Democratic candidate Phil Murphy was elected governor of New Jersey on Tuesday, replacing Republican Gov. Chris Christie after eight years. Christie is the only governor to serve two full terms since Tom Kean in the 1980s.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday he would not move to expand Medicaid in the state until lawmakers find a way to pay for it, a day after voters advanced a move to expand the program through a ballot measure.
With Election Day 2017 in the rearview and no major victories for GOP candidates, Republicans are brushing themselves off and shifting focus toward the 2018 midterms – claiming the party is “better positioned” than ever.
Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said she felt betrayed by CNN anchor Jake Tapper in the controversy over her decision to share Democratic debate questions with Hillary Clinton last year, an act she has since admitted.
Democrat Danica Roem has been elected Virginia's first openly transgender lawmaker, defeating an incumbent candidate who sponsored an anti-transgender bathroom bill.
President Trump’s nominee to lead the military health system said Tuesday he thinks it is “insane” for civilians to be able to purchase semi-automatic rifles like the one a gunman used to kill 26 people at a Texas church.
Top figures in Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, one year after experiencing a shocking defeat, were elated at the Democrats' strong performance in the 2017 state and local elections.
A member of an anti-war group who laughed during U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing will not be prosecuted, court papers stated on Monday.
After eight years of Chris Christie, New Jersey voters have elected Democrat Phil Murphy to be their next governor. He won with strong support from most demographic groups as well as voters who feel badly about the state of New Jersey.
Democrat Ralph Northam rode to victory over Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia race for governor thanks to strong support from women, blacks, college graduates, and moderates. Northam succeeds fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe, as Republicans have not won a statewide election in Virginia since 2009.
The Republican mayor of the Mormon stronghold of Provo, Utah, won a special election Tuesday to replace former U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, an expected victory in the heavily GOP congressional district.
Maine voters on Tuesday approved a measure allowing them to join 31 other states in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the signature health bill of former President Barack Obama.
One of the jurors in Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez’s corruption trial paused the second day of deliberations to ask the judge a simple question: Just what is a “senator,” anyway?
