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And so this is how the Obama era of Hope & Change really ends. With the world turned upside down, and with President Obama having to pass... Read More
I sat watching in astonishment. The one who couldn’t bear to show up to concede was not, as expected, Donald Trump, but Hillary... Read More
Donald Trump was right. During a rally last week in Minnesota, as Trump rooted around traditionally Democratic turf for electoral votes that... Read More
Donald Trump remade the Republican Party along the way to his shocking rise to the presidency. One of... Read More
Donald Trump has done what Ronald Reagan did. He beat back a hostile press, smears by his opponent, outrage by foreign leaders, vast campaign... Read More
I don’t respect this election result. I must abide by it, of course. But I don’t respect it. I respect the people who voted for... Read More
The nation’s cultural and political elite has been handed its walking papers by the American electorate. What just happened is the most... Read More
In the end, history was indeed made here. Just not the way she, her backers, and most everyone who studies the complexities of our political... Read More
I began election night writing a column that started with words from an immigrant, my friend Lesley Goldwasser, who came to America from... Read More
There's something glorious about election night in America. Whatever you say about the American people, they turn solemn and thoughtful... Read More
Weâre about to see how strong the American system really is. Read More
Barack Obama was extremely skilled â unparalleled, perhaps â at getting voters to vote for him. It turns out he utterly... Read More
As someone who had, just 24 hours earlier, asserted that Latino voters would turn out in droves for Hillary Clinton and help save the... Read More
Here is what eight years of President Obama's "post-racial" reign have wrought. The weekend before Election Day, Hillary Clinton grinned from... Read More
The Founders were wary of demagogues and created a political system of checks and balances to weaken the chance that one would take power.... Read More
The wisdom on Wall Street is that Hillary Clinton is the safe choice. She's the certainty candidate to Donald Trump's uncertainty. So when... Read More
The places that feel most left behind in a changing America propelled Donald Trump to a stunning victory over Hillary Clinton Tuesday... Read More
Election 2016: To say that Donald Trump's decisive election victory is a stunning development is the understatement of the century. This... Read More
President Donald Trump. Three words that were unthinkable to tens of millions of Americans — and much of the rest of the world —... Read More
Donald Trump’s election as the 45th president of America, conceded by Secretary of State Clinton early this morning, will go down in... Read More
DONALD TRUMP was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday. Those are words we hoped never to write. But Mr. Trump shocked... Read More
Hillary Clinton sounded a confident note Monday as she sought to cut off any path to 270 electoral votes for Donald Trump on the final full... Read More
For all the turmoil, turbulence, and sheer reality-show melodrama of the 2016 presidential campaign, the actual results appear more likely to... Read More
Political correctness functions like a despotic regime. We resent it but we tolerate it. Read More
FOR HILLARY Clinton, the road to the White House looks like the ultimate game of “Survivor.’’ At the end, she could become... Read More
Election Day is upon us. At this point, you’ve heard the evidence. You’ve heard lots of arguments from all sides. You’ve... Read More
On the verge of making history as the first woman president, Hillary Clinton closed out her campaign Monday focused on a more daunting task... Read More
So far, the 2016 race has defied all predictions and broken all the rules. But take comfort. After the wildest presidential campaign in our... Read More
Elections are meant to be civic reflections of who we are, not fun-house mirrors of grotesque distortion. As Americans vote, the only... Read More
“Drain the swamp!” GOP presidential nominee Donald J. Trump has insisted before huge, increasingly confident crowds. But this... Read More
The politics of exploiting racism, bigotry, hatred, and fear has long been a core strategic component of the Republican Party. In this... Read More
The Republican nominee for president is a racist, sexist threat to American democracy — and this time, we really mean it. In a... Read More
Donald Trump campaigned at a packed and raucous arena here Monday night, rallying the same supporters who gave him his first political... Read More
On a golden autumn morning eight years ago — the day after America elected its first black president -- I took a photo of my... Read More
By Peter Schweizer, Government Accountability InstituteIn early 2015, with the release of my new book Clinton Cash imminent, I reached... Read More
Fairly early into his speech in Michigan on Sunday night, Donald Trump stated thatfive years ago he had been honored as Michigan “Man... Read More
There’s plenty of uncertainty about the outcome of the election tomorrow, but if Hillary Clinton wins the White House and the Democrats... Read More
We cheapen politics when we look to courts at the expense of the ballot box. Read More
Americans streamed to the polls under clear skies in much of the country Tuesday to bring the presidential election between Hillary Clinton... Read More
Theyâve talked about a woman president for 60 years. She was supposed to be perfect. Hillary isnât that. But... Read More
Never in history have more people predicted a leading presidential candidate would quit the race, and never have more people been wrong. As... Read More
Throughout the election, our forecast models have consistently come to two conclusions. First, that Hillary Clinton was more likely than not... Read More
PHILADELPHIA—The Democratic Party’s biggest celebrities descended on the City of Brotherly... Read More
If you'll permit me a personal note on Election Eve (and if you won't permit it, feel free to stop reading now!):I've had 30 lucky years in... Read More
Whether he wins or loses, we need more people like Donald Trump in politics. I don’t mean to suggest ambitious Republicans — or... Read More
Hillary Clinton often gets described as an incrementalist, with a relatively modest agenda. This makes sense, given that she spent the past... Read More
Black voters could be the key to a Trump victory Tuesday. Preliminary figures released over the last week or so suggest that black voter... Read More
Hispanic voters were largely credited with President Obama’s victory in 2012, but they weren’t as crucial as many believed. Mr.... Read More
Venezuela is sliding further and further into the abyss as the regime of Nicolas Maduro continues to try to run out the clock—keeping... Read More

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was right.During a rally last week in Minnesota, as the GOP nominee rooted around in traditionally Democratic turf for electoral votes that could launch him to the White House, he shrugged at detractors who doubted his seemingly long-shot strategy.“So far, in two years, I’ve been right and they’ve been wrong,” Trump said of the television pundi Read More

Republicans retained control of both chambers of Congress Tuesday night, riding Donald Trump’s surprising strength on Election Day to hand the president-elect a unified Republican government. Republicans went into Tuesday confident about their chances to maintain control of the House and cautiously optimistic about the Senate, but Trump’s surge in states that few expected to be in play Read More

The drama Tuesday night surrounded Donald Trump’s shocking upset of Hillary Clinton, but House race results also proved heartening to Republicans, as the party kept its solid hold on the lower chamber. Combined with minimal losses in the Senate, Trump will likely take office with a Republican Congress behind him.Though not all results were in by early Wednesday morning, Democrats peeled off, Read More
