Broken Voting Machines, Long Lines Under Scrutiny in Georgia

ATLANTA, GA (AP) — Malfunctioning voting machines, missing power cords and hours-long lines at the polls are being scrutinized by candidates and election officials in Georgia, where the governor’s race is still undecided as votes are still being tallied. Democrat Stacey Abrams is vying to become the nation’s first female black governor, but trails Republican…

Dem Gains Threaten Trump Agenda, Even Without ‘Blue Wave’

By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN ,  Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have regained control of the House from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party in the midterm elections, powered by a suburban revolt that has threatened what’s left of the president’s governing agenda. But the GOP added to its Senate edge and prevailed in some…

Illinois Democrats Sweep Statewide Races, Flip 2 House Seats

CHICAGO, IL (AP) — Democrats dominated in Illinois on Tuesday, winning all statewide offices and flipping two Republican-held congressional seats, including one that’s been in GOP hands for decades. Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker defeated Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who conceded the race less than an hour after polls closed, while Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul topped…