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WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment slipped to a 57-year last week as layoffs remained low against the backdrop of a resilient labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 189,000 [...]

(Washington, DC) - No winners have been declared yet in the Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska. It's still too early to call the race in Alaska between Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, while the Mississippi race between Democrat Scott Colom [[ kuh-LOHM [...]

(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan won’t go back to Washington, D.C., in the new year. Instead, Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will take the freshman lawmaker’s place after defeating him Tuesday in […] Continue reading with a Black Chronicle subscription. Purchase The Black Chronicle Newspaper Subscription – Now with the All-New TBC Magazine! or The Black Chronicle Newspaper Subscription – Now with the All-New TBC Magazine!! to unlock this article and

Alaskans are awaiting results from key races on the general election ballot, including a bitterly fought U.S. Senate campaign and an open gubernatorial seat. A ballot measure seeking to repeal Alaska’s unique system of open primaries and ranked vote general elections was also too early to call. The midterm election blowout has ushered in a new era in Washington, with Democrats eager to meet voter demands for change as Republicans watched their congressional majorities evaporate in a revolt aga

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Record Election Day diesel and gasoline prices helped push Americans toward Democrats in Tuesday's midterms, with voters citing the cost of living in their decisions, exit polls showed. Only last month, President Donald Trump bragged at a campaign rally that [...]

By Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The unprecedented national Republican effort to reshape US House districts across the country failed on Tuesday, as the party's intended seawall was swept aside by a Democratic tsunami. As of midday Wednesday, Democrats had either won or [...]

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - With the US midterms over, Democrats are turning to what could become one of their most crowded and unpredictable presidential primaries in decades, a 2028 contest likely to expose the party's divide over how to win back [...]

MOSCOW, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev will attend a White House event hosted by US first lady Melania Trump on Thursday, and also meet with US administration officials, two people familiar with his plans said. The visit will [...]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch in Washington could win approval as soon as Thursday, clearing the way for construction on the latest major project in his drive to reshape the US capital. A judge [...]

By Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump faced pressure from Republicans on Wednesday to change course after a midterm election rout handed Democrats control of Congress and voters rejected his handpicked candidates in key races. Republican [...]