Republican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but Democrats don’t give up ground
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive races, but the minority party didn’t give up any ground, either. Republicans will continue to
Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox News
Four years ago, Fox News precipitated an internal crisis with a bold election night call that President Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona. This year illustrated the difference that four years
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine strikes deal to end jail stint
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine struck a deal to end his current jail stint, agreeing to serve a month behind bars for violating the terms of his release after a felony conviction, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy’s pillars
WASHINGTON (AP) — American presidential elections are a moment when the nation holds up a mirror to look at itself. They are a reflection of values and dreams, of grievances and scores to be settled. The results
5 people are killed in Arizona when a plane crashes through an airport fence and collides with a car
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy was among five people who died in the fiery crash of a small business jet near a suburban Phoenix airport, authorities said Wednesday. Preliminary information indicated the six-seater HondaJet HA-420
Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins US Senate race in Michigan, Edison Research projects
By Bo Erickson (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin, a third-term lawmaker with extensive national security experience, won election to the U.S. Senate in Michigan, Edison Research projected on Wednesday, a boost for Democrats trying to hold
North Carolina’s next governor could have a more potent veto with even a small Democratic gain
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein’s veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper’s stamp has been recently, should the margin in a legislative district election hold for their party. Results
Trump receives post-election congratulatory calls and an invitation to the White House
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald 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
How Musk’s clout with Trump could enrich his companies
By Marisa Taylor, Rachael Levy and Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s backing of Donald Trump’s decisive victory for a second presidency puts the billionaire entrepreneur in an extraordinary position of influence to help his companies secure
Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies had 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. The
