Election 2024 live: Trump to decide cabinet picks as double flip edges Republicans closer to taking House

All eyes turn to the battle for the House of Representatives today as Donald Trump and the Republicans inch towards a clean sweep in the 2024 U.S. election.

More than 30 races are yet to be called with the GOP requiring 10 more seats to secure a majority in the lower chamber.

Join us today as we bring you the latest developments on the results plus all the latest political news from across the country.

You can also keep track of the full 2024 election results with our catalogue of maps and charts that show Donald Trump’s dominant victory over Kamala Harris.

While two states – Arizona and Nevada – are still tabulating their final ballots, Trump is leading both with the majority counted. And he already holds 295 of the 270 Electoral College votes needed to secure a victory, so the results there won’t make a difference.

And even in most of the states that went blue, Trump’s margin of support improved.

Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com in Washington, D.C.

Kamala Harris’ sweeping loss to Donald Trump is evidence that Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer’s grip on power is slipping away say experts.

Republicans are on course to completely sweep power in Washington, D.C. – taking control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives.

And critics are saying it’s evidence that the Democrats’ top party power brokers Pelosi, 84, and Schumer, 73, are losing influence.

‘The influences of a Schumer or a Pelosi or a movie star or an Obama deciding to anoint somebody – those guys are gone,’ businessman Kevin O’Leary said this week. ‘In four years, they won’t have that kind of influence.’

Some Republicans are even attributing the major Democratic losses, from the top of the ticket to the Senate flipping red, directly to former Speaker Pelosi.

Joe Biden believes stepping aside during the election campaign was the ‘right decision’, the White House said today.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave a briefing to reporters after the President appeared in the rose garden to address the nation for the first time in public since Donald Trump’s election victory.

The emotional vice president told crowds in Washington D.C. ‘this is not what we wanted’ in a speech almost 12 hours after the race was officially called for the former president.

Harris, however, also vowed to help with the peaceful transfer of power even as she said she would continue the battle after Trump’s dominant victory.

A University of Oregon employee has posted a video telling Trump voters to kill themselves following his electoral win this week.

Leonard Serrato, who works as Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at the school, posted the inflammatory video on his Instagram, which he has since made private.

‘I’m done crying. My sadness is over. My anger has set in,’ Serrato said as he described himself as a ‘proudly petty person.’

He continued: ‘I’m saying this in the most disrespectful way possible – I don’t care if you are my family, I don’t care if you are my friend, I don’t care if we’ve been friends our entire lives – You can literally go f**ck yourself if you voted for Donald Trump.

‘If you are so sad about your groceries being expensive, get a f*****g better paying job. Do better in life. Get a f****g education. Do something, cause you’re f*****g stupid.’

Read the full story by Germania Rodriguez Poleo here

Republican David McCormick’s campaign anticipates a victory in the Pennsylvania Senate race with the ousting of Senator Bob Casey.

The race remains too close to call but his campaign put out a statement saying when it is all said and done, McCormick will be the next senator of the Keystone State.

However, Casey’s campaign pointed out that the race is within half a point, which triggers an automatic recount in the state as tens of thousands of votes remain to be counted.

Trump has often voiced his frustrations with Jerome Powell and even threatened to remove him from his role as fed chair – an unprecedented move for any president.

Sources close to the President-elect say he will allow Powell to see out the remainder of his term, which expires in May 2026, according to CNN.

While Trump could still change his mind, the current thinking among him and his economic team is that Powell will remain at the helm of the central bank as it works to slash interest rates.

Powell, a Republican with a background in private equity, was originally appointed to lead the Fed by Trump in 2018. President Joe Biden later reappointed him for a second term

The news comes as the Fed is expected to reduce its benchmark policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point at the end of its policy meeting today.

Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com in Washington, D.C.

Two Democratic House lawmakers dramatically lost their reelection bids, the Associated Press reported Thursday afternoon.

