Ohio Democrat Emilia Sykes wins competitive House race
Democrat Emilia Sykes, a four-term state lawmaker, won the election for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press, defeating Republican Madison Gesiotto Gilbert. The 13th district was one of the most competitive House races in Ohio, leaning slightly in President Biden’s favor during the 2020 election. MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2022: LIVE UPDATES Ohio House […]
California overwhelming votes no on sports betting
LOS ANGELES — The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting, shooting down initiatives by Native American tribes and the gaming industry. The two groups raised nearly $600 million in competing efforts to expand gambling and try to capture a piece of a potential […]
Kevin McCarthy declares GOP will take majority in the House, push out Pelosi as speaker
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy declared victory on Tuesday saying that Republicans had secured enough seats to flip control of the U.S. House of Representatives. “I want to thank the millions of supporters across this country,” said McCarthy, R-Calif. “It is clear we are going to take the House back.” McCarthy told a throng of […]
North Dakota, Arkansas voters strike down measures to legalize recreational marijuana
Voters in North Dakota and Arkansas have rejected measures to legalize marijuana, while those in Maryland have approved legalization. Similar measures also were on the ballot in Missouri and South Dakota. In North Dakota, the initiative would have allowed people 21 and older to legally use marijuana at home as well as possess and cultivate […]
Democrat Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers defeats Republican challenger for second term
Fox News can now project that Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, the Democratic incumbent, has defeated GOP challenger Tim Michels. With this win, Evers takes a second term in office. Evers was first sworn in as the 46th Governor of Wisconsin in 2019 and sought re-elections in the midterms this fall. Michels, a self-proclaimed “political outsider,” […]
Maine governor: Democrat Janet Mills to remain in office, beating GOP challenger Paul LePage
Fox News can now project that Democrat Janet Mills will remain the Governor of Maine. She beats GOP candidate and former Governor Paul LePage. Mills, who became Maine’s first female governor, previously served as the state’s attorney general before securing her position in 2018. LePage, the former mayor of Waterville, Maine, served two terms as […]
Georgetown snaps 21-game losing streak with OT win vs. Coppin State
On Nov. 27, 1972, John Thompson Jr. made his coaching debut at Georgetown, where he led the program to the 1984 national title and turned the Hoyas into a college basketball powerhouse. On Tuesday, nearly 50 years after Thompson’s reign began, Georgetown snapped a 21-game losing streak. Prior to Georgetown’s 99-89 overtime win against Coppin […]
Sen. Graham expresses disappointment about the midterms: ‘Definitely not a Republican wave’
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., expressed disappointment Tuesday night at the lack of Republican wins in the midterm elections. “Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure,” Graham said in an interview on NBC News. “I think that we are going to be at 51,52 when it is all is said and done in […]
Ballot proposals that will affect how votes are cast in next presidential race are leading in several states
Ballot proposals to expand early voting were leading Tuesday in Connecticut and Michigan as voters in several states decided measures that could affect the way votes are cast in the next presidential election. The voting-related measures were among more than 130 state proposals appearing on ballots, addressing contentious issues such as abortion, taxes, drug policy […]
Georgia authorities search for two suspects following SWAT standoff, fatal shooting
Georgia authorities continued to search for two suspects Tuesday following an hours-long SWAT standoff in connection with a fatal shooting earlier in the day, the Hall County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to Fox News Digital. Christopher Dixon, 25, was shot once in the chest in a residential area of Gainesville, Georgia, at about 10:25 Tuesday morning […]