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In the battleground state of Pennsylvania, voters from all cultures and creeds wanted change.

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Intense discussions on potential staff appointments for Trump's second term at Mar-a-Lago Club post-election.

US President-elect Donald Trump achieved a resounding victory on several fronts. He will comfortably govern with a likely majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives, with little to no opposition from Republican members of Congress.

With a resounding victory in the US presidential election, Donald Trump can now claim a sweeping mandate to implement his agenda, both foreign and domestic.

San Francisco’s first Black female mayor conceded the race for mayor to Levi Strauss heir after a brutal campaign over homelessness and public safety

Incumbent leaders used to have the edge. Kane noted that incumbents still won overwhelmingly in the US Congress, and he expected future presidents to enjoy an incumbency advantage in more stable times.

Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris's drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and recrimination in the aftermath of a devastating repudiation.

Republican Donald Trump won the United States presidential election by 312 electoral votes to 226 for Democrat Kamala Harris. Trump carried the seven key states of Georgia (16 electoral votes), North Carolina (16), Arizona (11), Nevada (six), Wisconsin (ten), Michigan (15) and Pennsylvania (19).

Wiles, 67, who stressed discipline as Trump re-election chief, to become first ever female presidential chief of staff

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made the first appointment of his new administration -- naming a chief of staff -- with other key jobs set to be filled in the "days and weeks ahead," according to his team.