Was the 2024 presidential election close? It certainly didn't feel that way on election night and in the days immediately after. It became clear that President-elect Donald Trump was on pace to win relatively early in the evening.

Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.

Plus, special counsel Jack Smith files to drop all federal charges against Trump. And Biden pardons his final turkeys.

The states that saw the most active attacks against election certification two years ago certified the results of this year’s races without controversy this week, prompting the Arizona secretary of state to proclaim that “election denialism” is a thing of the past.

"The Pentagon reportedly failed to send absentee ballots to active military service members before the election.” Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.” Video shows Marco Rubio “admitting the Trump Presidency will lean heavily into the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 plans.”

The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the results of the presidential and most statewide and legislative races on Tuesday, while a state court seat and a handful of other races remain in limbo amid ongoing recounts.

Two House seats remain undermined in California, in the 13th congressional district in the San Joaquin Valley and the 45th congressional district outside of Los Angeles.

Riggs, who leads Griffin in the Supreme Court race, said her own parents had their votes challenged by Republican election protests.

Federal prosecutors moved Monday to abandon the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution.

U.S. consumer confidence increased to a 16-month high in November amid optimism over the labor market, expectations for lower inflation and higher stock prices over the next year.

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State legislative and Supreme Court races were not terribly decisive, while we saw setbacks for ranked-choice voting and minimum-wage increases.