Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places where competitive congressional, state and local-level contests will be happening in 2025.

Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC that focused on advertising likening Donald Trump’s stance on abortion to that of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he calls “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago.

A federal appeals court has agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court’s order requiring that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia.

Henry McMaster gives a news conference in Columbia, S.C. McMaster, 73, has tested positive for the coronavirus and is slated to receive outpatient antibody treatment for mild symptoms." Henry McMaster has tested positive for the coronavirus and was slated to receive outpatient antibody treatment for “mild symptoms,” his office said Tuesday. McMaster's wife, 73-year-old Peggy McMaster, tested positive last week but remains asymptomatic, officials said. Citing state public health officials, McMaster's office said Tuesday “there is no way to pinpoint precisely when or how Gov. On Tuesday, South Carolina public health officials announced there had been 2,055 new positive tests for the coronavirus, as well as 15 new deaths.

U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn introduces Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison of South Carolina at a campaign rally on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Hollywood, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 House races (all times local):12:45 p.m. The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House is predicting Democrats will pick up as many as a dozen House seats. Majority Whip Jim Clyburn told reporters outside a polling place in Columbia, South Carolina, on Tuesday that he believed it would be a “good night for Democrats” up and down the ticket. Winning the Senate would make it good.”Democrats control the House 232-197, with five open seats and one independent. Read more:— Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict___Find AP’s full election coverage at APNews.com/Election2020.