President-elect Donald Trump is outdistancing his Democrat rival in total ballots cast in the 2024 election. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Former President Donald Trump earned a double victory on Nov. 5, as he was projected to win both the Electoral College tally as well as the popular vote. He won “the most resounding Republican victory in
The vice president also confirmed that she had earlier called Trump to concede the election. Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election to President-elect Donald Trump in a Nov. 6 speech to her supporters in Washington. The remarks came less than 12 hours after Trump won the election after taking several key swing states. They
Senate Republicans will likely prioritize the confirmation of federal judges. Leader McConnell has vowed to not alter the filibuster. WASHINGTON—After Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate in the 2024 general election, the party is expected to leverage its power to remake the federal judiciary and pass a slew of conservative legislation on taxes and
‘I can’t help but wonder if the American people have given up on democracy,’ says WaPo’s Jonathan Capehart Mainstream pundits melted down Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as Donald Trump cemented his political comeback. They mostly avoided blaming the result on Vice President Kamala Harris, instead accusing American men of “misogyny” and lamenting the influence
In a closely watched race, a Republican who grappled with recent controversy bested a Democrat challenger who represented the same district from 2021 to 2023. On a night full of highly competitive and closely watched House races in New York state, incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) successfully defended his District 17 seat against his challenger,
California voters have begun unwinding the Golden State’s soft-on-crime experiment, ousting Los Angeles’s progressive district attorney George Gascón and restoring some criminal penalties for drugs and theft. Gascón trailed his challenger, former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, by more than 20 points with 59 percent of the votes counted when the Associated Press called the race
Multiple billionaires and CEOs have issued statement before or after the race was called. Top U.S. business leaders including Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg responded to Donald Trump’s second presidential election victory, with some saying he won decisively and fairly. Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO, wrote on social media Wednesday offering his congratulations to Trump “on