Bryan Pirkle

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell won a hard-fought sixth term Tuesday, putting him a step closer to his lifelong dream of becoming majority leader and getting the GOP off to a good start in its goal of taking control of the Senate.

Most Americans voting Tuesday were unhappy or even angry with the Obama administration, exit polls show. But most were upset with Republican leaders, too.

Resurgent Republicans captured a West Virginia Senate seat long in Democratic hands and bid for control of the Senate and a tighter grip on the House Tuesday in elections shaped by widespread voter discontent with President Barack Obama.

Above all else, what's at stake in Tuesday's midterm elections is control of the U.S. Senate.

Coast to coast, voters cast ballots with an audible harrumph on Tuesday many of them unhappy with their choices and doubtful things will get better no matter who wins.

President Barack Obama received an update from his Ebola response team as West Africa continued to struggle against the deadly outbreak that has killed nearly 5,000 people.

The Air Force on Monday fired two more nuclear commanders and disciplined a third, fresh evidence of leadership lapses in a nuclear missile corps that has suffered a rash of recent setbacks, including the firing last year of its top commander.

Republican Gov. Nathan Deal and his Democratic challenger Jason Carter both promised a clear win on Tuesday if their supporters get to the polls.

The candidates for Georgia governor campaigned in separate areas of the state on Saturday, with both Republican Gov. Nathan Deal and Democrat Jason Carter counting on support from big names in a final push to Tuesday's election.

There will be few contested local races on the ballots that greet northeast Georgia voters Tuesday but a number of them will contain SPLOST, alcohol sales, or bond referendums.