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TRUMP, WAR, IRAN, VANCE
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., Aug. 7, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters
Democrats just put President Donald Trump in a bind. The party is projected to win commanding majorities in the House and Senate
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SAYED, EL, ABDUL, SENATE
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeats Republican Mike Rogers in key Michigan Senate race
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GOVERNOR, DEMOCRAT, FIRST, HISTORY
Democrat Amy Acton defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio’s gubernatorial election Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat elected governor of the Buckeye State in 20 years.
The Associated Press declared Acton the winner at 9:49 p.m. Tuesday. With an estimated
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RACE, DEMOCRAT, SENATE, WINS
Democrats can’t lose for winning.
An Iowa candidate came out on top in his race for state legislature Tuesday despite dropping out of the contest in September to address unspecified “personal health issues.”
Eric Armstrong, a retired railroad executive, was
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CODE, PROMO, JAGUARS, RAVENS
The NBA returns from its Election Day break with 14 games on Wednesday, a full ESPN doubleheader and a short-handed Thunder team hosting Cleveland in between. That’s a deep board for pick’em players. Betr is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS to claim $200
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CALIFORNIA, VOTERS, BECERRA, XAVIER
Supporters of Proposition 40 take part in a demonstration in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026.
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SENATE, RACE, WINS, DEFEATS
Decision Desk HQ projects that Maine Democrat replacement nominee Troy Jackson is the winner in the Maine Senate race, flipping the seat that has been held for nearly 30 years by Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has defied the odds in the past by winning
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SENATE, MISSISSIPPI, RACE, COLLINS
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Democratic candidate
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DESANTIS, FLORIDA, GOP, LEVEL
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivered a scathing assessment on Wednesday of Republicans' sweeping midterm election losses, describing the results as a "blue tsunami" and warning that his party had lost touch with voters, particularly in the Lone Star State.
In
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DEAD, SHOOTING, TAMPA, FLORIDA
An "active threat" was reported at a Citibank office complex in Tampa.
At least 1 killed, suspect dead in suspected 'targeted incident' at Florida business complex: Sheriff
First responders are shown at the scene of an incident at Citigroup in Tampa, Fla.,
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JAPAN, TRAINING, MARINE, INCIDENT
The US Marine who was killed in a training accident died from injuries he sustained in a fast-rope exercise while deployed in Japan.
Lance Cpl. Devin J. Hernandez, 25, was participating in the training at Camp Schwab in Okinawa on Tuesday when he suffered
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ABORTION, VOTERS, RIGHTS, MISSOURI
Voters cast their ballots at the National WWI Museum polling place on November 3, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Voters cast their ballots at the National WWI Museum polling place on November 3, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Voters cast their ballots at
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GOP, SENATE, THUNE, CONGRESS
WASHINGTON — Now that the clock is ticking on the GOP’s slim majority in Congress, Republicans are scrambling to push through as much of their conservative agenda as possible before Democrats storm to power in January.
Top of the agenda will be preventing
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NITHYA, KAREN, RACE, MAYOR
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has overtaken Mayor Karen Bass in a closely contested race for control of the country’s second-largest city as election officials continue counting ballots.
With an estimated 63% of the vote counted, Raman leads
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BOTTOMS, GEORGIA, MIDTERM, LANCE
Six Black governor candidates are projected to win their races.
Black candidates from both parties made history in midterm elections
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks onstage during her election night
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TRUMP, LOSSES, REPUBLICAN, GOP
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As the scale of the Republican Party’s losses came into focus late Tuesday, President Trump watched from
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FIRE, BROOKLYN, KILLS, INJURES
Six people have died after a large fire broke out in a residential building in Brooklyn, New York City, officials say.
Several others were hurt in the blaze, which occurred early on Thursday morning, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said in a statement.
More
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ILHAN, OMAR, IMMIGRATION, ELECTION
MINNEAPOLIS — Despite an ongoing federal criminal probe that includes questions about her immigration status and another examining her financial disclosures, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., cruised to reelection Tuesday night.
Omar has represented Minnesota's
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FLORIDA, DONALDS, BYRON, VICTORY
Florida elected its first black governor Tuesday night. Decision Desk HQ projected that Republican Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19) defeated Democrat David Jolly. He will succeed Ron DeSantis, who is finishing his second term. Jolly kept it close. The Republican
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SCHUMER, COOKED, REPUBLICANS, MEME
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked Democrats’ midterms triumph Wednesday morning by revisiting the most mocked photo of his career.
The Brooklyn Democrat posted an image on Instagram of himself smiling beside a smoking propane grill, its grates crowded
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