Was the 2024 presidential election close? It certainly didn't feel that way on election night and in the days immediately after. It became clear that President-elect Donald Trump was on pace to win relatively early in the evening.

Some Pennsylvania Democrats say 2024’s losses are, at least in part, attributable to voters motivated specifically by President-elect Donald Trump. Many of those voters won't show up if Trump isn't on the ballot, the theory goes, leaving Pennsylvania's status as the ultimate swing state intact.

Poll figures for President Biden dropped to a four-year low in dissatisfaction from voters over how he is running the country, the poll found.

Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.

Some of most recent polls suggest that Trump is now viewed favorably by a majority of Americans, with the newest survey released by Emerson College on Tuesday showing the president-elect with a net 8 percent favorability rating.

Plus, special counsel Jack Smith files to drop all federal charges against Trump. And Biden pardons his final turkeys.

Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign leadership team spoke publicly for the first time about the more controversial decisions made during her campaign, on the podcast "Pod Save America." Here are four main takeaways from the episode.

Federal prosecutors moved Monday to abandon the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution.

U.S. consumer confidence increased to a 16-month high in November amid optimism over the labor market, expectations for lower inflation and higher stock prices over the next year.

Claiming the potential for missing absentee ballots has “obscured” election results, Minnesota Republicans say they will file a lawsuit to contest a southwest metro state House race recount where the Democratic-Farmer-Labor incumbent won reelection by just 15 votes.

Riggs, who leads Griffin in the Supreme Court race, said her own parents had their votes challenged by Republican election protests.

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