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Republicans secure U.S. House majority in government sweep

By Richard Cowan / Reuters
Nov. 13, 2024

Republicans will have at least the 218 votes needed to control the 435-seat House of Representatives, Edison projected, with nine races yet to be called. Read more

Trump meets Biden at White House to discuss power transfer

By Jeff Mason / Reuters
Nov. 13, 2024
4 min read

The two leaders sat side by side before a roaring fire in the Oval Office, a peaceful scene that belied tensions between them. Read more

Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Senate race

By Kellen Browning / New York Times
Nov. 12, 2024
3 min read

The final result was much closer than some predictions, another sign of Republican strength throughout the country. Read more

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Biden, Harris honor veterans in first event after election loss

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gabriella Borter / Reuters
Nov. 11, 2024

Biden laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery alongside Harris in a solemn ceremony, as the national anthem and “Taps” echoed through the grounds on a bright autumn morning. Read more

Trump support grows in blue state Hawaii

Nov. 10, 2024

Donald Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all battleground states

By Kellen Browning / New York Times
Nov. 9, 2024

Democrats appeared to be fighting an uphill battle from the start in Arizona, a border state where voters expressed fury over the migrant crisis and deep economic concerns. Read more

Republicans hold narrow edge in fight for House majority

Nov. 9, 2024

Iranian agents allegedly plotted to kill Trump before election

By Benjamin Weiser, Devlin Barrett and Christopher Maag / New York Times
Nov. 8, 2024

One of the plotters said that he was assigned in September to carry out the plan by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, prosecutors said in court papers. Read more

Judge pauses Trump 2020 election case after election victory

By Andrew Goudsward / Reuters
Nov. 8, 2024

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington approved a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting the criminal case, to set aside the deadlines, according to a court order, while they weigh its future. Read more

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Biden urges Americans to ‘bring down the temperature’

By Reuters
Nov. 7, 2024

Biden said Tuesday’s election had proven the integrity of the U.S. electoral system and said he would preside over an orderly transfer of power — an implicit rebuke of Trump, who sought to overturn his 2020 defeat to Biden and raised baseless claims of fraud this year as well. Read more

Black Americans express fears, resolve after Trump’s victory

By Tim Reid, Bianca Flowers, Helen Coster, Timothy Aeppel and Stephanie Kelly / Reuters
Nov. 7, 2024
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While Trump made gains among Black Americans in North Carolina and some in the community celebrated his win, nationally his vote share among Black voters was unchanged in the Tuesday vote from 2020, according to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, which showed a much larger swing towards Trump among Hispanic voters. Read more