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10 months ago The Trump transition starts now By Will Weissert, Associated Press Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania take the stage for his election night rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach on Nov. 6, 2024. Photo by Brian Snyder/ Reuters The president-elect now has a 75-day transition period to build out his team before Inauguration Day arrives on Jan. 20. One top item on the to-do list: filling around 4,000 government positions with political appointees, people who are specifically tapped for their jobs by Donald Trump’s team. That includes everyone from the secretary of state and other heads of Cabinet departments to those selected to serve part time on boards and commissions. Around 1,200 of those presidential appointments require Senate confirmation, which should be easier with the Senate now shifting to Republican control. Read more about the transition process.
10 months ago ‘While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight’ By News Desk Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as she delivers remarks, conceding 2024 presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington on Nov. 6, 2024. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters at her concession speech at Howard University that they must accept the results of the election, that she had called President-elect Donald Trump to offer help with their transition and that the Biden-Harris administration would engage in a peaceful transfer of power. She said that Americans owe loyalty not to a party or a president but to the Constitution, and that that loyalty would continue to drive her in working for ideals like freedom, opportunity and fairness. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” Harris said. Watch Harris’ full speech.
10 months ago Harris urges supporters to keep fighting for ‘America’s promise’ By News Desk Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris appears to deliver remarks, conceding the 2024 presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, on Nov. 6, 2024. Photo by Mike Blake/ Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris told a crowd of supporters at Howard University that the outcome of the 2024 election was not the outcome they had voted for, but urged the crowd to keep fighting for progress. “The light of America’s promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up, and as long as we keep fighting,” Harris told the crowd. Watch the full concession speech here.
10 months ago Harris will address supporters soon By News Desk Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to her supporters at Howard University in Washington at 4 p.m. EST. Watch live in the player above.
10 months ago Biden called Trump to congratulate him By Associated Press President Joe Biden has called President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his election victory and to invite him to the White House to discuss the transition. The White House said staff would coordinate a date “in the near future.” Biden plans to address the nation on the election results, which will have sharp implications for his legacy on Thursday. Biden also spoke with Vice President Harris to congratulate her on her campaign.
10 months ago Slotkin wins Michigan Senate seat By News Desk Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become Michigan’s next U.S. senator, The Associated Press reports. Slotkin has been representing Michigan in the U.S. House since 2019.
10 months ago Trump’s tough-on-immigration policies resonated with voters By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Voters were more likely to embrace hardline immigration policies than they were four years ago, which aligned with Donald Trump’s tough approach. In AP Votecast survey data, about 4 in 10 voters said that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be deported to the country they came from, up from about 3 in 10 in 2020. And while most voters said that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be offered a chance to apply for legal status, that was down from 2020. Trump has seized on an increase in illegal crossings at the U.S. border with Mexico as a driver of crime and falsely accused Haitian immigrants in Ohio of eating dogs and cats. That position may have echoed in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – three states far from the southern border where about 8 in 10 Trump voters said they supported deportation over a chance to apply for legal status. Read more AP Votecast findings.
10 months ago Trump voters oppose Ukraine aid, favor support for Israel By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, Associated Press According to AP Votecast survey data, 2024 voters were more likely than in 2020 to adopt many of Donald Trump’s isolationist stances. About 4 in 10 voters wanted the U.S. to take a “less active role” in solving the world’s problems, up from about 3 in 10 in 2020. Most of Trump’s supporters opposed continuing aid to Ukraine in the war against Russia, undoing a Biden administration policy that had strengthened and expanded NATO. But there were limits to their isolationist stance: A majority of Trump voters separately favored continuing aiding Israel in its war against Hamas and Hezbollah. Read more AP Votecast findings.
10 months ago Half of voters are worried about Trump’s authoritarian tendencies. Some voted for him anyway By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Some of Donald Trump’s voters acknowledged his flaws even as they chose to send him back to Washington. Nearly half of voters said they were “very concerned” that another Trump presidency would bring the U.S. closer to authoritarianism, according to AP Votecast survey data. Roughly 1 in 10 in this group voted for him anyway. About 6 in 10 voters said he is not honest and trustworthy, but about 2 in 10 in this group backed him. A majority of voters said he does not have the moral character to be president, and about 1 in 10 of those voters supported him. Read more AP Votecast findings.