Nov 11 Trump breaks Republican losing streak in nation's largest majority-Arab city By Joey Cappelletti, Mike Householder, Associated Press Trump had focused on Arab American voters after local leaders for months warned Democratic officials about anger in the community over the Biden-Harris administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Nov 11 Will Trump's hush money conviction stand? Judge will rule Tuesday on immunity claim By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump is scheduled to be sentenced at the end of the month with possible punishments ranging from a fine or probation to up to four years in prison. Continue reading
Nov 11 Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Abortion-rights advocates stand an excellent chance of prevailing, given that liberal justices control the court and one of them remarked on the campaign trail that she supports abortion rights. Continue reading
Nov 11 Trump chooses Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Stefanik serves as House Republican Conference Chair and has long been one of Trump's most loyal allies in the House. Continue reading
Nov 10 Analysis: Trump's tall task will be overcoming domestic division to project strength abroad By Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations Efforts to shore up the economic and political foundations of American democracy must begin now but will take years to come to fruition. In the meantime, Trump should focus on four foreign policy priorities. Continue reading
Nov 10 Three states had paid leave on the ballot. Voters in each one overwhelmingly approved them By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th In Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska, where voters supported President-elect Donald Trump, they also voted to expand paid sick leave, proving that "voters don't see these as partisan issues.”… Continue reading
Nov 10 AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Arizona By Associated Press Donald Trump won Arizona on Saturday, returning the state and its 11 electoral votes to the Republican column after Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. Continue reading
Nov 09 Frustrated Americans who voted for Trump await the economic changes he promised By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump campaigned on promises to impose huge tariffs on foreign goods, slash taxes and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Yet many economists warn that Trump’s plans are likely to worsen inflation, raise costs for consumers and drive up the federal debt. Continue reading
Nov 09 FEMA fires employee who told workers to avoid homes with Trump signs after hurricane By Associated Press A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency's leader said in a statement Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 6:11 How anger over the war in Gaza may have shaped some voters' choices in the election By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara Many of Vice President Kamala Harris’ rallies in the closing days of the campaign were interrupted by people angry about the mounting death toll in Gaza and Lebanon and the Biden administration’s support for Israel. That anger may have been… Continue watching