"In addition to overcoming people’s prejudices, Democrats must overcome ignorance, misinformation, and disinformation," writes one reader. Another: "The Democrats are too willing to lend a hand to the weak and helpless and not willing enough to improve the lot of the average voter.

Calls to a voting helpline increased massively relative to the 2020 election, according to data shared exclusively with Newsweek.

Donald Trump's election victory immediately sent financial markets into a frenzy. Stocks soared to records on the prospect of tax cuts and looser regulation. Bank stocks in particular got a lift amid speculation of increased deal activity.

Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread backlash against trans rights. For America's LGBTQ+-rights movement, it adds up to one of the most sustained setbacks in its history.

Maps show us how the US states have voted over time in 60 presidential elections — and who have been the winners and losers along the way.

There is no evidence the election was rigged or that the destruction of a SpaceX satellite was part of a cover-up.

The president-elect is under three criminal indictments from one state and two federal cases, and he is awaiting sentencing in a fourth case. Here’s what’s likely to happen.

A large batch of absentee-ballot results reported late on election night from Milwaukee was normal under Wisconsin counting procedures and “forecasted,” the state Elections Commission chair said in response to posts online suggesting the sudden appearance of votes mostly favoring Democrats was proof of fraud.

A Republican who unsuccessfully ran for a South Shore and Cape Cod Senate seat turned to a Boston court this month in an effort to overturn the results of her Republican primary election this

Washington — It's one week after Election Day 2024, and while control of the White House and the Senate have been decided, in a handful of races for the U.S. House of Representatives, the results are still outstanding, and their outcomes will determine Republicans' margins in the lower chamber.

While Republicans will control both chambers, with eight House races and one Senate race still uncalled, it remains to be seen how large their majorities will be — and therefore how easily they can move to implement Trump's agenda.

Consumer prices rose 2.6% in October compared to a year ago, ticking upward from the previous month and reversing some of the cooldown achieved in recent months, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on Wednesday showed. The fresh report matched economists' expectations.