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If Steel wins, that number would be 151, the same number of women serving in Congress on Election Day, and the first stall in progress since 2016, when President-elect Donald Trump won his first term. Both scenarios mean the number of women in the next Congress will also fall short of the current record of 152 women, following Texas Democratic Rep. Erica Lee Carter’s special election win this month. Senate Republican women will also meet their current record, with nine in the chamber. The number of House Republican women will decrease because of some losses and retirements, falling from 34 in the current Congress to 31 or 32, depending on Steel and Miller-Meeks’ races. After Trump’s first election in 2016, Democrats did see a surge in women running for Congress in 2018, and a wave of Republican women stepped up to run two years later in 2020.

Persons: Mary Peltola, Republican Nick Begich, Michelle Steel, Derek Tran, Steel, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Christina Bohannon, Donald Trump, Kelly Dittmar, Erica Lee Carter’s, ” Dittmar, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester, North Dakota Republican Julie Fedorchak, South Carolina Republican Sheri Biggs, Elise Stefanik, Stefanik, ” Danielle Barrow, Sara Spain, Dittmar, ’ ”, Oregon’s Janelle Bynum, Laura Gillen, House Republicans ’, Trump’s, It’s, “ We’ve Organizations: Democratic Rep, NBC News, Republican, Senate, Center for American Women, Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute, Politics, Steel, Trump, Texas Democratic, Democratic, Senate Republican, North Dakota Republican, South Carolina Republican, United Nations, GOP, House Republicans Locations: Alaska, Southern California, Iowa’s, South, West Virginia , Ohio, Montana

☆ After Harris’s Loss, a Liberal Icon Ponders Life on the Outside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Elizabeth Williamson | More About Elizabeth Williamson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Election Day, Representative Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, joined some two dozen Black women outside a polling place in Prince George’s County, Md., to celebrate the rise of Vice President Kamala Harris. The ebullient group included Angela Alsobrooks, who later that day became one of two African American women elected to the U.S. Senate, which has never had more than one Black woman serving at a time. Dawn Moore, the first lady of Maryland, was there too, as was the mayor of Bladensburg, Takisha James, and members of the Town Council, all of whom are Black women. She had brought her grandson to witness history. Instead they left with “tears in our eyes,” she said.

Persons: Barbara Lee, Kamala Harris, Angela Alsobrooks, Dawn Moore, Takisha James, “, Lee, ” Organizations: California Democrat, U.S . Senate, Town Council, Howard University Locations: California, Prince George’s County, Md, Maryland, Bladensburg

☆ Despite presidential headwinds, these Senate Democratic candidates won states Harris lost
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Republicans flipped the Senate, but Democratic candidates often outran the top of the ticket, winning at least four battleground states that Vice President Kamala Harris lost. Harris lost all seven swing states to President-elect Donald Trump, while her party’s Senate candidates narrowly held Wisconsin, Nevada and open seats in Michigan and Arizona. In some races, the differences between the Senate candidates’ and Harris’ performances were more pronounced among subsections of the Democratic coalition. While Trump won independents by 2 points, Rosen won the group by 6. Overall, Democratic Senate candidates received more votes than Harris in about half of this year’s races, including in less competitive states such as Minnesota, Virginia and Missouri.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Elissa Slotkin –, Michigan Sen, Debbie Stabenow –, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Republican Eric Hovde, Jacky Rosen, Republican Sam Brown, Ruben Gallego, Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Kari Lake, Gallego, ’, Rosen, Brown, – Jon Tester, Sherrod Brown, Ohio –, Tester, Republican Tim Sheehy, Republican Bernie Moreno, “, ”, Matt Bennett, Moreno, Sheehy, Larry Hogan, Hogan, Angela Alsobrooks, Mike Berg, ” Berg, Joe Manchin, Manchin, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick, Republican Mitt Romney, Maine Sen, Susan Collins, Biden, Barack Obama, ” David Bergstein, Democrats ’, Republicans ’, Joe Biden, Baldwin, Casey, Slotkin, ” Rosen Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Democratic, Senate, Republican, Trump, Michigan, Lake, Montana, Trump voters, Overall, Gov, National Republican Senatorial, Center, Politics, University of Virginia, Democrats, Biden, Law, Convention, White, Democratic Senate Locations: Wisconsin, Nevada, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan , Wisconsin, In Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Virginia, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia, Maine, Casey, Las Vegas

☆ After two presidential losses, women wonder what it will take to shatter the glass ceiling
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

