Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed did not take a gracious tone after his projected Senate win. Instead, he used his Detroit victory speech to taunt his Republican opponent and declare that "the bad guys lost." CBS News projects that the 42-year-old former health official defeated Mike

A heart-wrenching legal battle over a medically fragile baby boy has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, after producing competing rulings and emergency hearings in three states. On Tuesday, Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency application from surrogate McKenna West, leaving in place a California order that recognizes the

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign is circulating a strategy memo that touts her growing national influence, fueling speculation about what she will do next. The five-page document went out to allies as Democrats began debating the party's direction after their sweeping midterm wins. It does

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is brushing off talk of a split inside the Democratic Party, insisting its progressive and mainstream wings have far more in common than their public fights suggest. Speaking during NPR's election night coverage on Tuesday, the California congresswoman said the differences between the

While Americans were focused on the midterm races, lawmakers in the Arctic handed President Donald Trump a major foreign policy win. Greenland's parliament approved a security agreement with the United States and Denmark that opens the door to a larger American military presence on the strategically important island.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is urging Democrats to make a federal minimum wage increase one of their very first moves once they take control of Congress. Asked by CNN's Kaitlan Collins what Democrats should do on their first day, Pritzker didn't hesitate. "There's

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear before the midterms that President Donald Trump's foreign policy would not change even if Democrats took control of Congress. Now that they have, his words are getting a second look. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Rubio was asked whether his

Harmeet Dhillon is resigning as assistant attorney general for civil rights, one of the most prominent conservative legal posts in President Donald Trump's Justice Department. Fox News correspondent David Spunt reported the departure Thursday, citing sources familiar with the decision. The reports did not say when her last

A former U.S. government contractor has pleaded guilty to passing classified national defense information to officials of the Ethiopian government, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced. Abraham Teklu Lemma admitted to conspiring to transmit national defense information to Ethiopian officials. Federal prosecutors announced the plea on Tuesday, November 3,