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☆ 3 new states passed paid sick leave for workers—here's where employees get the benefit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The U.S. is one of few developed nations without federal laws that provide workers paid time off, and just over a dozen states have their own laws to offer paid sick leave. But last week, Americans in more states – Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska – voted to pass new ballot measures that will bring paid sick leave requirements to their workplaces in 2025. Prior to the November election, 15 states and Washington, D.C., had their own paid sick leave laws, as do a number of cities and localities across the country. MarylandWorkers at businesses with 15 or more employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Rhode IslandFull-time workers at businesses with 18 or more employees get up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.

Persons: Nebraska – Organizations: D.C, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Center for American, Arizona, California Workers, Colorado Workers, Connecticut Workers, Maryland Workers, Massachusetts Workers, Michigan Workers, Minnesota Workers, Nebraska, New Jersey Workers, New, New Mexico Workers, New York Workers, Workers, Oregon Workers, Vermont Workers, Washington Workers Locations: Alaska , Missouri, Nebraska, Washington, Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Portland, Rhode

A woman in Kentucky who is seeking an abortion filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to strike down the state’s near total ban. The suit, filed by a woman referred to in the documents as Mary Poe, alleges that two Kentucky abortion laws violate the state Constitution’s rights to privacy and self-determination. “I feel overwhelmed and frustrated that I cannot access abortion care here in my own state, and I have started the difficult process of arranging to get care in another state where it’s legal. Poe’s lawsuit is also requesting class-action status for all pregnant people in Kentucky who are seeking access to abortion in the state but are not allowed to receive the medical treatment because of the abortion laws. In 2022, the ACLU was involved in a lawsuit brought by abortion providers on behalf of their patients.

Persons: Mary Poe, “, ” Poe, Court’s Dobbs, Roe, Wade, Brigitte Amiri, ” “, ”, Poe, Amber Duke Organizations: Circuit Court, American Civil Liberties Union, NBC News, ACLU Locations: Kentucky, Jefferson, ” Kentucky

☆ Silicon Valley's swing toward Trump is real. Here's the data to prove it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A notable portion of Silicon Valley's electorate has steadily shifted toward Donald Trump. In Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties, Trump's voteshare increased by several points. But with more than 76% of the votes counted in San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties as of Tuesday, a trend is emerging. These numbers show that Trump and Republicans are still a long way off from gaining any real majorities in Silicon Valley. AdvertisementWhile Elon Musk is based in Texas these days, many of his companies, including Tesla, are still very active in Silicon Valley.

Persons: Donald Trump, San, —, Kamala Harris, Harris, Joe Biden, Hilary Clinton, Francisco county's, Trump, Democrat —, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Horowitz, Elon, Tesla, reelect Trump, JD Vance, Peter Thiel, Ben Narasin, we've, voteshare Organizations: GOP, Service, Business, San, Apple, Google, Nvidia, State, Facebook, Meta, Republican, Trump, Democrat, Democratic, Venture, PayPal, Elon Locations: Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco counties, San Francisco Bay, California, San Francisco, Mateo county, Silicon Valley, Texas, Atherton, San Mateo county

Pushing the funding fight to next year would put Trump in position to have far greater say. Congress faces a jam-packed to-do list of critical legislative items, including the annual defense policy bill. The next Trump loyalty test – who will lead the Senate GOP? The new Senate GOP leader will be elected by secret ballot, meaning no one will know who voted for which candidate. The House and Senate are only expected to be in session for two weeks before leaving for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Elon Musk spent $44 billion to buy Twitter, now known as X, and at least $130 million to help get Donald Trump elected president. Since Trump’s victory last week, Musk is about $70 billion richer on paper. For Musk, getting Trump back into the White House became another full-time job. After the election last week, Musk briefly joined Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NBC News reported. Musk owns 411.06 million Tesla shares, as of the latest filings, and about 304 million performance-based options.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, It’s, That’s, Larry Ellison, Ellison, Musk’s, who’s, Trump, Musk, Kamala Harris, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he’s, Brendan Carr, Florida Republican Sen, Rick Scott, ” Musk, “ He’s, ”, Gene Munster, Tesla, Munster, ” Munster, Judge Kathaleen McCormick, McCormick, Ellison aren’t, Brian Armstrong, Cryptocurrencies Organizations: Twitter, Tesla, Forbes, Oracle, White, America PAC, Trump, NBC News, The New York Times, ABC, Trump’s, Federal Communications Commission, Florida Republican, SpaceX, Co, CNBC, Elon, Shareholders Locations: Pennsylvania, Lago, Florida, Delaware

