High Stakes: China and Mexico React to Trump’s Re-Election
Donald Trump’s return to the White House will reverberate through trade, security and immigration in China and Mexico. NPR’s John Ruwitch and Eyder Peralta take us to both key nations.
January 6 Rioters Think Donald Trump’s Victory Is Their Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
If Trump does follow through on his promises, there are a few ways that it could play out. When WIRED reached Steven Metcalf, an attorney who represents several high-profile January 6 rioters, including Lang and Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola, he was contemplating what Trump’s victory could mean for his clients. Metcalf said he was taking […]
Feeling despair after Trump’s 2024 election win? Viktor Frankl can help.
The morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election this week, I stumbled out of bed and searched my bookshelf for a slim volume I hadn’t looked at in years: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Frankl knew a thing or two about living through a time of rising authoritarianism. A Viennese Jew born […]
Election 2024 live updates: Biden pledges ‘peaceful and orderly transition’ after Trump’s win
Get live updates in the Election 2024, including results and latest news as the control of the House remains undecided after Donald Trump won the presidency and GOP won control of the Senate.
What Trump’s win could mean for student loan forgiveness
The U.S. Department of Education’s work to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans will likely some to a halt with the election of Donald Trump, who has called the efforts “vile” and “not even legal.” When Trump re-enters the White House in January, he will probably direct his administration officials to stop […]
Why the Social Media Reaction to Trump’s Election May Be Different From 2016
In 2016, social media was awash in calls to protest the day after Donald J. Trump’s victory. On Wednesday, many said it seemed like business as usual.
Who was in Trump’s huge victory entourage?
BBC Hours after the polls closed, Donald Trump took the stage in Florida to declare victory, surrounding himself with a huge group of family, allies, campaign advisers – and sports figures. All five of his children were there, some of whom played key roles in his last administration, alongside their four partners, and two of […]
US trade partners brace for tougher tariffs in Trump’s second term
Donald Trump is expected to move quickly and “ruthlessly” in threatening the US’s trading partners with steep tariffs on their imports once he takes office, say former trade officials and advisers. Trump, a self-described “tariff man”, won a sweeping electoral victory following a campaign in which he lambasted America’s trading partners and vowed to boost […]
Mnuchin says Trump’s top priorities will include tax cuts and tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump likely will return to cornerstones of his previous economic platform such as tariffs, lower taxes and sanctions when he assumes office in January, his former Treasury secretary said Thursday. Steven Mnuchin, who held the post throughout Trump’s first term from 2017-21, told CNBC that he sees those items as critical to the […]
Trump’s big tent: President-elect improved on 2020 performance in 4 counties with big minority populations
For most of the 2024 presidential campaign, public opinion polls suggested that President-elect Trump had historically strong support from minority voters. Now, the election results prove those surveys right. Thousands of U.S. counties swung rightward compared to 2020, which enabled Trump to overcome his previous deficits with voters and win the national popular vote in […]