While Republicans will control both chambers, with eight House races and one Senate race still uncalled, it remains to be seen how large their majorities will be — and therefore how easily they can move to implement Trump's agenda.
Conspiracy theories that the election was miscounted, hacked and stolen have spread in some left-leaning online communities.
A man who served as a head election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly letting 11 people vote even though they weren’t registered.
Four years after Biden dominated there, Trump got 42% of the vote, a plurality. Green Party nominee Jill Stein nearly cracked 20%. Harris landed in the middle, with 36%. According to national exit polls, more than 6 in 10 Muslims voted for the Democrat – a clear majority, but a stark decline from past cycles.
In the 2024 election, two states have had more than three-quarters of their eligible voting population cast a ballot so far, according to the Election Lab’s 2024 data. They are Minnesota (76.41%) and Wisconsin (76.37%), who had the highest rates of voter turnout among the states
The lawsuit, filed in federal court this week, targets a law that aims to combat harmful videos, images and audio that have been altered or created with artificial intelligence, which are known as
Washington — More than a week after Election Day 2024, the results in a handful of races for the U.S. House of Representatives are still outstanding. But enough races have now been decided for CBS News to project that Republicans will hold onto control of the House with least 218 seats, the number needed for a majority.
Ten days after Election Day the registrar is still counting close races in Los Angeles County that are up in the air.
President-elect Trump, in addition to flipping six uber-competitive battleground states, made significant gains across the board as he faced a surprisingly friendly electorate.
A large batch of absentee-ballot results reported late on election night from Milwaukee was normal under Wisconsin counting procedures and “forecasted,” the state Elections Commission chair said in response to posts online suggesting the sudden appearance of votes mostly favoring Democrats was proof of fraud.
Wednesday's certification votes cap off the 2024 election process and set the stage for candidates who wish to request recounts to do so by Nov. 18.
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has congratulated his fellow Sunshine State lawmakers following their selection to serve in President-elect Donald Trump 's next administration and issued an update on special elections that will take place to replace them.