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Spain's anti-Trump president says U.S., Brazil elections show global rise of the right is over

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez, one of the more outspoken anti-Trump leaders in Europe, dispensed with the customary diplomacy among allies regarding election results and openly cheered American voters' Tuesday rebuke of President Trump.

Trump's Plan B? Israeli prime minister, he jokes

President Trump joked in an Election Day interview that he would move to Israel and become prime minister if Americans ever grew tired of him.

Elon Musk jokes about 'election interfering space lasers' as his backed candidates fail

Tech billionaire and Republican patron Elon Musk took to social media early Wednesday morning to joke that his favored candidates in this week's midterm elections had failed.

Too close to call: Dozens of votes separate Mississippi GOP incumbent, Dem challenger so far

Mississippi Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom are neck-and-neck on the day after Election Day, with Mr. Colom leading the race by just a few dozen votes with 96% of the vote counted.

Nebraska rejects measure to permit online sports gambling

Nebraskans rejected a ballot measure that would have opened the door to online sports wagering in the state.

O say, can you sing? Alabama approves measure requiring national anthem in schools

Alabama voters have approved a ballot measure requiring public schools to broadcast or perform the first stanza of the national anthem once per week.

Missouri rejects ballot measure to restrict abortion

Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have cleared the way to tighter controls on abortion.

Hegseth could face impeachment in new Democratic Congress

Frustration with the Iran war was a key factor in Tuesday's elections, and one of the loudest champions of the U.S. military action in the Middle East could be on the chopping block as result.

Voters punish Trump, Democrats score key victories, and the GOP suffers historic losses

Tuesday's midterm elections laid bare voters' deep frustrations over high prices, the Iran war, and concerns over government corruption.

Voters hand Democrats Congress, leaving Trump a reshaped Washington for his last two years

Democrats can now block President Trump's agenda, reject his appointees and investigate his administration.

Democrats dominate: Voters toss Republicans from House, Senate, governorships

Voters across the country pulled the lever for blue on Tuesday, ousting Republicans and delivering even longtime GOP stronghold seats to Democrats.

Sullivan, Peltola project confidence while awaiting results in Alaska U.S. Senate race

The two major candidates in Alaska's U.S. Senate race urged supporters to be patient as results began coming in late Tuesday, delivering rousing speeches and expressing confidence against the backdrop of the fallout from allegations of partisan tricks to recruit a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent.