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How A Tiny Federal Agency’s Lawsuit Could Provide The Smoking Gun Against DOGE

The U.S. African Development Foundation’s standoff with DOGE contradicts the Trump administration’s defenses of Elon Musk’s operation.

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The Short History Of Every Time Congress Tried, And Failed, To Prevent A Mass Shooting

There’s a lot of nothing accomplished in the face of people dying.

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John Glenn, an astronaut, senator and old-fashioned American hero, has died at 95 years old.

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Ohio Moves To Ban Abortion After 6 Weeks Of Pregnancy

The measure was attached at the last minute as an amendment to an unrelated child abuse bill. It has no exceptions for rape or incest.

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Forbidden Photos Reveal What Life In Hawaii Was Like After Pearl Harbor

Things were never the same after Dec. 7, 1941.

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The Last Line Of Defense: Federal Bureaucrats Wait Nervously For Donald Trump

With all this talk of Donald Trump’s nominees, remember that non-political employees in the federal government vastly outnumber those with political appointments.

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There’s Been An ‘Outbreak’ Of Nearly 900 Hate Incidents Since Trump’s Win

A new report says President-elect Donald Trump is to blame for the wave of hatred.

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Federal authorities have halted construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline amid growing protests that were expected to draw some 2,000 U.S. military veterans.

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The Obamas lit their final National Christmas Tree as the first family Thursday night.

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Hillary Clinton Talks Of ‘Painful’ Loss In Concession Speech

Hillary Clinton asked her supporters to give president-elect Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt on Wednesday as he prepares to lead a divided nation after his stunning election victory.

“We must accept this result and then look to the future. Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead,” Clinton said in a brief concession speech at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.

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America Elected A Man Who Said ‘Grab Them By The P***y’ Over The First Female President

Donald Trump openly bragged about using his celebrity status to sexually assault women. And multiple women accused him of actually doing so.

He said he was in favor of banning people from entering the United States based on their religion.

He believes that women he finds physically unattractive or overweight are lesser people.

He thinks that many Mexican immigrants are rapists.

He mocked people with disabilities.

He encouraged violence against protesters at his political rallies.

For years, he was the most notable person pushing the conspiracy theory that the first black president was illegitimate because he was supposedly not born in the United States.

And now, he will be America’s 45th president.

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Here's Where We Are

Hillary Clinton's path to the White House grows increasingly narrow. Here's how the electoral map looks as of 11:17p.m. ET. Head to our Election 2016 homepage for the latest.

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HuffPost Forecasts Hillary Clinton Will Win With 323 Electoral Votes

The HuffPost presidential forecast model gives Democrat Hillary Clinton a 98 percent chance of winning the presidency. Republican Donald Trump has essentially no path to an Electoral College victory.

Clinton’s win will be substantial, but not overwhelming. The model projects that she’ll garner 323 electoral votes to Trump’s 215.

Browse our forecast model here.

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The first major presidential candidate announced his intent to run on March 23, 2015. 595 days later, Election Day is finally here. Your right to vote is a precious thing -- exercise it!

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Our presidential election forecast is looking good for Hillary Clinton. Head here for a further breakdown, including state-by-state averages and a closer look battleground states.