Democracy Is Not Over  —  Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened.  But then they have work to do.  —  An aspiring fascist is the president-elect, again, of the United States.  This is our political reality: Donald Trump is going to bring a claque …

The Dow Jones jumps over 1,300 points after Trump wins the election  —  Wall Street investors are cheering former President Trump's return to the White House.  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 1,300 points soon after the open, or more than 3%, just hours after Trump won …

Exit poll results 2024 |  CNN Politics  —  See all exit polls data for the 2024 US elections.  For more information on voting and election results, visit cnn.com/election.

What happens to Trump's criminal cases after election win … Where do Trump's criminal cases stand?  —  Trump has been criminally indicted in four separate federal and state cases.  — New York hush money case: Trump was convicted in May on all 34 felony counts in his New York criminal trial …

Reflections On America's New Autocracy  —  We should brace ourselves for immense depravity, but remain prepared to guide and stiffen the spines of the last bastions of resistance.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The United States and the world will soon be in the hands of mercurial, vindictive …

Moreno ousts Brown in Ohio Senate race  —  Republican businessman Bernie Moreno has defeated incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the chair of the Senate Banking Committee, boosting Republican chances of taking back control of the Senate.  —  Moreno, 57, who built up a successful network …

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration.  Here's what he's proposed  —  Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration.  The former president and now president-elect often skipped over details but through more than a year of policy pronouncements …

Live Presidential Forecast  —  Our election model estimates the outcome of the race in real time based on polling data, the votes reported so far and what we expect from remaining votes.  Read how it works ›  —  Chance of winning  —  No estimates yet

Election Day bomb threats disrupt voting in multiple states  —  The U.S. saw a rash of discredited bomb threats called in at polling places in multiple states on Election Day, in some cases spurring the need for extended voting hours.  —  Faulty bomb threats were called into at least five states …

Five Surprising Things We Learned From the 2024 Results  —  Voters broke toward Republicans and away from Democrats all over the map  —  It may take some time to complete all the results, but based on initial returns and AP VoteCast data, here are five major developments from election night.