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Spanberger wins Virginia gubernatorial race

RICHMOND, Virginia — Abigail Spanberger won the race for governor of Virginia, flipping the governorship to Democratic control and becoming the first woman in the job in the commonwealth’s history....

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Hegseth announces another alleged drug boat strike, killing 2 'narco-terrorists'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced another U.S. military strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing two “narco-terrorists.” Hegseth said...

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Conservative MP joins Canada’s Liberal government, moving Carney closer to majority government

OTTAWA — A Conservative MP has crossed the floor to join Canada’s Liberal Party, moving Mark Carney one step closer to securing a majority government. The move reflects a concerted push from the Li...

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Kansas Republicans’ redistricting effort stalls, for now

Kansas Republicans do not have the votes to convene a special session that would draw the state's lone House Democrat — Sharice Davids — out of office, state House Speaker Dan Hawkins said Tuesday....

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Miami mayor race heads to runoff featuring Dem against DeSantis-endorsed candidate

MIAMI — The race for the next mayor of Miami comes down to a contest between a rising Democratic county commissioner and a candidate endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.Miamians on Tuesday selected Count...

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Sherrill wins NJ gov

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the race for New Jersey governor Tuesday night, capitalizing on an anti-Trump sentiment to deliver her party a much-needed victory after last year’s losses up and...

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Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani capped a sharp-elbowed campaign for New York City mayor Tuesday night with a historic win, cementing the democratic socialist as both a rising star and a divisive figure i...

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Bloomberg officially endorses Cuomo after spending millions to back his mayoral campaign

NEW YORK — Billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Andrew Cuomo’s independent bid for mayor Wednesday — a nod that arrives as the ex-governor is trying to build momentum a...

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Virginia redistricting gambit survives after Democrats dominate downballot

Virginia Democrats will retain control of both chambers of the state’s Legislature after trouncing in House of Delegates elections on Tuesday, preserving the party’s push to redraw the state’s cong...

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Jay Jones overcomes texting scandal to win Virginia AG

Jay Jones, the Democrats’ scandal-plagued attorney general nominee who sparked a Republican-led backlash over violent text messages, secured victory in what turned into a high-profile race in Virgi...

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Mamdani takes reins of a NYC beset by challenges

NEW YORK — The political, social and economic turmoil awaiting Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, whose ascendence has been tracked closely by both national Democrats and Republicans, will make his job es...

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Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Points the Way Forward

A democratic socialist wasn’t supposed to be able to win a major office like New York City mayor over the objections of billionaires. Yet Zohran Mamdani and the movement behind him built a campaign...

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Mamdani Is the Foil Trump Wants

Zohran Mamdani will be the unlikeliest mayor in New York City history. A 34-year-old backbench state assemblyman and self-proclaimed democratic socialist, Mamdani ran on the promise of affordabilit...

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Why Democrats won the 2025 elections

Reps. Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger, seen here in 2019, will both be governors next year. | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call The pendulum of American politics has swung again. Jus...

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Democratic Voters Bury Bidenism and Embrace Disruption

The Democratic sweep on Tuesday night delivered a forceful signal that backlash is building against the Trump administration’s policies.Many voters also sent another message: They’re done with Bide...

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Californians approve Democrats’ anti-Trump redistricting push

California voters approved Gavin Newsom’s plan to oust Republican incumbents with a new congressional map that could give Democrats up to five more seats in next year’s midterm elections, buoying t...

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The tariff case puts the Supreme Court’s conservatives in a bind

The looming Supreme Court showdown over President Donald Trump’s tariffs amounts to an epic clash between two of the most deeply ingrained tenets of the conservative legal movement.The first is tha...

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Trump and Republicans admonish others for their Election Night losses

Donald Trump attributed Republicans’ Tuesday night losses in part to his absence from the ballot. Some of his closest allies blamed poor candidate quality. One Republican said the GOP failed to add...

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Trump turns up the pressure on Indiana Republicans to redistrict

President Donald Trump phoned into a private Indiana Senate Republican caucus meeting Friday, pressing reluctant Hoosier lawmakers to undertake mid-cycle redistricting, according to two people brie...

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Graham Platner’s new campaign manager leaves operation after joining just days ago

Graham Platner’s campaign manager is stepping down after less than a week on the job, the latest departure on a campaign that has seen several high-profile shake-ups in recent weeks as it attempts ...

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Graham Platner’s finance director resigns in latest personnel shakeup

The finance director for Graham Platner’s Senate campaign announced his resignation on Friday, the latest in a series of personnel departures for the Maine hopeful’s high-profile bid that has been ...

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