For the second time in eight years, the highest, hardest glass ceiling survived millions of tiny cracks, once again testing the optimism of those who hope to see the first female president elected. The late Rep. Shirley Chisholm, a former New York congresswoman, became the first Black woman to seek the office in 1972. “I’m ready for a female president, I just don’t think that most of America is yet, and I don’t know why,” she said. In the Senate, Angela Alsobrooks will be the first Black woman to represent Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester will be the first woman to represent Delaware. Together, the two Democrats will be the first two Black women to serve in the chamber at the same time.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Janet Edwards, Harris, “ I’m, ” Edwards, ”, Donald Trump, Shirley Chisholm, ” Harris ’, Chisholm, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Clinton, Joe Biden, –, Trump, Clinton –, Melinda Corey, “, ” Priya Lewis, Kamori Thomas, Howard University – Harris, alma, Thomas, ” Thomas, ” Lewis, Harris –, “ We’ve, Kelly Dittmar, Dittmar, Harris ’, Nadia Brown, Brown, Angela Alsobrooks, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Republican Julie Fedorchak, Sarah McBride of, David Axelrod, ‘, I’ve, Axelrod, – Harris, who’d, ” Harris, Christina Reynolds, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Howard University, “, White House, Victoria, Equal Rights Party, Democratic, Trump, Center for American Women, Georgetown University, “ Research, House, Republican, Democratic National Convention Locations: Washington, Italy, North Macedonia, Mexico, New York, America, –, Maryland, Delaware, Sarah McBride of Delaware, DC

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has won Maryland’s Senate race, NBC News projects, defeating popular former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and becoming the first Black woman elected to represent the state in the Senate. It also means that, for the first time in history, Maryland will have a Black senator, governor and mayor of its largest city, Baltimore. Hogan could never quite replicate the support he received from Democrats as governor in his Senate campaign. In Hogan, many Marylanders saw a Republican who represented an increasingly rare version of the party prior to Trump’s takeover.

Persons: Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan, Democratic Sen, Ben Cardin, Alsobrooks, Lisa Blunt Rochester's, ” Alsobrooks, “, David Trone, Hogan, Joe Biden, Sen, Carol Moseley Braun, Donald Trump, David Lublin, ”, “ doesn’t, “ We’re, Candace Turitto, ” Turitto, Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Francis Scott Key, Moore, there’s Organizations: Senate, NBC News, Republican Gov, Democratic, Democrats, Prince, Trump, American University, ”, Republican, University of Maryland’s, Black, Baltimore Mayor, Francis Scott Key Bridge Locations: Maryland, Baltimore, Delaware, Prince George’s County, ” Lublin, Lublin, “, it’s

☆ 8 women who made history in the 2024 election: ‘It’s humbling to win’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elect Kyle Gay embrace on stage during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. In Delaware, Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender member of Congress after winning the state's only House seat. Here are 8 women who made history with their election wins:Angela AlsobrooksSenator-elect Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) arrives on stage to speak after winning Election results were announced, during the Angela Alsobrooks' Election Night party hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party, on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in College Park, Maryland. Thirteen women are set to take office as governor in 2025, beating the previous record of 12 women serving as governor simultaneously. The former trial attorney told People Magazine "it's humbling to win" in a state as historically conservative as Texas.

Persons: Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sarah McBride, Kyle Gay, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Angela Alsobrooks, Democrat Barbara Mikulski, Alsobrooks, Democratic Sen, Tom Carper, Blunt Rochester, Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ayotte, Kayana Szymczak, Former Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Ayotte, New Hampshire's, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Emily Randall, McBride, Yassamin Ansari Yassamin Ansari, Harris, Patrick T, Fallon, Yassamin Ansari, Ansari, Julie Fedorchak, Julie Johnson, humbling Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Delaware Senate, Delaware's, Gov, U.S, NBC News, Center for American Women, Rutgers University . Still, Maryland Democratic Party, Washington Post, Getty, Maryland, United States Senate, Democrat, Former, Republican, New, Ayotte's, Washington, Latina, Congressional, Afp, Phoenix City Council, Texas, Congressional District, Texans Locations: Democratic Delaware, Wilmington, Del, United States, U.S, In Delaware, Maryland, College Park , Maryland, Delaware, Concord , New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Washington State, Kitsap, Tacoma, Sarah McBride In Delaware, Phoenix , Arizona, American, Arizona, Phoenix, Glendale, North Dakota, Julie Johnson In Texas, Texas

☆ Republicans will flip the Senate, CNN projects, shifting balance of power in Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Republicans will win the US Senate majority, CNN projects, shifting the balance of power in Washington. Should Harris prevail, she would face problems in confirming members of her Cabinet and judicial nominees, and the GOP Senate could thwart her domestic plans. Jim Justice was projected to pick up the Senate seat vacated by retiring Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Manchin. And in Nebraska, CNN projects that Republican Sen. Deb Fischer will defeat a stronger-than-expected challenge from independent Dan Osborn, who, along with his allies, outspent Republican forces in the state. Alsobrooks will become just the fourth Black woman elected to the Senate after Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester, the third, was projected to win Delaware’s open Senate seat earlier in the night.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Jim Justice, Sen, Joe Manchin, Manchin, wouldn’t, Democratic Sen, Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno, Trump, Cruz, Scott, GOP Sen, Rick Scott, Debbie Mucarsel, Powell, Ted Cruz, Colin Allred, Republican Sen, Deb Fischer, Dan Osborn, Osborn hadn’t, Osborn, Jon Tester, Tim Sheehy, Wisconsin Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Republican Eric Hovde, Elissa Slotkin, Debbie Stabenow, Mike Rogers, Bob Casey, Republican Dave McCormick, Jacky Rosen, Republican Sam Brown, Kyrsten Sinema, Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake, Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan, Hogan, Lisa Blunt Rochester Organizations: CNN, Republicans, GOP, Democratic, Senate, Trump, Representatives, GOP Senate, Republican, West Virginia Gov, Democrat, Democrats, Rep, Navy SEAL, Wisconsin Democratic, ’, House Intelligence, Army, Democratic Rep, Maryland’s Republican, Gov, Black Locations: Washington, Ohio, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, Montana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Maryland’s, Alsobrooks

