WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be his U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of…
Jamal Simmons, a former communications director for Kamala Harris, made an unlikely suggestion about how the vice president might still have a chance of becoming president in 2024: If Joe Biden steps down from office. Asked on Sunday what they thought would be the most important thing to watch for in the 71 days until…
Arizona, famous for its extended post-election ballot count, on Saturday became the last state in the nation called in the 2024 presidential race. The Associated Press, CNN and NBC on Saturday affirmed that Republican Donald Trump won the state. The news means Trump has completed a sweep of all seven battleground states, locking in a…
WASHINGTON − Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined the first phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Trump’s election on Tuesday, media outlets reported, raising questions about his potentially outsized role in the upcoming administration. A spokesperson for Zelenskyy described the call as a positive one based on comments from both…
WASHINGTON − Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his decisive election win as the Ukrainian leader seeks continued U.S. support for his country’s war against Russia. Zelenskyy, in a post on X, said he had an “excellent call” with Trump and “congratulated him on his…
Former President Donald Trump was elected to a second term Wednesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris —and leaving many wondering if the president-elect can run for a third term in 2028. Though two states are left to be called, Trump has 295 electoral votes, while Harris has 226. Here’s what to know about what’s next for…
President-elect Donald Trump is headed back to the White House, and that may prompt the question of whether he can run again in the 2028 elections. Trump is the second president to lose the White House and win it back four years later. But a third term? He has been inconsistent in his remarks about running…
Former President Donald Trump told supporters at a victory celebration in Florida early Wednesday morning his election to a second term amounted to “a magnificent victory for the American people.” Trump addressed the crowd gathered at the Palm Beach County Convention Center at 2:30 a.m. ET after winning three crucial swing states – North Carolina,…
While a watch party has kicked off at the Palm Beach Convention Center, there’s another festive gathering at Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago club with Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in attendance. An estimated 1,000 people are gathered at the private club where they have enthusiastically cheered a string of states called for Trump. As…
A Michigan attorney has sued billionaire and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk for allegedly fraudulently inducing people to sign a petition for a chance to win $1 million. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, alleged that Musk’s political action committee’s lottery to win $1 million was…