As Democrats nabbed two major gubernatorial races, Election Day Tuesday was also a historic night for a number of minority and LGBT candidates. Former journalist Danica Roem became the nation’s first openly transgender woman elected to a state legislature. Roem unseated Virginia delegate Robert Marshall, who described himself as “chief […]
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Ex-anchor whose girlfriend died in live TV shooting elected
A former Virginia news anchor whose journalist girlfriend was fatally shot during a live broadcast in 2015 has defeated a Republican incumbent for a seat in the House of Delegates. Chris Hurst beat Joseph Yost Tuesday in a high-profile race for the Blacksburg-area seat Tuesday. Hurst was living with fellow […]
State Department senior ranks being depleted at ‘dizzying speed’
The U.S.’s ranks of diplomats are losing key leaders at a “dizzying speed” as the State Department struggles to recruit new talent amid a hiring freeze and sinking morale in the Trump administration, according to a new letter from a top ambassador. Sixty percent of the agency’s career ambassadors, the […]
The Note: Blue wave sweeps over New Jersey and Virginia, but watch for the undertow
The TAKE with Rick Klein Democrats can breathe again. But taking a breath is a questionable proposition in the Trump era. It’s hard to overstate what Tuesday’s sweeping victories mean for Democratic enthusiasm and excitement. The party that needed a win got a bunch of them with a night that […]
Kremlin quiet as Russia marks Revolution’s 100-year anniversary
Russia’s Communists, dwindling in numbers and sidelined by the authorities, on Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution, the uprising led by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik party in 1917, that led to the creation of the Soviet Union and commenced the spread of Communism around the world. […]
Democrats win governor’s races in Virginia, New Jersey in push back against Trump
Democrats scored a pair of major gubernatorial victories Tuesday, based on ABC News’ analyses of the exit poll and vote, landing new governors in New Jersey and Virginia as the party attempted to showcase resilience one year after President Donald Trump‘s surprise election victory. In Virginia, which was expected to […]
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wins 2nd term
Mayor Bill de Blasio cruised to re-election on Tuesday, fending off token opposition to win a second term as the leader of the nation’s largest city. De Blasio, a Democrat, easily defeated Republican state lawmaker Nicole Malliotakis, of Staten Island, and several third-party candidates. Speaking to supporters at an election […]
Civil rights lawyer Krasner elected Philly’s top prosecutor
A longtime civil rights attorney who has sued the police department scores of times, opposes the death penalty and promised to help hold bad officers accountable was elected Tuesday as Philadelphia’s next district attorney. Larry Krasner, 56, ran a campaign focused on combating inequities in the criminal justice system. He […]
Concern about health care boost Northam, corruption a top issue for NJ voters: polls
Pushback against President Donald Trump helped lift Democrats to governorships in the two highest-profile U.S. elections since the 2016 presidential contest. Phil Murphy, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany, is projected to win New Jersey’s gubernatorial election, based on ABC News’ analysis of the exit poll. Sweeping backlash to the […]
Live updates: Democrats projected to win governor’s races in Virginia, New Jersey
Democrats are projected to score a pair of major gubernatorial victories Tuesday, based on ABC News’ analysis of the exit poll and analysis of the vote, landing new governors in New Jersey and Virginia as they attempted to showcase party resilience one year after President Donald Trump’s surprise election victory. […]