Vance blames Iran war for GOP midterm losses
Vice President JD Vance seemingly sought to distance himself from election results seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump that featured big Republican losses across the country. Go to story
Johnson won’t seek reelection as House speaker after Republican wipeout
It’s a swift rise and fall for Mike Johnson, often seen as an accidental speaker, who nevertheless drew close to President Donald Trump and led the House GOP during a tumultuous era, with one of the slimmest majorities in modern times. Go to story
Vote-scanning machine malfunction expected to delay counting in New York’s Westchester County
A judge has granted permission for elections officials in a major New York county to move thousands of paper ballots to a secure warehouse after a technical problem caused vote-scanning machines to malfunction. Go to story
Democrats win control of U.S. House, in major rebuke to Trump
Democrats have won control of the U.S. House in addition to the U.S. Senate, delivering a shockingly decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. Go to story