Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday conceded in the presidential race against President-elect Donald Trump, officially closing the book on one of the most tumultuous elections in U.S. history.
American University historian Allan Lichtman, famed for a model that has correctly predicted the popular vote in almost all recent presidential elections, took to social media to admit his mistake and take a swipe at a fellow prognosticator.
In response to Donald Trump's presidential election victory, various liberal and activist groups have expressed different approaches to handling the next four years. While some groups called for healing and community support, others prepared for active resistance and legal battles.
It was the equivalent of a political earthquake. Former President Donald Trump's historic White House win reverberated Wednesday through Washington, D.C., and the nation after an astonishing comeback that upended political expectations, pollsters and the party elite.
Senate Republicans, fresh off winning the majority, will pick a new leader next week in a three-way race that could stir up some discord at what should be a unifying moment.
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...