Overheating machines complicate Florida's recount battle

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The drama surrounding the Florida election recount is poised to intensify as lawyers return to court ahead of a Thursday deadline to complete the review of two key races that seems increasingly out of reach in a Democratic stronghold.

Melania Trump publicly calls for White House aide's firing

WASHINGTON (AP) - In an extraordinary move, Melania Trump called publicly Tuesday for the deputy national security adviser to be dismissed. After reports circulated Tuesday that President Donald Trump had decided to remove Mira Ricardel from her post at the National Security Council, Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's spokeswoman, released a statement that said: "It is the position of...

Poll: Biden, Bernie, Beto top choices of Democratic voters for 2020

A new poll of Democratic voters finds former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders among the top two preferences for the party’s candidate for president in 2020, with Rep. Beto O’Rourke in third.

McSally concedes as AP projects Sinema to win U.S. Senate race

PHOENIX (KSAZ/AP) - Democrat Kyrsten Sinema won Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat Monday in a race that was among the most closely watched in the nation, beating Republican Rep. Martha McSally in the battle to replace GOP Sen. Jeff Flake.

Democrats eye Trump's tax returns but expect a long fight

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Getting President Donald Trump's tax returns is high on the list of Democratic priorities now that they have won the House. 

CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House

NEW YORK (AP) - CNN is suing the Trump administration, demanding that correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials to cover the White House be returned.

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema pulls far ahead in Arizona Senate race

PHOENIX, ARIZONA (AP) - Democrat Kyrsten Sinema continues to gain ground in Arizona's gradual Senate vote count.

Meghan McCain honors late father John on Veterans Day

A little more than two months since the passing of Sen. John McCain, his daughter Meghan paid tribute to her late father and decorated Vietnam War veteran on Veterans Day.

What's ahead after the midterm elections

From the election recount in Florida to the potential of President Trump and the democrats compromising senior fellow at SMU Victoria Farrar-Myers shares her thoughts on what's ahead after the midterm elections. 

Faith Johnson feels accomplished after her time as Dallas County DA

Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson says she isn’t sure what’s next after she lost in Tuesday’s election.

Nothing unusual about vote count in Arizona dragging on

Every election, it takes weeks for Arizona to count its ballots. But because the Democrat in the tight U.S. Senate race there, Kyrsten Sinema, jumped into the lead in the latest results, some Republicans have raised baseless allegations of fraud.

Expert: Acosta video distributed by White House was doctored

NEW YORK (AP) - A video distributed by the Trump administration to support its argument for banning CNN reporter Jim Acosta from the White House appears to have been doctored to make Acosta look more aggressive than he was during an exchange with a White House intern, an independent expert said Thursday.

Nineteen African American women elected to Harris Co. judge positions

The "Harris County Black Girl Magic" campaign sweeps for 17 African American women in 2018 elections. In total, 19 women now hold positions as Harris County judges. 

Kemp resigns as Georgia Secretary of State with governor's race still up in the air

Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp announced Thursday morning he is resigning as Georgia's secretary of state, one day after declaring victory over Stacey Abrams in the tight race for Georgia governor. 

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after fall at court

The Supreme Court says 85-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the court and is in the hospital.

Is reliably red Tarrant County turning blue?

Tarrant County has been mostly-reliably red when it comes to elections. But the vote in the Senate race is an indication the landscape may be shifting.