Donald Trump’s return to power could be devastating for reproductive rights. A second Trump term — combined with Republican control of the Senate and possibly the House — will likely feature the appointment of more ultra-conservative Supreme Court judges, national restrictions on access to abortion medication, and sweeping changes to …
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In a little less than three months, Donald Trump will be sworn in as president. His chief campaign promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants is top of mind as he prepares to return to office. “There is no price tag,” Trump told NBC News on Thursday, speaking about his …
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Donald Trump has won the election, and Republicans are now comfortable openly admitting that Project 2025 was the plan all along. The draconian policy package prepared by the Heritage Foundation in preparation for a second Trump administration was so extremist that in the final months of the campaign, the former …
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state of California is on track to reject a ballot measure that would ban forced labor in state prisons. Proposition 6 was an effort to ban slavery by creating voluntary work programs with a focus on rehabilitation. As of Wednesday evening, Proposition 6 was trailing …
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Paul Rudd took to the voting lines at Pennsylvania universities to hand out water to students waiting for hours on Election Day. The Ant-Man star was seen carrying a large pack of water bottles at Temple University by MSNBC National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff, who ran over to Rudd and asked …
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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama congratulated Donald Trump and J.D. Vance after their victory, while sending a message of hope and resilience to Americans. “In a country as big and diverse as ours, we won’t always see eye-to-eye on everything. But progress requires us to …
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Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican whose extensive history of bigotry was shocking even for a Donald Trump-endorsed politician, lost his gubernatorial race to Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein on Tuesday. Stein led Robinson by nearly 30 points as early results came in on Tuesday, enough for Fox News, NBC …
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Pole for poll? As Americans logged onto X on Election Day to get the latest update on the presidential race, Johnny McCarty, or @____JBravo0, was promising his Twitter followers that he’d post a nude picture to celebrate if Kamala Harris won the election. He hasn’t been the only one. “It’s …
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Ted Cruz has won another six years in the Senate. The conservative incumbent, who was seeking reelection for this third term in Congress, held off Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, whose insurgent campaign shook the nerves of Senate Republicans who couldn’t afford to lose a seat in deep-red Texas. The contest …
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The Electoral College may not be an ideal system for determining the president, but it’s the one we have. The electors representing most states have long been penciled in for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, which means the election is expected to come down to the handful of key swing …
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