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Cruz Fends Off O’Rourke In Texas Senate Race

Sen. Ted Cruz fended off a spirited underdog challenge from Democrat Beto O’Rourke to win re-election on Tuesday in a Texas race that once seemed like a cakewalk but needed a late boost from President Donald Trump to help push the incumbent over the top.

Georgia’s Kemp Big In Small Towns; Abrams Awaits Metro Votes

Voters in one of the nation’s most closely watched governor’s races cast ballots Tuesday amid an ongoing dispute about one of the candidates’ management of Georgia’s elections system, leaving open the possibility that supporters on the losing side may not accept the outcome.

Dems Gain In Quest For House Control But GOP Retains Senate

Democrats were gaining significant ground in the battle for House control Tuesday night, while Republicans held their Senate majority as voters rendered a mixed verdict in the first nationwide election of Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency.

Pentagon Sending 5,200 Troops To Border Week Before Midterms

The Pentagon said Monday it is sending 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation ordered up just a week before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump has put a sharp focus on Central American migrants moving north in slow-moving caravans that are still hundreds of miles from the U.S.

Mattis: Military Already Moving Equipment To Southern Border

The U.S. military has already begun delivering jersey barriers to the southern border in conjunction with plans to deploy active duty troops there, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday as a caravan of Central Americans slowly heads across Mexico toward the United States.

More Suspicious Packages Found, These To Booker, Clapper; One Person In Custody

Suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper β€” and similar in appearance to pipe bomb devices sent to other prominent Democrats β€” have been intercepted, the FBI said Friday, as investigators scrambled from coast to coast to locate the culprit and motives behind a bizarre plot aimed at critics of President Donald Trump.

China Denies Spying on President Trump's Phone, Says It's 'Fake News'

Taking a page from the U.S. president’s own playbook, China on Thursday denounced a U.S. newspaper report that it is listening to Donald Trump’s phone calls as β€œfake news,” and suggested he exchange his iPhone for a cellphone made by Chinese manufacturer Huawei.

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