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Harris formally concedes one day after Trump’s sweeping victory

Harris formally concedes one day after Trump’s sweeping victory


November 7, 2024
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, in her first public comments since losing the 2024 White House race to former President Trump, urged supporters to ‘accept the results.’  But Harris on Wednesday afternoon emphasized that ‘while I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign.’ The vice president spoke at […]
New York Democrat rips ‘far left’ for Trump victory: ‘Ivory-towered nonsense’

New York Democrat rips ‘far left’ for Trump victory: ‘Ivory-towered nonsense’


November 7, 2024
A Democratic congressman from New York recently blamed progressives for President-elect Trump’s victory this week, arguing that far-left causes actually disenchant certain voters. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., claimed that his party has ‘alienated historic numbers’ of minority voters in an X (former Twitter)  post on Wednesday. Torres, a vocal supporter of Israel, pointed fingers at […]
Biden says selecting Harris as running mate was ‘best decision I made’ after VP’s concession speech

Biden says selecting Harris as running mate was ‘best decision I made’ after VP’s concession speech


November 7, 2024
After Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech on Wednesday conceding her loss to President-elect Trump in the 2024 race, President Biden issued a statement saying that selecting Harris as his running mate was the ‘best decision’ he made. In a written statement, Biden said Harris stepped up to lead a ‘historic campaign’ under ‘extraordinary circumstances.’ Harris’ […]
JD Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, set to become first Indian American second lady

JD Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, set to become first Indian American second lady


November 7, 2024
The White House is ushering in a new era with the election of a second Trump presidency with Usha Vance set to become the first Indian American second lady in the White House. Vance, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants, will also be the first Hindu second lady. Vice President-elect JD Vance credited his […]
How Kamala Harris’ failed 2024 presidential run mirrors her ill-fated 2020 campaign

How Kamala Harris’ failed 2024 presidential run mirrors her ill-fated 2020 campaign


November 7, 2024
Vice President Harris’ second failed presidential bid mirrors aspects of her first trek on the campaign trail in 2019, proving to be short-lived and unfocused on key issues important to American voters, experts say. ‘Both started with great promise,’ Tevi Troy, a presidential historian and former senior official in the George W. Bush administration, told […]
President Trump and Grover Cleveland: How presidential candidates triumphantly returned to the White House

President Trump and Grover Cleveland: How presidential candidates triumphantly returned to the White House


November 7, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump succeeded early in the morning on Wednesday, and defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race for the White House. Trump will take office for a second time in January. The only other presidential candidate in history to win the presidency non-consecutively was Grover Cleveland, who was elected as the […]
Morning Glory: Trump won—what a relief

Morning Glory: Trump won—what a relief


November 7, 2024
There is a minimum skills set that is required of the Commander-in-Chief and it involves making decisions of life and death in real and often hurried time, decisions about protecting America and its troops.  Long before the Afghanistan debacle many doubted President Biden’s ability to correctly make those decisions, including former Secretary of Defense Gates. […]
Donald Trump’s victory takes rocky career and turns him into a real-life ‘Rocky’

Donald Trump’s victory takes rocky career and turns him into a real-life ‘Rocky’


November 7, 2024
 Donald Trump’s second victory is even more remarkable than his first. The first was unexpected. He captured magic in a bottle. But magic comes once in a lifetime. The second time, he had to fight for it, sometimes fight what seemed like the whole world, especially the media. Fight and win. Love him or hate […]
Israel takes hard line against terrorists, allowing deportation of family members

Israel takes hard line against terrorists, allowing deportation of family members


November 7, 2024
A new law in Israel allows for the deportation of family members of Palestinian attackers, including Israelis, to the Gaza Strip or another location. Passed by Israel’s parliament, known officially as Knesset, early on Thursday with a 61-41 vote, the law was championed by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and his far-right […]
Fox News projects Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become 47th president of the United States

Fox News projects Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become 47th president of the United States


November 6, 2024
The Fox News Decision Desk projects former President Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a stunning victory, delivering him a second term in the White House after a historic election cycle filled with unprecedented twists and turns and two attempts on his life.  Trump defeated Vice President Harris, who entered this race just […]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the meaning of a Republican Senate – and What’s Ahead for the House

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the meaning of a Republican Senate – and What’s Ahead for the House


November 6, 2024
With the Senate flipping to the GOP column, it’s unclear how many Republicans they’ll have. But they could have well over 50 votes. But they won’t have 60 yeas to crack a filibuster.  That could mean a pressure campaign to eliminate the filibuster.  Here’s the other dynamic: Democrats are holding the seats they need to […]
Trump White House victory called ‘the greatest political comeback in American history’

Trump White House victory called ‘the greatest political comeback in American history’


November 6, 2024
From political pariah to the presidency. Four years after Americans booted then-President Trump from the White House and he left Washington in political disgrace two months later, after trying to overturn his election loss, they are sending him back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  ‘It’s a political victory that our country has never seen before,’ Trump […]
Trump vows to lead ‘golden age of America’ in victory speech: ‘Fix everything’

Trump vows to lead ‘golden age of America’ in victory speech: ‘Fix everything’


November 6, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump addressed his supporters in the nation early Wednesday morning after earning more than 270 electoral votes, vowing he will lead the ‘golden age of America’ after launching the ‘greatest political movement of all time.’  ‘This was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never been anything like this in […]
JASON CHAFFETZ: How did Trump do it?

JASON CHAFFETZ: How did Trump do it?


November 6, 2024
In the biggest political comeback in our lifetime, Donald Trump will once again be seated in the Oval Office as the 47th president of the United States. How did he do it? No one expected him to be able to recreate the magic of his 2016 surprise win.  After facing an endless onslaught of lawfare, […]
The ‘Squad,’ Warren and Sanders among prominent political figures who cruised to re-election victories

The ‘Squad,’ Warren and Sanders among prominent political figures who cruised to re-election victories


November 6, 2024
The four progressive Democrat members of the ‘Squad’ and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders cruised to re-election victories as American voters have chosen to keep familiar faces in Washington.  For House Republicans, Speaker Mike Johnson sailed to victory in Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, while Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Republican Conference Chairman Elise Stefanik also […]