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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

Alabama Republicans head to the polls Tuesday to nominate a successor to Jeff Sessions, who resigned in January to become U.S. attorney general. (AP file photos)

Luther Strange and Roy Moore have a quiet Sunday as Alabama Senate election looms

David M. Drucker September 24, 2017 6:50 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles during a statement on the parliament election at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union CDU in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Merkel seen winning 4th term, nationalists strong in Germany

Associated Press September 24, 2017 5:42 pm

Former U.K. Independence Party leader and member of the European Parliament, Nigel Farage is offering his endorsement in the Alabama Senate race to Roy Moore. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Another high-profile Trump supporter breaks with president: Nigel Farage to campaign for Roy Moore in Alabama

Naomi Lim September 24, 2017 4:57 pm

An embarrassed Alabama electorate still remembers the shame Bentley brought on their state. That's a problem for Strange. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Disgraced Gov. Robert Bentley’s sex scandal threatens to ruin Sen. Luther Strange’s career

Philip Wegmann September 24, 2017 3:03 pm

Steve Bannon is going all in for Roy Moore in the upcoming GOP runoff for Alabama's U.S. Senate contest, opposing President Trump's favored candidate, incumbent Sen. Luther Strange. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steve Bannon to attend rally and appear on ‘Hannity’ in support of Roy Moore on eve of Alabama runoff

Daniel Chaitin September 23, 2017 7:57 pm

President Trump called the controversy surrounding Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential race a "hoax." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: ‘Russia did not help me’ win in 2016

Sarah Bedford September 23, 2017 1:13 am

In the middle of Trump's speech in Alabama - in which he touted his support for Sen. Luther Strange in an upcoming GOP run-off contest - Trump's talk of the border quickly turned to a call for John Kelly, Trump's former homeland security secretary, to join him onstage. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Kelly hypes up the crowd for Trump in Alabama

Daniel Chaitin September 23, 2017 1:00 am

President Trump told an Alabama crowd Friday they would have to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions about prosecuting Hillary Clinton, presumably over her emails. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tells Alabama crowd: Ask Jeff Sessions about locking Hillary Clinton up

Sean Langille September 23, 2017 12:39 am

The president has repeatedly endorsed "Big Luther" as the law and order candidate. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Roy Moore dismisses ads about child-sex abuse as sign of Luther Strange’s ‘losing desperation’

Philip Wegmann September 22, 2017 11:04 pm

An Obamacare repeal package sponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., (pictured) and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., appeared to be gaining traction. That effort was derailed Friday when Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced his opposition to Graham-Cassidy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans fear 2018 consequences of Obamacare fail

David M. Drucker September 22, 2017 11:04 pm

Unless the candidate has been lying to his wife for the last fourteen years, the conversion seems legitimate. (Nicholson for Senate/YouTube)

Why can social conservatives trust Democrat-turned-Republican Kevin Nicholson? His wife.

Philip Wegmann September 22, 2017 4:26 pm

The 50-second video to Rachel Platten's "Fight Song" took three days to produce with a cast of teenagers and children from the Artistry Dance Project. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Hillary Clinton fans make music video to mark launch of Clinton’s election memoir

Naomi Lim September 21, 2017 11:35 pm