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President-elect Donald Trump vowed to protect women, whether they like it or not. We’re starting to see what that may look like.
With a Trump presidency on the horizon, the president-elect is choosing his inner circle.
With a Republican-controlled Senate, possibly the House as well, and a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, he now has the opportunity to shift public policy significantly to the right.
American voters put Donald Trump back into the White House with a resounding defeat — not just of Kamala Harris but of the California values she represented.
Election day is finally here, but figuring out who won may take a few days. Experts warn that efforts to undermine the results are already underway and more are expected.
In the final days of the excruciatingly tight 2024 presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, much is still in flux. Here’s what to watch for.
Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are closing their campaigns with messages of love and devotion to America. But their views of love are vastly different, and one is harder to trust than the other.
In the campaign’s final week, Trump returned to New York to feed his ego and the hate of a party that seems to have lost all pretense of wanting a democracy.
Kamala Harris’ politics of joy takes a backseat to warnings about Trump. She’s betting that can sway the last available voters, including ‘soft Republicans.’
California, decidedly blue, is not the make-it-or-break-it state in this election. But no state will be harder hit by Trump’s threatened immigration policies, making it imperative that we speak up for the immigrants who are essential and valued residents of the Golden State.
