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News Articles: Elections

A person drops off a mail-in ballot in October in Doylestown, Pa. Pennsylvania county officials received thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ absentee ballot applications, most of which were withdrawn shortly after Election Day.

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  • Elections

Mail ballot challenges are dropped in Pennsylvania shortly after Election Day

Within two days after Election Day, right-wing activists and two Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania withdrew thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ absentee ballot applications.

November 09, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Former President Donald Trump is reflected in the bullet proof glass as he finishes speaking at a campaign rally in Lititz, Pa., on Nov. 3.

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  • Politics

DOJ brings charges in an alleged Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump

Federal prosecutors charged a man who said he had been tasked by a contact in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
People vote at a polling station at Meadows Mall in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Nevada was one of several states to vote down election reform efforts.

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  • Elections

Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country

Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement.

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event in West Palm Beach, Fla., in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

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  • Elections

Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election

Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at a polling place in Scottsdale, Arizona on Nov. 5.

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  • Elections

Biden won big with young voters. This year, they swung toward Trump in a big way

Vice President Harris had hoped young voters would be a key part of a winning coalition. Instead, they shifted — sometimes by double digits — toward President-elect Trump, especially in swing states.

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
International newspapers report U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's election win, in central Rome on Thursday.

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  • World

How are world economies reacting to Trump's imminent return as U.S. president?

Economists and investors are expecting seismic and wide-ranging impacts from Donald Trump’s second presidential term. A range of financial markets have already seen significant volatility this week.


November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx
The picture of the women with the red and white pompoms is of NPHC of Dekalb members preparing to cheer newly registered high school students  before they vote.

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  • Elections

After Harris' loss, Black communities aim to remain energized about political issues

Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign fired up Georgia's Black communities with enthusiasm not seen since Barack Obama's first campaign 16 years ago. 

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump has articulated ambitious plans for his first 100 days in office.

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  • News

What Trump’s first days in office could be like. And, world leaders react to his win

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff. And, here's a dive into what his first 100 days in office could look like based on his campaign promises.

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
President-elect Donald Trump praises his campaign senior advisor Susie Wiles during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump has asked Wiles to serve as his chief of staff when he takes office in January.

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  • Politics

Donald Trump has chosen Susie Wiles to serve as his chief of staff

A longtime veteran of Florida politics, Wiles served as a senior staffer on Trump's campaign, helping guide his path to victory. She will be the first female chief of staff in U.S. history.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Russian President Vladimir Putin points during a meeting with foreign policy experts at the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday.

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  • World

Putin congratulates Trump and says he's 'ready' to engage in dialogue

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory, saying he is ready to engage with the United States.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Charles Maynes

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  • Elections

Who will control the House? It’s down to these uncalled races

Control of the House is still too close to call, according to the Associated Press. Here's a running list of races that are still outstanding.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Hilary Fung and
  • Domenico Montanaro
Dave McCormick, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Pennsylvania, arrives to speak at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pa.

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  • Elections

David McCormick ousts Democratic incumbent Bob Casey to win Pennsylvania Senate race

With McCormick's victory, Republicans have expanded their Senate majority in the next Congress to 53 seats, with two races still to be called.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Susan Davis
Supporters of Donald Trump gather near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day.

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  • Politics

Is there a national shift to the right in the U.S.? Strategists weigh in

With a race that was expected to be historically tight behind us, the question is: How did Trump win so decisively?

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • and 2 more
Then-candidate Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower, on Sept. 27, in New York.

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  • Europe

What will Trump's presidency mean for Russia's war on Ukraine?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Trump and praised his “peace through strength” approach, but concerns in Ukraine loom over Washington's continued commitment to Kyiv.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis
President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House.

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  • Politics

Biden urges Americans to 'bring down the temperature'

President Biden said Thursday that the American people deserve “a peaceful and orderly” transition and urged Americans “no matter who you voted for to see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans.”

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
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