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LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday again accused a man of using a lighter to deliberately set the blaze that became the devastating Palisades fire, while his attorney argued that investigators settled on ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Tuesday’s Democratic sweep a “referendum on politics at large across this country” in which his fellow progressive politicians helped stir up the blue wave that crashed down ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump probably has appointed his last U.S. Supreme Court justice.

With Democrats poised to hold at least 54 Senate seats starting Jan. 3, the party will have the power – and the ...Read more

As the final ballots trickled in on election night, Miami Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar’s lead over Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez narrowed into more uncertain territory.

It now appears the race...Read more

For decades, Israel has been able to rely on rock-solid bipartisan American support for its every move, including diplomatic cover on the international stage and hundreds of billions of dollars in aid. Tuesday’s sweeping...Read more

U.S. stocks surged Wednesday as Democrats’ sweeping victory in midterm elections fueled optimism the Iran War could end soon, sending oil prices lower. Tech megacaps also jumped as investors bet a Democratic-controlled ...Read more

Jeffrey Epstein may be dead, but his ghost continues to haunt American politics.

In the run-up to the midterms, candidates spent millions on campaign ads that attempted to tie candidates to sexual abuse, pedophilia or ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Rep. Nick Begich is leading in the race for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat against independent challenger Bill Hill, following preliminary vote tallies Tuesday night. The final result in the...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose doctor and a Los Gatos restaurant have settled a long-running lawsuit by the doctor, who claimed a chicken-meatball dish called Dragon Balls was so spicy it burned her insides.

Harjasleen ...Read more

Senate Republicans are preparing to make the transition from the majority to the minority — and their top leaders will seek to retain their positions in the 120th Congress, even after the political drubbing they endured ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even in an election cycle marked by surprises and upsets, Capitol Hill observers will spot some familiar faces (identical twins notwithstanding) among this year’s midterm winners.

At least seven former ...Read more

WASHINGTON —Democrats were savoring their midterm election rout Wednesday after decisively flipping both the House and Senate.

“Last night was beyond even our largest expectations of what could happen,” Arizona Rep....Read more

Matt Wright, the longtime producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, died unexpectedly in his sleep while visiting Los Angeles, his family has revealed.

The television executive, 52, who worked alongside Ellen DeGeneres, 68, ...Read more

Andrew Garfield has revealed he suffered burnout after filming three projects back to back - admitting he struggled with sleepless nights while working in Berlin.

The 43-year-old actor, best known for playing Spider-Man ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Republicans were banking on their redistricting power play as a firewall against Democratic gains. Tuesday’s blue “tsunami” tore right through it.

Redraws of congressional maps across the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As the scale of the Republican Party’s losses came into focus late Tuesday, President Donald Trump watched from the White House and went looking for someone to blame.

First it was Fox News. Just before ...Read more

The Democrats weren’t the only big winners in the midterm elections.

NBC News said the “Kornacki Cam” featuring the network’s chief data analyst, Steve Kornacki, ranked as the top election livestream on YouTube, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A sweeping tide of Democratic wins Tuesday left Republicans preparing for a new face atop the House GOP leadership ranks as the party gears up to defend President Donald Trump from a list of investigations. ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ralph Alvarado had already broken with President Donald Trump on two key points in his run for Kentucky’s 6th U.S. House District, but in defeat on Tuesday, he made another assertion Trump has not ...Read more

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t exactly a surprise that Democrats did well on Tuesday, but the breadth and depth of their victory was stunning. Votes are still being counted, but it’s looking like a massive blue wave with ...Read more