The Night Trump Reclaimed Power

President Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden, announced on Election Day that she is expecting her first child. In an Instagram story on Tuesday, the president’s eldest grandchild posted a photo of herself in the mirror, highlighting her baby bump with an “I voted” sticker on the side of her stomach. She captioned the photo “(we) voted,”...

Polls have now closed in the remaining swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Reports state that Vice President Kamala Harris’ watch party has gone "silent" due to the disappointing election results that keep coming in.

Trump remains in command with several states still left to be called.

Trump remains in command with several states still left to be called.

Rep. Don Davis (D) staved off a stiff challenge in North Carolina on Tuesday, securing a second term in a newly configured district that had been a top target of House Republicans, Decision Desk HQ projects.  Davis, an Air Force veteran and former state senator, defeated Laurie Buckout, an Army veteran and consultant, in a...

Trump remains in command with several states still left to be called.

DIRE

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump remains in command with several states still left to be called.

Republicans have flipped control of the United States Senate for the first time since 2018.

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, results and more on Election Night.

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

In the race for Congress, Republicans flipped two Senate seats — in Ohio and West Virginia — and won control of the chamber. Polls have now closed in all 50 states.

Justin Peters

Nothing is final, but here’s how Trump built his lead.

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former Michigan state Sen. Tom Barrett (R) will win his House race to represent the state’s 7th Congressional District, flipping the seat to GOP hands, Decision Desk HQ projects. Barrett defeated Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr., also a former state senator, in the open seat being vacated by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D), who decided against seeking...

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Daily Show Jon Stewart on his Election Night special episode argued that the outcome of the election doesn’t determine everything. “Here’s what we know, is that we don’t really know anything, and that we’re going to come out of this election and we’re going to make all kind of pronouncements about what this country...

In the race for Congress, Republicans flipped two Senate seats — in Ohio and West Virginia — and won control of the chamber. Polls have now closed in all 50 states.

If Trump Wins, It's Because Neither Party Had the Guts To Stop Him

After picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio and winning an unexpectedly close race in Nebraska, the G.O.P. had enough for a majority.

The former president is closing in on a return to the White House after a strong showing across the country.

Donald Trump has officially been elected the 47th president of the United States of America.

Former President Trump completed an extraordinary comeback early Wednesday morning, becoming the first president to win non-consecutive terms in more than a century by defeating Vice President Harris in a future and unprecedented battle for the White House. The comeback is remarkable for a host of reasons. Trump’s political career seemed to be over after...

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) skated to victory in New York City on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily beating back a symbolic challenge from Republican John Delaney in a race that was never a contest.  The big question surrounding Jeffries this cycle was never whether he’d win a seventh term, but whether the Democrats will...

Election Day 2024 is over — even if some states and races remain uncalled — and Donald Trump needs just three Electoral College votes to seal the deal.

Republican Rep. Zach Nunn will hold on to his seat in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. Nunn was set to score a second term in the House, fending off a tough challenge from Democrat Lanon Baccam. He had flipped the seat from then-Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa) in the midterms. The Cook Political...

Election Day 2024 is over — even if some states and races remain uncalled — and Donald Trump needs just three Electoral College votes to seal the deal.

Christina Cauterucci

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implored his Western allies to take action over Russia’s use of North Korean troops in the war.

Christina Cauterucci

Gov. Spencer Cox (R) is the projected winner of Utah's gubernatorial race over state Rep. Brian King (D), according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. His victory comes after the incumbent narrowly won the GOP primary earlier this year, without an endorsement from the Utah Republican Party. His challenger at the time, Phil Lyman, received that support instead....

Former President Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House after securing victories in several battleground states.

Jim Newell

THE NIGHTMARE RETURNS

In the race for Congress, Republicans flipped two Senate seats — in Ohio and West Virginia — and won control of the chamber. Democrats are still in the fight for the House.

Election Day 2024 is over, and Donald Trump has secured the 270 electoral votes needed to return to the White House.

The United States is about to become a different kind of country.

Democratic strategist Van Jones said late Tuesday that "people who don't have papers" were "terrified" as votes were tabulated and the election moved toward former President Trump and away from Vice President Harris. “There are going to be people tomorrow who are going to be handing clothes at the dry cleaners to people who don’t...

Ron Storhaug is joining Cornerstone Government Affairs’ federal government relations team ahead of the 2025 tax fight. Storhaug was previously deputy assistant secretary for tax and budget at the Treasury Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs and was previously the senior economic policy adviser for Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Arshi Siddiqui has launched the boutique lobbying...

