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AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Alaska

Former President Donald Trump won Alaska and its three electoral votes on Wednesday, adding to his lead in the Electoral College. Trump continues a decadeslong trend of Republicans carrying the state in the presidential race.
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No call yet in Iowa's closely contested 1st Congressional District

No call yet in Iowa's closely contested 1st Congressional District

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Associated Press as of Wednesday has not called the race in Iowa's 1st Congressional District because the margin is close enough that it could prompt a recount.
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AP Race Call: Democrat Gil Cisneros wins election to U.S. House in California's 31st Congressional District

Democrat Gil Cisneros won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He was previously elected in 2018, but then unseated by Republican Young Kim in 2020. This year, Cisneros ran to fill a different seat left vacant by Rep.
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Republicans rack up another good election night in South Carolina

Republicans rack up another good election night in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just like the 12 other elections this century, it was a good night for Republicans in South Carolina. The GOP continues to gain seats almost 25 years after taking control of nearly the entire state government.
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AP Race Call: Democrat Emily Randall wins election to U.S. House in Washington's 6th Congressional District

Democrat Emily Randall won election to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Wednesday, holding the open seat for her party. The 6th Congressional District covers the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas and most of Tacoma.
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AP Race Call: Democrat Marilyn Strickland wins reelection to U.S. House in Washington's 10th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Wednesday.
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AP Race Call: Republican Michael Baumgartner wins election to U.S. House in Washington's 5th Congressional District

Republican Michael Baumgartner won election to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Wednesday, holding the open seat for his party. The former state senator is serving his second term as Spokane County treasurer.
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Quebec 'ready to use' notwithstanding clause to force doctors to practise in province

Quebec 'ready to use' notwithstanding clause to force doctors to practise in province

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says his government is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to force doctors trained in Quebec universities to begin their careers in the province's public system.
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Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader

Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats spent billions of dollars warning American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy, that his economic policies would benefit only his wealthy friends, that he was literally a fascist .
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Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok survives confidence vote after effort to oust him

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok survives confidence vote after effort to oust him

OTTAWA — P.J. Akeeagok is still the premier of Nunavut after surviving a tight confidence vote in the Legislature on Wednesday. In a 10-8 vote, MLAs defeated a motion to strip him of his premiership and remove him from cabinet.
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