This year, Kaptur is facing GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin. West VirginiaGovernor: GOP state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is the heavy favorite to fill the seat being left open by GOP Gov. 5th Congressional District: Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes has a rematch against former GOP state Sen. George Logan in this western Connecticut district. 7th Congressional District (Allentown): Democratic Rep. Susan Wild is running against GOP state Rep. Ryan McKenzie. She is facing Democratic state Rep. Janelle Bynum.

Persons: Anna Paulina Luna, Democrat Whitney Fox, Maria Elvira Salazar, Lucia Baez, Geller, Republican Sen, Mike Braun, Jennifer McCormick, Jim Banks, Braun, Valerie McCray, Frank Mrvan, Joe Biden, Randell Niemeyer, Phil Scott, Esther Charlestin ., Independent Sen, Bernie Sanders, Gerald Malloy, Democratic Sen, Tim Kaine, Republican Hung Cao, Biden, Jen Kiggans, Elaine Luria, Missy Cotter Smasal, Eugene Vindman, Derrick Anderson, Abigail Spanberger, Vindman’s, Alexander Vindman, Trump’s, Spanberger, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Robinson, Sen, Rachel Hunt, Jim Hunt, Hal Weatherman, Jeff Jackson, Republican Dan Bishop, Elaine Marshall, Republican Chad Brown, Don Davis, Laurie Buckhout, Davis, Sherrod Brown, Trump, Brown, Bernie Moreno, Greg Landsman, Orlando Sonza, Marcy Kaptur, Derek Merrin, Emilia Sykes, Kevin Coughlin, Patrick Morrisey, Jim Justice, Democrat Steve Williams, Joe Manchin, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliot, Republican Kris Warner, State Mac Warner, Democrat Thornton Cooper, Caroleene Dobson, Chris Murphy, Matt Corey, Jahana Hayes, George Logan, Hayes, Logan, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Ben Cardin, Republican Eric Hansen, Blunt Rochester, Matt Meyer, Michael Ramone, Sarah McBride, GOP Sen, Rick Scott, Debbie Mucarsel Powell, Scott, Eric Sorensen, Joseph McGraw, Sharice Davids, Prasanth Reddy, Angus King, David Costello, Demi Kouzounas ., Jared Golden, Austin Theriault, Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George’s, Larry Hogan ., April McClain Delaney, John Delaney, Republican Neil Parrott, David Trone, Elizabeth Warren, Republican John Deaton, Hillary Scholten, Republican Paul Hudson ., Tom Barrett, Curtis Hertel ., Dan Kildee, Kristen McDonald, Paul Junge ., John James eked, James, Democrat Carl Marlinga, Roger Wicker, Ty Pinkins, Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce, Mike Kehoe, Crystal, Kelly Ayotte, Democrat Joyce Craig, Chris Sununu ., Chris Pappas, Republican Russell Prescott, Annie Kuster, Lily Tang Williams, Maggie Goodlander, Jake Sullivan ., Bob Menendez’s, Andy Kim, Republican Curtis Bashaw ., Tom Kean Jr, Kean, Sue Altman, Bob Casey, Republican Dave McCormick, Mehmet Oz, Brian Fitzpatrick, Ashley Ehasz, Susan Wild, Ryan McKenzie, Wild, Matt Cartwright, Rob Bresnahan Jr, Scott Perry, Janelle Stelson, Chris DeLuzio, Rob Mercuri, Sheldon Whitehouse, Patricia Morgan, Marsha Blackburn, Gloria Johnson, Monica de la, Michelle Vallejo, Henry Cuellar, Jay Furman, Vicente Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Kyrsten Sinema, Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake, David Schweikert, Shah, Juan Ciscomani, Kirsten Engel, Ciscomani, Lauren Boebert’s, Adam Frisch, Republican Jeff Hurd ., Gabe Evans, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Christine Bohananan, Zach Nunn, Lanon Baccam, Garret Graves, Debbie Stabenow’s, Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers, Amy Klobuchar, Republican Royce White, Angie Craig, Joe Teirab, Deb Fischer, Dan Osborn, Pete Ricketts, Ben Sasse’s, Sasse, Ricketts, Democrat Preston Love Jr, Don Bacon, Tony Vargas, Bacon, Martin Heinrich, Republican Nella Domenici, Yvette Herrell, Gabe Vasquez, Vasquez, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mike Sapraicone, Nick LaLota, Democrat John Avlon, Tom Suozzi, George Santos, Suozzi, Mike LiPetri, Anthony D’Esposito, Laura Gillen, D’Esposito, Mike Lawler, Mondaire Jones, Lawler, Sean Patrick Maloney, Pat Ryan, Alison Esposito, Marc Molinaro, Josh Riley, Molinaro, Brandon Williams, John Mannion, Kelly Armstrong, Merrill Piepkorn, Doug Burgum, Kevin Cramer, Katrina Christiansen, Roe, Ted Cruz, Colin Allred, Tammy Baldwin, Eric Hovde, Brian Steil, Peter Barca, Derrick Van Orden, Rebecca Cooke, John Barrasso, Democrat Scott Morrow, Jon Tester, Tim Sheehy, Greg Gianforte, Ryan Busse ., Ryan Zinke, Monica Tranel, Zinke, Jacky Rosen, Republican Sam Brown, Dina Titus, Republican Mark Robertson, Drew Johnson, Susie Lee, Steven Horsford, Republican John Lee, John Curtis, Mitt Romney, Curtis, Caroline Gleich, Spencer Cox, Brian King, Adam Schiff, Dianne Feinstein, Schiff, Republican Steve Garvey, Kevin Kiley, Jessica Morse, Republican Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, Josh Harder, John Duarte, Democrat Adam Gray, Duarte, David Valadao, Rudy Salas, Mike Garcia, George Whitesides, Young Kim, Joe Kerr, Ken Calvert, Democrat Will Rollins, Michelle Steel, Derek Tran, Republican Scott Baugh, Katie Porter, Dave Min, Porter, San Clemente, Mike Levin, Matt Gunderson, Val Hoyle, Monique DeSpain, Lori Chavez, Janelle Bynum, Andrea Salinas, Mike Erickson, Salinas, Bob Ferguson, Dave Reichert ., Marie Gluesenkamp, Perez, Republican Joe Kent, Dan Newhouse, Republican Jerrod Sessler, Newhouse, Kim Schrier, Carmen, Mazie, Bob McDermott, Mary Peltola, Nick Begich, Eric Hafner, John Howe Organizations: Congressional District, Democrat, Trump, Congressional, Miami, Dade County School Board, Georgia, House, Indiana Governor, Republican, Senate, GOP, District, Democratic, South, Vermont Governor, Republican Gov, Independent, Army, Virginia Senate, Navy, North Carolina Governor, Gov, Ohio Senate, Kaptur, Virginia Governor, GOP Gov, Huntington . 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Voting has now wrapped up in all seven swing states and most others. But no swing states have been called, and the race will hinge on their results. Bomb threats roiled polling places in swing states, including Georgia, Arizona and Michigan. Though the election is by no means over, Mr. Trump is showing strength, winning states like Texas and Florida easily. Democrats will have to run the tables in the Republican states of Ohio and Montana to maintain their one-seat control of the Senate.

