An American Tragedy  —  The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism.

Obama phones Trump, offers White House invitation  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama called President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his election victory and invite him to the White House on Thursday to discuss “the smooth transition of power,” the White House said.

We are still the country that produced George Wallace.  We are still the country that killed Emmett Till.  —  Around 11:30 on Tuesday night, I left CBS News studios in New York City to take a walk and call my wife.  We talked about the election.  We talked about the very real chance of President Donald Trump.

CBS News Exit Polls: How Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency  —  Many observers thought this presidential election would be decided by Donald Trump's polarizing rhetoric, his history of behavior toward women and his questionable qualifications for the office.

Meet Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting  —  President-elect Donald Trump does not have the traditional cadre of Washington insiders and donors to build out his Cabinet, but his transition team has spent the past several months quietly building a short list of industry titans and conservative activists …

Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment  —  Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.

The Democratic Party Establishment Is Finished  —  What a joke.  —  The Democrats will now control next to nothing above the municipal level.  Donald Trump will be president.  We are going to be unpacking this night for the rest of our lives, and lives beyond that.

Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout  —  It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging.  When might we expect them to recover?  —  Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty.  The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects …

Trump will be the 4th president to win the Electoral College after getting fewer votes than his opponent  —  But it may become more and more common, given shifting demographics.  —  Donald Trump won the electoral college, but when all the votes are counted, it's likely he will have received fewer votes …

McConnell says GOP will quickly repeal Obamacare  —  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled the Senate would move swiftly to repeal Obamacare now that the GOP Congress will have a Republican president next year.  —  “It's pretty high on our agenda as you know,” the Kentucky Republican said on Wednesday.

Joint Statement from California Legislative Leaders on Result of Presidential Election  —  SACRAMENTO - California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) released the following statement on the results of the President election:

Celebs who said they'd leave country if Trump won  —  Dozens of celebrities vowed to leave the country if Donald Trump  —  won the White House, saying they'd flee to everywhere from Canada to Jupiter.  —  The threat is a common one after any election outcome: Canada's immigration website crashed …

Scott Walker: Get rid of the filibuster for Trump  —  (CNN)Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday in the wake of Donald Trump's surprising victory that Republicans should get rid of the Senate filibuster.  —  Republicans maintained control of the House and Senate on Election Day …

How did polls miss the presidential election result so badly?  —  Heading into Election Day, virtually all public polling — at the national and swing-state level — pointed to a relatively easy victory for Democrat Hillary Clinton.  That, um, didn't happen.

Lady Gaga Protests in Front of Trump Tower  —  Lady Gaga held a protest of one at Trump Tower after it became clear that Donald Trump would win the presidency.  —  Propped up on the side of a New York City sanitation truck, the Hillary Clinton supporter and native New Yorker held up a sign that read “Love trumps hate.”

Trump Tower Is Now Heavily Fortified Behind Big Concrete Barriers  —  The NYPD is helping the Secret Service ramp up security outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue this afternoon to levels befitting the president-elect, according to an NYPD spokesman.  In addition to the row …

2016 Election Night  —  Recounts?  —  The Appeal Of The Outsider  —  The Associated Press has called Pennsylvania for Trump.  —  Gary Johnson And Jill Stein Didn't Elect Trump  —  Parties Are Weak.  Partisanship Is Strong.  Or Is It?

How Obama Inadvertently Set the Stage for Trump's Presidency  —  His healthy job approval ratings masked a deep, widespread dissatisfaction of a country desperate for change.  —  Don­ald Trump re­made the Re­pub­lic­an Party along the way to his shock­ing rise to the pres­id­ency.

Omarosa: Trump camp keeping list of enemies  —  will keep a list of Republicans who voted against the GOP nominee in the presidential election.  —  “It's so great our enemies are making themselves clear so that when we get in to the White House, we know where we stand,” the former “Apprentice” …

Ilhan Omar will be nation's first Somali-American legislator  —  “It's the beginning of something new,” said Omar, who faced only nominal Republican opposition in a heavily DFL Minneapolis district.  —  Video (03:13) : Ilhan Omar became the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature representing Minneapolis' district 60B.

Trump sounding different note on jailing Clinton  —  appears to be sounding a different note about jailing Hillary Clinton  —  as president-elect, and it's unclear whether the Republican will stick to his earlier threat.  —  “Lock her up” chants have been a standard feature of Trump campaign events …

Trump Can Kill Obamacare With Or Without Help From Congress  —  President-elect Donald Trump has promised over and over in recent months that he will repeal and replace Obamacare when he reaches the White House.  —  “Obamacare is a disaster.  You know it.  We all know it,” Trump said at a debate last month.

How Trump Won  —  The places that feel most left behind in a changing America propelled Donald Trump to a stunning victory over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night.  —  In his unexpected win, Trump mobilized enormous margins among rural and exurban voters, and crushing advantages among blue-collar whites.