Republicans secure U.S. House majority in government sweep
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
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
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
The final result was much closer than some predictions, another sign of Republican strength throughout the country. Read more
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
Most of the House and Senate Republicans represent districts in West Oahu, along with two of the nine members of the Honolulu City Council. Read more
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 are also set to hold a majority of least 53 seats in the Senate. Read more
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
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 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
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
The convincing victory by Trump, the first former president in more than 120 years to win a second term after an election defeat, will transform Washington. Read more
Trump’s increasing strength among working-class voters and nonwhite Americans helped grow his share of the vote almost everywhere. Read more
Kim’s campaign was defined by his ability to vanquish New Jersey’s first lady, Tammy Murphy, and topple a long-standing source of electoral power for the state’s Democratic and Republican political machines. Read more
The first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four simultaneous prosecutions, over allegations ranging from his attempt to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Read more
Trump’s victory caps the astonishing political comeback of a man who was charged with plotting to overturn the last election but who tapped into frustrations and fears about the economy and illegal immigration to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. Read more
(Reuters) -Tesla shares surged 12% in premarket trading on Wednesday as Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the U.S. presidential race against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Read more
Trump has criticized the level of U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort and promised to end the conflict before he takes office in January, without explaining how. Read more
Investors bought dollars, bitcoin and stocks, and sold bonds as Donald Trump claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election and Republicans took control of at least one chamber of Congress. Read more