Reps. Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright, who have served since 2018 and 2019, lost to Republican challengers.

The two seats flipped edge the GOP closer to control of the chamber, which they have held since 2023. Currently, Republicans hold 210 seats to Democrats’ 194, and 31 races have yet to be called.

Whoever gets 218 seats or more will have control over the House.

If Republicans maintain control of the chamber it means Donald Trump and his party will have a supermajority in Washington, which means he will more easily be able to achieve his MAGA objectives.

Rachel Maddow is being mocked for her anti-Donald Trump monologue in which she warned the US was headed for an autocratic government after his resounding election victory.

She likened the outcome to those seen in countries such as North Korea, Russia and China as she urged Democrats not to become, ‘despondent’.

‘Now we can work on being fricking pirates. We can work on being a thorn in the side to anyone who tries to turn this country into some tin-pot tyranny.

However, she was instantly derided online with many viewers calling out her ‘hyperbole’.

Read the full story by Bethan Sexton here

California Governor Gavin Newsom has called a special session of state lawmakers to protect liberal policies from Donald Trump.

The Democrat hopes to shore up legal funding to defend climate change, access to abortion, and the rollout of electric vehicles.

It is the first move from Newsom to prepare for a second Trump administration just 36 hours after the election was decided.

Trump’s return to the White House will likely resurrect the hostile relationship between the pair.

The president-elect has previously called the Democrat ‘Newscum’, railed against crime in California, and ridiculed his electric car mandate.

A billionaire hedge fund boss is positioning himself to become Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary.

Scott Bessent – who previously served as an economic adviser to Trump – is currently vetting potential candidates for a deputy role, The Financial Times reported.

The news comes the day after JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, often called America’s most powerful banker, ruled himself out of consideration for the role.

Although Bessent – who stirred controversy over his financial backing of a conservative publishing house – hasn’t confirmed an interest in joining Trump’s cabinet, he hinted at his willingness on Wednesday.

‘I’m going to do whatever president Trump asks,’ he told CNBC when asked if he would serve in the administration.

Read the full story by Alice Wright here

The Associated Press has called the race for the Democrat candidate Laura Gillen in the U.S. House race in New York’s 4th Congressional District.

Gillen beats incumbent Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, ticking down the final Republican numbers as they seek to keep their narrow majority.

Some of the races remain too close to call or are waiting for a full tally before Americans know who will control the House.

Wyoming has come out as the most-pro Donald Trump state in the US following the election with voters there previously booting RINO congresswoman Liz Cheney.

The president-elect commanded a staggering 72.3 percent of the vote in the Cowboy State as of 9:50am on Thursday.

He is projected to win according to the Associated Press which reports that 99 percent of the count had been returned.

The support surpassed the high levels seen even in 2020 when Trump received almost 70 percent of votes.

With at least 192,576 votes, the Republican won in all but one of Wyoming’s 23 counties. Teton County, which includes the A-List town of Jackson, voted overwhelmingly for Kamala Harris.

See Wyoming’s full election results here.

Whoopi Goldberg is still refusing to say Donald Trump’s name despite hisistoric election victory, which her co-host has blamed on ‘uneducated white women’.

Goldberg, 68, has refused to say Trump’s name on The View since he first took office in 2016 and made clear on the talk show yesterday ‘that’s not going to change’.

Discussing the election results with her co-hosts, Goldberg expressed her disappointment that ‘people didn’t come out’ to vote for Kamala Harris.

Read Natasha Anderson’s report here:

A very smiley Joe Biden promised to work with Donald Trump to secure a peaceful transition and urged the country to come together an as he broke his silence on the election.

Republican Jeff Hurd has won election to House in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.

His victory sees Republicans maintain control of the district that was previously represented by Lauren Boebert.

Hurd defeated Democrat Adam Frisch.

The result was called by the Associated Press.

