Nevada women score big election wins amid activism
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A female political movement driven by backlash to President Donald Trump kicked off the year with a women's march in Nevada.
Obama's health insurance overhaul a winner in midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The personality looming over the 2018 midterms was President Donald Trump.
Victory aside, Pelosi's return as House speaker not a given
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vilified by Republicans on the campaign trail, Nancy Pelosi emerged as President Donald Trump's preferred choice to become speaker of the House, arriving on Capitol Hill with an air of inevitability after leading her party back to the majority.
Midterms offer clues for Trump, Dems in '20 presidential bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — This week's midterm elections offered revealing lessons for both parties as battle lines begin to emerge for the 2020 presidential election.
Florida battle for US Senate still too close to call
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bitter and expensive clash between Florida's Republican Gov.
The Latest: Nelson campaign supporting recount 'to win'
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Election Day in Florida (all times local):7:20 p.
Democrats make US House gains in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Mike Levin on Wednesday captured the Southern California U.
Trump mocks GOP losers who kept their distance from him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting any hint of a setback, President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked members of his own party who were defeated in the midterm elections after distancing themselves from him and suggested that the Republicans' loss of a House majority could turn out to be "extremely good" for him politically.
AP Explains: A close, maybe disputed Georgia governor's race
ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican nominee has declared victory in a hotly Georgia governor's race, which he oversees as the state's top elections official.
AP VoteCast: Trump a dominant force on voters' minds
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was a dominant force in the 2018 midterm elections as attitudes toward the polarizing leader influenced the decisions of nearly two-thirds of voters.
Close Texas loss may not dim O'Rourke's political star
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Beto O'Rourke didn't sound like someone giving a farewell speech after losing a Senate race in deep-red Texas by less than 3 points.
The Latest: Sessions resigns as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the midterm elections (all times local):2:45 p.
Energy and excesses: How Trump drove GOP's erratic campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Ryan had to know it was coming.The minute the House speaker shot down President Donald Trump's latest campaign-season gambit on immigration — an assertion that he could rewrite citizenship rights with the stroke of a pen — Ryan had to be braced for Trump's counterpunch.
AP voter poll shows focus on Trump, immigration, health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care, immigration and President Donald Trump were high on voters' minds as they cast ballots in the midterm elections, according to a wide-ranging survey of the electorate conducted by The Associated Press.
Power shift: What House Dems plan to do with their majority
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats set to run the House for the first time in eight years have a brimming list of priorities to tackle, topped by election laws and ethics rules, prescription drug prices and infrastructure.
Added Democratic ranks pose threat to Trump governing agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have regained control of the House from President Donald Trump's Republican Party in the midterm elections , powered by a suburban revolt that has threatened what's left of the president's governing agenda.
Divisive Trump era ushers record number of women into House
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record number of women were elected to the House on Tuesday, nearly two years after women spilled out into the streets of Washington and in cities across the country in defiance of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Pelosi as House speaker would 'show the power of the gavel'
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a pivotal moment for Nancy Pelosi — the beginning of a triumphal return as the nation's first female House speaker, or the start of a political reckoning over who should lead Democrats in the Donald Trump era.
Democrats seize House control, but Trump's GOP holds Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump's Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt that threatened what's left of the president's governing agenda.
The Latest: Abrams vows to wait for all the votes in Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Election Day (all times local):1:54 a.m.Democrat Stacey Abrams says votes remain to be counted in the tight Georgia governor's race and vows to wait for them all.
Voters give House Democrats a check on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats took back the House with a surge of fresh new candidates and an outpouring of voter enthusiasm Tuesday, breaking the GOP's monopoly on power in Washington and setting the stage for a multitude of investigations of President Donald Trump that could engulf his administration over the next two years.
GOP keeps Senate control for 2 more years, triumph for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans retained Senate control Tuesday after ousting Democratic incumbents in Indiana, North Dakota and Missouri, delivering a victory to President Donald Trump by preserving the chamber as a showplace for his conservative priorities for two more years.
The Latest: 3 races for governor remain too early to call
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's elections for governor and other state offices (all times local):4:45 a.
Democrats gain governors' seats, but GOP holds some states
Democrats tried Tuesday to fight their way back to power in state capitols across the country by reclaiming governor's seats in several key states, marking significant steps in their nationwide strategy to reverse years of Republican gains in state capitols.
The Latest: 3 Senate races remain too close to call
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Senate elections (all times local):4:20 a.m.The race for U.
Takeaways: A split decision for Trump, Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats didn't catch a blue wave. But they managed the next best thing: Divided government in the Trump era.
The Latest: Democrats seize control of the House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on elections to the U.S. House of Representatives (all times local):3:00 a.
A look at some of the winners in House races around the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote to determine control of the House featured significant milestones.
Abrams vows to wait until all Georgia governor votes counted
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's hotly contested and potentially historic governor's race may not be over yet, with Democrat Stacey Abrams saying ballots remain to be counted in her fierce battle with Republican Brian Kemp as she tries to become the first black woman elected governor in the U.
Cruz fends off O'Rourke in Texas Senate race
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz fended off a spirited underdog challenge from Democrat Beto O'Rourke to win re-election on Tuesday in a Texas race that once seemed like a cakewalk but needed a late boost from President Donald Trump to help push the incumbent over the top.
Newcomer Watkins wins House seat in eastern Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans held onto an eastern Kansas congressional seat Tuesday they had been in danger of losing because of questions about their novice candidate's public statements.
Trump frames midterms as 'tremendous success'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down the potential loss of one-party control in Washington, President Donald Trump declared Tuesday's election results a "tremendous success" for Republicans as his party maintained its hold on the Senate while Democrats picked up GOP-held seats in the House.
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The Latest: Trump, Obama give closing arguments for midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):8:35 p.m.President Donald Trump is urging voters in Tennessee and Georgia to back Republicans in statewide races, warning that Democrats want to destroy the country with high taxes and illegal immigration as well as divisive politics.
WHAT TO WATCH: After turbulent campaign, it's up to voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tweetstorms and a trade war. Kanye in the Oval Office. Kavanaugh in the hearing room.
Path to power: Senate races to watch on election night
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have a huge advantage as they seek to hold or expand their 51-49 Senate majority, with the battle for control running mostly through states that President Donald Trump won in 2016.
Trump's Road Show: A musical moment of grace in Missouri
Six days, eight states, 11 rallies. Scenes from the road as President Donald Trump sprints to Election Day (all times local):UPDATED— Six days, seven states, 11 rallies.
