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November 20, 2024

Baldwin blueprint: Wisconsin Dem details strategy that helped her hang on despite Trump win

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin managed to win re-election as a Democrat while Republican President-elect Donald Trump also flipped her state red. Here’s how she thinks she pulled it off.

November 20, 2024

Democratic Ohio Rep. Kaptur narrowly wins re-election, keeping Republican majority at 218 seats

A northwest Ohio House race that many believed could determine who ultimately controls the House of Representatives was called by The Associated Press three weeks after Election Day.

November 20, 2024

Incoming Senate Dem Elissa Slotkin torches identity politics in 2024 autopsy: 'Go the way of the dodo'

Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., tore into identity politics as she recalled why she believes she won her race in a Trump-voting state.

November 20, 2024

Congressional election observers deploy to Iowa for recount in uncalled House race

Congressional election observers deployed to Iowa after Democrat Bohannan called a recount in the House race against GOP incumbent Miller-Meeks.

November 20, 2024

Top 10 states where Trump outperformed in 2024

President-elect Trump flipped six key swing states in his historic win this month, but his gains were nationwide, and some of his biggest were in areas that may surprise you.

November 19, 2024

Minnesota son, 31, accused of killing his father ‘execution style’ while making relatives watch: police

A 31-year-old Minnesota man is accused of fatally shooting his father "execution style," while holding two witnesses captive, inside his family's hunting cabin.

November 19, 2024

Mom 9 months pregnant missing for a month, last seen at boyfriend's house, family says

Pregnant mom Emma Baum, 25, went missing on Oct. 10 in Gary, Indiana, and her boyfriend is in custody on an unrelated warrant, police said.

November 19, 2024

Proposed Chicago police resource cuts could land city in court, top officials warn

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed cuts to the police department in specific areas may violate a consent decree forged between the city, state and a federal court, the Illinois attorney general warned.

November 19, 2024

Democrats in disarray: Growing field in race to chair party

Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin becomes the second candidate to launch a bid for Democratic National Committee chair in the wake of this month's election setbacks.

November 19, 2024

Haitian migrants reportedly flee Springfield, Ohio

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have begun leaving the town in the wake of President-elect Trump’s sweeping election win, after Trump vowed mass deportation of migrants.