It's now on America's institutions — and the Republican Party — to check Donald Trump  —  We're about to see how strong the American system really is.  —  Donald Trump has won the election.  Now it is up to America's institutions, and the people within them, to check his worst instincts.

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: Our Unknown Country  —  We still don't know who will win the electoral college, although as I write this it looks — incredibly, horribly — as if the odds now favor Donald J. Trump.  What we do know is that people like me, and probably like most readers of The New York Times …

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 …

Inside the Loss Clinton Saw Coming  —  “We have some news.  It's not good.”  —  Hillary Clinton's communications director Jennifer Palmieri filled the candidate in as the plane landed in Iowa, with campaign manager Robby Mook in the huddle.  Jim Comey's letter had hit when they were still in the air …

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” …

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.

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.

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 …

Absorbing the Impossible  —  I sat watching in astonishment.  The one who couldn't bear to show up to concede was not, as expected, Donald Trump, but Hillary Clinton.  —  I thought the hard-core support for Trump had dwindled down to a hardy band of loyalists: Rudy, Newt, Chris, Sarah …

Putin applauds Trump win and hails new era of positive ties with US  —  Russian president is among first to congratulate Republican on his surprise victory in the US elections  —  After an election campaign in which Russia has been openly accused of interfering in favour of Donald Trump …

Dow futures down 300 as election looks tighter than expected  —  Stock futures plunged as traders watched for the outcome in a presidential race that continued to be extremely tight.  —  Investors moved into bonds and stock futures fell as traders questioned whether Democrat Hillary Clinton could win the race, as expected.

The Huffington Post ending editor's note that called Donald Trump ‘racist’  —  The Huffington Post's editor's note calling Donald Trump as a “racist” and “xenophobe” is no more, a source in the newsroom tells POLITICO.  —  For months, every story on the Huffington Post about Trump came …

Hillary Clinton Publicly Concedes: ‘This Is Painful and It Will Be for a Long Time’  —  Hillary Clinton formally and publicly conceded to Donald Trump this morning after an upset defeat in the presidential election.  —  “Last night I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country.

RNC model showed Trump losing  —  The GOP shared its analysis with reporters four days before Election Day to prove that it had given Trump the tools to win.  —  The Republican National Committee, despite its sometimes testy relationship with Donald Trump, publicly predicted …

President-elect Trump due to appear in court at trial starting later this month  —  Before Donald Trump raises his right hand to take the oath of office in January, he's set for a less-auspicious swearing-in: taking the witness stand in his own defense in a federal court civil trial …

1 dead, multiple people shot near Azusa polling station; active shooter heavily armed, officials said  —  Police are responding to an active shooting in Azusa.  (KTLA-TV Channel 5)  —  One person was killed and at least three others were wounded Tuesday in an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa.