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By Kate Sullivan, Manu Raju and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a way for presidents to essentially bypass Congress that has recently been blocked by the minority party. All three senators running in this week’s secret-ballot

By Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh, Gabe Cohen and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Much of the federal workforce is on edge and bracing itself for the likelihood its ranks will be purged when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump, who has derided civil servants as agents of the “deep state,” promised on the campaign trail

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans heard starkly different messages about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the final days of the 2024 election, according to The Breakthrough, a CNN polling project that tracked what average Americans actually heard, read and saw about the presidential nominees throughout the general election campaign. In the final

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to her, despite calls from some on the left that President Joe Biden should try to name a successor before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “She’s in great health, and

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump loomed large over the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, last week as people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to stop the peaceful transfer of power and the judges overseeing their cases grappled with the meaning of the former president’s victory. Trump repeatedly

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump won across the map — improving on Republican margins nearly everywhere and delivering on his promises to win over more non-White voters on his way to defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. Now that the dust has settled on the 2024 presidential election, a dive into CNN’s

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Pick one word to describe Republicans and Donald Trump, the focus group moderator asked, and one word to describe Democrats and Kamala Harris. “Crazy,” said the White woman in her 40s, who hadn’t gone to college. Then: “Preachy.” The focus group organized by Harris supporters in western Pennsylvania, not

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out a series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Saturday evening, according to a US defense official, targeting numerous weapons storage facilities across at least three locations. The facilities housed advanced conventional weapons used to target ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf

By Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Qatar announced Saturday that it has paused its role as a mediator for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas due to a lack of willingness by the sides to reach an agreement. “The State of Qatar notified the parties 10 days ago

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US government plans to appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea deals with the alleged 9/11 conspirators at Guantanamo Bay — which were revoked by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin — are valid, a defense official said Saturday. The prosecution is expected to ask the judge, Col. Matthew McCall,

By Betsy Klein and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has not yet submitted a series of transition agreements with the Biden administration, in part because of concerns over the mandatory ethics pledge vowing to avoid conflicts of interest once sworn in to office, CNN has learned. As president, Trump repeatedly came under

By Samantha Waldenberg and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump will meet with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House announced Saturday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the two would meet at 11 a.m. at Biden’s invitation, adding that additional details about

By John Fritze and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s return to power is setting off a flurry of speculation and interparty bickering about potential retirements on the Supreme Court, underscoring how even a single departure by one of the nine justices can shape the law for generations. Conservatives are preparing for

WPTV, CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Dozens of people beamed alongside Donald Trump early Wednesday morning as he was elected America’s next president – including three generations of family, longtime friends, key advisers, his running mate, close political allies and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White – but the

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Democratic governors and attorneys general are beginning to build a Resistance 2.0, talking tough and promising new laws and legal battles as they seek to insulate their states from the conservative policies they expect President-elect Donald Trump to implement. And already, Trump is firing back — an early preview

By CNN Staff, CNN (CNN) — We asked you how you were feeling about the outcome of the election. In the more than 2,000 reader responses sent to CNN in the two days following the election, many of you expressed joy, excitement or sadness. Many more shared their fears, some expressed anger and others shared

By Steve Contorno, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Dozens of people beamed alongside Donald Trump early Wednesday morning as he was elected America’s next president – including three generations of family, longtime friends, key advisers, his running mate, close political allies and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White – but the architect of

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee has been fired after they advised their disaster relief team to avoid homes with signs supporting former President Donald Trump while canvassing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, the agency’s administrator said Saturday. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the actions

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen will win reelection in Nevada, CNN projects, holding off Republicans from adding to their incoming majority in the US Senate. Rosen, a former synagogue president who was first elected in 2018, is projected to narrowly defeat Army veteran Sam Brown. The Republican’s campaign had appeared

By Haley Talbot and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz said Friday that local police in his Florida district notified him about a “potential plot” against his life and told him that an armed man had been arrested not far from his home. “The day before the election, I was notified by

By MJ Lee, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Three Republican senators with a history as rabble-rousers are poised for the first time in their careers to chair major committees when the new Senate convenes in January. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is in line to lead the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, where he is currently the

CNN By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN. Trump has suggested he would be open to using active-duty

By Sarah Ferris and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Frustrated swing-district House Democrats say they have warned for years that the party was at risk of losing working-class voters thanks, in large part, to GOP attacks on the border. But they say they were ignored by others in their party — and now the dam

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Friday announced federal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump before the presidential election. According to court documents, Iranian officials asked Farhad Shakeri, 51, in September to focus on surveilling and ultimately assassinating Trump. Shakeri is still at large in Iran,

By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN. Trump has suggested he would be open to using active-duty forces

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is gearing up to make many changes to the federal workforce. We’d like to talk to federal employees, unions and their allies about how they are preparing. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems, particularly F16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems, an official with direct knowledge of the plan

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Friday announced federal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump before the presidential election. According to court documents, Iranian officials asked Farhad Shakeri, 51, in September to focus on surveilling and ultimately assassinating Trump. Shakeri is still at large in Iran, the

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith could have a decision by December 2 on how to resolve Donald Trump’s criminal case surrounding the events of the 2020 election, he told a federal judge Friday. He asked federal District Judge Tanya Chutkan to wipe away all deadlines that are upcoming so his

By Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Just days after winning a comeback election, President-elect Donald Trump is evaluating how his campaign promises might translate into policy. When it comes to rolling out the broad-based tariffs that he pledged on the campaign trail, the strategy is not yet formed, multiple sources familiar with the matter

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — America did not elect Kamala Harris as its first female president this week, but Janet Edwards was grateful she got to witness a fellow Black woman run for the highest office in the land in her lifetime. She didn’t want to let Harris’ loss on November 5 take away

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump could be in a position to select the government’s top ethics czar when he assumes office in January – after a key ally in the Senate blocked President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Government Ethics. Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah in September

By Sean Lyngaas and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are running down email addresses from Russian internet domains that were used to make a slew of non-credible bomb threats across swing states on Election Day. The effort underlines that though the presidential election is over, US intelligence and law enforcement agencies are still

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The roiling debate over the strength of democratic restraints to keep Donald Trump in check when he returns to the White House in January has put a renewed focus on a divisive Supreme Court ruling that some fear could enable his worst impulses. Trump’s sweeping election victory has relit

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Almost immediately after it became clear that Donald Trump was on his way to reelection Tuesday night, phones began pinging in the president-elect’s orbit and the conversation at several of the dining tables in the Mar-a-Lago ballroom turned to who would staff a second Trump term. Those hushed

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Almost immediately after it became clear that Donald Trump was on his way to reelection Tuesday night, phones began pinging in the president-elect’s orbit and the conversation at several of the dining tables in the Mar-a-Lago ballroom turned to who would staff a second Trump term. Those hushed discussions

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down the Biden administration’s “parole in place” policy that gave legal status to certain undocumented individuals who are married to US citizens. US District Judge J. Campbell Barker had previously put an administrative hold on the regulation, rolled out earlier this year when

CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, will be named his White House chief of staff. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns,”

By Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is reveling in his victory and the subsequent celebration, being described as having a much different mentality than he did in 2017 and feeling like his popular vote win gives him a mandate as he speaks with

CNN By Michael Williams, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — For years, President Joe Biden has used a single phrase to diminish his onetime rival Donald Trump while signaling his own adherence to American political tradition: “You can’t love your country only when you win.” As Biden conceded his vice president’s loss

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN New York (CNN) — Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has until the end of next week to give the lawyers of the women he defamed the keys and title of his classic car, and ship them two dozen watches, furniture and sports memorabilia, or else face contempt sanctions, a

By Paula Reid, Kaitlan Collins and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has informed one of President-elect Donald Trump’s lead attorneys that his cellphone was tapped by Chinese hackers, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as part of a wide-ranging operation targeting top Republicans and Democrats in US politics that has been

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN New York (CNN) — Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has until the end of next week to give the lawyers of the women he defamed the keys and title of his classic car, and ship them two dozen watches, furniture and sports memorabilia, or else face contempt sanctions, a federal

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to completely remake the US government and wield new power as president. The ambitious promises, if enacted, would transform society. Some of his most-repeated promises on the campaign trail include: Mass deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants Closing the southern border

By Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump remains likely to allow Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to serve out the remainder of his term, which expires in May 2026, according to a senior adviser to Trump who requested anonymity to describe private conversations. The adviser cautioned that Trump could always change his

By Michael Williams, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — For years, President Joe Biden has used a single phrase to diminish his onetime rival Donald Trump while signaling his own adherence to American political tradition: “You can’t love your country only when you win.” As Biden conceded his vice president’s loss to

By Annie Grayer and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly has esophagus cancer, the longtime Virginia congressman announced in a statement Thursday. “It was a surprise because, except for some intermittent abdominal aches and pains, I had no symptoms,” Connolly, 74, said. “I’m going to undergo chemotherapy and immunotherapy right away. Cancer

