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Election 2024
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Here's what we know about how Trump will tackle these major issues
Much is still unknown about how Trump will carry out some of his big promises on issues like the economy and immigration, or how he may curb abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights. Project 2025 and what he’s said so far offer some clues.
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America, again, chooses Trump over a woman
Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidency to former President Donald Trump.
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Trump wins a second term in a sharply divided nation
Trump’s victory nods to an intensely polarized nation, where a fractured electorate chose competing visions for the future of the country.
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Pamela Goodwine makes history again as first Black woman on Kentucky Supreme Court
She's no stranger to firsts as the first Black woman in Lexington to be district judge and, later, the first to be circuit judge. Now, she's made history again.
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For the first time, the U.S. Senate will have two Black women
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware will join the small but growing sisterhood of Black women who have served in the upper chamber of Congress.
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Sarah McBride makes history as first transgender member of Congress
She won Delaware's at-large House seat on Tuesday, beating her Republican opponent John Whalen.
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Anxiety, joy and then quiet at Harris' election night party
As results came in, the mood at Howard University changed.
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Democrat Josh Stein wins pivotal North Carolina governor’s race
The state attorney general beat Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who had staked his campaign on promises to ban abortion in the state and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, Decision Desk HQ projects.
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These parents brought their kids to the ballot box, in more ways than one
Parents brought their kids to vote with them in the first election where candidates have started taking the needs of families more seriously. For many, their vote was a vote for their children.
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Control of the House is up for grabs in Election 2024
A few candidates also have a chance to make history this year.