Politics

The New York Times reports: Shomari Figures, a Democrat and former Justice Department official, won election in Alabama’s newly drawn Second Congressional District, according to The Associated Press, handing his party a rare pickup in the South. Mr. Figures’s victory over Caroleene Dobson, a Republican lawyer and political newcomer, means that Alabama will have two Black representatives at the same …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) won a third term on Tuesday by fending off a challenge from Hung Cao, a MAGA Republican backed by former president Donald Trump, the Associated Press projected. Cao’s vivid language drew fleeting national attention to the race at their lone debate, when he declared that the military does not need diversity in …

Politico reports: Democrat John Mannion flipped a central New York House seat Tuesday, clinching a must-win district for his party to recapture control of the chamber. A state senator who represents the Syracuse area, Mannion unseated Republican Rep. Brandon Williams, a freshman lawmaker who Democrats had pegged early in the election cycle as a vulnerable incumbent. Williams replaced moderate Republican …

NPR reports: Missourians voted to legalize abortion up until fetal viability and override the state’s current ban on nearly all abortions, according to a call by the Associated Press. Legal challenges are expected from anti-abortion groups but if the Tuesday vote stands it will enshrine abortion rights into the constitution over the objections of the heavily Republican state leadership. Missouri …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, who rose to national prominence as a key antagonist of former President Trump, easily beat Republican and former Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey on Tuesday night to win California’s open seat in the U.S. Senate. The Associated Press declared Schiff, 64, the winner shortly after polls closed, an indication …

Politico reports: Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has won the Maryland Senate race, according to The Associated Press, fending off former two-term GOP Gov. Larry Hogan. The win comes as a relief for Democrats, who had not budgeted to defend Maryland this cycle. It’s generally considered a safe blue seat, particularly in a presidential year. But Hogan is highly popular among Maryland …

The New York Times reports: Representative Andy Kim was elected on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, according to The Associated Press, after a turbulent race that grew out of a corruption scandal that engulfed New Jersey’s former senator, Robert Menendez, a once-powerful Democrat. Mr. Kim’s campaign was defined by his ability to vanquish New Jersey’s first lady, Tammy Murphy, and …

Florida Politics reports: Amid strong Republican turnout during early voting and no polls showing Debbie Mucarsel-Powell winning, there seemed to be little doubt that U.S. Sen. Rick Scott could get six more years. But it was closer than some might have thought. With 71% of the vote in, the Naples Republican leads 53.8% to 44.8%, guaranteeing his win with the …

“In terms of Trump accepting the results of the election if he loses, George, I’d just ask Reince [Priebus], what’s the evidence that he will? He never has. “And so all of a sudden now he’s going to get religion and accept them if he loses? I don’t think that’s the case. Now, I don’t think it’ll matter nearly as …

CNN reports: Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died, the company announced Tuesday. He was 95. “The entire Home Depot family is deeply saddened by the death of our cofounder Bernie Marcus,” The Home Depot said in a statement. “We …

CNN reports: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have tied with three votes each in the tiny New Hampshire township of Dixville Notch, kicking off Election Day in one of the first places in the country to report its presidential preference. The unincorporated township, located along the US-Canada border in New Hampshire’s northern tip, opened and closed …

The Daily Beast reports: Royce White, the GOP Senate candidate in Minnesota who once wrote that the “bad guys won” World War II, had another bizarre take Monday—this time about the downsides of being married to an “educated” woman. On a Nov. 1 radio interview on far-right Christian preacher Jesse Lee Peterson’s The Fallen State, White, who also said he …

Chicago’s CBS affiliate reports: Daniel Schmidt, 24, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a victim over 60, two counts of aggravated battery in a public place, five counts of resisting arrest, and one count of disorderly conduct. Police said, around 11 a.m., officers responded to the Orland Park Township Office at 14807 Ravinia Ave., for a …

Axios reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) are at each other’s throats over which party can truly be trusted to certify the 2024 election, Axios has learned. Johnson enraged Democrats in September by saying that, if he is speaker on Jan. 6, the House would “follow the Constitution” on certifying a win for Vice …

The Washington Post reports: Rings of new security fencing enveloped the White House, U.S. Capitol and Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence on Sunday as federal and District authorities braced for potential unrest in Washington following Tuesday’s presidential election. For weeks, D.C. officials have sent messages of reassurance to residents and businesses still scarred by damage incurred during some 2020 racial …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: NBC gave former President Donald Trump’s campaign free commercial time in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance on Saturday Night Live, including an unusual ad during Sunday’s NASCAR coverage. Harris appeared on Saturday’s SNL for one minute and 30 seconds, meaning that if another presidential campaign requests it, NBC would need to give it about …

Axios reports: More than 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots as of the Sunday before Election Day. That’s over 48% of the total number who voted in 2020 (154.6 million), indicating that early and mail-in voting has become increasingly popular methods to vote and become a new normal in American politics. In Georgia, more than 4 million have …

The Hill reports: A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has claimed that Vice President Harris’s recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live” violates the “equal time” rule. “This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule,” Commissioner Brendan Carr posted on the social platform X Saturday in response to a post from The Associated Press about …

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. It was …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: New York City Mayor Eric Adams will stand trial on April 21, 2025 on federal corruption charges, Judge Dale Ho said Friday. The date upset the defense, which argued for a schedule that could end the trial no later than early April to accommodate “grave, grave Democratic concerns,” namely the mayor’s reelection campaign. The …