Democrat challenger Adam Bello unseated incumbent Republican Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo in Tuesday’s election. Bello, the current Monroe County Clerk, received 90,035 votes, according to unofficial results from the Monroe County Board of Elections, while Dinolfo got 84,569. Incumbent Republican Monroe ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller warned that Russian interference is still happening “as we sit here.” State election officials are anxious and underfunded, some running systems with outdated software and scrounging for replacement parts off e-Bay. And on Thursday a ...

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On Thursday evening, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., appeared on the steps of the governor’s mansion in Tallahassee, Florida, to address the ongoing ballot-counting in his race for the Senate. He began by articulating how his lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. ...

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Democrats leveraged fury with President Donald Trump to capture the House after a hard-fought election that saw Republicans expand their majority in the Senate, a split verdict that set the stage for divided government and partisan conflict that will shape ...

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Facebook has blocked more than 100 accounts it believes may be engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” hours before the midterm elections, launching an investigation into whether the accounts are linked to any foreign entities attempting to interfere in the election. ...

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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is bracing for a massive staff shake-up in the weeks following the midterm elections, as the fates of a number of Cabinet secretaries and top White House aides are increasingly uncertain heading into a potentially ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump’s party came together, a 28-year-old liberal activist ousted top House Democrat Joe Crowley in the president’s hometown Tuesday night, a stunning defeat that suddenly forced Democrats to confront their own internal divisions. Crowley, ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s only Republican congressman, U.S. Rep. Daniel Donovan, will try to hold off a fierce challenge in the state’s primary election Tuesday from former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, who is trying to make a ...

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A software sensor with a knack for detecting intrusions like those from Russian hackers is being embraced by states determined to protect their election systems, though cybersecurity experts warn of the tool’s limits. The Department of Homeland Security is working ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in the New York state Assembly have again passed bills intended to make it easier for voters to participate in elections. The Democratic-led chamber on Tuesday endorsed a package of legislation including measures to authorize ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state would require online campaign advertisements to include the identity of the group paying for the content under a proposal announced Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that aims to prevent meddling in the state’s ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Voters in Virginia and New Jersey gave Democratic gubernatorial candidates large victories Tuesday and sent a clear message of rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump. In Virginia’s hard-fought contest, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam defeated Republican ...

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