AOC asked voters why they backed her candidacy and Trump's reelection. They said the economy and Gaza.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks in New York.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York strongly supported Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy.

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Is this going to be a Twitter presidency or a TV one?

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk onstage in Butler, Pennsylvania, October 2024
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are now intertwined. What does that mean for Trump and X, Musk's new version of Twitter?

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Trump's plan for Social Security would help baby boomers in the short term and cut benefits for anyone younger

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Photo illustration of Trump with Social Security Card elements.

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Elon Musk and MAGA's next big fight: Who replaces Mitch McConnell?

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Elon Musk and Sen. Rick Scott
Elon Musk and a variety of MAGA-aligned figures are loudly backing Florida Sen. Rick Scott to be the next Senate Majority Leader.

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Melania Trump taps Goldman Sachs exec for help staffing her team

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Melania Trump is turning to Wall Street for staffing advice.

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Trump's pick for 'border czar' gives a peek into his plan for a mass deportation

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Tom Homan
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Tom Homan to be his "border czar."

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Inside Trump and Putin's first phone call since the election

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President-elect Donald Trump speaking to his supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida; Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during a plenary session of the Valdai Club.
President-elect Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine during a phone call on Thursday, The Washington Post reported.

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A history professor who accurately predicted 9 of the last 11 elections said he got death threats after getting his 2024 race bet wrong

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Historian and American University professor Allan Lichtman.
Historian and American University professor Allan Lichtman.

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Elon Musk has backed Rick Scott for Senate majority leader

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Elon Musk speaking at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden; Sen. Rick Scott of Florida speaking at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Miami, Florida.
"Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!" Elon Musk wrote on X on Sunday.

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Bernie Sanders says Democrats need to own why they lost the working-class

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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

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