As Donald Trump stood before a raucous crowd of supporters on Tuesday night, basking in his thumping election victory and thanking his family and campaign staff, one of his tributes sent eyebrows twitching.

‘I want to also thank my beautiful wife, Melania,’ he crooned. ‘Who has the number one best-selling book in the country. Can you believe that?’

With the MAGA masses erupting into cheers, the ever-poised Melania, dressed in a perfectly tailored Dior skirt-suit, flashed a modest smile and waved.

Read Isabelle Stanley’s report here:

Boosting the notion that either Tim Walz was a bad pick as running mate for Kamala Harris or that running mates just don’t matter in presidential elections – the Minnesota governor’s home district was won by Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump won Minnesota’s rural Blue Earth County by a margin of 49.6 percent to 48.3 percent over Harris, marking a swing of 5.7 percent from four years ago.

That despite Walz having lived there for two decades and launching his political career in the area, the National Review noted Thursday.

He flipped Minny’s 1st Congressional District – which includes the county – in 2006 and served as its congressman for 12 years. But he shifted from a moderate Democrat to progressive governor, and that likely didn’t play well in the rural area where his homespun nature is more commonplace.

In addition, DailyMail.com revealed details of a ‘secret fling’ he carried on with a Communist China woman back when he was a teacher on the Chinese mainland in 1989.

The 6ft 9inches teenager was described by Farage, a friend of Trump’s, as ‘very bright’ as they posed together in an image shared on X today.

The youngest son of the returning president has not appeared regularly by his father’s side at his rallies across the country.

But instead he has played a behind-the-scenes role in getting former President Donald Trump to appear on podcasts favored by Gen Z and millennial men, ABC News reports.

Democrat Dina Titus has been re-elected to the House of Representatives in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District.

She defeated Republican rival Mark Robertson and Independent candidates Ron Quince and William Hoge.

The result was called by the Associated Press.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has ruled himself out of the running to be Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff.

The Republican was touted as a favorite to take the job as speculation mounted in the run-up to the election.

But he quashed the rumors in an interview with the Guy Benson show on Thursday.

‘People always ask if I’m going to be chief of staff, no I’m not going to be…that’s a no,’ he said.

He added that Trump’s campaign manager Susie Wiles would be ‘great’ in the position.

Democrat Val Hoyle has been re-elected to the House of Representatives in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District.

She defeated Republican rival Monique DeSpain.

The Associated Press called the result this morning.

Appearing relaxed, the President had a beaming smile as he spoke in front of journalists in the White House rose garden.

Here’s what we learned from his address:

• President Biden promised to work with Donald Trump to secure an orderly and peaceful transition as he urged Americans to accept the results and come together
• The 81-year-old told supporters ‘we lost his battle’ but that Democrats can bounce back, adding, ‘A defeat does not mean we are defeated’
• He called both Harris and Trump on Wednesday and also made contact with Democrats who have won election to the House and Senate.
• He congratulated Harris on her historic campaign, and invited President-elect Trump to meet with him in the White House

In case you missed it, here’s Joe Biden’s full speech from the White House rose garden as he promised to work with Donald Trump and urged America to come together.

by Emily Goodin, Senior White House Correspondent in Washington D.C.

The outgoing president also told the nation to accept the results and come together after Harris ran an ‘inspiring campaign’.

Read Emily’s full report here:

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is warning that the United States may be entering an era of ‘fascism and authoritarianism’ as the country prepares for President-elect Donald Trump to return to power.

The 35-year-old liberal New York congresswoman hopped on Instagram Wednesday to speak with her followers about the election results where she painted an extremely bleak picture for the country’s future.

The ‘Squad’ member said the U.S. is entering a political period that will have consequences ‘for the rest of our lives.’

‘We find ourselves I believe in a time where there are lets say peers in history of massive movements of people that mobilize to protect one another in times of fascism and authoritarianism. And this is the era that we are poised to enter,’ AOC said.

The President’s address has now ended in what was a short message to the nation.

