President-elect Donald Trump has formally won the Electoral College, officially securing the presidency on Tuesday. Trump reached the milestone when electors in Texas awarded him the state’s 40 electoral votes and sealed his victory. Texas officials joined other presidential electors across the country as they convened at their respective state capitols to cast their electoral […]
President-elect Donald Trump sued The Des Moines Register and a pollster on Dec. 16 for publishing a poll ahead of the 2024 election that showed Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Trump in Iowa. The poll, conducted by the Register and a polling partner, found that 47 percent of respondents chose Harris, compared with 44 […]
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech to students in Maryland on Tuesday, urging them not to be discouraged by her election defeat and to remain committed to fighting for their ideals. “Over the past several weeks, since the election, I have received tens of thousands of letters from people across our nation,” Harris said […]
The New York Young Republican Club held its 112th annual gala on Sunday at Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, where over 1,000 conservative media figures, political operatives, social media influencers, and lawmakers were in attendance. “There is only one path forward for Republican success, and it is through Trumpism,” said Gavin Wax, the club’s […]
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden spoke at the Democratic National Committee’s holiday party on Sunday, urging Democrats to quickly recover from the election loss and engage with the American people. “We all get knocked down. My dad was saying, ‘When you get knocked down, you just got to get up. Get up,’” Biden said. “The measure of […]
The Democratic Party is assessing its presidential election loss and charting a path forward. For a read on where the party stands, NTD’s Chris Beers sat down with moderate Democrat New York City councilman Robert F. Holden for his take on the state of the party he’s represented for 50 years.
Vice President-elect JD Vance visits Fairview, North Carolina, on the morning of Dec. 6. Hurricane Helene devastated the region two months ago. Vance will meet with first responders, receive an update on recovery efforts, and survey a Samaritan’s Purse home recovery project. He will also meet with the family of Battalion Chief Tony Ray Garrison, […]
CHICAGO—In a speech at his foundation’s Democracy Forum, former President Barack Obama advocated pluralism to an audience of Democrats still reeling from the party’s losses in this election cycle. “In a democracy, power comes from forging alliances and building coalitions and making room in those coalitions not only for the woke, but also for the […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosts Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whom President-elect Donald Trump chose to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, on Capitol Hill as they address “major reform ideas” to save costs in the government on Dec. 5. Schedule: 1:45 p.m. ET – Musk/Republicans stakeout 2:00 p.m. ET – Meeting (likely […]
Former Republican presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the Aspen Security Summit at 2:45 p.m. ET on Dec. 4. Ramaswamy has been appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, along with Elon Musk.
The 2024 presidential election may be remembered as the moment Americans abandoned the issues that defined the post-Cold War era and formed new political coalitions based on class, some experts say. President-elect Donald Trump solidified his hold on the working class in his second electoral victory, even as voters with higher incomes and education levels […]
LOS ANGELES—Democrat Derek Tran ousted Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel in a Southern California House district Wednesday that was specifically drawn to give Asian Americans a stronger voice on Capitol Hill. Steel said in a statement that “like all journeys, this one is ending for a new one to begin.” When she captured the seat […]
Vice President Kamala Harris, who returned this week from a post-election vacation in Hawaii, told supporters during a call with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Nov. 26 that they still have power, even in uncertain times. “The outcome of this election, obviously, is not what we wanted. It is not what we work so hard […]
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Nov. 22 his plans to nominate Wall Street billionaire financier Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary. Bessent, 62, the founder of Key Square Group and Trump’s 2024 economic adviser, will serve in one of the most influential economic positions in the White House. By overseeing the Treasury Department, Bessent, if confirmed […]
Nick Rathod, former senior political adviser for presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former campaign manager for Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, discussed with NTD’s Steve Lance the failures of the Democratic Party in the Nov. 5 election, how President-elect Donald Trump reached younger voters, and the shifts of demographics toward Trump.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to cut government spending by reasserting the presidential power of impoundment. NTD spoke with Lawrence Wilson, political reporter with The Epoch Times, to get a better understanding of impoundment, and Trump’s strategy.
