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The fingerpointing is coming from inside the house. Vice President JD Vance said in a lengthy social media post Wednesday that Republicans’ shellacking in the midterm elections the night before was mainly due to the administration’s war in Iran. Though Vance sought to soften the blow to President Donald Trump by ascribing the same opinion to […]

WASHINGTON — Voting ended Tuesday in this year’s midterm elections, leaving officials and volunteers counting tens of millions of ballots to determine which U.S. House and Senate candidates will take the oath of office in January. The post-election process includes numerous steps and varying deadlines for when ballots have to be certified, since each state […]

After months of campaigning, polling and prognostication, voters across the country had their say in the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday. And despite fears about possible trouble at polling places, millions of votes were cast, mostly without incident.    Voters administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, with Democrats capturing comfortable majorities […]

Democrats have won the majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years after the GOP racked up major losses across the country. Democrats flipped governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas and defended competitive races in Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to unofficial results from The Associated Press and Decision Desk […]

Idaho voters rejected Proposition 1, the ballot initiative that sought to legalize abortion in the state up to fetal viability or in emergencies, and would have enumerated rights to other types of reproductive healthcare. The Associated Press called the race at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday.  The voter-led ballot initiative received 43.68% of the vote, or 286,909 […]

WASHINGTON — Democrats will regain control of the U.S. House early next year, after voters throughout the country rejected the policies that Republicans and President Donald Trump implemented during the last two years.  The Associated Press, which States Newsroom looks to for the projected winner of congressional races, called the House for Democrats early Wednesday […]

Idaho voters rejected a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution that would have taken away Idahoans’ rights to legalize marijuana or other drugs, according to the Associated Press. The Associated Press called the race at 10:39 p.m. Mountain time Tuesday. House Joint Resolution 4, or HJR4, would have made it so that only the Idaho […]

Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little was reelected in Tuesday’s general election and will serve a third term as the Gem State’s governor, according to the Associated Press. All other Republican candidates for statewide office were also reelected. The Associated Press called the race for Little at 10:36 p.m. Tuesday.  Little addressed his supporters and several […]

Voters across the country administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump and Republicans who hold majorities in Congress, with Democrats gaining comfortable majorities in the Senate and the House. Several U.S. Senate and House races remained uncalled by The Associated Press as Election Day ended on the East Coast. But by Wednesday morning, Democrats […]

Idaho voters widely approved amending the Idaho Constitution to declare English as the state’s official language. The Associated Press declared at 10:32 p.m. Wednesday that the amendment, which was proposed by the Idaho Legislature last year, passed. The amendment received support from 58.86% of Idaho voters, with about 200,000 votes, while 41.14% of voters opposed […]