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From abortion rights to minimum wage hikes to legal marijuana, voters’ support for ballot issues didn’t correlate with their support for candidates.

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The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the power to punish perceived foes.

The Great Purge and Resistance 2.0

Musk is showing other members of the ultra-wealthy a bold alternative to stealth politics, urged on by a president-elect who has embraced giving billionaires a seat at the table. If you're rich enough, you can grab power in full public view.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to president-elect Donald Trump, addressing the issues of border crossings and labor mobility, the fentanyl epidemic, illegal arms trafficking, and tariffs

Democrats should stop mocking trump’s ground game snd start learning from it. Cable ads and bussed-in volunteers don’t cut it any more. If the party wants to win, it must engage voters in a collective push for change.