Persons: Lisa Blunt Rochester, Angela Alsobrooks, Donald J, Trump, Kamala Harris, Jonathan Weisman, Harris, —, Ms, Rick Scott, Larry Hogan, Jim Justice, Joe Manchin III, “ Organizations: Electoral, Mr, Republican, Senate, Republicans, Democratic National Committee, Washington , D.C Locations: Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Montana, — Arizona , Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Mar, Washington ,

☆ Maryland U.S. Senate Election Results 2024: Alsobrooks vs. Hogan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reliably blue Maryland should not be in play. But this race is one to watch because Larry Hogan, the moderate former Republican governor, is running. Democrats nominated Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County Executive who is a former state’s attorney.

Persons: Larry Hogan, Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George’s Organizations: Republican Locations: Maryland

☆ Angela Alsobrooks will hold Maryland Senate seat for Democrats, CNN projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Democrat Angela Alsobrooks will win the Maryland Senate race, CNN projects, defeating Republican former Gov. Her victory is a relief for Democrats, who were facing a daunting Senate landscape before this race came on the map. Neither made their history-making potential a key message on the trail, but it was resonant in a state where Black voters – and Black women in particular – are a crucial part of the electorate. Alsobrooks’ home turf of Prince George’s County is home to one of the largest middle-class Black populations in the country. The Democratic Party quickly united around Alsobrooks, who already had the backing of most of the state’s congressional delegation.

Persons: Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan, Sen, Ben Cardin, Prince George’s, Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Hogan, codifying Roe, Wade, he’d, Alsobrooks, Kamala Harris, David Trone Organizations: CNN, Maryland Senate, Republican, Gov, Black, Democrats, Republicans, Washington Post, University of Maryland, Democratic Party Locations: Prince George’s County, Maryland, Prince George’s, Alsobrooks