By Priscilla Alvarez and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s allies and some in the private sector have been quietly preparing to detain and deport migrants residing in the United States on a large scale, according to four sources familiar with the discussions. And with the former president becoming the president-elect, those preparations are

By Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Republicans on Capitol Hill are laying the groundwork to push through an ambitious agenda with President-elect Donald Trump if they have total control of Washington next January – a rare GOP trifecta that party leaders believe is now within reach. And this time they’ll

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A military judge ruled on Wednesday that plea agreements between the alleged 9/11 conspirators at Guantanamo Bay and the US government are “valid and enforceable,” a defense official told CNN – roughly three months after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked the deals. The ruling allows for the plea deals

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb, Kayla Tausche, Evan Perez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the

By Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb, Kayla Tausche, Evan Perez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the new

CNN By Devan Cole, Paula Reid, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been reelected to the White House as a convicted felon who is awaiting sentencing in his hush money case in New York and still working to stave off prosecution in other

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — As Democrats grapple with election night losses, Trump administration officials are ramping up preparations to return to the White House in January. Trump’s team, however, has actively skipped a series of key deadlines during the initial planning process which could complicate matters between now and his inauguration. Here’s

By Betsy Klein, Aaron Pellish and Ebony Davis, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris offered an uplifting, positive charge to her supporters as she conceded the 2024 presidential election, acknowledging the stinging loss while committing to a peaceful transfer of power and vowing to “fight” in a much different way than a defeated

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — In the hours after Donald Trump secured another term in the White House, a familiar exercise was unfolding in foreign capitals. Dusting off their proverbial Trump playbooks, leaders from Paris to Jerusalem to Riyadh and beyond began posting congratulatory messages online and

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Elissa Slotkin will win the competitive Michigan Senate race, CNN projects, keeping the seat in Democratic hands and making her the youngest Democratic woman elected to the Senate. She will defeat former Rep. Mike Rogers, who once chaired the House Intelligence Committee and was endorsed by former President

By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin will win reelection in Wisconsin, CNN projects, in a victory for Senate Democrats trying to defend the so-called blue wall states despite losing them at the presidential level and having already lost their majority in the chamber. Baldwin is projected defeat Republican Eric Hovde in a

CNN By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump began his political comeback when many in his own party wanted him to go away. He announced his third White House bid days after Republicans underwhelmed in the 2022 midterm elections, a performance that prominent GOP figures

By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump began his political comeback when many in his own party wanted him to go away. He announced his third White House bid days after Republicans underwhelmed in the 2022 midterm elections, a performance that prominent GOP figures laid

CNN By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump began his political comeback when many in his own party wanted him to go away. He announced his third White House bid days after Republicans underwhelmed in the 2022 midterm elections, a performance that prominent GOP figures

KYW, WHP, CNN By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump began his political comeback when many in his own party wanted him to go away. He announced his third White House bid days after Republicans underwhelmed in the 2022 midterm elections, a performance that prominent

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The ripple effect of Donald Trump’s election victory on Tuesday is already being felt in Washington, DC, where some defendants charged in the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, could soon be pardoned by the incoming president who has promised as much. One rioter wasted no time in citing

By Sarah Ferris and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP are feeling increasingly bullish about holding onto the House of Representatives, believing they have defied political gravity in key suburban seats as President-elect Donald Trump powered his party toward what may become a full sweep of Washington. Dozens of key

By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — With the presidential election called for President-elect Donald Trump, the Biden administration is now preparing for a peaceful transfer of power to its predecessor 76 days from now – even though Trump’s team has actively skipped a series of key deadlines during the initial planning process. Representatives from

CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — It was supposed to be everything short of a free ad – a panel of women not containing their excitement to welcome Kamala Harris, ready to introduce her to their committed daytime audience of exactly the type of women the vice president’s campaign always hoped were going to

CNN By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Paula Reid, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been reelected to the White House as a convicted felon who is awaiting sentencing in his hush money case in New York and still working to stave off prosecution in other

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Tim Sheehy will defeat three-term Montana Sen. Jon Tester, CNN projects, adding to Republicans’ newly won Senate majority. Montana has long been a deep-red state in presidential elections — and every other statewide office is currently held by a Republican. But Tester, a seven-fingered dirt farmer who had

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — It was supposed to be everything short of a free ad – a panel of women not containing their excitement to welcome Kamala Harris, ready to introduce her to their committed daytime audience of exactly the type of women the vice president’s campaign always hoped were going to be

