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Miami: Protesters demonstrating against the election of Donald Trump gathered in several U.S. cities for a third night on Friday, hours after the president-elect praised their "passion". Thousands took to the streets in Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, voicing anger at Trump's inflammatory and often deeply controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and women.
Robert De Niro gave anti-Donald Trump protesters across the United States his backing Friday as he spoke about how "depressed" the tycoon's win in the presidential election had made him. The 73-year-old star was on the red carpet at the world premiere of his new film "The Comedian" in Los Angeles when he was asked how he was coping with Trump's victory over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
New Yorkers suffering from post-election stress have an outlet for the blues. They're pouring their political souls onto sticky notes that fill tile walls of a Manhattan subway station.
The most divisive set of elections in my lifetime are now over, and Kentucky will not see another regular election until May 2018. My congratulations to all of the winning candidates and to the Republican party, which will now control both chambers of the state legislature.
Hillary's last hurrah: Clinton greets her campaign staff one final time, admitting the last few days have been 'very, very tough' as it's claimed she was 'inconsolable' after crushing defeat to Trump Is Trump about to DITCH his pledge to lock Hillary up? President-elect softens his stance on 'very strong and very smart' Clinton and brushes aside question about when he will appoint special prosecutor Don't blame Hillary! Don't blame us! Loser's closest aides claim it was the FBI and the media who dared to scrutinize her who cost the election 'A sexual predator who lost the popular vote': Senator Harry Reid slams President-elect Donald Trump's victory for leaving law-abiding Americans 'wracked with fear' Anti-Trump backlash spills on to the streets again: Angry Clinton supporters are confronted by counter-protesters as police brace themselves for violence Silicon Valley's lone Trump ... (more)
Newton Mayor Setti Warren's announcement this week that he wouldn't run for reelection gave Massachusetts Democrats something to ponder besides the wreckage of Tuesday's election: Is Warren going to run for governor instead? Can they shift the conversation to that now, please? Someone is going to have to challenge first-term Republican Governor Charlie Baker, who, despite continued popularity, suffered a few dents in his agenda in Tuesday's election. "The 2016 elections have shown us that no one is preordained to win an election," said Jay Cincotti, executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.
Alex Apple: bright-eyed, boyish and speaking with a slight southern slang-- to be expected from a kid from Tennessee. This hardworking storyteller fell in love with Vermont after landing on our doorstep three years ago.
Amid the growing post-election call for a " reckoning " within the Democratic Party, Rep. Keith Ellison on Minnesota has swiftly emerged as the favored progressive choice to lead that transition. "Liberal lawmakers and advocacy groups have started plotting a major overhaul of the Democratic National Committee ," the Washington Post reported late Thursday, with the first step being a replacement for the embattled interim chair Donna Brazile.
Senator Bernie Sanders has been making his feeling known about Donald Trump after his victory in the general election. As with all Democrats, the have acted graciously after Trump won the election.
Several hundred people are gathering in Burlington, Vermont, to express their displeasure with the election of Donald Trump as president. The Burlington Free Press reports the rally was expected to last from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday in a park behind City Hall.
The departing Senate minority leader says Donald Trump's election "has emboldened the forces of hate and bigotry" and he now must lead "a time of healing." In a statement Friday, Nevada Democrat Harry Reid said white nationalists, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Islamic State extremist group are celebrating Trump's election "while innocent, law-abiding Americans are wracked with fear."
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Protesters gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, the third night of protests over the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. President-elect Donald Trump fired back on social media after demonstrators in both red and blue states hit the streets for another round of protests, showing outrage over the Republican's unexpected win.
The call had to have been painful for the former president, who teared up on Wednesday when his wife, Hillary Clinton, publicly conceded to the President-elect. "President Clinton phoned President-elect Trump this afternoon," the aide said.
Heading into Election Day, most national surveys overstated what will likely be a narrow popular vote advantage for Hillary Clinton and led many to believe she was a shoo-in to win the Electoral College. "The polls clearly got it wrong this time," the American Association for Public Opinion Research said Wednesday in a statement.
Singer Katy Perry - a key supporter of Hillary Clinton - has cancelled her first concert after the 69-year-old's shock election loss. Perry had been due to perform in China at a bash put on by the country's largest online retailer, Alibaba, to commemorate China's largest shopping day, Single's Day, akin to the Boxing Day or Black Friday sales.
While many are starting to grasp the enormity of Donald Trump's victory, few seem interested in coming to grips with the significance of Hillary Clinton's defeat. It's understandable, for several reasons.
Look, I was convinced that Trump would carry New Hampshire along with all the states that George W. Bush had carried in 2004 , plus that one house seat in Maine. At a victory party in Redondo Beach, I turned into a right-wing version of Howard Dean: "He won Pennsylvania! And Michigan! And Wisconsin! And he's gonna take the White House! Yeaaaagh!" Some people looked at me like I was crazy.
Immigration was clearly the issue that galvanized many of Donald Trump's supporters. But if he is to try to unite the nation, he needs to think carefully about how to proceed.
ABC's Gloria Borger's on-air elegy for the Clinton campaign included a lament for "all the little girls [Hillary Clinton] promised to show a female president." Carl Bernstein, Clinton biographer and half of the Watergate duo, who was also serving as a commentator for ABC, likewise worried about the feelings of "little girls" who were "deprived of their aspiration" of seeing a woman president by Clinton's loss.