McConnell's stern warning for Obama

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• McConnell's stern warning for Obama
• Complete Yahoo News election coverage
• 'Famously liberal' city imposes historic tax
• White House plans for next 2 years
• Time's cover tweak: From 'Hope' to 'Change'
• Rocky road for Obama with Republicans in charge of Congress
• Yankees star Alex Rodriguez reportedly admits to doping
• Ben Tucker named New York City first deputy police commissioner
• Republicans seize control of Senate
• 5 winners and losers from the midterms
• Is 'red wave' or 'shellacking 2.0' end of an era for Democrats?
• Meet the youngest woman ever elected to Congress
• How a midterm makes history: Election 2014 firsts
• Battle to win Bayou: Runoff election pricy for both parties
• Matt Bai: What Dems' loss means for 2016
• Long-term winner of midterms: Hillary Clinton
• Tuesday's elections a victory for marijuana advocates
• McConnell’s first big challenge: Keeping a lid on Ted Cruz
• Republicans prevail in big, bitterly fought governor races
• Midterm mixer: Live election coverage
• Watch live: Where is U.S. headed after midterms?
• GOP stays in control of House, expands majority
• Republicans will hold at least 52 seats in Senate
• Governors: GOP sweep; Wis. gives Walker 3rd win
• McConnell re-elected to Senate
• Voters weigh pot legalization, minimum wage hikes
• Dems decried big money in campaigns — then caught up fast
• Mitch McConnell re-elected to Senate
• The 2014 midterm election will be the most expensive one ever

McConnell's stern warning for Obama Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:20 AM PST The republican senator has a simple demand of the president.

Complete Yahoo News election coverage Posted: Although both parties will cling to small political wins in the news cycle, there won't be tidal-wave victories for anyone. The Democrats will lose six seats in the House and three in the Senate (Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia). (Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe/Getty Images)

'Famously liberal' city imposes historic tax Posted: 05 Nov 2014 08:59 AM PST By Ann Saphir BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) - The California city of Berkeley overwhelmingly approved the first U.S. ballot measure to tax sugary soft drinks, but while supporters hope it will unleash similar efforts nationwide, organizers of the measure said their grassroots effort would not be easy to duplicate. The success on Tuesday by famously liberal Berkeley follows a string of failures to tax soda, including in nearby Richmond, California, in 2012. Berkeley's new law will impose a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. ...

White House plans for next 2 years Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:46 PM PST Can Obama save presidency? Will GOP work with White House? President to speak at 2:50 ET.

Time's cover tweak: From 'Hope' to 'Change' Posted: 05 Nov 2014 07:23 AM PST In the wake of the Republican Party's shellacking of Democrats in Tuesday's midterm elections, the magazine is tossing some salt in President Barack Obama's wounds.

Rocky road for Obama with Republicans in charge of Congress Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:01 AM PST By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faced a political rebuke and a curb on his policy ambitions on Wednesday after Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate and captured their biggest majority in the House of Representatives in more than 60 years. Tuesday's midterm elections gave Republicans control of both houses of Congress for the first time since elections in 2006 and the first time since Obama entered the White House nearly six years ago. ...

Yankees star Alex Rodriguez reportedly admits to doping Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:07 AM PST By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with federal agents investigating a Florida anti-aging clinic at the center of baseball's doping scandal, the Miami Herald reported on Wednesday. The admission, if true, represents an about-turn for Rodriguez who has repeatedly denied the use of banned substances from the Miami-area Biogenesis clinic, even as he concluded last week a one-year suspension by Major League Baseball for violating the league's doping program. ...

Ben Tucker named New York City first deputy police commissioner Posted: 05 Nov 2014 10:59 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Wednesday named Ben Tucker his first deputy police commissioner. The appointment of Tucker, who has worked as deputy commissioner of training since January, follows the unexpected resignation of Philip Banks, who stepped down as police chief days before he was due to be promoted to the deputy commissioner spot. (Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by Bill Trott)

Republicans seize control of Senate Posted: 05 Nov 2014 10:47 AM PST The GOP takes over formerly Democratic seats in seven states to win back the majority.

5 winners and losers from the midterms Posted:

Is 'red wave' or 'shellacking 2.0' end of an era for Democrats? Posted: 05 Nov 2014 09:08 AM PST It's been called "shellacking 2.0," "a red wave," a "political typhoon," and "a repudiation" of Obama and his party.

