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Democrats record historic win in Georgia as they press for a majority of governors' offices
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state in Tuesday’s midterm elections, winning Georgia’s governor’s office for the first time since 1998 as they rode a wave of voter discontent over the economy, inflation, healthcare and the future of democracy.In Florida, Republicans hung onto control in what has been a GOP bastion for much of the past two decades. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds defeated Democrat David Jolly, a former Republican congressman-turned-independent who ran as a Democrat in the nation’s third-most populous... Read More
The Latest: Democrat Roy Cooper flips key Senate seat in North Carolina
Voters across the country are deciding control of the U.S. House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrat Roy Cooper won North Carolina’s Senate race, the first Democratic pickup of the night, and Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff was reelected in Georgia, another top battleground. Republicans fell short in their attempt to pick up a Senate seat in New Hampshire, while Democrats were unsuccessful in Florida.Democrats need a net gain of three more seats to take the majority. All eyes are on Senate contests in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.
Major League Baseball proposes delaying salary cap start until 2028 in talks with players
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028, saying teams have too many commitments for next season that wouldn't allow them to reduce spending quickly enough.A day after the start of free agent negotiations for the 2026-27 offseason, owners on Tuesday proposed to players the sport adopt a hard cap of $258.2 million for 2028 and a floor of $180.2 million, using luxury tax payrolls with average annual values. A team would be allowed to remain as low as 90% of the floor in 2028, which would be $162.18 million, but would have to... Read More
How key demographic groups voted in the 2026 midterms, according to The AP Voter Poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm races were hoping their candidates could hold onto the winning coalition that President Donald Trump assembled in the 2024 presidential election, but The AP Voter Poll suggests the GOP has lost ground with at least one key group.The poll, an expansive survey of about 80,000 voters in all 50 states, suggests young voters were less likely to back House Republicans this year than they were to support Trump in 2024. Young voters — those under 30 — were also more likely than older voters to say their vote for the U.S. House... Read More
Trumpâs agenda meets the ballot box as states vote on abortion, redistricting and voter ID mandates
WASHINGTON (AP) — An abortion-rights amendment won approval Tuesday in Virginia as Missouri voters considered whether to repeal their own abortion protections, two contradictory measures among 145 ballot questions getting decided in states during the midterm election.The ballot measures provided a political undercard for a high-profile midterm election that will determine which party controls Congress, state legislatures and gubernatorial offices in many states.
Some measures put President Donald Trump’s priorities to a public test by gauging support for his... Read More
Top Stories
- The Latest: Democrat Roy Cooper flips key Senate seat in North Carolina
- Election takeaways: Young voters move away from the GOP, many voters driven by opposition to Trump
- Cooper flips Senate seat in North Carolina as Democrats win in Georgia and New Hampshire
- 'Very important' evidence found miles from Learjet crash site in Florida, investigator says
- Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective 'Huh?'
- Escaped Tennessee inmate caught after 10 days on the run when his truck gets stuck in the mud
- Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means
- Election Day unfolds with relatively few problems. Some voters disrupted by weather, machine issues
- Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school
- Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest
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- Major League Baseball proposes delaying salary cap start until 2028 in talks with players
- Thomas Haugh's 19 points and 10 rebounds lead No. 1 Florida past No. 14 Miami, 77-67
- Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective 'Huh?'
- Canada's prime minister says Russia not allowed at world juniors after 6 countries threaten boycott