Politics

Trump’s desperate “STOP THE COUNT!” tweet, briefly explained

President Donald Trump at the White House on November 4. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The president only wants to count…

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Holiday shopping as we know it is over — just ask seasonal workers

A typical mall Santa in 2018. | Calla Kessler/The Washington Post via Getty Images Seasonal mall jobs are scarce this…

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What we’ve learned from the vote count of the presidential race Wednesday

People gather to protest President Trump’s threat to contest the election results during a “count every vote” rally in Boston…

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Hispanic voters helped decide the election — and not just in Miami-Dade

Ricky Hurtado, a Democratic candidate for the North Carolina state House, canvasses voters in a majority-Latino community, in Burlington. |…

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Chris Hayes and Ezra Klein process this wild election

 A man at the Cochise County Republican Headquarters in Sierra Vista, Arizona gestures at the TV as he watches the…

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Puerto Ricans have voted in favor of statehood. Now it’s up to Congress.

Christina Animashaun/Vox Congress hasn’t taken steps to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state. Puerto Ricans have again voted in…

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Nevada voters seal renewable energy goals in their state constitution

Christina Animashaun/Vox The state will target 50 percent renewables by 2030. As was widely expected, Nevada voters approved Question 6…

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Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters staves off a strong challenger to keep his Senate seat

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters holds on to his Senate seat against challenger John James. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Peters’s seat…

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Donald Trump is trying to steal the 2020 election. America is ignoring him.

President Donald Trump speaks on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning hours…

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”Mentally I am not in a good place”: Students struggle with school amid election anxiety

A group of University of Pittsburgh students set up a table on campus to encourage their peers to vote. |…

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