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Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters

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Pennsylvania’s red shift in the 2024 election wasn’t isolated to the presidential race.

Statewide races for attorney general, auditor general and state treasurer all went to the Republican candidates, and the AP declared Republican David McCormick the winner against Democratic incumbent Bob Casey in the state’s U.S. Senate race ...Read more

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Legal questions surround Trump's talk of political prosecutions

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s return to the White House will put him in a position to push for criminal charges against his political opponents, such as former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress.

The soon-to-be president expressed support for that tactic on the campaign trail, but former Justice Department officials and legal ...Read more

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For transgender Americans, Trump's win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying

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LOS ANGELES — Avery Poznanski was excited for a new chapter.

The nonbinary transgender senior at UCLA had decided last month, after years of personal discovery and long discussions with their family and doctors, to start testosterone therapy. The first few weeks felt exciting, fulfilling.

Then Donald Trump, after running a virulently anti-...Read more

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Dan Newhouse wins reelection over Trump favorite Jerrod Sessler in Washington's 4th District

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SEATTLE — Rep. Dan Newhouse won a sixth term Friday, defeating challenger and fellow Republican Jerrod Sessler, in a race that tested the power of President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement in Central Washington’s 4th Congressional District.

Newhouse leads with 51% of the vote, to 47% for Sessler, a cushion of about 10,500 votes. The ...Read more

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Trump's lawyers will seek to dismiss Georgia election interference case

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ATLANTA — Lawyers for Donald Trump are preparing a legal challenge that will seek to dismiss the Fulton County election interference against him on the grounds he is the newly elected president.

Legal experts have widely predicted that the Fulton County election case against Trump would be put on hold until after he leaves office in 2029. But...Read more

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Trump is shaping US foreign policy well before he takes office

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office for more than two months but he’s already shaping U.S. policy in two major hot spots: Israel and Ukraine.

With phone calls to the leaders of both nations, and another expected with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump’s victory — and the possibility he will seek major ...Read more

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Republican Gabe Evans overtakes Rep. Yadira Caraveo for first time in Colorado's 8th District race as ballot count continues

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DENVER — The race for Congress between U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans tipped upside down Friday evening, with the lead switching to Evans for the first time, according to newly updated results.

But three days after the election in the 8th Congressional District, there were still thousands of ballots outstanding ...Read more

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Here's a look at who's in -- and possibly in -- Trump's second administration

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President-elect Donald Trump has gone largely silent on social media since securing another term, but he and his team are in the first stages of building his second administration.

At rallies and during media interviews throughout the campaign, Trump floated a number of lawmakers and other conservatives for various positions. He seemed to be ...Read more

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More Democrats call for Georgia party leader's ouster after Trump's win

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ATLANTA — The backlash against the Democratic Party of Georgia’s election strategy grew Friday as roughly two dozen legislative candidates from mostly rural parts of the state called for the party’s chair to “resign her position with grace and dignity” after Donald Trump’s presidential win.

The letter obtained by The Atlanta Journal...Read more

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President-elect Trump vows to 'fight for Alaska like never before' in video message shared by Gov. Mike Dunleavy

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a newly posted video on social media, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to work closely with Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to explore and develop the state’s resources. In it, Trump referred to his “special relationship” with “Mike.”

“During my second term, we will continue the fight for Alaska like never ...Read more

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Marco Rubio is at the center of a quiet race for secretary of state

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A heated race is underway for one of the most coveted positions in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration — and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio appears to be on the shortlist.

Rubio has made it known to Trump and his inner circle that he is interested in joining the president-elect’s cabinet, sources say, adding that secretary of...Read more

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Those who pushed Joe Biden off the ticket should 'own' the election outcome, Sen. John Fetterman says

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PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said in an interview with Semafor published Friday that those who pushed President Joe Biden off the ticket in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris should “own the outcome and fallout” following her loss to President-elect Donald Trump.

Fetterman, D-Pa., ultimately endorsed Harris, but was a fierce...Read more

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What Trump's win means to news organizations as mainstream media fight for relevance

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Imagine if the Super Bowl audience dropped by 25%. That’s what happened on Tuesday when Nielsen tallied the viewership for TV networks that provided coverage of former President Donald Trump’s historic electoral victory over Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House.

But election night was just the grand finale of a political season ...Read more

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Trump can make immigration moves on his first day back in office

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has an array of policy initiatives on immigration he could execute on his first day back in the White House, although the full implementation of his campaign promises would have to come later in the administration and may be constrained under the law.

Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants was a ...Read more

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Elon Musk joined Trump's call with Ukraine's Zelenskyy

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Elon Musk joined a call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, highlighting the billionaire entrepreneur’s influence within the incoming U.S. administration.

Musk was in the room when the call took place earlier this week, according to the person familiar with the discussion. Trump put the phone on ...Read more

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High hopes for bald eagle bill in the lame-duck session of Congress

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WASHINGTON — Bald eagle lovers are flying high as Congress heads into its lame-duck session, with the potential of House action on a bill officially designating the longtime symbol of the United States as the national bird.

“I’m optimistic it’s going to be pushed through, and hopefully President Biden will have a signing ceremony,” ...Read more

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'Your body, my choice': Harassment toward women surges online after Election Day

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Online abuse, harassment and hate toward women has soared in the days since the U.S. election, with phrases like “your body, my choice” and “get back to the kitchen” exploding on platforms like X and and TikTok, according to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.

Donald Trump’s election victory against Vice President Kamala Harris this...Read more

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No jumping. No shouting. Beverly Hills High issues new rules after students celebrate Trump win

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LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills High School has limited students’ ability to congregate in the wake of “spirited demonstrations” by pro-Trump pupils following Tuesday’s elections.

The high school’s principal, Drew Stewart, sent a message to families announcing that the school would not restrict students’ individual exercise of their ...Read more

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Judge freezes criminal case against Trump related to 2020 election

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s victory in the Tuesday presidential election on Friday officially halted the criminal case tied to his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election.

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday granted a request from Special Counsel John L. “Jack” Smith to pause the...Read more

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Judge approves Jack Smith's request to pause Jan. 6 case after Trump's election win

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A federal judge Friday granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request for a pause as prosecutors discuss how to wind down Trump’s Jan. 6 election interference case after his election win.

District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan gave until early December to decide future steps in the case, which cannot proceed with Trump heading back to the White ...Read more

 

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