☆ 2024 was yet another 'change' election: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down how 2024 was the sixth "change" election in a row as voter dissatisfaction with the direction of the country remains high. They culminated in the nation’s sixth straight “change” election, in which either the White House or at least one chamber of Congress switched party control. Trump won those “change” voters by 50 points, 74% to 24%. Read more →Trump’s win has sparked fresh concerns among his critics that he may enter office looking for retribution.

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The three-way fight to replace outgoing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pits Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., against Sen. John Cornyn, a former McConnell deputy, and underdog candidate Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. “It’s a loud online presence that doesn’t ultimately add up to votes in the Senate,” said one Senate Republican aide, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about the race’s dynamics. He supported me in 2022 in my run against Mitch McConnell,” Scott said. “The Senate Republicans — particularly Senate Republican leadership — must understand that the American people put President Trump back in the White House with his America First agenda. And any Republican leader candidate who does not agree with that should get the hell out of the way," he said.

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☆ Despite presidential headwinds, these Senate Democratic candidates won states Harris lost
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Republicans flipped the Senate, but Democratic candidates often outran the top of the ticket, winning at least four battleground states that Vice President Kamala Harris lost. Harris lost all seven swing states to President-elect Donald Trump, while her party’s Senate candidates narrowly held Wisconsin, Nevada and open seats in Michigan and Arizona. In some races, the differences between the Senate candidates’ and Harris’ performances were more pronounced among subsections of the Democratic coalition. While Trump won independents by 2 points, Rosen won the group by 6. Overall, Democratic Senate candidates received more votes than Harris in about half of this year’s races, including in less competitive states such as Minnesota, Virginia and Missouri.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Elissa Slotkin –, Michigan Sen, Debbie Stabenow –, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Republican Eric Hovde, Jacky Rosen, Republican Sam Brown, Ruben Gallego, Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Kari Lake, Gallego, ’, Rosen, Brown, – Jon Tester, Sherrod Brown, Ohio –, Tester, Republican Tim Sheehy, Republican Bernie Moreno, “, ”, Matt Bennett, Moreno, Sheehy, Larry Hogan, Hogan, Angela Alsobrooks, Mike Berg, ” Berg, Joe Manchin, Manchin, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick, Republican Mitt Romney, Maine Sen, Susan Collins, Biden, Barack Obama, ” David Bergstein, Democrats ’, Republicans ’, Joe Biden, Baldwin, Casey, Slotkin, ” Rosen Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Democratic, Senate, Republican, Trump, Michigan, Lake, Montana, Trump voters, Overall, Gov, National Republican Senatorial, Center, Politics, University of Virginia, Democrats, Biden, Law, Convention, White, Democratic Senate Locations: Wisconsin, Nevada, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan , Wisconsin, In Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Virginia, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia, Maine, Casey, Las Vegas

☆ AOC asked voters why they backed her candidacy and Trump's reelection. They said the economy and Gaza.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AOC during a recent Instagram Q&A asked voters why they backed her candidacy and Trump's reelection. Ocasio-Cortez strongly backed Harris and stumped for the vice president during the 2024 campaign. AdvertisementMany voters who split their tickets between Ocasio-Cortez and Trump or other Democratic candidates and Trump pointed to two key issues: the economy and the conflict in Gaza. And the vice president sought to reassure voters concerned over the Israel-Hamas war and the plight of Palestinians that she would work to secure peace in the region as president. The president-elect made major inroads, notably in several Democratic-heavy states, as many voters remained frustrated over the direction of the country.