Jim Newell

Foreign governments have readied plans for his second term, expecting swerves on trade and security policy.

In today’s issue: Trump wins; Republicans capture Senate Former President Trump is projected to capture Pennsylvania and other battleground states, the prizes he needed to return to the White House by blocking Vice President Harris’s path to 270 electoral votes, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. Despite defeat in 2020, the Jan. 6, 2021 riot...

He overcame fallout from the Jan 6. attack, a litany of criminal charges and two assassination attempts to again win the White House.

He overcame the fallout from the Jan 6. attack, a litany of criminal charges and two assassination attempts to again win the White House.

Congress shouldn’t be fooled and let a Trojan horse hurt consumers by nullifying state laws and the CFPB’s effort to get medical debt off credit reports.

The Israeli prime minister is expecting a freer hand from Washington as it pursues conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and with Iran.

Israel and Ukraine’s leaders were among the first to congratulate Trump, even before most outlets had called his victory.

Taiwan's President William Lai Ching-te on Wednesday congratulated former President Trump on his victory in the presidential election, offering his support for the next leader of Taipei's main ally against an increasingly aggressive China. "Sincere congratulations to President-elect @realDonaldTrump on your victory," Lai posted on social platform X. "I'm confident that the longstanding #Taiwan-#US partnership,...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that he congratulated former President Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, adding that the candidate's leadership will be "key" to keeping the alliance strong. "I just congratulated @realDonaldTrump on his election as President of the United States. His leadership will again be key to keeping our Alliance...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered former President Trump his congratulations Wednesday, after Trump was projected to win the 2024 presidential election. “Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on his impressive election victory! I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to...

Democratic strategist David Axelrod called out "racial bias" and "sexism" for what he labeled as their "impact" on the outcome of the presidential election. "Let's be honest about this, let's be absolutely blunt about it. There were appeals to racism in this campaign, and there is racial bias in this country, and there is sexism...

He overcame the fallout from the Jan 6. attack, a litany of criminal charges and two assassination attempts to win the election.

Pollsters likely will cheer this year’s results.

Where Harris’ campaign went wrong

Harris struggled to separate herself from Biden and underperformed among Black and Latino voters, dooming her chances to beat Trump.

Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S.

A proposed state constitutional amendment enshrining the right to “reproductive freedom” has passed. Reproductive rights advocates say that the amendment will protect abortion access in the state and that it prevents lawmakers from “directly or indirectly” denying or abridging the right to an abortion “unless justified by a compelling state interest.” The ballot...

Stocks roared out of the gate Wednesday morning following news that former President Trump has secured a second term in the White House and Republicans won a majority in the Senate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,341 points, or about 3.1 percent, as the market opened, reaching a record high. It was the first...

Donald Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is projected to secure a third term in the Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating Republican Eric Hovde and handing Democrats a key hold in a battleground state. The “toss up” race was considered a must-win for Democrats. It was perhaps the GOP’s best shot at picking up a Democratic-held...

In his return to power, Trump defied many expectations, surviving repeated scandals and multiple indictments. He is the first convicted felon to win the White House.

Analysts describe Katz as a yes-man who will give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more freedom on the battlefield and help ensure his own political survival.

Former President Trump has won the election in key swing states such as Georgia and Pennsylvania, and is projected to win the necessary 270 Electoral College votes, while Republicans have taken back the Senate majority.

Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Wednesday that “fear and anger won” with former President Trump clinching the White House again in an appearance on MSNBC”s “Morning Joe.” “He played to fear and anger, and that prevailed," Johnson said. "I once heard Jon Meacham say that George Wallace’s 19 percent in 1968 has now...

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) won reelection Tuesday, assuring her return to the state capitol in January nearly two years after her Republican colleagues censured her over language she used to oppose legislation banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Zephyr defeated her opponent, Republican Barbara Starmer, in the Democrat-leaning district that includes the college...

Trump’s projected win in Wisconsin put him over the top with 276 electoral votes

Does the limit on presidential terms apply if they're non-consecutive?

Israeli Prime Minister and other world leaders congratulated Donald Trump on his presidential election victory early Wednesday morning, calling it “a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance” with the Jewish state.

Zachary D. Carter

It looks like the Fed is stuck with very large, losing “temporary” mortgage-backed securities investments for a long time to come.

Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election early Wednesday morning. The GOP had a good night overall, and flipped the Senate red. Celebrities fumed at Trump’s victory, and media figures were stunned. Follow the Post’s live…

Former San José mayor Sam Liccardo is projected to win California’s 16th Congressional District against fellow Democrat Evan Low, according to Decision Desk HQ. Liccardo's victory is notable given that Low, a state assemblymember, enjoyed the backing of the state Democratic Party, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and other prominent California Democrats. Liccardo, meanwhile, endorsed endorsements from...

BIGOTED CAMPAIGN PREVAILS

In the end, Donald Trump is not the historical aberration some thought he was, but a force reshaping the modern U.S., writes Peter Baker in an analysis.

Trump won because Harris inherited a tough situation from Joe Biden — and ultimately could not overcome it.

Donald Trump’s election victory was welcomed happily by Wall Street, with all three major benchmarks hitting record highs on Wednesday.

Former President Trump was projected to beat Vice President Harris in battleground Michigan, according to Decision Desk HQ. It’s a major swing-state win for Trump in “blue wall” territory, moving Michigan’s 15 electoral votes into the GOP column. Heading into Election Day, DDHQ polling averages showed Harris with a razor-thin Michigan lead of less than a percentage...

Despite Trump's two impeachments and his felony convictions, voters backed the former president more decisively than they did in his 2016 upset.

Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election early Wednesday morning. The GOP had a good night overall, and flipped the Senate red. Celebrities fumed at Trump’s victory, and media figures were stunned. Follow the Post’s live…

The cryptocurrency world is celebrating a successful operation to oust its critics and usher in a new cohort of allies up and down the ballot just two years after several scandals roiled the industry's status in Washington, D.C. While the crypto industry walked a fine line as it made its pitch to both former President...

Trump Has Many Grudges. Now He Has a Chance To Act on Them.

Harris will speak at 4 p.m. at Howard University.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to advance ambitious economic and border security legislation through Congress if they manage to retain control of the House. “If we hold the House, we will hit the ground running on budget reconciliation — the best vehicle to...

The vice president emphasized the "importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans."

Trump has expressed misgivings about continuing to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. Ukrainian officials recognize they need to win him over.

Trump’s second term will look nothing like his first

For quite some time, elites have looked down on ordinary Americans.

LGBTQ voters shifted away from President-elect Trump at the polls, casting their ballots overwhelmingly for Vice President Harris and in higher numbers than for President Biden in 2020, according to exit polls. Eighty-six percent of voters self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender voted for Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election, according to an NBC News...

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) is projected to win the hotly contested Senate race in Michigan, according to Decision Desk HQ, keeping a key swing-state seat in the Democratic column. Slotkin, a three-term House lawmaker and former CIA analyst, bested former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers (R), who was recruited to run for the seat. She...

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest on the election in the aftermath of Trump’s stunning defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris.

ABC's “The View” host Sunny Hostin expressed disappointment with the outcome of the presidential election, calling it a “referendum of cultural resentment.” Hostin and the other hosts of the show gathered Wednesday morning to discuss former President Trump’s election victory. The women openly and frequently criticize Trump, but many, excluding Hostin, were upbeat. “I’m profoundly...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and announced a confidence vote that is widely expect to fail and to pave the way to early elections in March.

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election has presented an opportunity for Democrats to curb the corporate-regulatory state monster and work collaboratively on shared goals, while also allowing them to define themselves and clarify their differences in approach to these goals.

The vice president emphasized the "importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans."

Plus: Harris set to address supporters {beacon} Evening Report   © Lynne Sladky, Associated Press Trump set for swing state rout with broad coalition Former President Trump is poised to sweep the battlegrounds states against Vice President Harris on the back of a political realignment, with Trump harnessing the support of a multi-cultural working class coalition...

Across Israel, a country battered by its longest-ever war and roiled by internal crises, many breathed a sigh of relief after Trump’s sweeping triumph.

Fred Kaplan

Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and announced a confidence vote that is widely expect to fail and pave the way to early elections in March.

The House Is Democrats' Best Chance To Check Trump's Executive Powers

Vice President Harris fell short of making history as the first woman — and first woman of color — to ascend to the presidency on Tuesday, but multiple other candidates of color did seal their place in the history books. Here are five candidates of color who made history this election. Lisa Blunt Rochester Rep....

Jack Smith is in talks with DOJ about ending federal cases against Trump, official says

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest on the election in the aftermath of former POTUS Donald Trump’s stunning defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former President Trump has won the election in key swing states such as Georgia and Pennsylvania, and is projected to win the necessary 270 Electoral College votes, while Republicans have taken back the Senate majority.

