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Howard University hoped to make history. Now it’s ready for a different role.Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. Today, students at one of America’s top HBCUs wrestle with the fallout.
The ExplainerTrump plans the ‘largest deportation’ ever. Here’s how it might start.President-elect Trump and key immigration advisers are preparing to follow through on his promise of mass deportations. But the effort faces legal and logistical uncertainties.
Nomination of RFK Jr. reflects a broader shake-up in the politics of healthThe pandemic turned many people against public health experts – creating the opening that has resulted in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Cabinet nomination.
First LookMakeup of the US House hardly changed, leaving GOP to work with a slim majorityVoters stuck with the status quo on Election Day, ensuring that Republicans will hold onto a thin majority in the House and producing barely any change to the makeup of the chamber.
Trump promised to pardon Jan. 6 felons. Where does that stand now?President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll pardon many of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol – a potentially controversial precedent.
Trump’s eye-popping Cabinet picks show his top priority: LoyaltyDonald Trump’s controversial Cabinet choices came after other picks that were deemed more credible. It’s now a litmus test for Republican senators.
GOP senators are already balking at Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney generalRepublican senators reacted with shock and incredulity to the news that Donald Trump wants Matt Gaetz to be attorney general.
John Thune’s leadership win shows limits of MAGA’s reach in SenateBy picking South Dakota Sen. John Thune as majority leader, Senate Republicans elevated an institutionally minded, old-school conservative. Mr. Thune promised to enact President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.
Elon Musk helped Trump win. How much influence will he wield now?The richest person in the world is taking aim at the federal bureaucracy, looking to cut waste and reduce regulations. Will Musk bring real change or just a slew of conflicts of interest?
Trump’s Day 1 promises are ambitious – and controversialDonald Trump has vowed that on his first day in office, he’ll begin mass deportations, pardon Jan. 6 rioters, and start dismantling the “deep state,” among other things.
First LookDonald Trump’s new White House begins to take shapeAmong Donald Trump’s picks for key roles in his second administration are Susie Wiles for chief of staff, Elise Stefanik for United Nations ambassador, and Tom Homan and Stephen Miller for a pair of roles that will include immigration enforcement.
California backlash hands defeat to progressive criminal justice reformThey gave Kamala Harris full support, but in a backlash, California voters turned tough on crime, turning down progressive criminal justice reforms.
Giddy with Trump promises, markets downplay deportation, tariff threats to growthThe prospect of lower taxes and deregulation has pushed stock prices to new records. But mass deportations and tariffs may slow economic growth.
‘A slap in the face.’ For many US women, Harris loss to Trump feels personal.Donald Trump has now twice defeated a seasoned female candidate for president. For some discouraged women voters, this latest loss raises stark questions about why America hasn’t shattered its highest glass ceiling.
Ukraine’s Pokrovsk was about to fall to Russia 2 months ago. It’s hanging on.
Howard University hoped to make history. Now it’s ready for a different role.
Cover StoryWomen in construction find solidarity as ‘sisters in the brotherhood’
What Trump’s historic victory says about America
Worries rise over a Trump ‘warrior board’ to remove officers ‘unfit for leadership’
