The US midterm elections are over with the Republicans hanging on to the Senate but losing the House. A number of Greek-American candidates were running for office on Tuesday, some of whom fared better than others. Here is a break down of how Greek-Amercian candidates did.

​Forty-four U.S representatives, led by U.S. Reps. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), supported a June 15 letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis that urged the secretary to prevent the planned delivery of F-35 jets to Turkey. 

Washington, D.C.'s American Hellenic Institute is presenting a "Congressional Salute to Greek Independence Day".