There are still four Senate races yet to be called following Tuesday’s midterm elections, including in Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and Georgia. But the timeframe in which we could find out the results varies by each state. Arizona and Nevada are continuing to count mail-in ballots, while Alaska will likely remain in Republican hands as votes…
Maricopa County election officials in Arizona’s most populous region have begun a hand count audit, officials announced late Wednesday. “The hand count audit has begun,” the county’s election department said on Twitter. “Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian party chairs drew the races and ballots that hand count audit boards will review Saturday. “This is an important step…
The Kentucky judge who signed the warrant that resulted in the deadly Louisville police shooting of Breonna Taylor lost re-election after Tuesday, citing “false narratives” surrounding the case. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mary Shaw, who had been on the bench since 2006, was defeated by self-described “equity” attorney Tracy Evette Davis, 51% to 49%, according…
Cyber interference has not affected midterm vote counting, U.S. cybersecurity officials said Wednesday, as several key races that will determine whether Democrats or Republicans will control the House and Senate had yet to be called. U.S. and local officials said that no known digital interference breached vote-counting infrastructure. “We have seen no evidence that any…
The Democratic Party exceeded midterm expectations in tossup races across the nation after President Biden campaigned in largely blue areas and shied away from many of the tougher contests. The president played it safe by mostly campaigning in secure Democratic states like New Mexico, California, Illinois and New York. His last event before election day…
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., said Republicans should have “done better” in Tuesday’s midterm elections, calling former President Trump a “drag on our ticket” that contributed to the party’s disappointing results. While interviewed from his home in Janesville, Wisconsin by local station WISN 12 News on Wednesday, Ryan said he was happy to see…
The conservative think tank Heritage Foundation has unveiled its list of top priorities for the new Congress and outlined a strategy to confront what it believes are the seven biggest challenges facing its mission of promoting public policies that focus on limited government, academic freedom, and other conservative principles. “We needed to identify what we…
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., on Wednesday signaled that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy may hit a few speed bumps on his quest to become the next House speaker, arguing the Republican conference needs to have “a serious discussion” about leadership after Tuesday’s disappointing election results. Republicans underperformed expectations in the midterm elections, and if…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could parlay Democrats’ strong electoral performance during the midterm elections into another term atop the conference, party strategists and political experts say, possibly torpedoing months of Democratic preparation for a post-Pelosi world. “Speaker Pelosi is in the driver’s seat when it comes to her future and the future of the Democratic…
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake isn’t shy about how she feels the race between her and Democrat Katie Hobbs will turn out as ballots continue to be counted across the state two days after Election Day. “I am 100% going to win. I have absolute 100% confidence that I will be the next…