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"A republic, if you can keep it," Ben Franklin is alleged to have said. Spoiler alert: We didn't keep it. And now Trump will finish his makeover of the Supreme Court by replacing the two justices who want to retire (Alito and Thomas) with younger, meaner versions. Who will live forever-- or, at least, it will seem like it. And they will rubberstamp Project 2025, every step of the way. There's no silver lining here.

Donald Trump’s remarkable political comeback, culminating in his election to a second term as President, is poised to reshape the trajectory of his numerous legal challenges, many of which have dogged him for years. With the power of the White House, Trump stands to effectively shield himself from the legal accountability he has long sought to avoid—at least for the duration of his presidency. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] He now becomes the first convicted felon to ascend to the presidency, and his sentencing in that New York case is set for later this month, setting up another unprecedented challenge for the judge.

This election cycle, the crypto industry poured over $100 million into races across the country, hoping to assert crypto’s relevancy as a voter issue and usher pro-crypto candidates into office. On Wednesday morning, almost all of the industry’s wishes came true. Republican candidate Donald Trump, who has lavished praise upon Bitcoin this year, won handily against his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris.

An American Psychological Association Poll reported 69% of Americans feel significant stress about the 2024 Election. No kidding? We went to social media to find examples of how Americans managed their election night anxiety. Spoiler alert? Stress eating and drinking alcohol are the top two ways people coped. Stress Eating and Drinking I’ve now entered stress eating on election night territory.

It's hard to know where to start, but let's note Donald J. Trump's posts on Truth Social, where he made baseless claims to try to discourage the Black vote. "Philadelphia and Detroit! Heavy Law Enforcement is there!!!" he wrote. Unsurprisingly, that wasn't a thing. A spokesman in the Philadelphia Police Department told Fortune the department was "not aware of anything at this time." Similarly, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said the only talk about "massive cheating" has come from Trump. "There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation.

The 2024 election was a mixed bag for abortion rights. Voters in seven states moved to protect abortion access by passing ballot initiatives that will amend their state constitutions to include protections for reproductive rights. But similar measures in three other states failed—a blow to abortion-rights supporters. And the country ultimately decided to reelect the man who has claimed credit for the U.