Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said that the country must confront what he described as "unpaid debts" owed to Black communities.
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel said that an increase in early voting must be the “norm going forward” for the Republican Party following President-elect Trump’s win in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “It was so critical that President Trump, he spoke out on this. I mean, there's no better person that's going...
George Conway, a former advocate for President-elect Trump who has been outspoken against his candidacy, argued in an op-ed in The Atlantic Wednesday that America “did this to itself.” “This time, the nation was on notice. Back in 2016, those of us who supported Donald Trump at least had the excuse of not knowing how...
Republican businessman Bernie Moreno, who defeated incumbent Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), noted President-elect Trump’s promise to have tariffs lifted the U.S. economy. “They’re not going anywhere,” Moreno said Wednesday on Fox News. “We’re going to have a tax policy that punishes companies that ship our jobs overseas and a tax policy that rewards companies...
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...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said being chosen as Vice President Harris’s running mate and campaigning with her over the last several months was the “honor and privilege” of his life. In a statement posted Wednesday after Harris conceded the election to President-elect Trump, Walz thanked the vice president for choosing him. “Thank you Vice...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) formally asked House Republicans to reelect them to their leadership posts in letters sent to GOP members on Wednesday. The asks come ahead of leadership elections scheduled for Dec. 13. They also come as election forecasters at Decision Desk HQ and elsewhere have not yet...
Eric Trump, one of President-elect Trump's adult sons, said Wednesday that his father will go down as one of the most “remarkable candidates” in history. He joined Fox News’s Laura Ingraham 24 hours after polls began to close across the country to celebrate his father’s election victory. “I think the media and this whole process...
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 President-elect Trump and providing a check on executive power....
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...
Former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama congratulated President-elect Trump on his election victory and urged the country to have “good faith and grace.” “In a country as big and diverse as ours, we won’t always see eye-to-eye on everything. But progress requires us to extend good faith and grace — even to people...
The head of the Navy’s Leadership and Ethics Command (NLEC) San Diego was fired Wednesday over a “loss of confidence” in his ability to command, according to a service statement. Capt. Lester Brown Jr. was relieved of his duties and has been reassigned to Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Navy said, offering no...
Democrats spent the immediate aftermath of election night on Wednesday looking for answers. In the early hours of what one called a “bloodbath,” they repeatedly questioned how Donald Trump and Republicans beat them for a second time. And who, they wondered, was responsible for such a stunning defeat? For the most part, they did not direct...