By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on the campaign trail laid out a broad array of ideas aimed at providing tax relief, cutting prices, hiking tariffs and strengthening the economy, which ranks at the top of voters’ concerns. Nearly all of the measures, which lack detail, would require

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has pulled off a stunning victory in the 2024 race. The win for the Republican Party will also see JD Vance sworn in as the first millennial vice president. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with

By Devan Cole, Paula Reid, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been reelected to the White House as a convicted felon who is awaiting sentencing in his hush money case in New York and still working to stave off prosecution in other state

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — With the reelection of Donald Trump, Ukraine may soon have to adjust to a dramatic reduction in US support that could have a decisive impact on the war with Russia. Throughout his campaign, the Republican president-elect and his running mate, JD Vance, have cast strong doubts on continued US

By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president, CNN projected Wednesday, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history that will hand him massive, disruptive power at home and will send shockwaves around the world. Four years after leaving Washington as a pariah, following his attempt to overturn the

CNN By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president, CNN projected Wednesday, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history that will hand him massive, disruptive power at home and will send shockwaves around the world. Four years after leaving Washington as a pariah, following his attempt to overturn

By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s election victory will return him to the White House, but both his allies and detractors have made clear his second time around will look nothing like the first. With the Republican Party now entirely his, its anti-Trump figures banished for good, Trump will enter

By Eric Bradner and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Just two years after winning his first run for political office, Ohio Sen. JD Vance is set to become vice president — ushering a new generation into power and offering a potential glimpse at the Republican Party’s future after President-elect Donald Trump’s second term ends. Vance,

By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has completed a paradigm-shattering political comeback, winning the White House in an election shaped more by Americans’ dissatisfaction with the direction of the country than by Democrats’ dire warnings of the threat the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president poses to its founding

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the New Hampshire governor’s race, CNN projects, completing a political comeback eight years after she lost her Senate seat. Ayotte defeated Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig in the race to replace outgoing GOP Gov. Chris Sununu. The race was a test

By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Republicans will win the US Senate majority, CNN projects, shifting the balance of power in Washington and putting the chamber in position to boost Donald Trump’s presidency. With several races still to be declared, Republicans now have 52 seats in the chamber and will assume control under a yet-to-be

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Deb Fischer will win reelection in Nebraska, defeating an unexpectedly strong challenge from independent Dan Osborn, CNN projects. Fischer was first elected to the Senate in 2012, when she became the first female senator elected to a full term in Nebraska. Prior to being elected to Congress,

By Jeremy Herb, Tami Luhby and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Battleground states continued counting outstanding ballots into the early hours of Wednesday after Election Day voting that largely went smoothly despite fake bomb threats that targeted multiple states. The results showed Donald Trump won the 270 Electoral College votes needed to take the White

By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Republican Bernie Moreno will defeat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, CNN projects, a key pickup for the GOP in a state that’s been trending its way and putting the GOP one step closer to securing the Senate majority. The three-term incumbent was already the last remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will win reelection to a third term, CNN projects, defeating Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred and denying Democrats one of their best chances to mitigate potential losses elsewhere. The Longhorn State has long been a Republican stronghold, with the GOP winning every statewide election there

By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Democrat Angela Alsobrooks will win the Maryland Senate race, CNN projects, defeating Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan, whose candidacy made the race to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin competitive in this otherwise deep-blue state. Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, will be just the fourth Black woman elected to

By Andrew Menezes and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will make history this year, CNN projects. With Donald Trump winning a second term as president, his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, is poised to be sworn in as the nation’s first millennial vice president.

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Sarah McBride, a Delaware state senator, will win her state’s at-large US House seat, making her the first out transgender person to serve in Congress, CNN projects. The at-large seat was vacated when outgoing Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester opted to run for the state’s open US Senate seat. Despite

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein will win North Carolina’s gubernatorial race, CNN projects, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, whose campaign struggled as his history of incendiary remarks became public. Stein, who is currently serving his second term as attorney general, will become the state’s first Jewish governor.

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott will win a second term in Florida, CNN projects, defeating Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in a race that demonstrated the strength of the GOP in a state once considered one of the country’s premier political battlegrounds. With a return to the Senate next year assured, Scott

CNN, POOL, KYW, WPVI, WXIA, WLUK, WMTV, BEN VON KLEMPERER, @KIMJFLANDERS, X, CNN, CNN, POOL, KYW, WPVI, WXIA, WLUK, WMTV, Ben Von Klemperer, @KimJFlanders/X By Tami Luhby, Eric Levenson and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Polls have closed in most of the US while voting continues in some Western states as tens of millions of