US Election

In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her mom also ordered her and her sister a self-defence kit that included keychain spikes, a hidden knife key and a personal alarm. It's a response to an emboldened fringe of right-wing manosphere influencers who have seized on Republican Donald Trump's presidential win to justify and amplify misogynistic derision and threats online. Many have appropriated a 1960s abortion rights rallying cry, declaring Your body, my choice at women online and on college campuses. For many women, the words represent a worrying harbinger of what might lie ahead as some men perceive the election results as a rebuke of reproductive rights and women's rights. The fact that I feel like I have to carry around pepper spray like this is sad, said Perez, a 19-year-old political science student in Wisconsin. Women want and deserve to feel safe. Isabelle Frances-Wright, director of technology and societ

Donald Trump's personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore. With a rapid assembly of his second administration faster than his effort eight years ago the former and incoming president has combined television personalities, former Democrats, a wrestling executive and traditional elected Republicans into a mix that makes clear his intentions to impose tariffs on imported goods and crack down on illegal immigration but leaves open a range of possibilities on other policy pursuits. The president has his two big priorities and doesn't feel as strongly about anything else so it's going to be a real jump ball and zigzag, predicted Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence during Trump's 2017-21 term. In the first administration, he surrounded himself with more conservative ...

Donald Trump won a second term as President of the United States after securing 295 electoral votes in the 2024 presidential election, defeating Democratic rival Kamala Harris, who garnered 226 votes

Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's prodigious fundraising operation raised more than USD 1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump but the vice-president is still pushing donors for more money after the election. Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris supporters without expressly asking them to cover any potential debts, enticing would-be donors instead with other matters -- the Republican president-elect's picks for his upcoming administration and a handful of pending congressional contests where ballots are still being tallied. "The Harris campaign certainly spent more than they raised and is now busy trying to fundraise," said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic strategist from Michigan. He said he was asked by the campaign after its loss to Trump to help with fundraising. The party is flooding Harris' lucrative email donor list with near-daily appeals aimed at small-dollar donors -- those whose contributions are measured in the hundreds of dollars or less. But Hemond said

After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the US House -- they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo. House Republicans will hold onto a thin majority, and while the chamber's exact partisan divide is still to be determined as votes are tallied in a handful of states, the results of 435 House races nationwide have produced hardly any change to the makeup of the chamber. In fact, it's more like a stalemate: Republicans and Democrats have each flipped seven seats, while just eight incumbents nationwide have lost their races. The results show just how entrenched the political dynamics have become in a legislative chamber that is meant to closely reflect the will of the people. Neither Donald Trump's sweep of swing states nor a record of two years marked by infighting among GOP House members seemed to weigh much on House election results. Instead, the contest for control of the chamber boiled down

The announcement of Robert F Kennedy Jr's appointment follows Donald Trump's promise to let him 'go wild on health'

Donald Trump's second term plans in White House include mass deportations, revisiting the Paris deal, tough trade tariffs, and controversial policies, sparking legal and political battles

Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, a nod to Musk-backed Dogecoin, will work to "enhance" the US governance system by dismantling bureaucracy

Ex-US spy John Ratcliffe has been a loyal supporter of Trump and is known for his work on intelligence and national security. His nomination as the CIA chief has received praise from key US lawmakers

Donald Trump's return to the White House sees cabinet picks focusing on immigration reform, national security, and deregulation. Here's a look at the key appointments and their expected roles

Border walls and policy brawls: Project 2025 fuels fears of radical policy shifts as its far-right proposals, from immigration to education, keep the US on the edge

A judge is due to decide Tuesday whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money case because of a US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. New York Judge Juan M Merchan, who presided over Trump's historic trial, is now tasked with deciding whether to toss out the jury verdict and order a new trial or even dismiss the charges altogether. The judge's ruling also could speak to whether the former and now future commander-in-chief will be sentenced as scheduled November 26. The Republican won back the White House a week ago but the legal question concerns his status as a past president, not an impending one. A jury convicted Trump in May of falsifying business records related to a USD 1,30,000 payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016. The payout was to buy her silence about claims that she had sex with Trump. He says they didn't, denies any wrongdoing and maintains the prosecution was a political tactic meant to harm his latest campaign. Jus

Women in the United States are using TikTok and X to link the 4B movement to their struggles under Donald Trump

Trump's policies can be positive for US growth but can lead to slower growth, currency volatility in other economies.

Days after the defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential elections, a top Indian American Congressman on Sunday said that the Democratic Party should focus only on addressing the economic hardships of the people. We need to have a vision on building new factories, on helping raise the minimum wage, on dealing with childcare, and emphasizing that our party has a better economic story," said Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley in the US House of Representatives told CBS News in an interview. We did not have a compelling enough economic vision. The Democratic Party should have one simple mission, and that is to address the economic hardships and struggles of many Americans, not just working-class Americans, a large slice of Americans who feel the American Dream has slipped away for their families and their kids, Khanna said. "I think that could unify our party, moderates and progressives. It transcends race and will help us with Latino voters, Black voters, white working-class .

From presidential immunity to control over the Supreme Court, Donald Trump marks a powerful comeback in his second term as US president

Trump's chief of staff pick, Susie Wiles, will oversee White House strategy, coordination, and policy decisions

US election results: A Trump sweep is positive for equities and reinforces Julius Baer's long-standing preference of US equities over Europe

Of the view that the comeback of president-elect Donald Trump is the American comeback, entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday said that the country deserves a "badass commander-in-chief" right now and that's exactly what it got. Trump, 78, not only won the November 5 presidential elections in both popular votes and electoral college votes but also got the Republican Party control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Here's the reason why Donald Trump won by the largest margin of any president in modern history. He's not an ideologue. He's not a policy wonk. He's an American badass. They tried to DQ him, jail him, kill him (twice). None of it worked. Our self-appointed betters' in the media misunderstood him, underestimated him, doubted him, Ramaswamy said on Wednesday. But not once during this campaign did Trump misunderstand, underestimate, or doubt himself. As everyone at Mar-a-Lago celebrated around him last night, I watched him unfazed, with full

Shortly after she conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris said the light of America's promise will always burn bright and pledged to usher in a peaceful transition of power. In an emotional address to her supporters at her alma mater Howard University, Harris urged them to accept the results and that the fight to protect the ideals of the country will continue. My heart is full today full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country, and full of resolve, she said. The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for. But hear me when I say, the light of America's promise will always burn bright, she added. Harris said she spoke to President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his victory. I told Trump that we will help him and his team in their transition and that we will engage in a peaceful transition of power, she said, adding, In our nation, we owe .