Persons: Cortez, Harris, —, Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden, ⬇️, nsB6X05Fp2 — Sidney D Johnson Organizations: Service, New York Rep, New, Congressional, Trump —, Democratic, Trump, Dem, dems Locations: Gaza, Ocasio, Alexandria, Cortez, New York's, Israel

☆ Elon Musk has named his top choice for Senate majority leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk wants Rick Scott to be the next Senate majority leader. "Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!" Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader! Both Cornyn and Thune served as deputies to McConnell when he was Senate majority leader. AdvertisementPresident-elect Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate, but wrote in an X post on Sunday that the next Senate majority leader should support his recess appointments.

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☆ Trump is already wielding power and causing massive disruption
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | Trump S Determination To Project Peerless Authority Is Playing Out On Multiple Fronts | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Democrats are, meanwhile, coming to terms with the massive fallout of their failure to stop Trump’s return to power, even as they dissolve into self-recrimination. They lack a clear leader to revive their message or a platform of power if Republicans retain control of the House. Establishing dominance over Washington Republicans: Trump has been mostly behind closed doors since his victory rally last week. Trump is promising to return to the volatile foreign policy that defined his first term — and then some. The conundrum facing US allies was laid out by French President Emmanuel Macron, who rode the Trump first-term rollercoaster.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley, Elise Stefanik, rouser Elon Musk, Volodymyr Zelensky —, Joe Biden —, Susie Wiles, Pompeo, Haley, Roger Stone, MAGA, “, ” Trump, Tony Carrk, Elect Trump, Florida Sen, Rick Scott —, Vivek Ramaswamy —, Dakota Sen, John Thune, Texas Sen, John Cornyn, Thune, Cornyn, ”, Washington, trepidation, Jim Jordan, Dana Bash, Jordan, Jack Smith, Musk, Trump —, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, ” Macron Organizations: CNN, White, Republicans, GOP, United, New York, Trump, Pentagon, Overseas, peerless, CIA, South Carolina governor’s, Washington Republicans, Republican, United States, Democrats, Union, Ohio Republican, SpaceX Locations: Florida, United Nations, Europe, Taiwan, Iran, Russia, United States, Arizona, Washington, South Carolina, New York, ., Dakota, Texas, “ State, China

☆ Elon Musk and MAGA's next big fight: Who replaces Mitch McConnell?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk and other MAGA figures are onto a new fight: Who will be the next Senate Majority Leader. John Thune and John Cornyn. AdvertisementWith President-elect Donald Trump now on his way to the White House, his allies are settling on a new target: Getting a loyalist installed as Senate Majority Leader. Ahead of Mitch McConnell's long-awaited retirement from leadership, Republicans are set to choose a new leader on Wednesday of this week. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida.

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"Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate! One of the demands he outlined is the ability to make recess appointments, which would allow the president to appoint people to senior administration positions and bypass Senate confirmation. In 2020, during the throes of the Covid pandemic, Trump threatened to unilaterally adjourn Congress so he could make recess appointments, but the threat never materialized. Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images fileScott quickly weighed Sunday, writing on X that he agrees with Trump about recess appointments. “The Constitution expressly confers the power on the President to make recess appointments,” he wrote in the post.

