Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is projected to beat Republican Kari Lake in a consequential race for Arizona Senate, dealing the former local news anchor her second straight electoral loss, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gallego, who has served in the House for nearly a decade representing a Phoenix-based House seat, will succeed outgoing Sen. Kyrsten...
President-elect Trump announced that former Ambassador Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not be joining his administration on Saturday. “I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation,” the Republican leader wrote on Truth...
Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler will co-chair President-elect Trump’s inaugural committee alongside Steve Witkoff, Trump's campaign announced Saturday. The Republican leader said the committee will “honor” his victory in the 2024 election. “The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee will honor this magnificent victory in a celebration of the American People and our nation,” Trump said in...
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he would host meetings with fellow world leaders to deliberate on how to approach growing tensions in Ukraine after President-elect Trump's election win. “There is no doubt that this new political landscape is a serious challenge for everyone, especially in the context of a possible end to the Russian-Ukrainian...
Democratic governors are signaling their willingness to defy the new Trump administration, vowing to protect freedoms in their states and to wage legal and political battle if the president-elect follows through with controversial proposals. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said the Golden State is “ready to fight” and called a special section of the state...
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee was terminated after advising her survivor assistance team to not go to homes with President-elect Trump campaign signs on them following the onslaught of Hurricane Milton in Florida, the agency’s head confirmed. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell described the incident as "reprehensible," noting that “more than 22,000 FEMA employees...
Republicans are eyeing a trifecta, hoping to keep control of the House after capturing the majority in the Senate and taking over the White House following President-elect Trump’s decisive win over Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election. On the other side, Democrats started debating what went wrong in the contest and who might...
Tezlyn Figaro, a former campaign adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), said "there was never a chance in hell" that Vice President Harris would win the presidential election, putting blame on President Biden's late dropout announcement and big-money consultants. "There was never a chance in hell that VP Harris was going to have a shot...
South Korean military officials said flight GPS signals were disrupted by North Korea for the second day in a row, according to the Associated Press. Kim Jung Un, the neighboring country’s president, increased hostility toward the nation last month after sending balloons by the thousand to drop trash and propaganda leaflets in cities across the...
While Trump’s approach is far from traditional, it’s neither reckless nor isolationist. Instead, it represents a strategy of restraint aimed at addressing core threats without entangling America in endless global commitments.
Kristin Soltis Anderson, an election pollster, cited the accuracy of professionals in the polling industry during a Saturday appearance on CNN's “The Chris Wallace Show.” “I come today to defend my industry, the polling industry. After this election, I know there are many Americans who feel surprised that Donald Trump swept all seven battleground states,”...
Qatar, one of the chief negotiators of a potential cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, said it will suspend its mediation efforts, according to officials. The move comes amid growing frustration over the lack of progress in the yearlong war in Gaza and fear around widening conflict in the region, The Associated Press reported. Though, the...
Despite the left’s constant protestations that, as states and nations become more diverse, they inevitably become more blue, Florida is doing just the opposite.
