In the news today: Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States; Republicans take the Senate majority; and abortion rights advocates see more wins than losses. Also, snow finally arrives at Japan's Mount Fuji after the longest wait in 130 years.
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Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party, Wednesday, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Donald Trump wins US presidency
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Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. Read more. |
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With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. The victory validates his bare-knuckle approach to politics. He attacked his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, in deeply personal — often misogynistic and racist — terms as he pushed an apocalyptic picture of a country overrun by violent migrants.
The results cap a historically tumultuous and competitive election season that included two assassination attempts targeting Trump and a shift to a new Democratic nominee just a month before the party’s convention. As he prepares to return to the White House, Trump has vowed to swiftly enact a radical agenda that would transform nearly every aspect of American government. That includes plans to launch the largest deportation effort in the nation’s history, to use the Justice Department to punish his enemies, to dramatically expand the use of tariffs and to again pursue a zero-sum approach to foreign policy that threatens to upend longstanding foreign alliances, including the NATO pact.
- Trump is the first former president to return to power since Grover Cleveland regained the White House in the 1892 election. He is the first person convicted of a felony to be elected president and, at 78, is the oldest person elected to the office. His vice president, 40-year-old Ohio Sen. JD Vance, will become the highest-ranking member of the millennial generation in the U.S. government.
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Republicans take Senate majority with wins in Ohio and West Virginia |
Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP incumbents and wrestling away the majority for the first time in four years. Read more. |
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Democrats watched their efforts to salvage their slim majority slip out of reach. Early in the night, Republicans flipped one seat in West Virginia, with the election of Jim Justice, the state’s governor, who replaced retiring Sen. Joe Manchin.
The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top. Incumbent GOP Sen. Deb Fischer brushed back a surprisingly strong challenge from independent newcomer Dan Osborn.
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Democratic efforts to oust firebrand Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida collapsed. Cruz’s victory came after Democratic efforts to salvage their Senate majority evaporated when Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio lost his reelection to Republican Bernie Moreno, a wealthy Trump-era newcomer.
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Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3
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Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments, leaving bans in place. Read more. |
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Abortion rights amendments also passed in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland and Montana. Nevada voters also approved an amendment, but they’ll need to pass it again in 2026 for it to take effect. Another that bans discrimination on the basis of “pregnancy outcomes” prevailed in New York, while a measure that allows more abortion restrictions and enshrines the state’s current 12-week ban was adopted in Nebraska and a competing one to ensure abortion rights failed.
The Missouri and Florida results represent firsts in the abortion landscape, which underwent a seismic shift in 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Missouri is positioned to be the first state where a vote will undo a ban that’s already in place. Currently, abortion is barred at all stages of pregnancy with an exception only when a medical emergency puts the woman’s life at risk. Most voters supported the Florida measure, but it fell short of the required 60% to pass constitutional amendments in the state.
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ELECTION HEADLINES AP VoteCast: How America voted in 2024
Global reaction: Global leaders congratulate Trump, but his victory looks set to roil the world -- again
Arizona: Troubled by illegal border crossings, Arizona voters approve state-level immigration enforcement
Delaware and Maryland: Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
Another first: Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware to become first openly transgender person to serve in Congress
California propositions: California voters pass tough-on-crime initiative to make some shoplifting, drug offenses felonies
Climate vote: Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives
NY House seats: Democrats oust two House Republicans in New York, clawing back GOP gains
Progressive defeated: Nathan Hochman elected Los Angeles County DA, ousting progressive prosecutor George Gascón
School choice: Kentucky voters defeat a measure intended to allow tax dollar support for private school education
Zooey Zephyr: Silenced transgender state lawmaker wins reelection in Montana
Colorado: Republican US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins after switching districts in Colorado
Hoax threats: Bomb threats in swing states disrupt a mostly smooth Election Day
AP Photos: Across America, elation and dejection as Trump wins the presidency MORE NEWS Torrential rains: Flash flooding blamed for 5 deaths in Missouri, including 2 poll workers
Category 2 forecast: Hurricane Rafael is expected to rapidly intensify as it barrels toward Cuba
Phoenix crash: 5 are killed when small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off
Toxic smog: Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore
Bribery scheme: ‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy contractor behind one of the military’s biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years
Today in History: In 1860, Abraham Lincoln wins the presidency WATCH
Donald Trump: Trump tells supporters: ‘God spared my life for a reason’
Pennsylvania: Priest teaches ancient techniques to survive political turmoil
T Coronae Borealis: Scientists wait for 'zombie' star to be brought back from the dead
Brat summer: ‘Brat’ is the Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
Mount Fuji: Snow finally arrives at Japan's Mount Fuji after the longest wait in 130 years |
A stack of sandwiches featured in "How to Cook Everything Kids" by Mark Bittman. (Ghazalle Badiozamani via AP)
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Mark Bittman’s recipe for a gooey, melty, kid-friendly grilled cheese sandwich
Smushing a cheese sandwich in the pan leaves you with a crisp outside and gooey inside, says Mark Bittman in his cookbook “How to Cook Everything Kids.” You will need a couple cans from the pantry or a small heavy pot for this one. |
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