Dejected Democrats look to House as ‘only hope’
(The Hill) -- For Democrats around the country, the last hope rests in the House. The party lost control of the Senate on Tuesday, as expected. And by the early hours of Wednesday, Decision Desk HQ...
View ArticleSouth Carolina passes noncitizen voting ban
(The Hill) -- South Carolina voters approved a GOP-backed proposal on Tuesday that seeks to block non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections in a move that critics have said is “completely...
View ArticleNATO leader looking forward to working with Trump
(The Hill) -- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that he congratulated former President Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, adding that the candidate's leadership will...
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Zelensky congratulates Trump, noting commitment to 'peace through strength'...
(The Hill) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered former President Trump his congratulations Wednesday, after Trump was projected to win the 2024 presidential election. “Congratulations to...
View ArticleTrump, Senate GOP victories send markets soaring
(The Hill) -- Stocks roared out of the gate Wednesday morning following news that former President Donald Trump has secured a second term in the White House and Republicans won a majority in the...
View ArticleWhen news organizations called the race for Trump
(The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 presidential election officially came in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, though by midnight Eastern it was clear the...
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Cheney: 'Guardrails of democracy' must keep Trump in check
(The Hill) - Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that citizens, courts, media and elected officials would now serve as the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump...
View ArticleHarris concedes, encouraging peaceful transfer of power
Vice President Harris on Wednesday conceded the 2024 presidential contest to President-elect Trump during remarks at her alma mater, Howard University, in which she also encouraged a peaceful transfer...
View ArticleTrump builds on Latino support, helping pave way to victory
President-elect Trump’s performance among Latino and Hispanic voters offered one of the brightest spots for Republicans on Election Day, as the former president made inroads with the critical voting...
View ArticleStudent loans, Title IX: What education policies might come out of a Trump...
School choice will have a proponent in the Oval Office, and the federal Department of Education could be in existential danger after Tuesday's election. GOP education initiatives have been stymied...
View ArticleBattle to replace McConnell as Senate GOP leader heats up in final sprint
The temperature is rising in the battle to lead Senate Republicans, with Sens. John Thune (S.D.) and John Cornyn (Texas) facing a one-week sprint to win the top spot after the GOP clinched control of...
View ArticleTrump civil cases could trudge on in wake of presidential victory
President-elect Trump’s criminal prosecutions are expected to flatline as he returns to the White House, but a murky path forward remains for the sprawling civil lawsuits against him. Between...
View ArticleLarge Senate GOP majority strengthens Trump's hand
Republicans have at least a 52-seat Senate majority and are looking to expand it to 54, as GOP candidates are leading the vote counts in Pennsylvania and Nevada. Such a cushion would strengthen...
View ArticleLatino voters put identity issues aside in 2024
Former President Trump’s election to a second, nonconsecutive term instantly rewrote the playbook for pursuing the Hispanic electorate, burying immigration and identity politics as gateway issues for...
View ArticleWinners and losers from the presidential election
(The Hill) - The 2024 presidential election is in the books after a tumultuous campaign culminated in a stunning political comeback for former President Trump. Trump will take office again in January,...
View ArticleTrump has big plans for 'day one' on immigration, energy and more
(The Hill) - President-elect Trump is expected to get to work immediately upon taking office enacting major changes on immigration, energy and foreign policy. Trump late last year suggested he would...
View Article5 ways Trump’s return could revamp the global order
(The Hill) -- For the past year, allies and adversaries alike have cautiously tried to position themselves on the right side of former President Donald Trump in case he returned to the White House in...
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'A star is born:' Elon Musk's big bet on Trump pays off
(The Hill) - Elon Musk’s massive bet on President-elect Trump appears to have paid off, as the billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX looks ahead to an administration likely to boost his companies and...
View ArticleBiden: Trump win lays to rest question of election ‘integrity’
(The Hill) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Americans to lay to rest questions about the integrity of elections, calling the system fair after President-elect Donald Trump decidedly won...
View ArticleHoward Stern says he feared US wouldn't elect a woman: 'I know how men talk...
(The Hill) - Howard Stern says he was fearful going into the election that the country wasn't ready to elect its first woman president in Vice President Harris because he knows "how men talk behind...
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