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During Trump’s first term, for example, he was blocked by the Senate from using recess appointments to replace then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Florida Sen. Rick Scott on Sunday quickly posted on X endorsing Trump’s post : “100% agree. The question of recess appointments will now throw a major wrench in the Senate GOP’s leadership election when senators return to Washington this week. Recess appointments were once controversial, last-ditch efforts for presidents to install their nominees after facing long confirmation odds in the Senate. When senators left town, the Senate held a “pro forma” session to prevent any recess appointments.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, –, “, ”, ” Trump, —, Jeff Sessions, Florida Sen, Rick Scott, Elon Musk, Dakota Sen, John Thune, who’s, Schumer, ” Thune, Sen, John Cornyn of, Biden’s, George W, Bush, John Bolton, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, CNN’s Ted Barrett, Sarah Ferris Organizations: CNN, GOP, Trump –, Republican, United States, Capitol Hill, Sunday, Florida Republican, Republicans, Democratic, United Nations, Democrat, Senate, Supreme Locations: Florida, ”, Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, Washington, United

☆ Online sales of Plan B and birth control are surging after Trump's election, retailer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wisp, an online pharmacy, said sales of birth control surged after Donald Trump's election win. AdvertisementWisp, an online pharmacy focused on sexual and reproductive health, says sales of birth control and emergency contraception have surged in the United States in the last week. Wisp, which serves over 1.2 million patients nationwide, reported a 1,000% increase in emergency contraception purchases from November 5 to November 6. In the 24 hours after Election Day, Wisp said it saw a 1,650% increase in new patients purchasing emergency contraception. There was a 600% increase in medication abortion sales and a 50% increase in birth control sales.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Monica Cepak, Cepak, Roe, Wade, Wisp, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Hagstrom Miller, Kimberly Inez McGuire Organizations: Service, Business, Democrats, Reproductive, Gender Equity, White Locations: United States, Texas , Indiana, Oklahoma, California, New York

☆ Trump’s 2024 victory revealed voter shifts that could reshape America’s political landscape
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here are five takeaways on the voters Trump won and what it means moving forward:The Latino realignmentA trend with the potential to remake the American political landscape is the huge shift in Latino voters toward Trump. Trump’s 1.5-point win in Osceola County flipped a location that President Joe Biden won by 14 points four years earlier. Trump’s performance similarly improved in Orange County, home of Orlando, where Biden won by 23 points in 2020 but Harris won by just 5.6 points this year. Trump’s gains are explained in part by his appeals to Black men, and his efforts to reach out to Arab American voters. Harris won by 10 points and 85,000 votes — short of the 14-point, 114,000-vote win Biden had notched there in 2020.

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☆ In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Julia Vargas Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Since President-elect Donald Trump’s political comeback on Tuesday, Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters have celebrated his victory as their own. In many ways, nowhere has Trump’s political strategy been more rigorously mirrored than in Brazil. At the Trump watch party in Mar-a-Lago on election night, Donald Trump Jr. posed for a photo with his Brazilian counterpart, former first son and congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro. Eduardo Bolsonaro, member of the Brazil Chamber of Deputies, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 24, 2024. Eduardo spearheaded the creation of CPAC Brasil, a Brazilian adaptation of the US Conservative Political Action Conference.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Brazil’s, Jair Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro, Trump, Trump’s, “ Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Eduardo Bolsonaro, Eduardo, Steve Bannon, Matt Schlapp, Bannon, ” Bannon, “, Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos, Nikolas Ferreira, Jose Luis Magana, María Elvira Salazar, Jason Miller, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Evaristo Sa, ”, Ferreira, it’s, Trump “ Organizations: CNN, Trump, CNN Brasil, American Conservative Union, United Nations, Organization of American, Conservative Political, Brazil’s, Elon, US Conservative Political, Conservative - Liberal Institute, Congress, Getty Locations: Brazil, Mar, Lago, United States, ”, Organization of American States, Oxon Hill , Maryland, Florida, Brasil, Brasilia, AFP, Washington

