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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Says He Has No Plans to Resign Amid Border Crisis

By Katabella Roberts Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said he has no plans to resign amid mounting criticism over his handling of the immigration crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border. Republican lawmakers pressed Mayorkas about a potential resignation during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee. “Have you had a conversation with anyone in the administration about stepping down from your […]

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Cruz Criticizes McConnell for ‘Abandoning’ Blake Masters in Arizona Senate Race

By Frank Fang Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Republicans missed a “generational opportunity” to retake Congress in the midterm elections, and criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for placing personal politics above the party’s best interests. “We had an extraordinary opportunity. We had a generational opportunity. This should have been a fundamental landslide election,” Cruz said on his podcast “Verdict […]

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Rep. Boebert Takes the Lead in Tight Race for Reelection in Colorado

By Zachary Stieber Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) took the lead in her race for reelection on Nov. 10. Boebert, 35, is now ahead of Democrat Adam Frisch by about 450 votes, according to unofficial results from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. Boebert, a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump, is seeking a second term. “Winning!” she said […]

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Winning Powerball Ticket for $2.04 Billion Jackpot Sold

By Jack Phillips A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold in Southern California for the record $2.04 billion prize, lottery officials announced Tuesday. The Powerball prize has an estimated cash value of $997.6 million before taxes, California Lottery officials said. The winning ticket—which matches all six numbers—was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, an unincorporated area within Los Angeles […]

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Officials in Multiple States Report Issues With Voting Machines on Election Day

By Zachary Stieber Officials in several states said on Election Day that voting machines were down or not working properly. All machines in Mercer County, New Jersey, which encompasses Princeton, were not working on Nov. 8, election officials said. Gary Huber, the West Windsor township clerk, attributed the issue to a “county-wide system outage.” Voters were […]

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Twitter Fact-Checks Biden’s Low Gas Price Claim

By Rita Li Twitter fact-checked a Sunday post by President Joe Biden over what he dubbed “the most common” gas price—a top voter issue in Tuesday’s midterm elections. “Right now, the most common price at gas stations across the country is $3.19 per gallon,” Biden said in a Nov. 6 post. “That’s progress,” the president added. Users, however, found “the […]

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Biden Says Winners of Midterm Election Won’t Be Known ‘Until After a Few Days’ In Some Cases

By Tom Ozimek President Joe Biden said in a recent speech that, in some cases, the results of the upcoming midterm election won’t be known for several days, with his remarks recalling the controversy of the 2020 presidential election when then President Donald Trump claimed that the lack of final results on election night could be a sign of […]

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Massachusetts Governor, Overwhelmed by Illegal Immigrants, Asks Biden Admin for Help

By Samantha Flom Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has appealed to the Biden administration for assistance in supporting the influx of illegal immigrants seeking refuge in his state. In an Oct. 31 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Baker asked for “urgent federal government assistance” on the matter, noting […]