The Latest Breaking News from Katie Hobbs

Republican officials face two lawsuits, likely court intervention to force their vote and potential criminal penalties

Only scattered challenges to certification of the midterm election have been reported in the U.S., none of which is based on any problems with the accuracy of the results

The Republican gubernatorial nominee has accused Arizona election officials of rigging the race.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey was co-chairman of the Republican Governors Association, which spent more than $10 million on television ads attacking Katie Hobbs, but he was not an enthusiastic supporter of defeated Republican Kari Lake, who has still not conceded.

Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says his Republican administration will ensure an orderly transition to Democrat Katie Hobbs

AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of this year’s electorate, underscores how voters were selective in their choices in spite of today’s starkly polarized political climate, often rewarding candidates seen as mainstream while rejecting those viewed as too extreme.

The key analysis from the US midterms coverage over the past two weeks have been that the so-called “red wave” turned out to be a ripple and that the Republican Party underperformed. Former President Donald Trump, the theory goes, is losing: Trump-backed untraditional candidates in swing states were largely defeated,…

An exceptionally high turnout of young voters swung key state battles in favour of the Democrats in the 2022 US midterms. It’s estimated that more than a quarter of registered voters aged between 18 and 29 years of age cast a ballot in elections that saw the Democrats maintain control…

The state rejected hardline rhetoric amid historic turnout by young and Latino voters