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Republicans win back control of House with narrow majority
Nov 17, 2022 8:02 AM - Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden's agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party's ability to govern.
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'I'm not going anywhere': McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader
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Democrats keep Senate majority as Nevada reelects Cortez Masto
Nov 12, 2022 8:55 PM - Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden's agenda. The fate of the House was still uncertain as the GOP struggled to pull together a slim majority there. -
Community members come out for annual Bike the Ridge ride in Evanston
Nov 10, 2022 6:00 AM - While Mother Nature dazzled us with her fall palette, Chicago area biking boasted its own collage of recent activity with community rides, trail development and an e-bike tax credit proposal. -
No red wave here: Democratic congressional candidates won big in the suburbs
Nov 9, 2022 6:49 PM - Democrats -- nearly all of them incumbents -- swept every suburban congressional seat in Tuesday's election. -
After victory, Underwood campaign spokesman blasts Republicans, pundits in profane tweets
Nov 9, 2022 4:38 PM - Hours after U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood won a third term representing Illinois' 14th District, a spokesman for the Naperville Democrat's campaign posted a tweet in which he said all Republicans can "go to hell." -
Immigration advocates celebrate election firsts, plan next steps for reform
Nov 9, 2022 4:20 PM - Pro-immigration activists gathered Wednesday to celebrate the election results of their grass-roots campaign efforts. "I don't know about you all, but I am fired up right now," said Lawrence Benito, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, addressing a crowd inside the Pilsen offices of coalition partner Casa Michoacan.
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McCarthy's command of GOP weakened by election failures
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Wisconsin's Johnson beats Barnes; key Senate seat stays GOP
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Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia
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