Former President Donald Trump has won a second term, according to an Associated Press race call at 5:34 a.m. Wednesday. Around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Trump clinched the 19 electoral votes of Pennsylvania, the biggest of the Blue Wall states, putting him on the path to victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The AP reports that Trump has locked down 277 electoral votes to 224 for Harris so far. In order to win the White House, a candidate must secure 270 votes in the Electoral College...

Missouri’s next governor will be Mike Kehoe, a Republican who cruised to victory Tuesday night over Democrat Crystal Quade. Final, unofficial results show Kehoe defeated Quade 59% to 39%. “Our victory tonight, it’s a win for our cops, our firefighters, our farmers, and our job creators,” Kehoe told supporters Tuesday night. ...

An effort to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and guarantee paid sick leave won the support of Missouri voters Tuesday night. With 81% of precincts reporting, Proposition A was winning with Missouri voters 59% to 41%. The approval follows a trend of Missourians using the initiative petition process to increase the minimum wage — and more broadly, of Missourians using that process to advance policies at odds with the beliefs of the state’s Republican dominated Legislature...