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561 votes separate candidates in tight 143rd Assembly race

Absentee ballots will decide the 143rd Assembly race between Republican incumbent Patrick Chludzinski and Democrat Ryan Taughrin after all early and election day votes were counted.

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Trump’s ‘aura of mysticism’ in ruins as he crashes into hard electoral reality: analyst

Politico’s John Harris argues President Donald Trump lost his “aura of mysticism” in Tuesday’s midterm results, and that his political style leaves him poorly suited to adapt.The wave swept Republicans out of former strongholds including Texas, Ohio, Kansas, and South Carolina, in a movement Harris…

Trump rages at clocks in bizarre tirade after election disaster: ’Isn’t that ridiculous?’

President Donald Trump turned his attention to daylight saving time Wednesday evening, complaining about early sunsets and blaming the Senate for failing to act just one day after Republicans suffered a crushing midterm election defeat. “Too bad the Senate has not yet approved the Sunshine…

The price tag on the Ken Paxton rescue mission has Republicans panicking

Republicans know they have to spend big to save Ken Paxton. They’re increasingly worried MAGA Inc. won’t throw down in time.In private conversations over recent weeks, senior Hill Republicans and GOP officials have nudged President Donald Trump’s team to start spending more on the Texas…

Hochul eyes changes to state’s rape law amid Cornell crisis

RAPE LAW LOOPHOLE: Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed today to close a loophole embedded in state rape law around voluntary intoxification as she laced into Cornell University police and a local district attorney for their handling of a 2024 gang rape allegation. Under current law, proving…

Kansas enters the chat as Senate map tilts further into red territory

Senate Republicans are suddenly rushing to save a Senate seat in Kansas.On Friday, the Senate Leadership Fund, Senate Republicans’ top super PAC, reserved over $8 million in ads starting this weekend to prop up GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, according to tracking firm AdImpact.The spending in…

Top GOP groups retreat from North Carolina Senate race as hopes fade

Leading Republicans are pulling back from the North Carolina Senate race, sending a clear message: What was a top-tier battleground at the start of the cycle is no longer worth the money.The foremost Senate GOP super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund, is pausing its future spending…

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers…

Adam Hamilton on faith, Trump and the fight for Kansas

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561 votes separate candidates in tight 143rd Assembly race

Absentee ballots will decide the 143rd Assembly race between Republican incumbent Patrick Chludzinski and Democrat Ryan Taughrin after all early and election day votes were counted.

Buffalo Sabres Fall Late In The Third To Ottawa | Buffalo Sabres Highlights

The Buffalo Sabres fell 2-1 to the Ottawa Senators on November 4, 2026. Buffalo's goal was scored by Peyton Krebs. Colten Ellis made 28 saves. Subscribe…

Trump’s ‘aura of mysticism’ in ruins as he crashes into hard electoral reality: analyst

Politico’s John Harris argues President Donald Trump lost his “aura of mysticism” in Tuesday’s midterm results, and that his political style leaves him poorly suited to adapt.The wave swept Republicans out of former strongholds including Texas, Ohio, Kansas, and South Carolina, in a movement Harris…

Trump rages at clocks in bizarre tirade after election disaster: ’Isn’t that ridiculous?’

President Donald Trump turned his attention to daylight saving time Wednesday evening, complaining about early sunsets and blaming the Senate for failing to act just one day after Republicans suffered a crushing midterm election defeat. “Too bad the Senate has not yet approved the Sunshine…

‘Big loser was John Fetterman’: Dem colleague warns writing’s on wall for senator

WASHINGTON — It’s a new day in Washington for the AIPAC — American Israel Public Affairs Committee — faithful like Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).Even before Fetterman infuriated Democrats for cutting a video that aired during President Donald Trump’s midterm GOP convention in Texas, Pennsylvania’s senior…