‘We urge patience as election workers continue to do this important work,’ Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said. Pennsylvania officials say there is a minimum of 100,000 ballots left to be processed after The Associated Press projected businessman Dave McCormick unseated Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in one of the most contested Senate races in
When President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated in January, he’ll assume the powers of the presidency with a surer sense of what he wants to accomplish and how to get it done, after four years on the job and four years planning his return. A Republican-controlled Senate likely puts his nominees on a glide path to
Gallego and Lake are competing to fill a seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Republican Kari Lake has gained ground in the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Arizona but is still behind Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). Gallego was up 2.5 percent on Nov. 6. That lead shrank to 1.7 percent after a new
‘No matter who you supported in this election, we stand united in the fight for San Francisco’s future,’ Daniel Lurie said. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Mayor London Breed has conceded the race for mayor to philanthropist and Levi Strauss & Co. heir Daniel Lurie on Nov. 7. Lurie earned 56.2 percent, or 119,440 votes after 14 rounds
After Donald Trump’s historic reelection sent despair rippling across college campuses, grieving professors at America’s top universities canceled classes, rescheduled exams, and promised to forgive poor grades. Schools offered students milk, cookies, puzzles, Legos, and “destress sessions.” Several professors at Columbia University and its sister school, Barnard College, offered such accommodations for their students, emails
Column: The events of 2020 seemed epochal. Trump’s election exposed them as aberrant. Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Joe Biden in 2016 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “Don’t forget all that we accomplished,” President Biden said during his Thursday address on the election. “It’s been a historic presidency. Not because I’m president, [but] because of what we’ve done.
Advisor Neera Tanden illegally used her X account to promote solicitations for Democratic candidates, said the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. A federal investigative agency is requesting disciplinary action for Neera Tanden, who serves as one of President Joe Biden’s domestic policy advisors, over her allegedly violating a law that prohibits solicitations for partisan political