☆ Still-stunned Democrats begin to squint toward their future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Pick one word to describe Republicans and Donald Trump, the focus group moderator asked, and one word to describe Democrats and Kamala Harris. “Donald Trump is a uniquely more popular figure, but what is it about him that makes him that way? Former President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023. But what Democrats face is much deeper than the usual finger-pointing by a losing campaign or speculation about the next set of presidential primary candidates. It goes beyond easy comments about talking more to the working class when Democrats lost ground among nearly every demographic in the presidential race.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “, ”, hadn’t, Harris, Joe Biden, she’d “, what’s, Hillary Clinton, JB Pritzker, “ Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Obama, Leah Millis, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, David Plouffe, Biden, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Stephanie Cutter, ’ ”, Pat Ryan, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Republican she’d, “ It’s, ” Gluesenkamp Perez, ” Harris, Hannah McKay, weren’t, Joe Rogan, Rogan, Trump, Sanders, – Pritzker, Tim Walz, Gavin Newsom, Hakeem Jeffries, Angie Craig, we’ve, Craig, She’s, ’ ” Craig, Gluesenkamp Perez, Joe Morelle, Josh Shapiro’s, Chris Deluzio, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, ” Deluzio, David Goldman, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, hasn’t, George W, Bush’s, Levi Strauss, Daniel Lurie, London Breed, Harris ’, Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democratic, Gov, Biden, Lone Star, Electoral, Reuters, New York Democrat, Republican, Howard University, Tuesday, Trumpism, California Gov, Minnesota, Twin, Democrats, New York Rep, Pennsylvania Gov, Pennsylvania, London, Democratic Party Locations: Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Lone Star State, Washington, ”, Texas, Waco , Texas, Vermont, Hudson Valley, “, Wilmington , Delaware, America, Minnesota, Twin Cities, Pittsburgh, Dearborn , Michigan, Grant Park, New York

President-elect Donald Trump raised eyebrows when he decided to hold a campaign rally in the Bronx in late May. Results so far show Trump winning more than 27% of the vote in the Bronx, shrinking his margin of defeat there significantly. Not only did the Teamsters decline to endorse, Murtaugh noted, but they also released polling in swing states, including Pennsylvania, that showed Trump winning over large numbers of their members. ‘We have no easy path here’For one Democratic policy aide, the biggest concern was movement among younger voters. And what happened [Tuesday] was a Louisville Slugger baseball bat going upside the head of the Democratic Party for not telling people the truth.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Ritchie Torres, “, ” Torres, “ Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, It’s, Torres, ”, Harris, Nancy Mace, Trump’s, —, Court’s Dobbs, ” Mace, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk, ” Trump, ” There’s, Biden, Mike Berg, ” Tim Murtaugh, Murtaugh, MAGA, ‘, you’re, ” —, we’re Organizations: The New, Democratic, Trump, Republican, Democrat, Democratic Party, NBC, GOP, “, National Republican Senatorial, NBC News, Teamsters, Voters, Republicans, Pennsylvania Democrat, Louisville Slugger, Party, county, Democrats Locations: Bronx, The New York City, Manhattan, America, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Wisconsin, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, New York , New Jersey, Illinois, ”, New York

☆ Democratic governors and AGs prepare for battle with Trump administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Newsom is far from the only Democratic governor preparing to take on Trump. In blue states like Illinois, Massachusetts and New York, officials are already vowing to mount legal and policy fights against the incoming Trump administration on issues like abortion rights, environmental regulations, gun control, immigration enforcement and more. But the second Trump era will offer Democratic officials opportunities to showcase their own leadership as they position themselves for potential future runs. A less combative toneSome Democratic governors, including those widely seen as potential 2028 presidential contenders, did not immediately take aim at Trump’s incoming administration. “Finally, let’s root for the success of the new administration and keep working together to get things done.”Pennsylvania Gov.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Gavin Newsom, —, ” Newsom, Newsom —, ”, Newsom, Kamala Harris, Harris ’, Joe Biden’s, J.B . Pritzker, “, ” Pritzker, Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, Maura Healey, Wes Moore, ” Moore, Gretchen Whitmer, Harris, Josh Shapiro, –, Tim Walz, JD Vance, he’s, ” Walz, Andy Beshear, Beshear, we’re, Trump —, ” Beshear, ” Josh Stein, don’t Organizations: CNN, Democratic, California Gov, Republicans, Trump, Democratic Party, Illinois Gov, New York Gov, MSNBC, Maryland Gov, ” Michigan, Minnesota Gov, Arizona voters, ”, Democrats Locations: California, Illinois , Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Washington, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, “ Minnesota, Arizona, ” Kentucky, North Carolina

