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Mississippi’s Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday evening, beating his Democratic challenger Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, multiple outlets projected. Reeves beat Presley 52% to 46.6% at the time of this writing, with 86% of the votes in, according to NBC News and CNN. The governor largely campaigned on his administration’s conservative

Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won a second term Tuesday evening, beating Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron for the seat, multiple outlets projected. Beshear led Cameron 53% to 47% at the time of writing, with 84% of the votes in, according to NBC News and CNN. Cameron’s campaign sought to portray the governor as too

President Joe Biden asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a three-day pause in the country’s war against Hamas to release more hostages, Axios first reported. Biden confirmed the conversation on Tuesday. Following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the terrorist organization kidnapped at least 240 people, including some Americans. The United States, Israel and

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to condemn pro-Palestine activists who have been tearing down posters of Israeli hostages hanging in cities across the country. Following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, pro-Palestine activists have torn down posters, once hung by Jewish Americans, with pictures and information on hostages and kidnapped Israelis. Some

An Arlington liberal lost it on a Republican poll greeter outside a Virginia polling place Tuesday, video of the incident shows. Matthew Hurtt, the chairman of the Arlington GOP, filmed the bespectacled progressive berating him as the man exited the D.C. suburb’s Dawson Terrace Community Center. The man initially confronted Hurtt prior to entering the

The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) and its three appointed members issued approval of a plan to shut down two coal-fired power plants in the state on the eve of its Tuesday gubernatorial election. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear appointed the PSC’s three sitting members, which issued an order late Monday evening that allows Louisville

Virginia election results: Democrat Josh Thomas defeats John Stirrup in key House race November 08, 2023 12:41 AM Josh Thomas defeated Republican John Stirrup Tuesday, in a key victory that helped Democrats flip control of the Virginia House of Delegates. Thomas, a retired Marine, defeated Stirrup, a former Prince William County supervisor, in the Gainesville-area

New Jersey elections: Assembly remains blue in Democratic clean sweep November 08, 2023 12:40 AM Democrats held onto the New Jersey General Assembly early Wednesday morning, sealing a clean sweep of both chambers after fending off a spirited Republican challenge. New Jersey’s Democratic Party capitalized on the topic of abortion access to combat motivating issues

Virginia elections: Democrat Michael Feggans unseats Karen Greenhalgh in House race November 08, 2023 12:34 AM Democrat Michael Feggans unseated Republican Del. Karen Greenhalgh in a race for the Virginia House of Delegates, helping Democrats flip control of the lower chamber. Feggans, an Air Force veteran, defeated incumbent Greenhalgh, an entrepreneur, in the Virginia Beach-based

Virginia elections: Republican Ian Lovejoy defeats Travis Nembhard in House race November 08, 2023 12:31 AM Ian Lovejoy defeated Democrat Travis Nembhard in a toss-up race for the Virginia House of Delegates. Lovejoy, a former Manassas councilman, edged out Nembhard, an attorney, in the Manassas-area 22nd District. The Northern Virginia exurb’s decision to send a