A Republican Wave Sweeps the Midterm Elections  —  In an echo of 2010, the GOP overshot its targets, taking the Senate and winning House and statehouse races across the board.  Now what will they do?  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Republicans took the Senate majority in a commanding sweep on Tuesday …

After blowout, Obama to answer questions  —  President Obama will hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon, facing the White House press corps one day after Democrats were blown out in the midterm elections.  —  White House aides acknowledge that Tuesday night was tough …

Midterm Elections 2014 Exit Polls: 6 Fast Facts on 6 Key States  —  According to preliminary exit poll data, here are six fast facts about voters in Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Colorado, New Hampshire and North Carolina.  —  Numbers will change as exit polls are updated and only reflect preliminary data.

Paul: Hillary Clinton ‘soundly rejected’  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday portrayed the early Senate results as a repudiation of Hillary Clinton, a possible 2016 presidential rival.  —  “I think we're going to pick up enough [seats] to take over the Senate, and I think it is a repudiation basically …

President Obama Left Fighting for His Own Relevance  —  WASHINGTON — Two things were clear long before the votes were counted on Tuesday night: President Obama would face a Congress with more Republicans for his final two years in office, and the results would be seen as a repudiation of his leadership.

Recreational marijuana passes in Oregon: Oregon election results 2014  —  Oregon voters said yes to marijuana Tuesday, making the state the third to allow the possession and sale of cannabis for recreational rather than strictly medical use.  —  The crowd at the Southeast Portland club Holocene …

Jon Stewart Didn't Vote Today (VIDEO)  —  Jon Stewart may have covered every bizarre moment of this year's midterm election, but he didn't cast a vote in it.  —  The host of “The Daily Show” told CNN's Christiane Amanpour during an interview on Tuesday that he had abstained this year.

The Minimum Wage In Wisconsin  —  Wisconsin isn't one of the five states with a statewide ballot initiative on the minimum wage tonight.  But you'd be forgiven for thinking it was — Democrats have tried to make the minimum wage one of the dominant issues of Wisconsin's gubernatorial campaign.

Obama: Worst map since Eisenhower  —  Democrats are facing the worst midterm Senate map since President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Obama bemoaned during an Election Day interview with a Connecticut radio station.  —  “There's no doubt that, when you look at the Senate races …

Voters' verdict explodes Democratic myths  —  As Democratic losses mounted in Senate races across the country on election night, some liberal commentators clung to the idea that dissatisfied voters were sending a generally anti-incumbent message, and not specifically repudiating Democratic officeholders.

Sullivan lead holds in Alaska U.S. Senate race; Begich won't concede  —  Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan appeared to grab an insurmountable lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich early Wednesday, with all of Alaska's precincts reporting.

Joni Ernst Wins Election, First Woman to Represent Iowa in US Senate … DES MOINES, Iowa - Joni Ernst has been elected as the next U.S. Senator from Iowa.  The Republican, a state Senator from Red Oak, defeated Democrat U.S. Representative Bruce Braley in one of the nation's closest watched elections.

Prop. 47 passes, reducing some crime penalties  —  Proposition 47, to reduce sentences for some crimes, passes, AP reports.  —  Penalties for common drug and theft crimes in California will be reduced from potential felonies to misdemeanors, shortening the time some offenders spend behind bars.