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Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

Nov. 19, 2024 19:12 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — For two weeks, Donald Trump has welcomed Elon Musk into his world. On Tuesday, it was Musk’s turn to play host to the president-elect. Trump flew to South Texas to watch as Musk’s SpaceX launched a Starship rocket near the Mexican border. Trump listened...

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Nov. 18, 2024 12:46 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he did not want to "add to political strife through a contentious recount” even though he raised debunked election conspiracies. ...

About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

Nov. 18, 2024 12:29 PM EST

About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. The...

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

Nov. 18, 2024 11:01 AM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just a week after winning several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”...

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

Nov. 17, 2024 21:54 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Carr is a longtime...

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

Nov. 17, 2024 13:16 PM EST

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote. According to Associated Press elections data, more...

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

Nov. 17, 2024 08:14 AM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election, but scored significant downballot victories, giving them hope as they look to the future. Despite Donald Trump's more than 3-percentage...

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors

Nov. 16, 2024 14:29 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election. Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris...

Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved 'Golden Girls' actor

Nov. 16, 2024 13:05 PM EST

The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month's election: It's releasing a Betty White stamp. The beloved actor known for roles in “The Golden Girls," “The Mary Tyler Moore Show," “Boston Legal,” and others will be...

From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House

Nov. 16, 2024 08:38 AM EST

TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph's Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump's return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City. To Maria Russo, the woman pouring the drinks,...