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How to stay politically engaged in between election cycles
Read full article: How to stay politically engaged in between election cyclesFrom engaging with representatives to joining advocacy groups, there are numerous ways to continue participating in democracy and shaping policy after the polls close.
Giuliani to appear in a NYC court after missing a deadline to surrender assets
Read full article: Giuliani to appear in a NYC court after missing a deadline to surrender assetsRudy Giuliani will appear in a New York City courtroom on Thursday to explain to a federal judge why he hasn’t surrendered his valuables as part of a $148 million defamation judgment.
Texas Democrats underperformed yet again. Now what?
Read full article: Texas Democrats underperformed yet again. Now what?Tuesday was another electoral blowout in which Democrats underperformed expectations, weakening their case that Texas is a battleground state worthy of investment and attention from the national party.
Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates again as post-election uncertainty grows
Read full article: Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates again as post-election uncertainty growsFederal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady slowdown of the inflation pressures that exasperated many Americans and contributed to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.
Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others
Read full article: Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and othersA military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid.
Republican sweep in Texas also extended to state’s appellate courts
Read full article: Republican sweep in Texas also extended to state’s appellate courtsRepublican judges won in 25 out of 26 contested races throughout the state in a show of the party’s broader strength up and down Tuesday’s ballot.
Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott says
Read full article: Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott saysLast year, Abbott refused to give public schools a major raise without passing a voucher program. His tone was more conciliatory after Election Day.
Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery charges
Read full article: Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery chargesThe mayor of Mississippi’s capital city says he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his 2025 campaign for reelection.
Trio of ballot failures leads marijuana backers to refocus their efforts for recreational weed
Read full article: Trio of ballot failures leads marijuana backers to refocus their efforts for recreational weedThe movement to legalize recreational marijuana has run into a wall of resistance.
Texas voter turnout falls in 2024 election despite record registration numbers
Read full article: Texas voter turnout falls in 2024 election despite record registration numbersA historic 18.6 million Texans were registered to vote in the 2024 election, and 61% cast ballots, a nearly 6% drop from the 2020 presidential race.
Trump's return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown
Read full article: Trump's return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdownAn immigration crackdown appears imminent in a second Trump administration at a time when an APVoteCast survey shows the president-elect’s supporters largely focused on immigration and inflation — issues the Republican has hammered throughout his campaign.
Adam Hinojosa flips Texas Senate seat, becomes first Republican to represent Rio Grande Valley district since Reconstruction
Read full article: Adam Hinojosa flips Texas Senate seat, becomes first Republican to represent Rio Grande Valley district since ReconstructionHinojosa won the only competitive seat in the Texas Senate this cycle, besting Sen. Morgan LaMantia two years after she narrowly defeated him.
Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader
Read full article: Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leaderDemocrats spent billions of dollars warning American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy, that his economic policies would benefit only his wealthy friends, that he was literally a fascist.
Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox News
Read full article: Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox NewsOn election night 2020, Fox News sparked an internal crisis with a bold call that Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona, putting the Democrat on the path to victory.
Trump receives congratulations and an invitation to the White House as Biden nudges on transition
Read full article: Trump receives congratulations and an invitation to the White House as Biden nudges on transitionDonald Trump spent his first day as president-elect receiving congratulatory phone calls from his defeated opponent, world leaders and President Joe Biden as he began the process of turning his election victory into a government.
Why AP called the Michigan Senate race for Elissa Slotkin
Read full article: Why AP called the Michigan Senate race for Elissa SlotkinDemocratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin won Michigan’s shotgun-tight race for U.S. Senate, defeating former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in a battle of attrition.
AP VoteCast: Voters who focused on the economy broke hard for Trump
Read full article: AP VoteCast: Voters who focused on the economy broke hard for TrumpPresident-elect Donald Trump tapped into deep anxieties about an economy that seemed unable despite its recent growth to meet the needs of the middle class.
Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
Read full article: Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winningPresident-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American voting systems and priming supporters to expect a 2024 election riddled with massive and inevitable fraud.
Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Tammy Baldwin
Read full article: Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Tammy BaldwinThe Associated Press declared that Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin after it determined that Republican Eric Hovde wouldn’t be able to take the lead once the remaining untabulated ballots were counted.
With Trump's win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?
Read full article: With Trump's win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?Voters had the chance this election to break the highest glass ceiling in American politics by electing Kamala Harris the nation’s first female president.
Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
Read full article: Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential winSpecial counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department protocol that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted.
Why AP called Michigan for Trump
Read full article: Why AP called Michigan for TrumpDonald Trump’s lead in Michigan became insurmountable after he improved his margin in Detroit’s county and won overwhelmingly in Republican-leaning parts of the state, closing off Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to victory.
Harris says after loss to Trump, ‘This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves’
Read full article: Harris says after loss to Trump, ‘This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves’Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris has conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump and is encouraging supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country.
Why AP called the Montana Senate race for Republican Tim Sheehy
Read full article: Why AP called the Montana Senate race for Republican Tim SheehyRepublican Tim Sheehy shaved Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s margins in Montana’s populous counties and ran up his lead in the state’s more rural regions.
Who will certify Donald Trump's presidential win? Kamala Harris, that's who
Read full article: Who will certify Donald Trump's presidential win? Kamala Harris, that's whoDonald Trump’s presidential win is going to be certified in Congress in January by the candidate he beat, Vice President Kamala Harris.
‘This victory is for everyone’: Sean Teare elected new District Attorney for Harris County
Read full article: ‘This victory is for everyone’: Sean Teare elected new District Attorney for Harris CountyTeare previously served as Division Chief of the Vehicular Crimes for the DA’s Office before he resigned in February 2023 and announced during his candidacy his mission to create a more empathetic justice system.