Two Elections: “The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check”  —  I want to elaborate on something I said on Nicole Sandler's show on Friday.  There were really two elections last Tuesday.  —  In one, politics worked.  —  In the other, propaganda worked far better.

Who is allowed to practice identity politics?  —  I don't really know why Kamala Harris lost.  The best explanation I've seen is that Harris ran into a buzzsaw of anti-incumbent post-pandemic disillusionment that has played out across the developed world.  You can add more strategic …

Trump Won, So Jim Jordan Is No Longer Worried About Election Fraud  —  The Republican congressman admitted the 2024 election was “free and fair.”  But what changed between 2020 and now?  —  Rep. Jim Jordan was a key figure in Jan. 6 and the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election …

Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Expected to Remain on Supreme Court  —  Some liberal activists have called for the 70-year-old Obama appointee to retire before Trump can fill her seat  —  WASHINGTON—Despite calls from some liberal activists for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down while Democrats …

Democrats' $1.9 trillion bet that blew up  —  Nearly four years ago, the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats made a $1.9 trillion bet in the form of the American Rescue Plan.  They lost, as it contributed to a surge in inflation that fueled massive voter discontent and Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Trump Is Expected to Upend Biden Labor Policies Favoring Unions  —  After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. promised to be the most pro-labor president in history.

Donald Trump says he won't ask Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo to join his second administration  —  President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will not ask his former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley or his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to serve in his incoming administration.

Dearborn's Arab Americans feel vindicated by Harris' loss  —  Dearborn residents swung toward Trump.  It was a protest vote against Harris and Biden.  —  DEARBORN, Michigan — Arab American leaders for months warned Vice President Kamala Harris that she needed to separate herself …

A new era dawns.  America's tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power  —  The era that began with the Great Disruptor's first term is over.  Beware the emerging elite  —  In hindsight, 2016 was the beginning of the beginning.  And 2024 is the end of that beginning and the start of something much, much worse.

For legal disputes, Elon Musk's X picked a venue far from Texas HQ  —  By changing his company's terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges.  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk has chosen a sprawling federal court district …

Scoop: Tom Cotton locks down the votes for Senate GOP's #3 job … - Cotton had been a serious contender for top positions in a Trump administration, but he decided to remain in the Senate, as Axios first reported.  — Cotton's expected win on Wednesday would box out Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) from leadership entirely.

Can Trump be the New Reagan?  —  A clear victory gives the president-elect a strength and credibility on the world stage that he lacked eight years ago.  —  Eight years ago, at a post-election breakfast party we threw in POLITICO's Brussels offices, I watched Donald Trump claim victory …