Dem claims win in tight Pa. House race

DEMOCRATS PULLED off a tight win in a Pennsylvania congressional race Tuesday.

Conor Lamb declared victory against Republican opponent Pennsylvania Rep. Rick Saccone.

Lamb squeaked by with about 500 votes.

“It took a little longer than we thought, but we did it,” said Lamb, a Marine veteran.

The 33-year-old gave his acceptance speech at around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, about five hours SPACE — the final military frontier.

President Trump announced during a bizarre press conference Tuesday that he’d like to expand the U.S. military beyond planet Earth via a “space force.”

“Space is a war-fighting domain, after polls in the predominantly blue-collar district closed.

Saccone, 60, who boasted the backing of President Trump, earlier vowed not to concede when he addressed supporters Tuesday night.

The candidates were vying to fill a seat left vacant by Rep. Tim Murphy, a pro-life Republican who resigned last year after reports emerged that he pressured his mistress to have an abortion. just like the land, air and sea,” Trump told a crowd of Marines at a base in California. “We have the Air Force. We will have a space force.” Trump didn’t detail what shape the “space force” might take or what foes it would confront.