A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her election-related criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, although the indictment still stands. Trump and his codefendants were charged in 2023 by Willis’s office for what they alleged was a scheme to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. […]
The European Commission announced a probe into TikTok on Dec. 16, alleging a breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act by allowing interference in the Romanian presidential elections Nov. 24. “We must protect our democracies from any kind of foreign interference,” European Commission President stated Ursula von der Leyen. “Whenever we suspect such interference, especially […]
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 […]
Romania’s top court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, which was won by a populist, Calin Georgescu, who campaigned largely on TikTok. The Constitutional Court’s decision, on Friday, was made days after the current president, Klaus Iohannis, declassified intelligence reports from the Romanian security service that suggest Russia was behind a […]
WASHINGTON—Republicans will have 220 seats in the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress, completing their majority caucus, after the last election to the House with outstanding results was called on Dec. 5. The House Republican Conference declared victory in its quest to retain the majority in 2024’s general elections on Nov. 12, and the […]
District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 25, bringing an end to a highly contentious prosecution and raising questions about whether the charges could once again surface. Chutkan’s dismissal was entered “without prejudice,” which means the charges can hypothetically be brought against Trump at a […]
MONTEVIDEO—Opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99 percent of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought. Yamandu Orsi, the pre-election favorite by a few points, secured a small but comfortable margin of 49.81 percent of the vote to conservative […]
After winning the 2024 presidential election against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, President-elect Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. Here is a timeline of events leading up to Inauguration Day. Post-Election Certification Following the election, results are certified state by state to ensure the accuracy of vote counts, confirm electors from […]
Republican candidate Nick Begich defeated incumbent Democratic rival Rep. Mary Peltola in Alaska’s U.S. House race on Wednesday, providing Republicans with a small victory as they seek to bolster their narrow House majority. The Associated Press called the race in favor of Begich shortly after 9 p.m. ET, with 99 percent of the votes counted. […]
The Democratic Party’s election loss is forcing it to reevaluate its positions on key issues. To examine the task facing the party, NTD spoke with Democratic strategist Robin Biro, who was a regional campaign director for Barack Obama.
In an effort to shield California from anticipated major policy changes from the incoming Trump administration, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Washington this week to discuss zero-emissions policy and disaster relief with Biden administration officials. Newsom also met with the California Democratic congressional delegation. The governor is seeking federal approval for his state’s climate regulations, which […]
The Supreme Court on Nov. 12 turned away former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’s request to transfer his election interference case from a Georgia state court to federal court. The justices issued the court’s new unsigned order without explaining why, as is its custom when rejecting petitions. Meadows filed his petition with […]
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) over the weekend saw his lead over Republican Kari Lake grow in the last uncalled U.S. Senate race from the 2024 election. Gallego is now up by 2.2 percent, or 66,305 votes, according to unofficial results from the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office from Nov. 10. With eight precincts still counting […]
Pennsylvania officials say there is a minimum of 100,000 ballots left to be processed after The Associated Press projected businessman Dave McCormick unseated Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in one of the most contested Senate races in the country. “Throughout the day, the Department has communicated with counties who continue to conduct a secure election where […]
Republican Kari Lake has gained ground in the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Arizona but is still behind Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). Gallego was up by 2.5 percent on Nov. 6. That lead shrank to 1.7 percent on Nov. 7 and 1.5 percent on Friday with more ballots reported. Gallego now has 1.32 […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Mayor London Breed has conceded the race for mayor to philanthropist and Levi Strauss & Co. heir Daniel Lurie on Nov. 7. Lurie earned 56.2 percent, or 119,440 votes after 14 rounds of ranked-choice voting, surpassing the incumbent Breed, who had 93,079 votes, according to a Nov. 7 update from the city’s Department […]
President Joe Biden called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him, while praising Vice President Kamala Harris on her run. Biden also addressed the nation for the first time since Trump won his reelection bid. Republicans inch their way toward taking the House majority. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has formally launched his bid to keep […]
Republican multimillionaire businessman Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in the Nov. 5 election, giving the GOP a crucial extra seat in its majority, projected the Associated Press on Nov. 7. Republicans won Senate control on Election Night and this win brings its majority up to 53 seats to Democrats’ 45, with two […]
Former President Barack Obama and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, on Nov. 6 congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. “Now the results are in, and we want to congratulate President Trump and Senator Vance on their victory,” the Obamas said in a social media post, referring to […]