☆ Historic firsts in the 2024 US general election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Andrew Menezes | Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects. In the House, CNN projects North Dakota to make history with the election of its first woman, Republican Julie Fedorchak, to the state’s at-large district. DE-AL: Democrat Sarah McBride will be the first transgender member of Congress, CNN projects, winning the race for Delaware’s at-large congressional district. McBride, a state senator, will succeed Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who won election to the US Senate. Johnson, a state representative, will succeed Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who ran for Senate.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Vance, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Angela Alsobrooks of, ’, –, Julie Fedorchak, Sarah McBride, Delaware’s, Julie Johnson, Josh Stein –, Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan, Democratic Sen, Ben Cardin, Alsobrooks, Prince George’s, Democrat Barbara Mikulski, Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester, Kelly Armstrong, Tom Carper, Blunt Rochester, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, McBride, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Stein, Roy Cooper, Johnson, Colin Allred, Yassamin Ansari, Ruben Gallego, Ansari, Suhas Subramanyam, Jennifer Wexton Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Republican, House, – North, SEN, Gov, Democrat, Dakota ND, North Dakota Public Service Commission, Delaware DE, First State, Delaware . North Carolina NC, GOV, Congressional, Senate, Arizona AZ, Iranian American Democrat, Congressional District, Phoenix City Council ., Phoenix City Council . Virginia VA, Indian Locations: American, Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, North Dakota, Mississippi, Texas, – North Carolina, Maryland, Prince George’s County, Dakota, Fedorchak, Delaware, McBride, Delaware . North Carolina, North Carolina, Roy Cooper . Texas, Arizona’s, Phoenix City Council . Virginia, Virginia, India

As the battle for Congress comes to a close, here are five things to watch:1. Republicans have long been concerned about Democrats’ massive fundraising advantage in House and Senate races. Nearly $1.6 billion has been spent on ads in Senate races since Labor Day, with Democrats spending $803 million and Republicans spending $758 million, according to AdImpact. More than $1 billion has also been spent on ads in House races since Labor Day, with Democrats spending $615 million to Republicans’ $448 million, according to AdImpact. In the Maryland Senate race, Republicans have tried to pull off an upset by recruiting former GOP Gov.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Jon Tester, Ohio’s Sherrod Brown, Brown, Tim Sheehy, Bernie Moreno, Jim Justice, Sen, Joe Manchin, Joe Biden, Harris, Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey, Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin, Nevada’s Jacky Rosen, Maine Republican Susan Collins, Biden, Casey, Dave McCormick, Rosen, Roe, Wade, ’, That’s, Dan Osborn, GOP Sen, Deb Fischer, Fischer, Osborn, Colin Allred, Ted Cruz, they’re, Debbie Mucarsel, Powell, Rick Scott, Allred, Larry Hogan, Hogan, Angela Alsobrooks Organizations: White, Republicans, House, Republican, Navy, West Virginia Gov, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Maine Republican, Senate, Freedom Caucus, Democrats, Labor, ’, Republicans ’, PAC, Maryland Senate, GOP Gov, Hogan Locations: California, New York, Arizona, Michigan, Maine, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Allentown, Harrisburg, Nebraska, Cornhusker, Texas, Florida, Maryland

Abortion is the most-mentioned topic in Democratic closing ads, followed by immigration, health care, bipartisanship, and taxation, according to an analysis of more than 300 TV ads from candidates and joint ads they ran with party committees. The analysis looked at ads, tracked by AdImpact, that aired Wednesday in competitive House and Senate races. Immigration is the top topic in Republican ads, followed by Vice President Kamala Harris, taxation, President Joe Biden, and candidate character. Larry Hogan and Wisconsin businessman Eric Hovde — had TV ads mentioning the issue on Wednesday. In Ohio, one of businessman Bernie Moreno’s closing ads features Trump saying, “Sherrod Brown is a radical left politician.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Democratic Sens, Jon Tester, Sherrod Brown, Donald Trump, Tester, “ Tim Sheehy doesn’t, Sheehy, It’s, ”, Larry Hogan, Eric Hovde —, Hogan, Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin, “, ” Hovde, Amy Walter, Don Bacon, Brandon Williams, Marc Molinaro, California’s Matt Gunderson, Virginia’s Derrick Anderson —, John Tester, Harris, Biden, Trump, Bernie Moreno’s, “ Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno, ” Harris, Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen, Bob Casey’s, Casey “ Organizations: Democratic, GOP, Maryland Gov, National Republican, Nebraska, Republican, America, Republicans, ” Immigration, Trump, Maryland Democrat, Democrat, Pennsylvania Democratic, NAFTA Locations: Montana and Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin, New York, In Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, China

