2024 election
Biden aides pushed for early debate against Trump to show ‘strength,’ leaked memo reveals(The Heartlander) — Former President Joe Biden’s aides reportedly convinced him to face off in an early debate against then-candidate Donald Trump to show his “strength” and Trump’s “weakness,” a… Read More
2024 election
Trump won: Presidential election results certified(The Center Square) – Congress has officially certified the 2024 election results, confirming President-elect Donald Trump as the next Commander in Chief of the United States and Sen. J.D. Vance,… Read More
2024 election
What post-election meltdowns and a North Korean defector can teach us about self-governanceThere’s much to love about America for unworldly young North Korean defector Yeonmi Park. The abundant food, of course, after having eaten insects and plants on her way to school… Read More
2024 election
Casey concedes U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania(The Center Square) – Bob Casey Jr. is finally ready to say goodbye. Seventeen days after the polls closed, the two-term Democratic senator called Republican challenger Dave McCormick to congratulate… Read More
2024 election
Pennsylvania Supreme Court shoots down undated ballots — again(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court told counties on Monday that ballots with dating errors cannot be counted as valid. The emergency order comes after elected officials in… Read More
2024 election
Defective ballot fight heats up amid Pennsylvania Senate recount(The Center Square) – State and national Republican parties have told local officials to scrap defective ballots, as the U.S. Senate race recount gets underway on Monday. In a letter… Read More
2024 election
Latino faith leader reacts to Trump win in Pennsylvania(The Center Square) – The battleground state of Pennsylvania became ground zero in the 2024 general election, with Democrats and Republicans alike viewing it as a winner-take-all contest. Both parties… Read More
2024 election
Biden stands behind Trump criticism amid ‘smooth transition’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden met with Donald Trump for nearly two hours on Wednesday in what his spokeswoman described as a “cordial” and “substantive” discussion. The pleasantries,… Read More
2024 election
President-elect Trump begins to fill cabinet(The Center Square) – President-Elect Donald Trump Has begun announcing his picks for his new cabinet. While nominees still need Senate approval, the picks give a look inside how Trump… Read More
2024 election
US youth join Europeans in rightward shift(The Center Square) – The youth vote has been a liability for the Republican Party since 2008. But on Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump made the largest gains of any… Read More
2024 election
X factor: The one word that captures what happened in the 2024 presidential electionWith the tragic post-election murder of four and subsequent suicide of a deranged Trump opponent in Minnesota, the media appear to have crossed… Read More
2024 election
Kamala Harris concession speech echoes Hillary Clinton defeat: Full transcript below.(The Heartlander) — After losing Tuesday’s presidential election to Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris publicly conceded the race in a speech Wednesday using some variation of the word “fight”… Read More
2024 election
Former Obama AG Holder gambles, loses in Texas Supreme Court races(The Center Square) – Former Obama U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder gambled in Texas by pouring millions of dollars of outside money into the state to pick off three Republican… Read More
2024 election
Biden pledges peaceful transfer of power, urges Dems to stay engaged(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that he plans a peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Donald Trump and urged Democrats to stay engaged despite the election… Read More
2024 election
Noncitizen voting prohibitions go 8-for-8 in emphatic referenda approvals(The Center Square) – Voters across multiple states cast ballots on who should be allowed to join them in referenda directed at voting rights, including the issue of noncitizen voting. Read More
2024 election
Red wave sweeps south Texas with historic Republican gains(The Center Square) – A red wave swept through south Texas on Tuesday, with nearly all border counties voting for President-elect Donald Trump. The region has been a Democratic stronghold… Read More
2024 election
GOP adds to U.S. Senate majority with Montana win(The Center Square) – A win in Montana padded the GOP’s majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans will hold at least 52 seats in the upper chamber when the new… Read More
2024 election
Mandate? Trump’s big win fuels talk of policy actions(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump is on track to potentially receive 300 electoral votes or more. He won the national popular vote by about 5 million with… Read More
2024 election
Some cities, states prepare for Election Day unrest(The Center Square) – While the country collectively holds its breath awaiting election results Tuesday and perhaps later into the week, government officials have prepared cities across the country for… Read More
2024 election
Teachers union aims for more control of Chicago schools with election(The Center Square) – Chicago’s first school board election is coming at a time of turmoil for the city’s public school system. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hand-picked school board president, Reverend… Read More