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.
Democrat Josh Riley won in New York’s 19th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating incumbent Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) in a massive victory for Democrats and their quest to take control of the House. Riley’s win came in his second match-up against Molinaro: The two New Yorkers squared off for the district’s House...
Celebrity chef José Andrés shared a message after the presidential election, saying that the country “will be fine.” “We had republican and democrat presidents since I arrived 32 years ago…we will be fine USA will be fine,” Andrés told Washingtonian magazine in a text. Andrés, the famed restaurateur and founder of the emergency food relief nonprofit World...
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 he 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,...
President-elect Trump’s stunning political comeback, capped by his victory over Vice President Harris this week, has sparked unease over Ukraine’s future and how the incoming Republican administration will handle the war against Russia. Trump has pledged to end the war in Ukraine before the inauguration on Jan. 20, but he has offered few details about...
Howard Stern says he was fearful going into the election that the country wasn't ready to elect its first woman president in Vice President Harris because he knows "how men talk behind closed doors." "I think Kamala was a fine candidate. She's a fine woman. The problem I had is that I thought [President] Biden...
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Trump rout vaults GOP to wins across the country Republicans have won control of the Senate and the White House, while Democrats are battling to eke out a win by taking back the House in order to hamstring Trump's agenda....
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...
Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against President-elect Trump following his Election Day victory, a move that would align with Justice Department policy barring the prosecution of sitting presidents. Trump is facing charges for his actions leading up to Jan. 6 and for retaining classified documents in...
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, congratulated former President Trump on his resounding victory on Election Night this week. "Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory," Bezos wrote on social platform X. "No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing...
Senate Republicans are feeling optimistic they’ll expand their majority to 53 seats next year as Sen. Bob Casey (D) is trailing Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania by more than 50,000 votes with 95 percent of the vote counted. They had a huge night Tuesday, picking up Sen. Joe Manchin’s (I) seat in West Virginia and...
