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Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats' loss

Nov. 20, 2024 18:51 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats' gut-wrenching defeat at the polls. After warning voters for years that a Donald Trump win would be calamitous for American democracy, Biden has gone largely silent on his concerns about what lays...

'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication

Nov. 18, 2024 18:42 PM EST

MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that would better serve their morning show viewers. With feelings still raw two weeks after the...

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Texas

Nov. 05, 2024 21:46 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump won Texas for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding 40 electoral votes to his tally. Texas gained two more electoral votes this cycle after the 2020 census. The Republican nominee for president has won Texas for nearly 50 years since Democrat Jimmy Carter carried the...

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Alabama

Nov. 05, 2024 20:16 PM EST
Former President Donald Trump won Alabama for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding nine electoral votes to the Republican's tally. Democrats have not won Alabama since 1976, when Jimmy Carter carried the state. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins South Carolina

Nov. 05, 2024 20:04 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump won South Carolina on Tuesday, earning its nine electoral votes for the third straight election. South Carolina has not voted for the Democratic nominee for president since 1976, when Democrat Jimmy Carter -- the governor of the neighboring state of Georgia -- defeated Republican...

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Mississippi

Nov. 05, 2024 20:02 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump won Mississippi on Tuesday, claiming the state's six electoral votes and continuing a long winning streak for Republicans. The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Mississippi was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Republicans hold both of Mississippi's U.S. Senate seats, three of its four...

Today in History: November 4, Obama wins presidency in historic election

Nov. 04, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Monday, Nov. 4, the 309th day of 2024. There are 57 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, defeating the Republican candidate, Sen. John...

Today in History: November 2, Truman defeats Dewey

Nov. 02, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

Today is Saturday, Nov. 2, the 307th day of 2024. There are 59 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman won the presidential election against the...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina on Election Day

Oct. 25, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina voters will cast ballots for president and other contests in the Nov. 5 general election, but with less fanfare than when they helped kick off the presidential campaign season in February with a pair of first-in-the-South primaries. Republican...

Washington Post becomes second major US newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate

Oct. 25, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this year's tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future — a decision immediately condemned by a former executive editor but one that the current publisher...