America held a free and fair election in which the majority’s preference for Donald Trump was clearly registered and will be respected. Unlike 2016, his election is no Electoral College fluke.

If democracy depends solely on majority rule, democracy was on the ballot and it won. At least for now.

The Associated Press notes: “The Republican ...Read more

Donald J. Trump won big on Nov. 5, and so did cryptocurrencies. The crypto kingpins who poured a fortune into his campaign coffers were rewarded with flattering remarks on the campaign trail and even a pledge to create a new U.S. strategic reserve of digital currencies. Prices soared after the election.

In case anyone wondered if crypto would ...Read more

Donald Trump had the right idea about education during his first administration: Judge potential employees by their skills and experience, not their degrees. Open up a world of bright futures to people who don’t have a bachelor’s degree but crave training and work hard.

In fact, aside from starting up Operation Warp Speed to accelerate the ...Read more

Romania’s top court ordered a recount after a little-known ultranationalist candidate scored a surprise victory in Sunday’s presidential election, as a security panel said the contest was affected by a cyber operation aimed at influencing the outcome.

Romania’s Constitutional Court acted Thursday on a complaint by one of the losing ...Read more

It wouldn’t be a modern U.S. holiday without social media shared messages and greetings, and it’s fair to say that former President Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to holiday well-wishing has itself become something of a tradition.

This Thanksgiving Day was no exception, with President Joe Biden and other leading lawmakers offering ...Read more

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office once again, a combination of cautious optimism and worrisome concern looms over what his policies might mean for housing affordability in the U.S.

For housing advocates for low-income families, the picture looks grim.

Wall Street and real estate industry insiders, on the other...Read more

An Arizona man has been arrested by the feds for sharing expletive-laden videos “on a near-daily basis” that show him brandishing an automatic rifle as he threatens to kill President-elect Donald Trump and members of Trump’s family.

Manuel Tamayo-Torres is accused of making “vague yet direct threats” against “the president-elect,”...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump wished his friends and enemies a “Happy Thanksgiving” on Thursday, specifically saving time for “radical left lunatics.”

“Happy Thanksgiving to all, including to the radical left lunatics who have worked so hard to destroy our country, but who have miserably failed, and will always fail, because their ...Read more

One of the first orders of business in 2025 for Congress and the incoming administration will be the extension of President Donald Trump’s signature 2017 tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), most of whose individual provisions are set to expire late next year. There’s one problem: America’s debt trajectory is unsustainable.

Even if ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A bumper crop of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are attempting to secure open slots on the House and Senate Appropriations committees, coveted perches that will be in the center of the legislative action in the 119th Congress as part two of the Trump era begins.

If House Republicans retain the same margins from this ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will go up against a familiar adversary as he prepares to fulfill campaign promises of a swift rollback of Biden-era policies and an aggressive execution of his own agenda: The grind of the U.S. legal system.

The stubborn realities of litigation stymied Trump’s ability to carry out quick changes ...Read more

“No profanity.”

This is the one rule spelled out on a sign in Lance Walker’s barbershop in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where political discussion between clients can get heated.

Three weeks before the election, on Oct. 14, 2024, I watched as Walker interviewed Michele Jansen, a conservative local talk show host, and Don ...Read more

Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah entered a 60-day ceasefire on Nov. 26, 2024, a move aimed at reducing tensions in the region more than a year into a multifront conflict.

Under the terms of the deal, Israel would gradually withdraw its forces from Lebanon, and Hezbollah would fully withdraw north of the Litani River. ...Read more

Donald Trump had dinner with Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Wednesday.

Zuckerberg met with Trump and members of his team, according to a Meta representative, who added that the session took place at a crucial time for U.S. innovation. The representative didn...Read more

President Joe Biden has flown north to the Nantucket home of Orioles owner David Rubenstein for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The president arrived at the island off Massachusetts on Tuesday night in front of a small crowd eager to get a view of the motorcade.

A source confirmed to The Baltimore Sun that Biden was staying at Rubenstein’s ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has interviewed Paul Atkins, a veteran financial regulator and eminence grise of conservative financial circles, as a candidate to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people familiar with the matter.

Atkins is a top contender for the job to replace outgoing SEC Chair ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s 13th Congressional District seat is the last uncalled national race in the country, and it’s tight. As counting winds down, Rep. John Duarte and Adam Gray are in an even closer contest than in their previous matchup.

The California Secretary of State’s election results update posted Wednesday shows Gray...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump this week signed onto an agreement that will help create a smooth transition of power between administrations.

The agreement — known as a memorandum of understanding — was announced by Susie Wiles, Trump’s incoming chief of staff, in a Tuesday statement.

“After completing the selection process of his ...Read more