By Alexandra Ulmer and Steve Holland (Reuters) -When Donald Trump took the stage in West Palm Beach, Florida, to claim victory in last week’s presidential election, he called his campaign manager Susie Wiles out from behind a row of his relatives to thank her. “Susie! Susie! Susie likes to stay sort of in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Republicans held on to a narrow edge on Friday as election officials tallied the final votes that will determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives, though Democrats succeeded in flipping a pair of New York state seats. Republicans have secured at least 211 seats, seven short of the majority …
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By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick of Pennsylvania sought a court order that would allow the Republican to challenge provisional ballots en masse in Philadelphia in a race he appears to have won, according to court papers. The counting of the estimated 15,000 to 20,000 provisional ballots cast in …
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By Steve Holland and Alexandra Ulmer WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign managers, will be his White House chief of staff, entrusting a top position to a political operative who helped the Republican win election. The appointment was the first of …
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By Daniel Becerril and Lizbeth Diaz TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) – A caravan of thousands of migrants traveling through Mexico with the hope of reaching the U.S. had shrunk to about half its original size on Thursday as many migrants grapple with their prospects following former U.S. President Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election. Trump clinched …
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By Costas Pitas (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris to win Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election. He will take office on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025. Here is a timeline of events between now and then: – Nov. 26: Trump, the first sitting or former U.S. president to be convicted of a …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday morning, and described the first telephone call between the leaders since Tuesday’s U.S. elections as “very cordial.” Sheinbaum posted on social-media platform X a photo of herself smiling at her desk, adding that she and Trump spoke about the “good relations …
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By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the United States has injected new energy into Brazil’s hard right and stirred hopes that former President Jair Bolsonaro can mirror his return to power despite legal obstacles to running for office in 2026. Although analysts say it is a long-shot, Bolsonaro’s backers are pushing …
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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will face far fewer limits on his power when he is sworn in once more as U.S. president in January, with allies in place across Washington to help him achieve his goals. Trump returns to power as the head of a Republican Party that has been remade …
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By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Donald Trump, who won the U.S. presidential election on Wednesday, has vowed to investigate or prosecute political rivals, election workers and left-wing Americans if he becomes president again. POLITICAL ADVERSARIES Trump has called for investigations into Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and …
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