New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs bill banning single-use plastic and paper bags as well as plastic foam containers

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs bill banning single-use plastic and paper bags as well as plastic foam containers.

Tax amendment fails in Illinois, provides no budget relief

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Voters have rejected a proposal to abolish Illinois' flat-rate income tax for one that would take a greater share from wealthier taxpayers.

Voters reelect treasurer who's been living in Alaska

PINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A township treasurer running unopposed in western Michigan was reelected, weeks after she suddenly departed for Alaska.

AP VoteCast: Arizona voters sour on state of nation, economy

Voters in Arizona gave Democrat Joe Biden the state’s 11 electoral votes while holding negative views about the country’s direction and the economy, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.

AP VoteCast: Georgia voters sour on state of nation

Voters in Georgia made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.

Too early to call Trump-Biden, Senate races in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The close race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden in battleground Michigan was too early to call Wednesday morning, with many votes uncounted.

AP VoteCast: West Virginia voters mixed on state of nation

Voters in West Virginia made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.

AP VoteCast: Minnesota voters sour on state of nation

Voters in Minnesota gave Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden its 10 electoral votes while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.

Democrat Mondaire Jones wins election to U.S. House in New York's 17th Congressional District

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mondaire Jones wins election to U.S. House in New York's 17th Congressional District.

Republican Lauren Boebert wins bitter Colorado House race

DENVER (AP) — Republican businesswoman Lauren Boebert, a political newcomer and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, defeated Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch in a hard-fought race for a rural…

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Democrat Elaine Luria holds on to US House seat in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria has held on to her seat in a Virginia congressional district that includes suburban and rural areas and the world’s largest naval base.

New York Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres become the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres become the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress.

Jones wins, to be among 1st openly gay Black men in House

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Mondaire Jones won election in New York City’s northern suburbs, setting him up to become one of the first two openly gay Black men to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.