Democratic governor of Michigan
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Democrat Jocelyn Benson will succeed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, Sen. Amy Klobuchar becomes Minnesota's first woman governor and Gina Hinojosa ousts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, ending three decades of Republican control there.
The Justice Department is planning its largest-ever election monitoring operation for Tuesday's midterms, but officials in Indiana, Kentucky and an Arkansas county say federal monitors must stay outside voting locations. The dispute raises questions about federal interference four days before the election.
With the Nov. 3 midterm less than two weeks away, Democrats in at least six Senate races are attacking Republicans over the Medicaid cuts in the GOP's 2025 budget law and promising to restore the money. Republicans are mostly pointing to a $50 billion rural health fund, which ends in four years. The cuts are permanent.
