Republicans Retain Statewide Offices, But Analyst Says Concerns Remain For GOP
While Democrats haven't won a statewide office since 1994, some of the candidates came closer to winning on Tuesday night than some Republicans expected.
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While Democrats haven't won a statewide office since 1994, some of the candidates came closer to winning on Tuesday night than some Republicans expected.
For all the many successes among candidates of color, the midterm elections also proved to some the enduring power of racism.
Migrants in a caravan were more concerned with the dangers in Mexico as they struggled to reach the border, than with the U.S. elections.
The result Tuesday night will limit Arlington's mayor and city council to three two-year terms. Mayor Jeff Williams said he hopes that will change when he sets up a citizens' commission with the goal of extending term limits.
The White House has suspended CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass Wednesday, hours after he sparred with President Trump at a press briefing.
The series of election victories for Dallas Democrats expanded into traditionally help Republican seats.
"Attorney General Sessions has selflessly dedicated more than 40 years to serving the people of Alabama and the nation."
"At your request, I am submitting my resignation," Sessions wrote to the president Wednesday.
It was not the statewide "blue wave" Texas democrats hoped for, but the gap narrowed in some of the biggest statewide races.
Unofficial election results show voters Tuesday chose Democrat John Creuzot to be Dallas County's next top prosecutor.
Collin County voters approved a $750 million dollar bond project, with the majority of the money earmarked for road projects to keep up with expected growth.
Texas Democrats elected the state's first two Latina congresswomen and flipped at least two GOP-controlled House seats.
Rep. Beto O'Rourke didn't go quietly to defeat, which isn't surprising for someone many consider the first punk rock political candidate.
Resigned to the loss of one-party control over Washington in Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump celebrated the GOP successes.
Voters casting midterm election ballots in Texas are divided over the state of the nation, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate.
