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California progressive Randy Villegas ousts longtime Republican in redrawn House district

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Community college professor unseats incumbent Republican David Valadao in seat redrawn under Prop 50

Democrat Randy Villegas, a community college professor with notable progressive endorsements, has won the race for California’s 22nd congressional district in an contest that shaped up to be one of the toughest political battles in the state.

He unseated the six-term, incumbent Republican congressman, David Valadao, in a district that was considered the only true toss-up across the state of California after being redrawn under Proposition 50, a voter-approved ballot initiative that remade the state’s voting maps last year.

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Stocks Sharply Higher as Democrats Retake Congress

2 days 18 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.56%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stocks Sharply Higher as Democrats Retake Congress

2 days 18 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.56%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stocks Sharply Higher as Democrats Retake Congress

2 days 18 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.56%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stocks Sharply Higher as Democrats Retake Congress

2 days 18 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.56%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stocks Sharply Higher as Democrats Retake Congress

2 days 18 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +2.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.56%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Trump boasts about ‘magnificent’ ballroom day after Republican rout

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US president rhapsodized about ballroom features for more than 20 minutes, with no mention of Democrats’ ‘blue wave’

Less than 24 hours after suffering historic party losses in the US midterm elections, Donald Trump gathered reporters and network TV cameras at the White House to congratulate his team.

“The whole thing is a miracle, and it’s all because of you,” the US president said into a microphone on Wednesday afternoon.

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