GOP holds onto House majority — clinching the trifecta
By Jordain Carney Republicans have achieved the government trifecta — keeping control of the House as well as winning the Senate and the presidency. It will be the first time Republicans have had full control of Congress and the White House since 2018. House Republicans have been quietly preparing their legislative agenda on tax cuts and other priorities for months, though an expected narrow majority will likely complicate those efforts, as well as Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to hold onto the gavel in a January floor vote. The GOP held onto a slew of at-risk incumbents as results trickled in over
Daily Record Names President Breaux of Bowie State University to Higher Education Power List
Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University President Aminta Breaux has been named to The Maryland Daily Record’s 2024 Higher Education Power List joining other higher education presidents, administrators, faculty and policy makers from across Maryland on the coveted roll. The publication noted one of Breaux’s greatest accomplishments has been increasing the university’s endowment from $7 million in 2018 to $45 million in 2024. As the endowment grows, more scholarship dollars are available for students which reduces student loan debt. The paper’s editorial team chose who would be on the list with input from readers and other individuals.
Spelman College Receives Grant to Establish Center to Train the Next Generation of Leaders in Intelligence and International Strategic Affairs
Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to establish the Spelman Strategic and Security Studies Center. The Center will serve as an advanced educational hub specializing in training women of color to be the next generation of international strategic affairs and intelligence community leaders. The five-year grant is awarded under ODNI’s Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence, which aims to enhance the strategic priorities of the United States through education and development. It will fund study abroad opportunities, critical languages study, and student scholarships for
Trump, GOP Congress aim for swift governing start
By Alexis Simendinger While the Democratic Party searches for its black box buried under an election crash site, Senate and House Republicans are celebrating with President-elect Trump and plotting rapid action to deliver on a historically conservative agenda. Voters handed them a mandate, Trump says, and his party intends to deliver. On Wednesday, President Biden will host Trump at the White House as part of the handoff between two men who have scant respect for one another. Each has run for president three times. One, who will be 82 in nine days, is exiting a lifetime in politics on Jan. 20 and could see his
Harris showed minimal losses among Black men, but analysts say she should have won more
By Curtis Bunn Black men had been perceived as a voting bloc ripe for Donald Trump to attract after many expressed concerns a year ago about Joe Biden’s re-election efforts. An NBC News poll at that time showed that at least 20% of Black men would support Trump — an alarming number for Democrats. Vice President Kamala Harris took over from Biden, who stepped aside under pressure in July. In the end, however, the poll from November 2023 held true: 78% of Black men selected Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election, according to the NBC News National Exit Poll. That figure was below Biden’s 2020 mark
Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for a green card without first having to leave the country. The temporary relief from deportation brought a brief sense of security to some 500,000 immigrants estimated to benefit from the program before Texas-based U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker put it on hold in August, days after
Leadership races, funding up next for Congress
By Alexis Simedinger As the remaining ballots are being counted in House and Senate races, Congress returns to Washington next week for the lame duck period. Republican electoral wins in the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game when it comes to government funding, as Congress braces for a battle over federal spending, writes The Hill’s Aris Folley. The likelihood of a trifecta of Republican control in Washington is positioning GOP leaders squarely in the driver’s seat in deciding whether to complete their annual funding work this year or punt the current Dec. 20 shutdown deadline into next year,
Zelensky congratulates Trump, noting commitment to ‘peace through strength’ approach
By Tara Suter Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered former President Trump his congratulations Wednesday, after Trump was projected to win the 2024 presidential election. “Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on his impressive election victory! I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote in a post on the social platform X. He added that he admires Trump’s “commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs.” “This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer,” the Ukrainian
Democratic voters wrestle with Harris’ loss to Trump: What went wrong?
By Erik Ortiz, Alicia Victoria Lozano, Minyvonne Burke and Daniella Silva For many Democratic voters, Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump was disappointing but not surprising, they said in interviews, agreeing that their party hadn’t done enough to talk about the economy and lamenting lingering racism and sexism. Democratic voters in battleground states say they see many reasons for her defeat: the abbreviated campaign, a lack of economic messaging, a drift too far to the left on social issues, the war in Gaza and bias against Harris because she is a woman of color. Trump seized on Americans’ economic frustrations while he drew young men and Latino
Harris concedes the election but vows to not stop fighting for a better future
By Rachel Treisman Vice President Harris formally conceded the 2024 election on Wednesday, urging her supporters not to despair her loss to President-elect Donald Trump and to “never give up the fight for our democracy.” “The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” Harris said. “But hear me when I say … the light of America’s promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up and as long as we keep fighting.” Harris spoke from the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., her alma