Democratic Rep. Colin Allred is giving the polarizing Republican Sen. Ted Cruz a run for his money, presenting him as a do-nothing extremist. There’s added intrigue as Cruz underperformed in his last Senate race in 2018, fending off former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke by less than 3 points. Republican Larry Hogan won two races for governor of Maryland in 2014 and 2018, defying gravity in the deep-blue state. He’s favored in a red-leaning district previously held by centrist Democratic Rep. Ron Kind. Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is looking to hang on against Mayra Flores, a Mexican-born millennial who has promoted far-right rhetoric and is seeking to channel a resistance to transgender rights.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, —, Cruz, Colin Allred, Sen, Ted Cruz, Allred, There’s, Cruz underperformed, Beto O’Rourke, Dan Osborn —, Osborn, Deb Fischer, Fischer, Larry Hogan, he’s, Hogan, Joe Biden, Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George’s, Rick Scott, Trump, Debbie Mucarsel, Powell, Scott Perry, Janelle Stelson, Perry, Amy Walter, ”, Jen Kiggans, Missy Cotter Smasal, Derrick Van Orden, Biden, He’s, Ron Kind, Rebecca Cooke, Vicente Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Gonzalez, MAGA, Katie Porter, Scott Baugh, Porter, Dave Min Organizations: Texas, Senate, Democratic, GOP, Democratic Rep, Nebraska, Populist, Republicans, Maryland, Republican, Maryland Senate, Trump, Former, Caucus, Social Security, . Texas ’, Orange County GOP, Democrat, House Democrats Locations: Texas, Maryland, Prince George’s County, . Florida, Florida, Scott, Stelson, Perry, ” Virginia’s, Virginia, East Coast, Wisconsin’s, Washington, . Texas, Mexican, Newport Beach, Orange County, California

☆ GOP megadonors open their wallets for Trump: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Three Senate Democratic candidates — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks and Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin — raised more than four times as much as their Republican opponents during that period. In 2016, Trump lost the core Democratic states by 22 points, and in 2020, he lost them by 24 points. In this most recent poll, Trump was losing the core Democratic states by only 13 points. In 2016, Trump won the core GOP states by 18 points, and in 2020, his margin in the red states was 16 points. Read more → Follow live coverage from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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Democratic House and Senate candidates raised eye-popping sums from July through September, according to new reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Democrats outraised Republicans in all 11 competitive Senate races and in all but one of the 26 “toss-up” House races. Three Senate Democratic candidates — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks and Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin — raised more than four times as much as their Republican opponents during that period. Senate Democratic candidates spent a combined $244 million to Republicans’ $91.5 million. And House Democratic candidates in races rated as “toss-ups” or “leaning” toward one party spent $132 million to Republicans’ $61.6 million.

Persons: Kamala Harris, —, Amy Walter, — Ohio Sen, Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, Elissa Slotkin —, Donald Trump, Harris, ” Slotkin, Democrats ’, David Bergstein, Michelle Chan, J.B . Pritzker, Ken Griffin, Paul Singer, Steve Schwartzman, Tim Mellon, Miriam Adelson, Michael Bloomberg Organizations: Democratic House, Federal, Commission, GOP, Democratic, House, Democrats outraised Republicans, — Ohio, Michigan, Republican, Republicans ’, Senate, ’, Republicans, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican, NBC News, Democratic Senatorial, Democrats, Congress, PAC, Illinois Gov, Fund, Congressional, New, New York City, Sunday Locations: Michigan, New York

And they are long-shot races, especially during a presidential election, when ticket-splitting isn’t as common as it used to be. In Florida and Texas, Democrats are focusing on state abortion bans to try to push beyond their recent losses in those states. Cruz’s campaign spent almost $5 million on ads in September and $4 million in the first 10 days of October. The spending disparity is less stark in Florida, where in September Mucarsel-Powell’s campaign spent $8.6 million and Scott’s campaign spent $2.1 million. In Maryland, the Senate race features a similar dynamic, with the race rated by Cook as “Likely Democrat,” even though Harris is expected to win there easily.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Larry Hogan, Colin Allred, GOP Sen, Ted Cruz, Debbie Mucarsel, Powell, Rick Scott, Sen, Andrew Harnik, Allred, Cruz, Scott, “ There’s, they’ve, Scott “, “, ”, ” Cruz, Angela Alsobrooks, Michael Ciesielski, haven’t, Amy Walter, Dan Osborn, Deb Fischer, Cook, Harris, Hogan, Alsobrooks, ” Alsobrooks, ” Sen, Anna Rose Layden, Osborn, ” Osborn, Bernie Sanders ’, Pete Ricketts, Fischer, Derek Oden, Dan Osborn isn’t, Oden Organizations: Senate, Republicans, Gov, Democratic Senatorial, Democratic, GOP, Lone Star State, Sunshine State, Capitol, PAC, state’s Republican Party, Republican, NBC News, Democrats, Texans, Democrat, Maryland Public Television, AP, “, “ Lean Republican, Prince George’s, National Republican, Committee Locations: Florida , Texas , Nebraska, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, ” In Texas, Cruz, Cancun, Harris County, America, Owings Mills, Md, Montana and Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania

Florida communities grapple with destruction after Hurricane Milton. And Barack Obama talks about “real strength” at a rally for Kamala Harris. Florida embarks on road to recovery after MiltonAt least 16 people have been confirmed dead in Florida after tornadoes touched down and Hurricane Milton slammed into the state this week, leaving a trail of damage and devastation. Milton was the fifth hurricane to hit Florida’s barrier islands in two years, but steadfast residents say living there is worth the risk. More Hurricane Milton coverage:1 dead, 23 rescued after Colorado tourist mine malfunctionAt least one person is dead after an elevator equipment malfunction at a tourist mine in Colorado.

