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Trump Prepares To Retake Power, Carry Out Campaign Promises
President-elect Donald Trump is putting the pieces in place for his second term and his allies around him float names of who could be in the next Trump administration. Plus, a look at what President Joe Biden told Trump on the phone after the election. L
Election Day In America: Kamala Harris Delivers Concession Speech
Kamala Harris spoke to supporters at Howard University after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump. Four states are left to project: Arizona, Maine, Nevada, and Alaska. Michigan was called for Donald Trump giving him a full sweep of the blue wal
Election Day In America: Final Hours Of Voting Underway
All across the United States, from Arizona to Pennsylvania, Michigan to Georgia, and battlegrounds in between, the final hours are underway in one of the closest and most consequential presidential races ever. With the time to choose upon us, we bring you
Harris & Trump Barnstorm Swing States In Final Stretch
We are in the final hours of this historic presidential campaign season. Nearly 79 million voters have already cast their ballots through mail or through early person voting. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are closing out t
Key GOP Senator Responds To Trump’s Comments About Cheney
Vice President Kamala Harris is in battleground Wisconsin as her campaign says it fully suspects Donald Trump to fully declare victory before all the votes are in. Plus, former President Trump is in Michigan one day after he called Liz Cheney a war hawk w
Trump, Harris Vie For Sunbelt States With 5 Days Left
The final stretch of the election arrives as presidential transition starts to enter view with new hints today about who might be in a Trump administration and who is already out. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris is calling out Donald Trump for saying h
Trump: “You Can’t Lead America If You Don’t Love America”
Donald Trump is taking advantage of President Bidens gaffe in which he seemingly referred to Trump supporters as garbage. Biden denies thats what he meant but now Kamala Harris is trying to distance herself from the remark if not the president. Plus, th
Detroit’s Plan To Prevent Repeat Of 2020 Election Chaos
In a scene described as utterly catastrophic, an Israeli airstrike hits a multistory building in Gaza and nearly 100 people are killed. CNN is in the region with the aftermath. Plus, we are just one week away from the election and Gov. Roy Cooper of North
Trump Expands Definition Of “Enemy Within”
New fallout after Trumps weekend rally where a comedian called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. Do undecided voters care? Plus, a new lawsuit is asking if artificial intelligence is to blame for a 14-year-olds suicide.Learn more about your ad
Generals Who Served Under Trump Sound Alarm On A Second Term
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell call out Kamala Harris saying that it is her rhetoric that is flaming the flames of political animus. We analyze these remarks. Plus, in a stunning proposal, a Republican leader in a ba