The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn't: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory  —  The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century.  But Mr. Trump claims a “powerful mandate.”  —  On the night he won a second term …

New York judge delays Trump hush money sentencing  —  President-elect Trump's sentencing in his New York criminal case will not go forward as planned next week as his attorneys push to dismiss the prosecution following his election victory.  —  Judge Juan Merchan, who oversees the trial proceedings …

Trump's Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’  —  Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’  —  Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, has written in a book …

A Good Country's Bad Choice  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring coverage of the 2024 race and what comes next.  —  Once she became the nominee, I expected Vice President Kamala Harris to win the 2024 presidential election.  —  More exactly, I expected ex-President Donald Trump to lose.

Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign  —  Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database to identify potential hires for the incoming administration, a person familiar with the plans said.

Kim Jong Un's Message to Trump: We're Not Interested  —  North Korean dictator has fewer reasons to seek sanctions relief from the U.S. and has played down the need for disarmament talks  —  SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to rebuff the prospect of reviving his nuclear diplomacy …

DOJ halts random DEA passenger searches at transportation facilities  —  The Department of Justice has stopped random Drug Enforcement Administration passenger searches “mass transportation facilities,” such as airports, as of Thursday, after the department's inspector general found concerns with how such searches were being conducted.

'No part of the FBI's mission is safe': Ex-official alarmed by possible Trump pick  —  Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe sounded the alarm Thursday on the possibility that MAGA enthusiast Kash Patel could fill the role he once held in Donald Trump's next administration.

The Trump-Trumpist Divide  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring coverage of the 2024 race and what comes next.  —  Members of Donald Trump's inner circle understandably wish to interpret the election results as a mandate for the most extreme right-wing policies …

The Secret Behind America's Moral Panic  —  In the wake of an election in which Donald Trump stoked fear about trans people — as in the much-discussed ad that warned “Kamala is for they/them.  President Trump is for you” — Democrats are now debating how much the issue of trans rights hurt …

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