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Mark Robertson, Republican candidate in Nevada's 1st Congressional District, in Henderson in May.

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Nevada Democrat Rep. Dina Titus wins reelection to U.S. House

9:40pm November 11, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Democratic Rep. Dina Titus has won reelection in Nevada's 1st Congressional District, holding on to a vulnerable House of Representatives seat for the party, according to the Associated Press.

Republican candidate for the House from Nevada, April Becker, speaks during a campaign event in Las Vegas in October.

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Nevada Democrat Rep. Susie Lee wins reelection to U.S. House

9:37pm November 11, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Democratic Rep. Susie Lee has won reelection in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, beating her challenger, Republican April Becker, in one of the most competitive House seats this cycle.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, the Nevada Republican candidate for governor, at a campaign rally in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 15, 2022.

Las Vegas-area GOP Sheriff Joe Lombardo beats Nevada's incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak

9:01pm November 11, 2022

by Lucia Starbuck

Nevada's Democratic leader, Steve Sisolak, is the only governor to lose reelection so far this Nov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, beat Sisolak in a state thought to be trending bluer.

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Here's what happened on Friday at the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

4:54pm November 11, 2022

President Biden touted American progress reining in emissions and said he intends to push for more money for developing countries. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

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Foreign affairs reporters to take stage for Wake Forest speaker forum

4:46pm November 11, 2022

by Paul Garber

Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas Friedman is speaking at Wake Forest University Tuesday as part of its Face

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Without a clear majority, Republican leaders are facing concerns

4:21pm November 11, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

With another day passing without a clear majority, Republican leaders on both sides of the Capitol are facing concerns from within their party about their ability to lead.

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The impact of redistricting and new congressional maps on the midterms

4:21pm November 11, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Li, senior counsel for the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, about redistricting and the impact of new congressional maps on the midterm elections.

An election worker arrives with ballots to be tabulated inside the Maricopa County recorder's office in Phoenix on Wednesday.

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Voter behavior and election rules contribute to slower counting in Arizona

2:28pm November 11, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

One big reason: Arizona voters dropped off hundreds of thousands of mail ballots on Election Day. Now comes the arduous task of processing and tallying those ballots.

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates gives an update about the ballot counting during a news conference at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now

11:51am November 11, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

The Republican chairman of Maricopa County, Ariz., is winning praise for his skilled handling of the election in the face of disinformation and voter conspiracy theories, mostly from his own party.

President Biden walks off stage after speaking at a rally to thank Democrats after the midterm election.

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What the 2022 midterms mean for Biden's presidency

11:40am November 11, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden's job just got tougher. The midterm election results mean Republicans likely will control the House. But there are some political silver linings in divided government.