Wisconsin's election commission leader has quietly certified Donald Trump's victory in the battleground state, a departure from the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results

Was the 2024 presidential election close? It became clear that President-elect Donald Trump was on pace to win relatively early in the evening. Interactive maps of election results showed the entire country shifting right.

In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her mom also ordered her and her sister a self-defense kit that included keychain spikes, a hidden knife key and a personal alarm.

"I went into this election fully expecting Trump to win," said Holness, who lives in New Jersey and began to medically transition during the pandemic, an experience they called "liberating" and "amazing" after a long time spent "feeling like something was wrong."

I was so angry, I wasn’t fit to be around. I apologize to all those who endured my outbursts of rage, which lasted for years,” Bill Clinton writes in his new book.

A US dollar surge "is typically a double-edged sword, helping your wallet in one way while adversely affecting your portfolio," Sam Stovall said.

The large Amish community in Lancaster County and across the state has long been seen as an untapped voting bloc for Republicans.

The statewide certification votes Tuesday in Nevada and New Mexico follow a vote Monday to certify the results in Arizona.

Washington — More than two weeks after Election Day 2024, the results in a handful of races for the U.S. House of Representatives are still outstanding. But enough races have been decided for CBS News to project that Republicans will hold onto control of the House with at least 218 seats, the number needed for a majority.

Election reform advocates had hoped for a big year at the ballot box. That's because a historic number of states were considering initiatives for ranked choice voting or to end partisan primaries.

An emboldened fringe of right-wing “manosphere” influencers has seized on Donald Trump’s presidential win to justify and amplify misogynistic derision and threats online.