‘History’s greatest comeback’: From Israel to Ukraine, world leaders congratulate Trump on election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it “history’s greatest comeback.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Republican Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s presidential election was “impressive,” and that a Trump administration could help bring about a “just peace” in the Ukraine-Russia war.
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President again: Trump secures historic second White House win
In a stunning comeback, former President Donald Trump recaptured the White House, winning a second term and a “MAGA mandate” that not only followed defeat in 2020, but came after four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions and two assassination attempts.
“We are going to help our country heal,” Mr. Trump told hundreds of supporters packed into the Palm Beach Convention Center.
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Trump wins Pennsylvania, on brink of presidency
Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to victory got incredibly narrow after 2 a.m. Wednesday as former President Donald Trump won Pennsylvania, almost certainly clinching a second term as president.
CNN, NBC and Fox News all called the key swing state and its 19 Electoral College votes for the former president, putting Mr. Trump at 267 votes, just three short of the needed 270.
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Harris won’t appear at her watch party; crowd told to go home
Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t appear at her watch party as it neared 1 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday as her path to victory shrunk, prompting her campaign chief to say she will instead address supporters later in the morning.
“You won’t hear from the vice president tonight,” Harris campaign chair Cedric Richmond told the crowd gathered at Howard University, her alma mater.
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President Biden will not attend Vice President Harris’ election watch party
President Biden will not attend Vice President Kamala Harris’ election-night party, the latest sign that her campaign is distancing itself from the unpopular president.
“Tonight, the president and first lady will watch election results in the White House residence with longtime aides and senior White House staff,” a White House official told The Washington Times. “The president will receive regular updates on the state of races across the country.”
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Trump wins record Hispanic support
Former President Donald Trump saw a massive surge in support from Hispanic voters with the two major media exit polls showing him with at least 43% of their votes.
His strong showing helped power him to fairly easy victories in such heavily Hispanic states as Florida and Texas, where exit polling showed him winning a majority of Latino voters.
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Georgia called for Trump in second battleground state win
Former President Donald Trump won the state of Georgia early Wednesday, his second victory in the seven key battleground states and one that narrows Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances of beating him.
Mr. Trump beat Ms. Harris 50.9% to 48.4% in Georgia, with 94% of the vote counted. He planned to address supporters at a watch party in the Palm Beach Convention Center.
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Early polling shows Trump advantage over Harris
Americans are awaiting the final results of one of the most intense and divisive presidential elections in modern history on Tuesday. Early exit polling shows worrying signs for Vice President Kamala Harris and positive news for former President Donald Trump.
The close of many Election Day polling places brought no immediate winner in the race to 270 Electoral College votes but provided a cascade of new voter data showing the economy and democracy were the most pressing concerns.
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Trump seizes on ‘talk about massive cheating’ in Philadelphia, Detroit
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is sowing seeds of doubt about the election results in “Blue Wall” swing states that could make or break his chances of returning to The White House.
Democrats have warned that Mr. Trump will try to lay the groundwork to challenge the election results if he feels he is losing ground to Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Harris campaign boosts college outreach in campaign’s waning hours, enlists celebrities
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign was devoting its resources on college voters in the election’s final hours Tuesday evening, even tapping Hollywood A-listers.
The Harris campaign said it likes the enthusiasm it sees from college students, with lines in swing states to vote lasting for hours. For example, in North Carolina, long lines remained at Appalachian State University, which sits in a rural district. As of 4:30 pm, there was still a long line to vote.
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Republican governor snubs Trump, votes for Harris in presidential election
Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont crossed party lines Tuesday to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, who went on to win the state.
It is the second straight presidential race that Mr. Scott, a Republican, bucked his party to support the Democratic nominee.
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Early exit polling shows worrying signs for Harris
Early exit polling had some worrying signs for Vice President Kamala Harris early Tuesday evening.
The first CNN exit poll of voters revealed that only 7% of those surveyed are feeling “enthusiastic” about the way things are going in the country.
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WATCH: Dixville Notch splits presidential vote 3-3 in first Election Day vote
In a presidential election that couldn’t be closer, it seemed fitting that the first votes cast on Election Day were evenly split, with three for Donald Trump and three for Kamala Harris.
The tiny New Hampshire resort town Dixville Notch has a tradition that dates back to 1960 for being the first in the nation to complete in-person voting.
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