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Ken Paxton survived scandal after scandal. He couldn’t survive a Senate race.

For the home stretch of his yearlong Senate campaign, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton goaded his opponent, James Talarico, to “Come and Take It.” On Tuesday night, Talarico did just that, handing Paxton his first ever electoral defeat in an election that decimated Republicans’ decades-long winning streak. Despite…

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Ken Paxton survived scandal after scandal. He couldn’t survive a Senate race.

Doug Jones concedes in closest Alabama gubernatorial race since 2002

Alani Bankhead congratulates Kurt Alme in US Senate win

Vance and Trump blame midterm GOP elections loss on their war in Iran

A smooth Election Day delivers a strong rebuke, several history-making results

Voters in five states back bans on noncitizen voting while one state bucks trend

Editor’s Notebook: In a blue wave, one nonpartisan electoral victory that’s very good for democracy

Democrats retain control of Cumberland County District Attorney Office

Republicans hold onto Alabama state offices, but by reduced margins

Democrats gain seats in South Dakota Legislature for the first time since 2008

Scenes from election night in Kentucky

US Rep. Mike Flood narrowly wins reelection in 1st District House race

Walz concedes Nebraska governor’s race to Gov. Jim Pillen

Blue wave washes over Michigan as Dems flip key congressional battlegrounds

Ohio voters show their frustration over corruption and cost of living

Indiana Republicans lose 2nd statewide office in comptroller race

The budget dog bites back: Ousted House Finance chair spoils GOP vote in Wood County

Pingree invites public to submit ideas for transition after election win

KY Dems capitalize on Trump’s bad image to flip US House seat, make legislative inroads

Democrats sweep statewide races, expand already-historic supermajorities

Dem challenger defeats Indiana House GOP leader in stunning upset

Margins tighten, Forstag remains on top in Montana’s western Congressional district

The election is over. What’s supposed to happen next for Congress?

Democrats flip six TN state House seats, as Mufreesboro area delivers blue wave

Texas Democrats break Republican hold on statewide courts

Charlie Christ wins the St. Petersburg mayoral race

Majority control of State Board of Education remains uncertain after Democratic gains

A disquiet follows West Virginia’s supermajority

Trailing by 5,500 votes, Ty Masterson calls for ‘another look’ at results in Kansas governor’s race

Who is Hakeem Jeffries? Meet the likely first Black speaker of the US House.

Renee Shaw named new KET CEO and executive director

Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never Happened.

Blue wave changes Kentucky’s political landscape, raises questions

Vermont Has Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars to Clean Up Lake Champlain. But the Green Slime Keeps Coming Back.

Minnesota Democrats secure majorities in state House and Senate

Rhode Island inspector general finalist withdraws after landing Washington job

Do You Live Near Lake Champlain? Help Seven Days and ProPublica Investigate Algae Blooms.

McCann declares victory against Huizenga, delivering Michigan’s 4th Congressional District for Dems

Voters subject governor and Legislature to public records law, but there’s no guarantee lawmakers will comply

SC Democrats flip 10 state House seats, undoing GOP supermajority

What to know about Oregon’s 2026 election results

Jake Johnson declares victory in potentially huge upset in MN’s 1st Congressional District

How a French philosopher’s warnings about speed and power describe today’s AI race

Why a company donating $20,000 a month counts for more than $240,000 once a year in the eyes of customers

A Feejee Mermaid on display in Colorado may shock and intrigue – but it’s no longer considered a ‘missing link’ on the evolutionary tree

NASA’s Swift Observatory is about to burn up in the atmosphere – the indispensable telescope helped astronomers track fast-moving events in space

How space weather powers auroras in the sky and threatens power grids on the ground

Are schools a great equalizer? They help kids catch up, but wealthier children still pull ahead

Short supplies of crucial equipment stymie changes to US electricity grid

Clark County approves quicker, easier short-term rental application process

Voters greenlight new nature conservation fund

Alaska Democrats flip at least two Republican state House seats and grow coalition control

Republican Katherine Robertson leads race for Alabama attorney general

Missouri Republicans suffer biggest electoral setback in a generation

Democrat Kulewicz holds narrow lead over Republican Faber in Ohio Attorney General race

Ohio Democratic Treasurer candidate holds 50,000-vote lead in race

Sheriff’s office cites Shoshoni mayor with unlawful contact after heated confrontation with mayoral candidate, police chief says

Democratic candidates hold leads in both Ohio Supreme Court races

‘Not the end of the fight’: Green strikes positive tone in concession to Blackburn

West Virginia’s doctors and federal workers fear the paper trail