Former President Donald Trump, now reelected to a second term, has vowed to enact business-friendly policies, including sharp corporate tax cuts, higher tariffs and swift deregulation. He says he’ll cut the corporate tax rate by 6%, from its current 21%, to 15%, leading to greater profitability for companies. Such a substantial cut would mark the
Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — increasing the uninsured rate, while imposing new barriers to abortion and other reproductive care. The reverberations will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., and could include an erosion
President-elect Trump expected to sweep swing states as Michigan win puts electoral vote at 292–224. The Associated Press (AP) called Michigan and its 15 electoral votes for President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday. It appears that Trump is going to win every single battleground state in the 2024 presidential election, as all but two declare him the
Starr County is also one of the most Hispanic areas in the U.S., data show. President-elect Donald Trump during Tuesday’s election flipped a Texas border county that has not been won by a Republican candidate since the late 19th century. With 99 percent of Texas’ votes counted, a projection from The Associated Press shows that
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
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday morning that President-elect Donald Trump may be “different” in a second term, noting that he now knows the job and won’t be seeking reelection. “So you might see a much different Trump,” McCarthy said on “CBS Mornings” when asked about Trump’s ability to unite the country as president.