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Maine’s 2nd District heads to ranked-choice count; LePage leads Dunlap
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District will proceed to ranked-choice tabulation after neither candidate secured an initial majority, the secretary of state’s…
Newport bond led by 2,094 votes in Nov. 4 count
Newport Measure 21-244 had 2,754 yes votes and 660 no in the Nov. 4 unofficial count. The dated tally is…
FHFA watchdog forecasts 70%–80% staff cut, end to fraud probes
The FHFA inspector general says a planned FY2027 funding reduction could cut its mission-critical workforce by 70%–80% and end specialized…
Bartolucci tops Marco Island council election-night results
Dennis Bartolucci led six candidates in Marco Island’s vote-for-three City Council contest, with all three precincts reporting.
OpenAI plans Pierre deal, Code Storage integration into Codex
OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company and later bring Code Storage features into Codex. Pierre’s Trees and Diffs libraries…
Mexican judge arrested in Colombia in alleged $2 million bribery case
Luis Benítez Alcántara was arrested in Colombia under a U.S. indictment accusing him of taking a $2 million bribe to…
Mark Lamb defeats Elizabeth Lee in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District
Republican Mark Lamb defeated Democrat Elizabeth Lee in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result keeps…
Abraham Hamadeh leads Bernadette Greene-Placentia in Arizona’s uncalled 8th District
Republican Rep. Abraham Hamadeh led Democrat Bernadette Greene-Placentia by 7,289 votes in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District on Thursday, according to…
Eli Crane’s lead over Jonathan Nez grows to 4,246 votes in Arizona’s uncalled 2nd District
Republican Rep. Eli Crane’s lead over Democrat Jonathan Nez grew to 4,246 votes in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District on Thursday,…
Steve Toth defeats Shaun Finnie in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District
Republican Steve Toth defeated Democrat Shaun Finnie in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result keeps…
Scott Wiener defeats Connie Chan in California’s 11th Congressional District
Scott Wiener defeated Connie Chan in California’s 11th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Both candidates are Democrats, so…
Cait Conley defeats Mike Lawler, flipping New York’s 17th District to Democrats
Democrat Cait Conley defeated Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York’s 17th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The…
Jay Obernolte leads Tessa Lynn Hodge in California’s uncalled 23rd District race
Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte led Democrat Tessa Lynn Hodge by 3,896 votes in California’s 23rd Congressional District on Thursday, according…
Jessica Killin defeats Jeff Crank, flipping Colorado’s 5th District to Democrats
Democrat Jessica Killin defeated Republican Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press and Decision…