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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

Pro-Trump group launches ad against Heller for opposing Senate healthcare bill

Melissa Quinn June 27, 2017 1:31 pm

President Trump openly questioned on Saturday whether the Obama administration wanted to damage Hillary Clinton's chances in the 2016 election by not immediately reacting to evidence of Russian meddling. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump: Did the Obama administration ‘want to hurt Hillary?’

Daniel Chaitin June 24, 2017 9:05 pm

The complaint involving Jane Sanders was made in January of 2016 and alleges that while president of Burlington College she conflated donor numbers on a 2010 loan application for $10 million to expand the school. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Bernie and Jane Sanders under investigation, hire lawyers

Mandy Mayfield June 24, 2017 5:19 pm

During a private VIP dinner, former Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush asked Biden why he didn't run. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Joe Biden told hedge fund manager to ‘shut the hell up’: Report

Josh Siegel June 23, 2017 11:28 pm

"You can put a lace collar on a Pit Bull, and it's still a mean dog," Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said. "This is still a mean dog." (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Democrats borrow from Trump to criticize Senate healthcare bill

David M. Drucker June 23, 2017 4:01 am

Her favorability dropped to 41 percent in December, and has been the same since then. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Hillary Clinton as unpopular today as she was last year

Melissa Quinn June 21, 2017 8:45 pm

Russia targeted 21 state election systems last year, Department of Homeland Security and FBI officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

Russia targeted 21 state election systems in 2016, DHS and FBI officials say

Kelly Cohen June 21, 2017 2:36 pm

Trump: Vote for Karen Handel in Georgia’s runoff election

Pete Kasperowicz June 19, 2017 8:44 am

"Let me be clear: the president is not under investigation as James Comey stated in his testimony, that the president was not the target of investigation on three different occasions," attorney Jay Sekulow said. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Member of Trump’s legal team insists the president ‘is not under investigation’

Alex Pappas June 18, 2017 2:07 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff told ABC on Sunday rumors about Trump possibly firing Mueller and Trump surrogates raising issues about the special investigation's connections to Democrats are an attempt to undermine the investigation. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Adam Schiff: Trump and his associates trying to ‘discredit’ Robert Mueller

Kyle Feldscher June 18, 2017 1:50 pm

Canova waded into some controversy in January when he floated the conspiracy theory that Seth Rich, a former DNC staffer who was murdered last summer, may have been the WikiLeaks source for the DNC leak and that was why he was killed. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

DNC conspiracy theory weighs over 2018 primary for Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s seat

Daniel Chaitin June 17, 2017 6:51 pm

The divisive politics of gun control reared its head Wednesday, unable to be suppressed by the wave of unity that swept Washington in the aftermath of the targeted shooting of Republican lawmakers. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Gun control politics breaks Capitol Hill unity after shootings

David M. Drucker, Al Weaver June 15, 2017 12:00 pm