Maricopa

The Maricopa County GOP has failed in its last-minute bid to persuade the Arizona Republican Party to hold its own presidential preference election.

Hundreds of thousands of votes still remained uncounted in Maricopa County yesterday. Election officials in Arizona’s most populous county say it could take until at least Friday to tally all votes. In several of the most crucial races on election night -- mail-in ballots played an important factor and catapulted Democratic candidates to victories. One example is Pennsylvania Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman. President Biden, cheering his party’s wins in the midterms -- as the red wave turned out pink. What could slim majorities in Congress mean for the next two years?

President Joe Biden is set to give his first big speech to Congress on Wednesday night. What will he talk about? And how will it be different this time? Four Texas counties declare a disaster, stemming from the immigration crisis at the border. This, as the Biden administration continues to roll back Trump-era policies. The election audit in Maricopa County is allowed to continue for now. But will an investigation into the audit be allowed to proceed?

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