WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump announce via Twitter this morning that he’ll hold an 11:30am White House press conference on the 2018 Midterm election results. I will be doing a news conference at The White House – 11:30 A.M. Will be discussing our success in the Midterms! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018…… MORE
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Colin Allred wins 32nd Congressional District in Dallas County over long time Incumbent Pete Sessions. “To me this is about North Texas, the people in this district were ready for fresh ideas they were ready for new leadership, they wanted change,” Allred said. “They were ready for someone that was on their…… MORE
(AP) – Republican Sen. Ted Cruz fended off rising-star Democrat Beto O’Rourke to win re-election in a much-watched Texas race that began as a cakewalk but needed a visit from President Donald Trump to help push the incumbent over the top. Cruz finished a surprising second in the 2016 Republican presidential primary and began the…… MORE
(AP) – Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has won a second term after an uneventful race against Democratic challenger Lupe Valdez. Abbott’s re-election was seldom in doubt. Republicans have won every governor’s race in Texas since 1994, starting with George W. Bush and continuing with Rick Perry and now Abbott. Valdez is a former sheriff…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Virginia officials and some state lawmakers were recently briefed by the head of the state’s economic development office that Amazon was considering splitting up its second headquarters but had not made a decision, according to a person familiar with the matter. Officials in Virginia believe there’s a strong likelihood Amazon will…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Central Texas elections supervisor has resigned after she berated a woman who was apparently confused about where to vote. Williamson County Elections Administrator Chris Davis told KVUE-TV in Austin that the supervisor resigned in the aftermath of the confrontation Friday and is not working on Election Day. Friday was the…… MORE
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) – A western Wisconsin sheriff says a 10-year-old girl charged with first-degree intentional homicide allegedly dropped a 6-month-old baby and when the infant cried, she panicked and stomped on the child’s head. The girl appeared in restraints in Chippewa County Circuit Court for a bond hearing Monday. She is charged as…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – With the latest jobs report showing the lowest unemployment rate since 1969, Dallas-based financial and economics expert Angela E. Matthews says the stats will be a driver of a lot of midterm voting today. “I think people are going to be leaning in on the jobs report, they’re going to be leaning…… MORE
(AP) – President Donald Trump is making a final elections argument by claiming that Democrats will take a “wrecking ball to our economy and to the future of our country.” Trump made the second of his final three rally stops on Monday in front of a loud, packed crowd in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department will be in Tarrant County Tuesday to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws on Election Day. According to a statement released Monday, Tarrant is one of 35 jurisdictions in 19 states slated for federal oversight. “Voting rights are constitutional rights and they’re part…… MORE
