City’s Bronx borough saw historic realignment as Trump made inroads into a once solid Democratic voter bloc

Despite New York City traditionally voting Democratic, Staten Island remains a reliably red borough. In Tuesday’s election, where the Republican party won a second term in the White House, 65% of Staten Island voters supported Trump — the largest margin he’s seen in the area. The Independent spoke to locals to understand their support, from economic policies to foreign affairs. In Staten Island, a city that has received some 200,000 new migrants in the last two years, Trump’s campaign promising mass deportations appears to have resonated.

Republicans say Trump will bring the prosperity voters want and will make New York safer.

Control of the House has yet to be determined as a number of critical races remain too-close-to-call, leaving lawmakers — and voters — waiting to see which party will hold the majority next ye…

What we learned from the balance of Congress after 2020 and 2022 showed that when it comes to the House, the consequences aren’t always what you might expect

Populism seems certain to lose some big fights to traditional GOP policies over the next few years

Donald Trump and the Republican party were the clear winners of the 2024 US elections. Peter Finn notes some highlights of the 2024 campaign, discusses the federal results as they currently stand a…

Democrats remain hopeful of gaining razor-thin majority as more than two dozen races yet to be called

Susie Wiles, who was President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign co-chair, will become the first female White House chief of staff in U.S. history when Trump takes office in January.

Donald Trump’s Republicans were on course for a clean sweep in the US elections by retaining control of the US House of Representatives on Friday morning.

Republicans are seven seats away from House majority that would give Trump control over all branches of government

The prime minister has a duty to pull any levers he can to ameliorate the president-elect’s global impact, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff