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Donald Trump has won a historic second term in the White House in a shocking political comeback four years after leaving office.
Trump surpassed the magic number of 270 Electoral College votes early on Wednesday after winning key battleground states and also claiming a majority of 51 percent in the popular vote.
Counting is still underway in Arizona and Nevada but those results will not now alter the outcome.
The president-elect took to the stage with his family and running mate JD Vance earlier to promise a “golden age for America” and hail “the greatest political movement of all time.”
Republicans have also likely taken control of the Senate, a key victory for the party which has been in the minority there since 2021.
Harris called Trump to congratulate him on his victory on Wednesday. She also mentioned the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for the whole of the US.
In her concession speech at Howard University, the vice president said that while she concedes the election, she does not concede the fight that fueled her campaign.
“The fight for freedom, opportunity, fairness, and dignity of all people, and ideals at the heart of this nation… that is a fight I will never give up.”
‘West Wing’ star Bradley Whitford blames ‘racist and sexist’ country for Trump victory
“I absolutely thought we were going to win,” Whitford told The Independent outside the White House on Wednesday afternoon, less than 12 hours after Donald Trump secured his second term.
Oliver O’Connell7 November 2024 01:30
How did Joe Rogan and the right-wing ‘manosphere’ help propel Trump to victory?
After praising Trump as one of “the most resilient, hardworking men I’ve ever met in my life,” White said, “I wanna thank the Nelk Boys, Adin Ross, Theo Von, ‘Bussin with the Boys,’ and last but not least, the mighty and powerful Joe Rogan!”
You’d be forgiven for not knowing who some of these men are, but, if you’re the Democratic party, you ignore them at your peril: this collection of edgy alternative podcasters, social media influencers, and comedians are part of the “manosphere” that may have helped win Donald Trump the election.
Josh Marcus reports from San Francisco.
Oliver O’Connell7 November 2024 01:27
Reproductive rights under a new Trump administration: What’s next?
Oliver O’Connell7 November 2024 01:00
‘Impeachment warrior’ Eugene Vindman wins in Virginia
Here’s what you need to know about Vindman and his role in Donald Trump’s first impeachment:
And here’s CNN’s Manu Raju with what this means for who holds power in the House of Representatives:
Oliver O’Connell7 November 2024 00:45
DOJ reportedly looking to ‘wind down’ the criminal cases against Trump
The Justice Department is reportedly trying to “wind down” the federal criminal cases against President-Elect Donald Trump before he returns to the White House.
DOJ officials are considering ways to fizzle out the two federal criminal cases that Trump faces — one involving his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the other related to improperly storing a trove of classified documents — in order to comply with its long-standing policy not to prosecute sitting presidents, sources told NBC News and USA Today.
Oliver O’Connell7 November 2024 00:15
What happens now that a convicted felon has won the presidency?
Earlier this year, Donald Trump made history by becoming the first former president ever convicted of a crime.
On May 30, Trump was convicted in New York of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in order to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the days before the 2016 election, in order to silence her about an alleged sexual encounter one decade earlier.
Judge Juan Merchan delayed his sentencing until after the November 5 election but could still hand down jail time to Trump – potentially paving the way for an unprecedented situation where the president of the US is running the country from a prison cell.
Oliver O’Connell7 November 2024 00:00
RFK Jr plans on clearing out entire departments of the FDA
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to let the former independent presidential candidate take over health, food and medicines government sectors during his second administration despite his much-derided obsession with debunked conspiracies.
Michelle Del Rey reports.
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 23:40
Climate scientists fear Trump will destroy progress in his second term
Following the re-election of former President Donald Trump, the nation’s top climate scientists are voicing their concerns about his impending second term and how it could shape humanity’s future in a rapidly warming world.
“As I stated before the election, a second Trump term, which includes implementation of ‘Project 2025,’ is the end of climate action as we know it, this decade,” Dr. Michael E. Mann, the director of the Center for Science, Sustainability, & the Media at the University of Pennsylvania, told The Independent in an emailed statement on Tuesday.
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 23:30
Pelosi: ‘We all pray for America’s success under the next administration.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the results of the 2024 election:
“Millions of Americans are proud of the leadership and campaign of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. We are inspired by them, thank them and know that they will continue to be magnificent forces for good in our country.
“We all pray for America’s success under the next Administration. The peaceful transfer of power is the cornerstone of our democracy. After every election, we all have a responsibility to come together and find common ground.
“In the 119th Congress, House Democrats are united behind Hakeem Jeffries as we vow to continue putting People Over Politics and fighting for America’s working families with liberty and justice for all.”
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 23:25
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