Persons: Hurricane Milton, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Milton, ” Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers, Kathleen Mine, Fisher, Price, Price Snuga, Richard Trumka Jr, “, ”, Obama, Trump, Harris, I’ve, Tim Walz, Read, ➡️ Harris, Howard Stern, Joy Behar, Stephen Colbert, Harris sidestepped, Joe Biden, ➡️, ➡️ Trump, Russian Vladimir Putin, Putin, Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan, — Richie Duchon, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Hurricane, The Clearwater Police Department, Coast Guard, ”, ” Fort Myers, ” Fort Myers Beach Mayor, Tampa International, Disney, Universal Studios, Hurricane Milton, U.S . Consumer Product Safety, Fisher, Minnesota Gov, ➡️, Univision, White, Trump, Republican, NBC, Getty, Hurricanes Locations: Florida, Hurricane, Clearwater, Gulf of Mexico, ” Fort, ” Fort Myers Beach, Sarasota, Orlando, Colorado, Teller County, Denver, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Detroit, Russian, York, Maryland

— In their first and only debate of an unusually competitive Maryland Senate race Thursday, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and former Gov. Larry Hogan sparred over the issue of abortion and whether the deep blue state would be best represented by a staunch Democrat or an anti-Donald Trump Republican. Hogan distanced himself from the former president and current GOP presidential nominee, framing himself as someone willing to put "country over party." Alsobrooks dismissed that frame, arguing that a vote for Hogan would mean a vote for a Senate Republican majority that would threaten abortion rights and support for Ukraine. Hogan criticized Alsobrooks and "both sides" of the aisle for "trying to change the rules so they can pack the court."

Persons: OWINGS MILLS, Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan sparred, Donald Trump, Hogan, Alsobrooks, Chuck Todd, — Deborah Weiner, Tracee Wilkins, Jeff Salkin — Hogan, Roe, " Hogan, Alsobrooks —, Wes Moore, Barack Obama —, Maryland's, Joe Biden, Amy Coney Barrett's, Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Trump, “ I’m, ”, I'm, I've, Democratic Sen, Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen, Cardin, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Van Hollen's, Netanyahu's, I'm Angela Alsobrooks, Alsobrooks wouldn't Organizations: Maryland Senate, Democrat, Donald Trump Republican, Republican, Ukraine, Democratic, NBC News, NBC, NBC Washington, Maryland Public Television, Republican Party, Maryland, Gov, National Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Supreme, Republican Jewish Coalition, Foreign Relations, NATO Locations: Md, —, Prince George's, Maryland, Baltimore, Trump, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Ukraine, Washington

☆ The women Kamala Harris has mentored
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maryland, has started collecting magazines with Harris on the cover, buttons, a T-shirt and other memorabilia. She broke down sobbing during Maya Harris’ convention speech when thinking of her own memories of the vice president’s mother. “’Hi, it’s Kamala Harris,’” Alsobrooks remembers hearing. Harris joins Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks onstage to speak at a campaign event in Landover on June 7, 2024. Cohen switched over to Harris’ campaign for a few shifts.

Persons: CNN —, Kamala Harris, Jahana Hayes, She’d, Hayes, Harris, Long, Ayanna Pressley, Laphonza Butler, –, They’re, ”, Jasmine Crockett, “, ” Crockett, she’d, Joe Biden, Crockett, boggle, Angela Alsobrooks, Lateefah Simon, Simon, Maya Harris ’, it’s, Susan Walsh, Alsobrooks, it’s Kamala Harris, ’ ” Alsobrooks, ” Alsobrooks, ‘, Andrew Harnik, Andrea Campbell, “ Joy ”, Campbell, Harris “, ” Campbell, isn’t, Malia Cohen, Gavin Newsom’s, Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, ’ ” Cohen, ” Daniele Monroe, Moreno, Monroe, “ Kamala, ‘ I’ve, she’s, ” Monroe, Peggy Flanagan, hasn’t, Flanagan —, —, Flanagan, ’, Emily Tisch Sussman, Paul, Abbie Parr, Biden, wasn’t, ’ ” Campbell, Harris ’, Kamala, that’s, I’d Organizations: CNN, National Democrats, Democratic, Massachusetts, Naval Observatory, Naval, Office, San, White, ”, Goodwill Industries, Prince George's, UCLA, Black, San Francisco, of Supervisors, Nevada Democratic Party, Gov Locations: Connecticut, Texas, Maryland, San Francisco, Oakland, ” Connecticut, New Haven, Landover, Boston, California, Las Vegas, Monroe, Minnesota, St, Iowa, United States

☆ Harris and Trump battle to be the 'change' candidate: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray looks at how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to position themselves as the candidate of change. Poll shows Trump winning the 'change' argument — for nowBy Mark MurrayIt’s not too surprising that the latest national New York Times/Siena College poll finds a razor-close contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. In the NYT/Siena poll, 25% of likely voters said Harris represents major change and 15% said she represents minor change, while 55% said she represents more of the same. That’s compared with 53% of voters who see Trump as representing major change, 8% as minor change, and 34% as more the same. Breaking barriers in Delaware: State Sen. Sarah McBride is expected to take another step toward becoming the first transgender person elected to Congress.

