Democrat Lateefah Simon won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. The district in northern California is the most Democratic district in the entire country, according to the Cook Partisan Voter Index. Simon, born legally blind, has served on the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors since 2016 and was elected president of the board in 2020. Her candidacy for the H...

While a majority of Latinos voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, President-elect Donald Trump was backed by a record 46% of Latino voters, even gaining support in Democratic strongholds like New York City. Lilia Luciano spoke with some voters who were behind that historic shift.

The day after Hillary Clinton was nominated by the Democratic National Committee in 2016, Yale Law School congratulated Clinton, class of 1973, "on her historic nomination for President of the United States." Eight years later, it is refusing to congratulate J.D. Vance on his actual election.The post

Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York broke her silence about the election and warned her supporters that a "...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) encouraged a crowd of state residents on Friday after his election loss as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Even in the face of defeat and deep disappointment, Ive never felt more inspired. Ive never felt more motivated, Walz told Minnesotans. Ive never felt more fired up for whats possible in...

Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's support in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent's pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race Thursday.

Elections often tell you less about the winners than the losers. Victory has many fathers, as the saying goes, but defeat shows you exactly what went wrong. Pennsylvania’s 2024 results offer a master class in Democratic collapse: while Trump edged out Kamala Harris by 2 points in the presidential race, Republicans romped to victory in...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraskas Omaha-based 2nd District, following the latest vote results in the tight race released nearly three days after the polls closed. Bacon fended off a strong challenge from Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas in a rematch of their 2022 race to represent the Omaha area in Congress.

U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz Friday evening revealed the chilling details of an apparent potential assassination plot he says has endangered his life and his family. The Florida Democrat says police arrested a suspect who is a former felon, had body armor, a rifle, ...

New York Democratic leaders have no one to blame but themselves for the political shift to the right, both in the city and nationally.

A top aide to Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) resigned after comments Moulton made about transgender athletes were panned by state Democrats and LGBTQ groups. Matt Chilliak, Moultons campaign manager and director of his Serve America political committee, departed Moultons office late Thursday, the Boston Globe reported. A spokesperson for Moultons office did not return...

Gov. Tim Walz has vowed make Minnesota a safe haven for the values that drove the Democratic presidential ticket he helped lead

A Mississippi district attorney backed by Democratic megadonor George Soros and a Mississippi mayor endorsed by socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) have been indicted on federal bribery charges.The post Soros-Funded DA and Bernie-Backed Mayor Indicte...

Donald Trumps 2024 election victory, encompassing the electoral college and the popular vote (along with gains within traditionally Democratic demographics), is reminiscent of the Reagan victories of the 1980s....

Democratic Florida Representative Jared Moskowitz said police arrested the suspect a day before the election.

Democratic governors and state attorneys general have expressed their resistance to Trump policies ahead of his second term.