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Kamala Harris concedes, but tells supporters not to give up the ‘fight’
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Kamala Harris concedes, but tells supporters not to give up the ‘fight’

By Bradley Devlin | The Daily Signal After skipping out on speaking to supporters Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her concession speech at Howard University on Wednesday afternoon. The sitting vice president, thrown into the race without a primary some 100 days before the election after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal, told supporters not to despair but continue “the fight that fueled this campaign.” By the time Harris addressed her supporters from her alma mater, the bleachers were nearly empty. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
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MAGA vision: anti-establishment becomes counter-establishment
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MAGA vision: anti-establishment becomes counter-establishment

By MIG Reports Key Takeaways: Trump winning the popular vote spurs supporters to advocate for drastic change to redirect America’s trajectory. While MAGA’s roots are anti-establishment, supporters view the agenda as rebuilding America and dismantling political elitism and ideological decay. Voters are rejecting the status quo, with MAGA ideals both opposing the establishment and seeking to reestablish American values Donald Trump’s popular vote win shocked many people, and online discussions are ablaze with opinions on what his victory represents. People wonder whether it signals a clear mandate for his leadership. READ THE FULL STORY AT MIG REPORTS
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Trump’s transition path gets boost from GOP Senate majority
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Trump’s transition path gets boost from GOP Senate majority

By Mabinty Quarshie,Ramsey Touchberry,Samantha-Jo RothandChristian Datoc | Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to strategize a path to fill out his Cabinet in the wake of his political comeback this week. Trump soundly defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, who conceded the race Wednesday, and is now huddling at Mar-a-Lago with donors, family members, and advisers. He is expected to continue meeting with this brain trust over the following weeks. With Republican senators easily flipping the upper chamber back into their hands, the former president is likely to have a smoother path to confirming his Cabinet selections for his second administration. The GOP currently has a 52-44 majority, with the margin likely to grow when final ra...
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How Trump’s election could fortify a conservative Supreme Court majority
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How Trump’s election could fortify a conservative Supreme Court majority

By Kaelan Deese | Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump could have a chance to solidify the Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority for decades to come after he was elected to a second term in the White House on Tuesday. Several of the high court’s Republican-appointed justices are in their 70s and may be tempted to retire with a Republican in the White House for the next four years. That decision would not change the balance of power on the court but could give Trump, who appointed three justices in his first term, an opportunity to extend the longevity of its 6-3 conservative majority. John Roberts, the chief justice, is 70, while Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas are 74 and 76, respectively. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMIN...
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Corrupt special counsel Jack Smith to exit DOJ, drop cases
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Corrupt special counsel Jack Smith to exit DOJ, drop cases

By John Nolte | Breitbart Corrupt Special Counsel Jack Smith, the Keystone Cop who has serially failed to throw Donald Trump in prison or undermine his reelection chances, will not wait for incoming President-elect Trump to fire him (as Trump has understandably promised to do). Instead, since a special counsel cannot prosecute a sitting president, Smith will leave the Department of Justice before Trump is sworn in as the 47th president. The (phony) cases against Trump will also be dropped. Here’s the Fox News report: Since November 2022, Smith has sought to put Trump in prison using four felony accounts that laughably claim Trump conspired to steal the 2020 presidential election. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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Biden congratulates Trump, pledges ‘peaceful and orderly’ transfer of power
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Biden congratulates Trump, pledges ‘peaceful and orderly’ transfer of power

By Chris Pandolfo  | Fox News President Biden addressed the nation from the Rose Garden on Thursday after his vice president, Kamala Harris, conceded the 2024 presidential election to President-elect Trump. Biden announced he spoke with Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory and assure him that the entire Biden administration will work with his team "to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition."  "That's what the American people deserve," Biden said.  READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Western Slope SPEAR task force takes 28,500 illegal pills off the streets
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Western Slope SPEAR task force takes 28,500 illegal pills off the streets

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice Members of a multi-jurisdictional task force, known as SPEAR (Special Problem Enforcement and Response Task Force), have intercepted 28,500 hydrocodone pills, with a street value of $285,000. Hydrocodone is an opiate that is classified as a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substance Act. According to Garfield Sheriff Lou Vallario, SPEAR received an alert from Mesa County law enforcement that a man, suspected by the DEA of multi-state crimes, was on Interstate 70 heading to Garfield County. Members of SPEAR were immediately activated and the suspect vehicle was located at the Bair Ranch rest area off I-70 exit 129 in Glenwood Canyon. When officers arrived at the Bair Ranch rest area, they found Robert Newman, a resident ...
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Two arrested Mesa County women, including a postal worker, allegedly conspired in ballot theft case to test election
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Two arrested Mesa County women, including a postal worker, allegedly conspired in ballot theft case to test election

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice Two women have been arrested in connection with the theft of multiple ballots in Mesa County, District Attorney Dan Rubinstein announced Wednesday. Sally Jane Smith, known by aliases Sally Maxedon and Sally Cline, age 60, from Grand Junction, and Vicki Lyn Stuart, age 64, also from Grand Junction, were arrested on Nov. 6, 2024. Election crimes fall under the authority and jurisdiction of the local district attorney, although the investigation also included state and local law enforcement. On Oct. 21, election officials at the Mesa County clerk and recorder's office reported to the district attorney’s office that they had received what appeared to be fraudulent ballots in the mail. When the elections officials were running...
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With win over Frisch, Jeff Hurd has held Colorado’s 3rd District for Republicans
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With win over Frisch, Jeff Hurd has held Colorado’s 3rd District for Republicans

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice Jeff Hurd's telephone rang at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, a little more than 24 hours after polls closed on Election Day. On the other end of the phone was his opponent, Democrat Adam Frisch. Hurd had pulled out a close race into a 12,413-vote lead with less than 12% of ballots remaining to be counted. “A few moments ago, I called to offer my congratulations to Jeff Hurd for being the next representative for Colorado’s 3rd [U.S. House] District," Frisch wrote in a statement. "Elections are about showing up, and I traveled more than 75,000 miles this campaign, authentically connecting with people from Dinosaur to Durango, Manzanola to Mancos and everywhere in between." The campaign was about them, he said, expressing apprec...
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Colorado Democrats maintain control of the state legislature, but their path to a supermajority is slim
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Colorado Democrats maintain control of the state legislature, but their path to a supermajority is slim

By Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun Colorado Democrats held on to their large majorities at the statehouse, but their path to a rare legislative supermajority in both the House and Senate was shrinking Wednesday morning, with a handful of races still too close to call. Supermajority control could embolden the progressive left to push for a more aggressive agenda on a range of issues like worker and tenant rights, the environment and social services. And there will likely be rising pressure from their base to do so as a bulwark against a second Donald Trump presidency. But their ability to reshape the state government next year could be limited. Lawmakers will return to a state Capitol in January with a pressing need to slash more than $1 billion in spending, cuts expected to fall he...
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