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This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump next to a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Trump Media shares soared Friday after President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed he has no plans to sell off his

Last updated on November 4th, 2024 at 02:33 pm Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) was asked directly if he would urge Trump not to declare victory while the results are still being counted, and he refused to support democracy. Scott was asked by CNN’s Dana Bash, “Will you urge the former president not to prematurely declare

Online election betting platform Polymarket plans to bring its prediction markets back to customers in the United States, on the heels of accurately forecasting the electoral win of President-elect Donald Trump. “I want to give a lot of credit to the people who fought the battle to go and legalize political prediction markets in America,” Polymarket founder and

Donald Trump is facing empty seats and small crowds at his rallies on the final day of the campaign. Here was Trump’s crowd in North Carolina: Update – inside is only half full. pic.twitter.com/I6q332hEO7 — Phil Lavelle 💪🏽/📺 (@phillavelle) November 4, 2024 The floor isn’t even full for Trump in

Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, right, speaks with aide Joerg Kukies at the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Islam Safwat | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany’s new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner has an election message for the MAGA plotting to play militia to intimidate voters or interfere in the election, “F around and find out.” The Democratic Philly District Attorney has activated his office’s non-partisan Election Task Force, warning anyone who f-s around on Monday, “You can have your fun in a

“Earlier today, I spoke with President-elect Trump and congratulated him on his victory,” Harris said at the vice president’s alma mater Howard University, in Washington, D.C. It was the first time that Harris had spoken on camera to the public since Trump declared victory early Wednesday morning. “We will continue to wage this fight in the

Gwinett County elections director Zach Manifold said that there have been threats to polling places in his county,  Fulton County has also been threatened. Video:   Manifold said, “We have had one incident, just recently. I don’t have additional information yet. I will share it when we get it. But we have had one incident,

Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy walks up to the stage during a rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images Republican nominee Tim Sheehy will defeat incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon

Young people are coming out to vote in Nevada to such a large degree that it is slowing ballot casting down in the state. Video of Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar on CNN: Nevada Secretary of State says they are seeing high youth turnout in the state, “We’re

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., attends a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1, 2022. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republicans are expected to regain majority control of the U.S. Senate in 2025, according to NBC News. Democrats entered

Republicans showed what the undercutting of democracy looks like in Florida after a measure to make abortion a constitutional right in Florida despite getting 1 million more votes than Ron DeSantis. Adam Smith posted: A million more FL voters voted for the abortion initiative than voted to reelect Gov

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump. Scott Olson | Bill Pugliano | Getty Images The world is watching the U.S. presidential election as voters go to the polls Tuesday, but the vote is more consequential for some countries. For some nations, the vote could

A sign that Pennsylvania might be lost for Trump as the 6,000-7,000 seat venue in Reading, PA is only half full for his speech. The scene in Reading: In Reading, Penn., the modest sized arena (7000-8000 capacity) is not even half-full. https://t.co/1gsOoE8Xh6 pic.twitter.com/4eUoiOBuhG — David Corn (@DavidCornDC) November 4,

Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, center, departs after a hearing at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.  Ryan Collerd | Bloomberg | Getty Images A judge on Monday rejected a request by the Philadelphia district attorney to block a $1 million daily giveaway by Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s political action

Trump had to curtain off seats at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh due to small crowd size, while Kamala Harris has drawn a massive outdoor crowd in the city. Here was the scene as Trump took the stage: Former President Donald Trump takes the stage at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Here is the crowd.

The Washington Post office in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024.  Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Days before the presidential election, former President Donald Trump and his campaign have launched legal actions against two major media outlets, claiming that they are illegally helping Vice President Kamala Harris through their news coverage

The Trump campaign admitted the possibility to staff in an internal email that they could lose the election tomorrow. Axios reported: Behind the bluster, former President Trump’s campaign is preparing staff members to wind down the operation while privately acknowledging that Trump could lose Tuesday’s election. …. The internal

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters Former president Donald Trump said Sunday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proposal to remove fluoride from the U.S. water

Rep. and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that given the rate of Trump’s cognitive decline, his brain won’t last four more years. After Jen Psaki played a clip for Pelosi from today of Trump suggesting that the media be shot, the former Speaker said:  I think what the ex-president