:51 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

How the GOP can win blue states in 2018

Patrick Hauf October 10, 2018 12:30 pm

Special envoy to the United Nations for climate change Michael Bloomberg dresses the medias at the One Planet Summit, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.

Mike Bloomberg re-registers as a Democrat in possible move against Trump

Katelyn Caralle October 10, 2018 12:22 pm

Taylor Swift arrives at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Don't fight Taylor Swift, just ignore her

John Patrick October 9, 2018 5:25 pm

President Trump addresses the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

CNN poll: Trump’s approval rating spikes at conclusion of Kavanaugh confirmation fight

Naomi Lim October 8, 2018 9:01 pm

Sunlight shines through a window onto a voting booth at a polling place inside Winfield Elementary School in Windsor Mill, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Democrats have narrow lead in battleground House races

Caitlin Yilek October 8, 2018 2:23 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., defends Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s.

Lindsey Graham emerges from Kavanaugh fight as Trump’s midterm elections hammer

Daniel Chaitin October 7, 2018 8:37 pm

Ohio Governor John Kasich held his last State of the State address Tuesday. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

John Kasich: Kavanaugh success might only be a ‘short-term win’ for Trump

Naomi Lim October 7, 2018 2:25 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, appears at a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Democrats raise cash from Kavanaugh confirmation

Diana Stancy Correll October 6, 2018 9:20 pm

"What the president says and what the president does are almost at opposite ends," Schumer said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer to Americans angry over Kavanaugh: Vote

Diana Stancy Correll October 6, 2018 8:02 pm

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talks during an event in Utah.

Utah deals with deluge of foreign cyberthreats amid Romney Senate campaign

Naomi Lim October 4, 2018 9:00 pm

Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, speaks at a town hall event at the Grand Texan Hotel and Convention Center.

Beto O’Rourke: ‘I don’t think we’re interested’ in an Obama endorsement

Diana Stancy Correll October 4, 2018 7:57 pm