Election Coverage
China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan
Trump has promised to slap blanket 60% tariffs on all Chinese imports, and even higher if Beijing makes a move to invade Taiwan.
Trump’s second term could realign US diplomacy toward authoritarian leaders
Trump’s second term could realign U.S. diplomacy away from traditional international alliances and more toward populist, authoritarian politicians, according to both those leaders and outside observers.
50 European leaders assess how Trump will affect their fortunes and seek a common stance on Russia
The European Political Community summit reassessed trans-Atlantic relations in the hope that Donald Trump’s second U.S. presidency will avoid the strife of his first administration.
How 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024
Trump won the presidency after holding tight to his core base of voters and slightly expanding his coalition to include several groups that have traditionally been a part of the Democratic base.
Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda
Tax cuts, securing the southern border and taking a ”blowtorch” to federal regulations are at the top of the agenda if the GOP sweeps the White House and Congress.
FACT FOCUS: A multimillion vote gap between 2020 and 2024 fuels false election narratives
Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, social media users began pushing two conflicting narratives to suggest election fraud.
Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy’s pillars
Voters have delivered power to the candidate who gave them fair warning he might take long-held norms and guardrails apart.
Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader
The party also enters with no agreement on what caused them to be so wrong about the 2024 election.
Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown
While Trump and his advisers have offered outlines, many questions remain about how they would deport anywhere close to the 11 million people estimated to be in the country illegally.
House races in a state-by-state slog, with many races too early to call
Vote counting in some races could go on for days.
What Trump’s win means for the MAGA movement
By many measures, Trump’s recapturing the White House is an even more remarkable feat than his surprise upset of Hillary Clinton was in 2016.
Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
The messaging pivot is part of a Trump playbook many in his party have adopted: preemptively defy a loss with claims of widespread cheating but be ready to disregard them in the event of a win.
With Trump’s win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?
Some female voters on Wednesday mourned the missed opportunity to elect a woman and wondered when, if ever, it might happen.
Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
Trump’s election defeat of Kamala Harris means that he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with a decades-old Justice Department legal opinion.
In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
These rollbacks will come as more lives are being lost in heat waves and record amounts of climate pollution are accumulating in the atmosphere.
Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting
The Democratic vice president said the battle would continue 'in the voting booth, in the courts and in the public square.'
Trump’s victory casts a shadow over the Federal Reserve
The Fed chair frequently drew Trump’s ire during his first presidential term.
Musk is about to find out what $130 million for Trump gets him
Musk has much to gain financially from the incoming administration. He oversees an empire of six companies, several of which are highly entangled with the U.S. federal government.