After months as a purple state, North Carolina tipped into the red column Tuesday night. While the numbers were close, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump pulled ahead with 50 percent of the vote, ...

Four in 10 independents said they are not likely to vote for a candidate of a different political party than the one they typically support.

Tuesday’s election showed that the millions of partisan financing didn’t sway voters, political and legal experts said. Instead, they showed out in force—and crossed party lines. A politically and ...