Wall Street’s main indexes reached record highs on Wednesday after former president Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The Dow Jones jumped 2.82 percent to an all-time record of 43,499, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.62 percent to 5,887 and the Nasdaq rose 1.69 percent to 18,860, both setting
The incumbent Democratic congresswoman congratulated Ryan Mackenzie and said she will move to ensure a smooth transition. Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), a three-term incumbent, has conceded to Republican challenger state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District in a race key for House control. “There is no sugarcoating it: this is a bitterly disappointing
The vice president is expected to concede at 4 p.m. in a speech at Howard University Wednesday. WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris, the defeated Democratic presidential nominee is expected to concede in a 4 p.m. ET speech to her supporters at Howard University on Wednesday. Former President Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of
Trump Media, Tesla, and cryptocurrency enjoy post-election bumps. Wall Street was awash in an ocean of green ink in the morning after President-elect Donald Trump decisively defeated Vice President Kamala Harris on election night. In the post-election aftermath, the leading stock market indexes extended their overnight rally. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, for example,
The state also voted to legalize medicinal marijuana use, though the initiative could be invalidated in court. A months-long battle over abortion law in Nebraska ended on Nov. 5 as voters rejected an effort to establish a right to abortion and codified protections for the unborn instead. Initiative 434, the “Protect Women and Children” amendment,
‘We join our fellow citizens in praying for the success of our new leaders at all levels of government,’ the former president wrote. Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Donald Trump’s victory during Tuesday’s presidential election. “The strong turnout in this election is a sign of the health of our republic and
‘Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new president-elect,’ she says. Former Wyoming congresswoman and Harris campaign surrogate Liz Cheney on Wednesday responded to Donald Trump’s Tuesday night election win. “Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect,” Cheney said in a statement hours after Trump