☆ Insider Today: Rethinking supplements
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On the agenda:But first: Inside the vacation-home tax drama in South Lake Tahoe. Brandon Olafsson/ ShutterstockFor Amanda Yen, a Business Insider fellow, her grandparent's vacation home in South Lake Tahoe is "the stuff of legend." However, a proposed annual tax measure on last Tuesday's ballot that was voted down by local residents made her family question whether they'd keep their house. What's been the initial reaction from second homeowners now that Lake Tahoe locals voted against Measure N? AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: —, Brandon Olafsson, Amanda Yen, she'd, they'd, Amanda, What's, Amelia Richmond, Kamala Harris, they're, Steve Teshara, Rebecca Zisser, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Ivan, Fido Carl Godfrey, Natalie Ammari, Smart Ray, Ray, We've, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Business, Service, BI Cruises, BI, Paramount Network, tote Locations: Atlanta, peachy, South Lake Tahoe, South Lake, Lake Tahoe, Vietnam, Cambodia, New England, New York City, New York

☆ Trump’s win was real but not a landslide. Here’s where it ranks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In terms of the Electoral College, Trump is on track to win 312 electoral votes if his lead in Arizona holds. It would be a better showing than either his or Joe Biden’s 306 electoral votes in 2016 and 2020, respectively. But it would be far short of Barack Obama’s 365 electoral votes in 2008 and 332 in 2012. Bill Clinton never reached 50% in the popular vote because both of his presidential elections featured a strong third-party candidate in Ross Perot. But Clinton did run away with the Electoral College vote, winning 370 electoral votes in 1992 and 379 in 1996.

Persons: CNN — Donald Trump, ►, he’ll, Trump, it’s, Joe Biden’s, George W, Barack Obama’s, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, Clinton, Ronald Reagan’s, Reagan, Walter Mondale, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B, Johnson, Sen, George McGovern, Nixon, Grover Cleveland Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Representatives, University of Florida, Electoral College, Trump, Electoral, Democratic, DC, Democrat, House, Senate, White, White House, Republican Locations: California, Washington and Utah, Arizona, Washington, Minnesota, South Dakota, Massachusetts

☆ Democrats learned the wrong lessons from the last midterms: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

In today’s edition, chief political analyst Chuck Todd explains why the results of the 2022 midterm elections were a mirage for the Democrats . Democrats did well in the 2022 midterms despite Biden, not because of him or his pro-democracy messaging. But Democrats managed to hold onto Senate seats in two states Trump carried, Michigan and Wisconsin. In the House, Republicans had a 212-201 lead, with 22 races yet to be called as of Friday afternoon. Read more →Trump won Nevada, NBC News projects — the first time a Republican presidential candidate has done so since 2004.

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The total bill for ad spending in the 2024 election hit almost $11 billion, a new record and a substantial increase from the $9 billion spent in 2020. That's according to AdImpact, a firm that tracks political ad spending. The total is in line with the firm's 2023 projection that 2024 would see more ad spending than ever before. Overall, the Democratic campaign and pro-Democratic outside groups spent almost $1.8 billion, while the Trump campaign and pro-Republican outside groups spent $1.4 billion. A relatively short list of competitive gubernatorial races this election cycle drew almost $530 million, including races held in 2023.

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A cadre of blue-state governors is already preparing a litany of political and legal moves to shield their states’ policies and residents from federal actions under Donald Trump's new administration. In California, Gov. A spokesperson for Trump didn’t immediately respond to questions about how Democratic governors are responding to his return to the White House. Phil Murphy pledged to both push back against Trump when necessary, while also seeking out areas for compromise. “If it’s contrary to our values, we will fight to the death,” Murphy said at a Wednesday press conference, mentioning issues such as immigration and reproductive rights.

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