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Harris calls President-elect Trump, congratulates him on win

Merit Street Media | Nov 06, 2024

America — Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for the former...

Republicans take Senate majority for first time in 4 years

Merit Street Media | Nov 06, 2024

America Decides 2024: Hour-by-hour guide to election night poll closings

Merit Street Media | Nov 05, 2024

3-term Democratic lawmaker tries to hold key US Senate seat in GOP-friendly Montana

Merit Street Media | Nov 05, 2024

Billings, Mont. — Three-term incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana faces perhaps his toughest reelection challenge yet on Tuesday,...

Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

Merit Street Media | Nov 05, 2024

Seattle — Factory workers at Boeing voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the...

Here's what to watch on Election Day in the US

Merit Street Media | Nov 05, 2024

America — Election Day is here.

Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in funeral home's storage laid to rest

Merit Street Media | Nov 04, 2024

Pawtucket, R.I. — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a...

US soldier injured earlier this year on Gaza pier mission has died

Merit Street Media | Nov 04, 2024

Virginia — A U.S. soldier who was critically injured over the summer while on the temporary Gaza pier mission died last week, the Army said Monday.

Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places

Merit Street Media | Nov 04, 2024

Washington — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department's election monitors from going inside polling places on Election...

Ex-officer found guilty in 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill

Merit Street Media | Nov 04, 2024

Columbus, Ohio — A former police officer was convicted of murder Monday in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and...