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Conservatives question reports of 'noose' found at Obama library construction site

Conservatives reacted with hoax claims after it was reported that a noose was found on the site of former President Barack Obama's presidential library.

Clark County, Nevada, says 22,000 mail-in ballots being counted, results expected Saturday evening

Election officials in Clark County, Nevada, announced they are counting 22,000 mail-in ballots that could decide the outcome in the tight Senate race.

Boebert Colorado House seat may come down to recount against Democratic challenger

Rep. Lauren Boebert is in a close race against Democrat Adam Frisch to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, and it may come down to a recount.

Construction crew reportedly finds 'noose' on site of Obama Presidential Center

A length of rope described as a noose was reportedly found by workers at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

Nevada Senate race to come down to 20K-30K Clark County ballots, Laxalt says

The race for the Senate seat in Nevada has come down to the wire with the final 20,000-30,000 votes set to determine the final election outcome.

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly praises McCain in victory speech with Masters yet to concede

Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly delivered a victory speech Saturday after defeating Republican challenger Blake Masters in Tuesday's election results.

Joly won't meet her Russian counterpart, but is open to working with China

News/Politics: Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she won't meet with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of an upcoming G20 gathering in Indonesia or the current ASEAN summit in Cambodia.

Democrats one win away from keeping Senate

Democrats have won key races in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Arizona, frustrating Republican hopes of capturing the Senate majority in the 2022 midterm elections.

Could nail-biter Nevada Senate race where GOP candidate Laxalt leads by 800 votes go to recount?

Nevada's Senate race is within 1,000 votes and the losing candidate may demand a recount in the race that could determine control of the upper chamber of Congress

Trudeau puts cash behind Indo-Pacific pledges during visit to Southeast Asia summit

News/Politics: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $333 million in new funding for the ASEAN-group countries as he took part in a summit held in Cambodia.

Warnock's church could face subpoena after failing to respond to Georgia secretary of state

Georgia senatorial candidate Raphael Warnock's Ebenezer Building Foundation has failed to respond to an October inquiry into its charitable status in the state.

The reason Trump is losing voters, says reporter Salena Zito, is that "2016 was about the people. It was about aspiration. It was about being part of something bigger than himself. Since 2020 and through 2022, it's been about him."

Did the inaccurate "red wave" midterm predictions mean the polls were wrong again? "People who are expecting the polls to be accurate,' says Washington Post Data Analyst David Byler, "are asking a little bit more than really any predictive measure can deliver."

In the wake of Trump's midterm failures, the conservative media and politicians' turn against him may finally stick this time. Is this the beginning of the end?

Los Angeles mayoral race: Bass overtakes Caruso with 4,000-vote lead

Democratic Rep. Karen Bass overtakes lead against Republican Rick Caruso in Los Angeles mayoral race, with hundreds of thousands of ballots yet to be counted.

Biden mistakenly thanks Colombia for hosting ASEAN summit in Cambodia

President Biden repeated a previous gaffe while speaking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday, confusing host country Cambodia and Colombia.

Why were the midterm elections close? Exit polls offer clues.

A set of countervailing political forces may have contributed to the closeness of this year's midterm elections, according to the​ current results of the national exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research. It remains uncertain which party will control either the Senate or the House of Representatives next year, with votes still being counted and key races too early to call.

The latest on the 2022 midterm elections

Find election results for the US 2022 Midterm Election here. Follow CNN's live coverage and results for key Senate, House and state races for Saturday, Nov. 12.

House Democrats hold another seat as Arizona re-elects Greg Stanton

Arizona's Democratic incumbent candidate Greg Stanton secured another victory for his Party late Friday as Republicans look to gain as many seats as possible in the lower chamber.

Democratic super PAC to put millions behind new Georgia runoff ad as both parties turn focus to key contest

A top Democratic super PAC will begin airing a new ad attacking Republican Herschel Walker's character on Saturday, as both parties turn their focus to a Georgia Senate runoff that may end up determining control of the Senate.