Meet the youngest woman ever elected to Congress Posted:

How a midterm makes history: Election 2014 firsts Posted: 05 Nov 2014 07:53 AM PST From the first female veteran in Congress to the first black senator elected in the South since Reconstruction, it was a historic night in elective politics.

Battle to win Bayou: Runoff election pricy for both parties Posted: 04 Nov 2014 11:55 PM PST Democrats and Republicans have spent months preparing for the possibility that the hotly contested Louisiana Senate race would not be decided on Nov. 4 and instead would stretch into December runoff. Now that that possibility is a reality, they get to deploy their plans. The battle to win the Bayou will be a complicated and expansive fight on the airwaves and to turn out voters who just voted, with both sides investing millions in an effort to jazz their bases once again and stave off election-fatigue.

Matt Bai: What Dems' loss means for 2016 Posted: 05 Nov 2014 12:44 AM PST Obama will leave office having lost majorities in House and Senate.

Long-term winner of midterms: Hillary Clinton Posted: 04 Nov 2014 11:59 PM PST Who won the 2014 midterm elections? The easy answer is the Republican Party. But in politics, the easy answer isn't always the only answer, and the winner of an election isn't always the one who benefits most. The long-term winner of the 2014 midterms wasn't even on the ballot this year. Her name is Hillary Clinton.

Tuesday's elections a victory for marijuana advocates Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:11 PM PST Oregon became the third state to fully legalize marijuana Tuesday, while Washington, D.C., residents will soon be allowed to grow and possess pot without fear of legal repercussions. Despite a loss in Florida for medical marijuana, the twin victories prompted pot boosters to celebrate.

McConnell’s first big challenge: Keeping a lid on Ted Cruz Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:37 PM PST Governing in the majority could prove to be more difficult than winning it was.

Republicans prevail in big, bitterly fought governor races Posted: 05 Nov 2014 12:50 AM PST By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans governors triumphed in key races on Tuesday in the political heavyweight states of Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin, joining the partisan tide that gave Republicans control of the U.S. Senate. In races shaped by voters' worries about the uneven economic recovery, Republicans won the governor's posts in the Democratic strongholds of Massachusetts, Maryland and President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, according to projections. ...

Midterm mixer: Live election coverage Posted: Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric and our politics team cover all the important races.

Watch live: Where is U.S. headed after midterms? Posted: Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric and our politics team analyze today's key races.

GOP stays in control of House, expands majority Posted: 05 Nov 2014 02:27 AM PST Republicans currently hold 234 seats and are a lock to retain their dominance.

Republicans will hold at least 52 seats in Senate Posted: 04 Nov 2014 09:17 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans swept to control of the Senate for the first time in eight years.

Governors: GOP sweep; Wis. gives Walker 3rd win Posted: 04 Nov 2014 11:16 PM PST MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans swept governor's races across the country Tuesday, holding on to control of key swing states like Florida, Michigan and Ohio and scoring upsets in Democratic bastions like Maryland, Massachusetts and Illinois. Among the victors was Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a conservative darling who won his third election in four years.

McConnell re-elected to Senate Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:38 PM PST The Republican minority leader defeats Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky.

Voters weigh pot legalization, minimum wage hikes Posted: 04 Nov 2014 02:07 PM PST While many pollsters are predicting Tuesday will be a big night for Republicans, many of the most high-profile ballot initiatives voters will consider are decidedly liberal. Among the 146 ballot proposals and initiatives voters in 41 states will consider Tuesday are a handful that would legalize marijuana and raise the minimum wage.

Dems decried big money in campaigns — then caught up fast Posted: 04 Nov 2014 11:36 AM PST Remember back in the day when President Barack Obama and Democrats were in high dudgeon over "fatcat" super PACs corrupting the political process?

Mitch McConnell re-elected to Senate Posted: The Republican minority leader defeats Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky.

The 2014 midterm election will be the most expensive one ever Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:37 AM PST How much does it cost to win a Senate majority in a nonpresidential-year election? About enough to pay for approximately three-and-a-half seasons of the current New York Yankees roster — almost $700 million — and that's just for the top 10 most expensive Senate races.

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