Republican leaders They reflect confidence that they will protect Control of the US House As more races are decided in their favor on Thursday, Democrats insist they still see a path to a majority and are seeking reassurance every vote will be counted.

Republicans took control between US Senate In the early hours of Wednesday.

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Here is the latest situation:

Maine election officials say An important congressional race The state must use a ranked-choice count to determine the winner.

Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate Maine Democrat known for challenging his party, held a narrow lead over Republican Austin Theriault in a race that was too early to call days after voting ended Friday. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said late Thursday that no candidate had received more than 50% of the total vote, meaning ranked-choice votes must be counted. The Associated Press has not called the race.

Ranked voting usually comes into play in races where more than two candidates are on the ballot. Golden and Theriault were the only candidates in the 2nd Congressional District race, but write-in candidates were an option and some voters used it.

Theriault said Thursday that he wants a recount of the election, even though the results have not yet been tabulated. A spokesman for the Gold campaign said a recount was reasonable but a sequential count was unnecessary.

“State Representative Theriault has asserted his right to a hand count, and Congressman Golden agrees. So let’s do this instead of enduring the delays and expense of a ranked-choice runoff,” the campaign said in a statement.

The Theriault campaign signaled its support for the ranking count on Friday.

“There is a process in place, and we look forward to it unfolding lawfully,” campaign manager Shawn Roderick said.

In ranked-choice voting, voters who choose a losing candidate have their second preferences redistributed to the people at the top of the rankings.

The idea of ​​grabbing some popcorn and watching TV to see who owns America elected next president this year was much less attractive than in the past.

The Nielsen company said 42.3 million people watched the election night returns. Kamala Harris And Donald Trump Pour Tuesday night. This rate is significantly lower than the 56.9 million who watched in 2020, when Trump ran. Joe BidenNielsen said there were 71.4 million people watching on election night in 2016.

Election night is often known as the Super Bowl in TV news, but this year even the NFL’s conference championship games were watched by more people.

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By his choice President-elect Donald Trump New White House chief of staff, veteran Florida political strategist Susie Wiles he is moving from his largely behind-the-scenes role as campaign co-chair to the high-profile position of the president’s closest advisor and lawyer.

He has been in political circles for years. So who is agent Wiles, who will be the first woman to step into the White House chief of staff position?

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Nevada: Latest updates in Nevada’s Clark and Washoe counties on Thursday didn’t add much to the vote count in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. The deadline for mail-in ballots to arrive and be counted is Saturday. It’s too early for the races to be called, as there are potentially tens of thousands of ballots still left to be counted in the state’s two largest counties.

Arizona: Another day of vote counting in Arizona added tens of thousands of votes to the tally on Thursday, but hundreds of thousands of votes remain to be counted; Including nearly half a million in Maricopa County. Officials there are still working through preliminary voting, which comes in October. The Presidential and U.S. Senate races are too early to call.

Republican leaders expressed confidence Thursday that they will maintain that stance Control of the US House While Democrats insist and receive assurances that they still see a path to a majority, as more races are decided in their favor every vote will be counted.

GOP takes two more tough fights Seats in PennsylvaniaThis has become a battleground where Democrats are more or less at a loss. Democrats notched Another win in New YorkHe defeated a third Republican in that state.

As Congress prepares to return next week, both parties in the House met privately in conference calls to assess the political situation. changing WashingtonWhere a broad spectrum of MAGA-infused GOP power is available to the president-elect Donald Trump.

Visit Again Parliamentary debates on Thursday