Control of the House is still unclear, but President-elect Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party, which has already won a majority in the Senate, are expected to bring significant policy shifts to Congress and cases already before the Supreme Court.
The president-elect held his first formal transition meetings and has been given lists of candidates, but is calling around to friends and allies for ideas.
By Jonathan SwanMaggie Haberman and
The allegation came in a complaint that said Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn activist, had been the target of a second assassination attempt.
By Benjamin WeiserDevlin Barrett and
Elon Musk was with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago when the president-elect spoke with Ukraine’s leader. It is not clear if they discussed any change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine.
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With Trump Tariffs Looming, Businesses Try to ‘Run From a Moving Target’
Companies are filling their warehouses or looking into moving factories as they weigh President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on foreign goods.
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‘An Earthquake’ Along the Border: Trump Flipped Hispanic South Texas
Donald J. Trump’s biggest gains were along the Texas border, a Democratic stronghold where most voters are Hispanic. He won 12 of the region’s 14 counties, up from five in 2016.
By J. David GoodmanEdgar Sandoval and
Trump Names Susie Wiles as His White House Chief of Staff
The president-elect turned to his top political aide to fill a key post managing the White House when he returns to office.
By Maggie Haberman and
With Trump’s Victory, Europe’s Populist Right Sees Return of a Fellow Believer
Viktor Orban of Hungary and other right-wing European politicians hail the return of a U.S. president who shares their tough views on issues like immigration.
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How Trump Won, and How Harris Lost
He made one essential bet: that his grievances would become the grievances of the MAGA movement, and then the G.O.P., and then more than half the country. It paid off.
By Shane GoldmacherMaggie Haberman and
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The victory added to the list of battleground states that Mr. Trump lost in 2020 and flipped back four years later.
By Kellen Browning
President-elect Donald J. Trump ruled out roles for Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo, who served in his previous administration.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Adm. Rob Bauer warned against any peace deal that was too favorable to Russia, arguing that it could undermine American interests.
By Lara Jakes
El presidente entrante ha prometido el mayor esfuerzo de deportación de la historia de EE. UU. Ahora los migrantes están sopesando un nuevo gobierno de Trump a la hora de decidir si viajan a Estados Unidos.
By Julie Turkewitz, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Genevieve Glatsky
President Biden extended the invitation to his former rival as part of a longstanding tradition to help ease the transition to a new administration.
By Michael D. Shear
Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team and a Wall Street financier, is leading the search for appointees while still running his businesses.
By Kate Kelly and Kenneth P. Vogel
Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a delicate endeavor.
By Charlie Savage, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
The incoming president has promised the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. Now migrants are weighing a new Trump administration in deciding whether to trek to the United States.
By Julie Turkewitz, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Genevieve Glatsky
John Podesta, President Biden’s clean energy adviser, said agencies were racing to deliver money from the 2022 climate law before Donald Trump arrives.
By Lisa Friedman
The vice president vacillated on how to talk about the economy, and ended up adopting marginal pro-business tweaks that both corporate and progressive allies agreed made for a muddled message.
By Nicholas Nehamas and Andrew Duehren
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