Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Dozens of European leaders will be assessing a new global outlook during a one-day summit in Hungary’s capital. They will do so on Thursday, knowing that the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president could have far-reaching consequences for the continent. All eyes will be glued on
Continue ReadingLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore is sending more people to hospitals and private clinics, doctors said Wednesday as authorities warned a complete lockdown could be imminent if residents fail to don face masks and follow other guidance related to smog. The warning came after residents out on
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda said its profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous year, as sales suffered in China, the Japanese automaker. Honda Motor Co.’s April-September profits totaled 494.68 billion yen ($3.2 billion), declining from 616 billion yen for the same
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrats have won a key congressional seat and are defending two others in Ohio. Twenty-one-term U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in House history, declared victory over state Rep. Derek Merrin, a Trump-endorsed Republican, early Wednesday. However, The Associated Press had not yet called a winner in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has won a second term by defeating Democratic challenger Ryan Busse. The victory continues Republican control in a state where the GOP also enjoys a decisive majority in the state Legislature. Gianforte’s first term as governor was mostly controversy free, save for clashes with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide. And then there’s Nebraska and Maine. Both states split their electoral votes between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election using rules that set them apart from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Democrat U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, of Connecticut, has won a fourth term, defeating former Republican state Sen. George Logan in a rematch. Republicans had hoped to flip the blue state’s 5th Congressional District and end the Democrats’ control of the delegation. Logan portrayed himself as an independent thinker who would not be beholden
Continue ReadingRepublican Mark Amodei won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada on Wednesday. A member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, Amodei won his first full term in a special election in 2011 in a district that has leaned solidly Republican since its creation. No Democrat has ever won in the rural northern district
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Jahana Hayes won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Connecticut on Wednesday. The third-term congresswoman faced a rematch against Republican George Logan, who fell short by about a percentage point in the 2022 midterm election. She was the first Black woman elected to Congress from Connecticut. Prior to her election, Hayes worked
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan won a third term in Congress on Tuesday, foiling Republican hopes of flipping a district Democrats have controlled for nearly a century. Republicans in Indiana retained three congressional seats without incumbents running in Tuesday’s election. Three incumbents are retiring or seeking another office, creating
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race between three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick could help Republicans pad their newfound majority in the chamber. McCormick led vote counting early Wednesday morning by about 100,000 votes, or 2%. But a significant number of votes remained uncounted. At Casey’s election night
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Longtime incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar is holding onto his Texas House seat after being indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges this summer. Cuellar’s win against political newcomer Jay Furman is a blow to Republicans hoping to make gains in South Texas amongst its Latino and working class
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection. Cox defeated Democratic state Rep. Brian King. This will be Cox’s second term in the governor’s office. He has long been viewed as a moderate Republican but surprised voters this summer when he unexpectedly backed Donald Trump after the presidential
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz successfully defended his seat against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred based on the incumbent’s competitive showing in the state’s large population centers, bolstered by his overwhelming leads in more conservative rural areas across the state. The AP called Cruz’s victory at 11:39
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska voters approved a ballot measure to write the state’s current 12-week abortion ban into the state constitution. It also allows for a stricter ban to be imposed. The abortion restriction measure was one of two competing abortion measures to appear on the ballot. The other measure would enshrine in the Nebraska
Continue ReadingDemocrat Maggie Goodlander won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Hampshire on Wednesday, holding the seat for her party. She will succeed Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster, who is retiring after six terms in Congress. Goodlander is a former senior White House aide and is married to Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Tom Suozzi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday. Suozzi, who had represented this Long Island district for three terms before stepping down to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022, returned to his old seat this year in a special election after Republican Rep. George Santos was expelled
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democrat Shomari Figures has won election to Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. That flips a seat that had been previously held by the GOP. Figures defeated Republican Caroleene Dobson to win the open seat. Figures was the deputy chief of staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General Merrick
Continue ReadingRepublican Richard Hudson won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Wednesday. Hudson defeated independent candidate Shelane Etchison and Democrat Nigel Bristow on his way to a seventh two-year term representing central North Carolina. His redrawn 9th Congressional District covers parts of Greensboro south to the Sandhills region and east to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former car salesman Bernie Moreno clinched victory after securing a 4 percentage point lead in Ohio’s Senate race, ousting three-term Democrat Sherrod Brown, who was the last in his party elected statewide in what was once a premier electoral battleground. In the end, Brown simply did not do as well
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