Jack Smith is in talks with DOJ about ending federal cases against Trump, official says

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 of power. “We owe loyalty not to a president or a party but to the Constitution of the United States and loyalty to our conscious and...

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris conceded to Donald Trump in a phone call before addressing the American people.

With his reelection, Donald Trump now joins Grover Cleveland as only other person elected to a non-consecutive terms as president.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of largely ignoring the priorities of the working class and pointed to that as the biggest reason for why they lost control of the White House and Senate. “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people...

Former President Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House after securing victories in several battleground states.

Voters across the country rejected what Vice President Harris and Democrats were selling on Tuesday, a development already triggering major soul-searching by the party. Former President Trump ran up margins in states he won last cycle, but also reduced his losses in some Democratic strongholds. In New Jersey, which went to President Biden by 16...

With his reelection, Donald Trump now joins Grover Cleveland as only other person elected to a non-consecutive terms as president.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) signaled Wednesday that he is “ready and willing” to accept a role concerning agriculture in President-elect Trump’s administration, but shot down a rumor that he has already accepted a role as Agriculture secretary. “President Trump’s resounding victory secured a mandate for big ideas like reversing chronic disease, conserving our land, and...

Trump, the president-elect, maintains a lead of nearly 5 million votes over Vice President Kamala Harris. He's never won the popular vote before.

Former President Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House after securing victories in several battleground states.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democrat nominee, took the stage at Howard University and addressed a crowd of her supporters following her presidential election loss.

Hours after Trump's victory, advocacy groups were setting their sights on the president-elect, who will take office Jan. 20.

Trump’s victory sets the stage for a turn in immigration policy that could upend the lives of millions of immigrants and recast the U.S. economy and labor force.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to spend the day with his team in West Palm Beach, strategizing about what comes next in his historic comeback.

Justin Peters

Former President 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 bloc. Despite the backlash Trump received for a rally featuring a comedian making racist jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos, the former president appeared to...

Vice president also called Donald Trump to congratulate him, and they reportedly talked about the importance of peaceful transition.

The liberal co-hosts of ABC’s “The View” gave their animated reactions to former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 election on Wednesday morning's show, unleashing their outrage while dressing in all black as they mourned the outcome of the election.

Unlike the Senate, where the minority party has more power, a simple House majority would usually be able to block the other party's initiatives.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story What Trump's return could mean for US health policy President Trump’s imminent return to power is poised to significantly upend the health policy landscape, from empowering vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to anticipated Medicaid cuts and imposing...

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 not rule as a dictator “except for day one,” a sign he intends to use executive authority aggressively to implement changes to immigration policy and energy policy...

As election night wore on and Vice President Kamala Harris' path to 270 electoral votes dwindled, some Americans were contemplating a move to the Great White North, Google data shows.

Conservative author David Frum announced on Wednesday that he has left the Republican Party following President-elect Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. “De-registered as a Republican today,” Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, wrote on the social platform X on Wednesday. Frum, a former speechwriter for then-President George W. Bush, has held onto...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who will lose control of the Senate agenda next year as a result of Republicans’ string of victories on Election Night, urged his GOP colleagues to embrace bipartisanship next year to get things done. “As we await the final tallies in elections across the country, Senate Democrats remain committed...

Former first lady Melania Trump vowed that the incoming Trump administration will “safeguard the heart of our republic” and push the country forward. “The majority of Americans have entrusted us with this important responsibility,” she said in a Wednesday post on X. “We will safeguard the heart of our republic – freedom. I anticipate the...

From Ukraine to Gaza, Trump’s unilateral and unpredictable tendencies could embolden both allies and enemies.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Wednesday he was concerned about the potential lack of checks and balances across government branches, especially if Republicans keep control of the House. In a panel discussion on CNN, Kinzinger said he couldn’t imagine a Republican majority ever bucking Trump and providing a check on executive power. "On...

A House run by Democrats could block parts of Donald Trump's agenda and wield power to investigate his administration.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said it's time to reflect after Democrats lost key counties in the blue-leaning state following Vice President Harris’s defeat in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.  Murphy said Wednesday that “it’s time to look in the mirror and make sure [we] either change our substance, if it needs to be...

Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters gathered at Howard University on Wednesday that she had lost the 2024 Election to Donald Trump, conceding to the Republican President-elect after a hard fought campaign.

In a contentious post-election press conference on Wednesday, Democrat New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James continued to portray President-elect Donald Trump as an evil adversary.