Facebook begins blocking Georgia Senate runoff ads
Facebook said it will start blocking ads early Wednesday that are related to the Georgia runoff elections after lifting its ban on political ads in December because of the Georgia races.
Waymo pulling cars from San Francisco streets fearing election unrest
The move from Alphabet's Google comes as the nation struggles to respond to the worst health crisis in more than a century, with millions of lost jobs, and a reckoning on racial injustice.
Arizona political advertisement spending breaks records
The Sun Belt state of Arizona has seen its political advertising spending records smashed over the course of the 2020 election cycle,
Facebook removes fake profiles linked to conservative PAC
Facebook, Inc. has removed 276 fake accounts linked to a conservative group.
Trump spars with Bloomberg over $100M Biden boost in Florida battleground
President Trump took to Twitter on Friday to slam former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s pledge earlier this week to spend $100 million in the crucial general election state of Florida to help elect Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and defeat the president in November’s election.
Trump should get a second term for stabilizing energy market: Oil billionaire Harold Hamm
Continental Resources Executive Chairman Harold Hamm told "Mornings with Maria" on Friday that "energy independence has meant so much to America."
Liberals outpaced conservatives in dark money spending during midterms
One group in particular -- Majority Forward -- spent $46 billion on ads.
Why did Gillibrand, Warren launch presidential exploratory committees?
Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Julián Castro are among the Democrats who’ve announced presidential exploratory committees for 2020.
MLB withdraws donation to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith before Miss. runoff vote
Hyde-Smith faces Democrat challenger Mike Espy in a runoff election vote on Tuesday
Tax Cuts 2.0: Prospects post midterms
The former Republican-controlled House of Representatives pushed through three tax packages before the chamber changed hands.
Permanent tax cuts for middle class becoming more doubtful
The Senate should consider a vote ahead of the new Congress, said Texas Rep. Michael Burgess.
Recounts ordered in Florida Senate, governor races
The results are due at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Trump's USMCA deal is in limbo after midterms
House Democrats could rock the future of Trump’s NAFTA deal.
Paul Krugman's unwitting case for the electoral college
From “Real America versus Senate America” by Paul Krugman, New York Times, Nov. 8, 2018:
Medicaid expansion increases voter turnout: What that means for 2020
Several studies have linked the expansion of Medicaid to higher voter turnout.
House Democrats eye early vote to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions
Health care was one of Democrats’ signature issues during the midterm elections.
Americans don't want higher taxes, midterm elections show
From income tax hikes to cigarette tax increases, voters say no.
These are the faces of the new House committee chairs
Democrats won control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Midterm ballot measures: California gas tax, marijuana laws and other top initiatives
In the midterm elections many states carried initiatives on the ballot. From marijuana laws to California’s gas tax increase, here are some of the states that passed new measures and what they mean.
Gun control advocates score major victory in Washington
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died last month, donated more than $1 million to support the new laws.