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.

Fox News Channel dominated November, posting one of its most-watched months in network history, as have MSNBC and CNN hemorrhaged viewers since Election Day.

"The Pentagon reportedly failed to send absentee ballots to active military service members before the election.” Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.” Video shows Marco Rubio “admitting the Trump Presidency will lean heavily into the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 plans.”

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

The states that saw the most active attacks against election certification two years ago certified the results of this year’s races without controversy this week, prompting the Arizona secretary of state to proclaim that “election denialism” is a thing of the past.

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.

Two House seats remain undermined in California, in the 13th congressional district in the San Joaquin Valley and the 45th congressional district outside of Los Angeles.

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.

The chair of the Democratic National Committee ( DNC) on Monday told party leaders that his successor will be chosen on February 1. The DNC election comes soon after President-elect Donald Trump 's inauguration on January 20, and the new chair will have an integral role in how Democrats respond to Trump's White House.

Many U.S. retailers are hoping to put the fall quarter behind them. The decisive outcome of this month's presidential election, which showed a GOP sweep, seems to be giving them the fuel to do so. On Tuesday,

A judge has dismissed Donald Trump's election interference case after Jack Smith asked her to toss the case due to a DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

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