American Democracy Will Be Tested

Dana Hull | (TNS) Bloomberg News No billionaire did more to help Donald Trump win the U. S. presidential election than Elon Musk. The Tesla Inc. and SpaceX boss will now find out whether it pays off or he ends up getting burned. Musk, whose growing political apparatus has already proved its mettle, will gain more than just an ally in the White House.

Donald Trump’s election victory was history-making in several respects, even as his defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris prevented other firsts. She would have been the nation’s first Black and South Asian woman to be president. He’s the oldest to be elected At 78, Trump is the oldest person elected to the U.

By COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s presidential win is going to be certified in Congress in January by the candidate he beat, Vice President Kamala Harris. Under the Constitution, the vice president is the head of the Senate, and it’s the role of the Senate president to declare the result of a White House election. That happens Jan.

Colorado continued its recent pattern of voting in presidential elections with most of the major metro areas solidly Democratic and the Eastern Plains solidly Republican. A handful of counties were somewhere in the middle, with Pueblo County leaning slightly Republican. RELATED: 5 takeaways from Colorado’s 2024 election — including reactions as a new Trump era looms Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot. Related Articles Election | 5 takeaways from Colorado’s 2024 election — including reactions as a new Trump era looms Election | Colorado 2024 election results: Who won, who lost and races still too close to call Election | Kamala Harris wins Colorado in presidential election, AP projects Election | Live Denver election results Election | PHOTOS: Election Day 2024 in Colorado

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s impending return to the White House means he’ll want to stand up an entirely new administration from the one that served under President Joe Biden. His team is also pledging that the second won’t look much like the first one Trump established after his 2016 victory. The president-elect now has a 75-day transition period to build out his team before Inauguration Day arrives on Jan.

By TIA GOLDENBERG TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Donald Trump will return to the U. S. presidency at a time of unprecedented conflict and uncertainty in the Middle East. He has vowed to fix it. But Trump’s history of strong support for Israel coupled with his insistence during the campaign that the war in Gaza should end quickly, the isolationist forces in the Republican party and his penchant for unpredictability raise a mountain of questions over how his second presidency will affect the region at this pivotal moment. Barring the achievement of elusive cease-fires before the inauguration, Trump will ascend to the highest office in the country as a brutal war in Gaza still rages and Israel presses its offensive against the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group.