Persons: Mark Murray, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Mark Murray It’s, It’s, Trump, Harris, Chuck Todd, “, Harris ’, Joe Biden’s, —, ” Harris, Biden, ” Trump, ” We’re, it’s Trump, Adam Wollner, Alexandra Marquez, Adam Edelman Tomorrow’s, Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Chris Sununu, Chuck Morse, Ayotte, Joyce Craig, Cinde Warmington, Amy Walter, Maggie Goodlander, Colin Van Ostern, Annie Kuster, who’s, Goodlander, Jake Sullivan, Hillary Clinton, Van Ostern, John Lynch, State Sen, Sarah McBride, McBride, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Tom Carper, Blunt Rochester, she’s, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, hat’s Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, New York Times, Siena, it’s Trump who’s, Rhode, Republican, Democrats, Manchester, Democratic, Biden White House, Justice Department, Council, Rep, Delaware’s, Democratic National Convention, Delaware Democrat, Senate Locations: Siena, New Hampshire , Delaware, North Carolina, state’s, New Hampshire, Granite, Kuster, Delaware, State, Congress

☆ I'm running to become Maryland's next US senator. There are 'no days off,' but it's critical for me to understand the voters I hope to represent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the May primary, she defeated Rep. David Trone, who self-funded his campaign to the tune of over $60 million. If elected, she would become Maryland's first Black senator and only the second woman to represent the state in the upper chamber. The morning starts early, but I'm still the county executive, which means that the days are always really busy. I think this Senate campaign is the first time I've experienced anything where there are no days off. She took our sandwich orders, and I started explaining to her: "I'm here and I'm campaigning.

Persons: Angela Alsobrooks, David Trone, Larry Hogan, Maryland's, I've, I'm, Alsobrooks, Millard, Sarah L, Voisin, we'd, Anita, Andrew Harnik, didn't waver Organizations: Service, Prince, Democratic, Republican Gov, Prince George's County, Hyattsville Middle, Washington, Getty, The Washington Post, US Locations: Prince George's County , Maryland, That's, Prince George's, Hyattsville, Md, Shore, Burtonsville

☆ Biden endorses Harris to be the next Democratic presidential nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The historic endorsement came after Biden announced Sunday that he is dropping out of the race following weeks of disarray within the Democratic Party. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. Despite the president’s backing, it remains unclear whether Harris will become the nominee, or what process the Democratic Party would take to select an alternative. Dmitri Mehlhorn, a Democratic political strategist advising several big-money backers, released a statement Sunday following Biden’s withdrawal supporting Harris. After she dropped out, Harris became a prominent surrogate for Biden before being named his vice presidential pick in August 2020.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, Harris, ”, “, Biden, it’s, I’ve, Kamala, ” Biden, Jaime Harrison, Donald Trump, ” Logistically, Trump, LaTosha Brown, “ We’ve, Hillary Clinton, Andy Kim of, Angela Alsobrooks of, Sen, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Brown, Biden’s, ” Harris, Dmitri Mehlhorn, “ Kamala Harris, ” Mehlhorn, Scranton Joe, John Morgan, –, California Sen, Barbara Boxer, Jeff Sessions, Brett Kavanaugh, Martin Luther King Jr, ’, Beau, “ I’ve, Mike Pence, Kayla Tausche, Eva McKend, Jeff Zeleny Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Democratic Party, Democratic National, Biden, Republican, Black Democrats, Black, Congressional Black Caucus PAC, Cal, Scranton, University of California, Hastings College of Law, San, San Francisco ., Senate, White, Trump, Howard University Locations: American, Central America, Andy Kim of New Jersey, Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, Oakland California, Berkeley, India, Jamaica, Oakland, California’s Bay, Alameda County, San Francisco, California

☆ DNC is infusing $2 million into state parties in push to win key down-ballot races and boost voter registration efforts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Democratic National Committee is spending nearly $2 million in additional targeted state investments to boost down-ballot candidates and fund critical voter registration efforts ahead of November. In South Dakota, national Democrats are investing $70,000 in a critical voter registration program to boost turnout among Native Americans. The DNC is also investing additional money for state parties in Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Washington State. AdvertisementSome of the key down-ballot races the national party will target with the funding are the Maryland Senate contest between Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and former GOP Gov. In Texas, the national party will spend an additional $45,000 on organizing efforts to boost voter registration before the fall.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Jaime Harrison, Donald Trump, Harrison, Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan, Gabe Vasquez, Yvette Herrell, Colin Allred's, Ted Cruz, The Trump Organizations: Service, Democratic National Committee, Business, Republicans, DNC, Indiana Democrats, Washington State, Maryland Senate, GOP Gov, New, Congressional, Democratic, GOP, Republican National Committee, RNC Locations: Indiana, South Dakota, Colorado , Kansas , Maryland, Minnesota , Nebraska, New Mexico , Texas , Utah, Maryland, New Mexico, In Texas, Texas, Manhattan, Montana and Ohio

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