The 2024 presidential election was called for Donald Trump on Nov. 6, with the president-elect winning 312 electoral votes and Vice President Kamala Harris receiving 226. The elections also saw Republicans regain control of the Senate and likely keep control of the House of Representatives, although several congressional districts have yet to be decided as of Nov. 12. But social media posts, falsely citing CBS News, have made unfounded claims that the presidential election...

Democratic leaders are increasingly anxious about being left with a big bill from Kamala Harris' campaign, which is likely to end millions of dollars in debt, four people familiar with the matter tell Axios. Why it matters: Debt beyond a few million bucks could hamper the Democratic National Committee's efforts to rebuild the party over the next four years. The intra-party tension has put scrutiny on how Harris' team — which raised well over $1 billion in less than five months,...

It sounds odd, but the scale of Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat may double as a silver lining. By losing all seven battleground states, suffering their first popular vote loss in two decades and, most importantly, watching President-elect Donald Trump prevail with a working-class coalition that was once their own, Democrats have an opportunity to turn despair into action. Unlike 2016, when they won the popular vote while losing by a sliver in the swing states, or 2020, when they...

The House Republicans who took a leading role defending President-elect Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 are reaping the benefits.  Of the eight GOP lawmakers who were part of Trump’s team to push back on allegations he withheld aid to Ukraine for political reasons, three are set to join his Cabinet; one is Speaker of the House and a staunch ally; and one became Trump’s chief of staff in his first administration. The political arc of the eight...

This piece is the eighth installment of a biweekly series written by David A. Foster (Center bias), based on his new book, Moderates of the World, Unite! Read the first post in the series.  As you cast your mind back over the past two years of political news—the rallies, the debates, the polls, the denunciations, the controversies—does it seem to you that it was valuable? It was often titillating, to be sure. Though I’m not sure I learned anything of...

I don’t possess even a smidgen of John Noonan’s national security expertise, but I nevertheless wish to agree with his post here on the Corner regarding the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. From my perspective, Hegseth is a fine pick. I hope the Senate will agree. As John notes, it’s rather churlish to describe Hegseth as merely “a guy on TV,” as so many commentators have. He went to Princeton and Harvard. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan, winning two bronze...

President-elect Donald Trump’s Tuesday night surprise pick of a conservative commentator and television host as his Pentagon chief shocked Washington, which had expected the nominee to be a seasoned lawmaker or someone with defense policy experience. National security officials and defense analysts had braced for surprises from Trump after experiencing his first four years in office. But even grading on that curve, they say the announcement of Fox News host and decorated Army veteran Pete...

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, author and military veteran, as his pick for defence secretary. Hegseth, 44, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, will be responsible for the world's most powerful military in his first political role. Announcing his choice on Tuesday, Trump described him as "tough, smart and a true believer in America First". The news came on the same day Trump announced another political newcomer, billionaire Elon Musk, would...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking a smooth reelection to another term wielding the gavel, but a small group of discontent conservatives are again vying to shake things up at the top. House Republicans are set to vote for a slate of leadership positions behind closed doors on Wednesday. Mr. Johnson and most of his team hope to win reelection to their posts. Mr. Johnson has largely secured the support of the Republican conference. Republican lawmakers are...

Even before Donald Trump named Elise Stefanik the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the New York representative had touted how the president-elect would return to a "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran. The Wall Street Journal said Trump would "drastically increase" sanctions to "choke off" Iran's oil income, which the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported last month reached $144 billion between 2021 and 2023 and $34 billion in 2024....