He concluded his press conference with a kiss to the crowd and a message to supporters not to give up.

We’re going to be okay, but we need to stay engaged. We need to keep the faith. God bless you all and America.

This is the moment Joe Biden confirmed he called Donald Trump to congratulate him on his stunning election victory.

Watch our video from his White House press conference.

President Biden said there would be a peaceful transfer of power and reiterated he had reached out to Donald Trump following his victory.

He said he will do his duty for the remaining 74 days of his term.

We’re leaving behind the strongest economy in the world.Now we have 74 days to finish the term, our term, let’s make every day count”, he says, and adds that this is their responsibility as government.

Set backs are unavoidable but giving up is unforgivable.

Joe Biden has described Donald Trump’s election win as a victory for some and a loss to others.

A country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice the country makes.

You can’t love your country only when you win. You can’t love your neighbour only when you agree.

President Joe Biden is addressing the nation in the White House Rose Garden this morning.

Biden is following in the footsteps of former President Barack Obama – who also addressed the American public from the White House after Trump defeated his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

The 81-year-old commander-in-chief extended the olive branch to the president-elect a week after calling his supporters ‘garbage’ and hours after he was confirmed as his successor.

The White House confirmed Biden and Trump spoke on the phone on Wednesday afternoon and ’emphasized the importance of working to bring the country together’ as well as a ‘smooth transition’.

It was a similar tone Kamala Harris took when she called the 78-year-old to finally concede the election after Trump swept the majority of the swing states.

Trump and Biden frequently exchanged very personal jabs during the campaign, with the Republican targeting the president’s decline and the Democrat saying he was the sort of person he would like to ‘smack in the a**’.

We’re expecting to hear from the President imminently.

We will bring you a live stream and all the developments when the president appears.

Her father is yet to be sworn in for his second term as president, but it appears some are looking further ahead to who could succeed him.

Some social media users are backing Ivanka Trump to make a run for the White House in 2028 after she joined her father on stage in West Palm Beach during his historic election victory.

One woman wrote: @IvankaTrump we want YOU for 2028!!! That would be so lovely having you make history with being Americas 1st woman president AND you are a Trump… just one of my random thoughts.

Another said: ‘Im calling it now, first women president will be Ivanka Trump in 2028’.

While a man added: ‘kamala was as thick as mince. Ivanka Trump could win it’.

Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter in Las Vegas, Nevada

Presidential election results are still unknown in the western swing states of Nevada and Arizona.

The Associated Press has still not called the race one way or the other as of Thursday morning – though it doesn’t matter since Trump has more than enough Electoral College votes to take a victory without the two states.

With 90 percent of the vote counted in Nevada, Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris by 3.8 percent.

And with 69 percent tabulated in Arizona, Trump leads by 5.5 percent.

With the other 48 states already counted, Trump has won the 2024 election with 295 Electoral College votes so far.

J. Ann Selzer, a famed pollster previously known for her accurate predictions in Iowa, told the Des Moines Register on Tuesday she was ‘thinking about how we got where we are.’

‘The poll findings we produced for The Des Moines Register and Mediacom did not match what the Iowa electorate ultimately decided in the voting booth today,’ she said.

‘I’ll be reviewing data from multiple sources with hopes of learning why that happened, and I welcome what that process might teach me.’

Selzer’s poll for the Register and Mediacom days before the election predicted Harris would win by +3 percentage points.

But Donald Trump went on to trounce the vice president by over +13 points in the Hawkeye State.

Devastated Democrats have rounded on George Clooney after the actor demanded that Joe Biden quit before Donald Trump’s election victory.

A furious blame game has erupted in the wake of Trump’s emphatic win over rival Kamala Harris, with lifelong Democrat Clooney being especially criticised for his influence during the election.

The Ocean’s Eleven actor, 63, notably penned an op-ed for the New York Times in July where he called on Biden, 81, to abandon his presidential campaign, writing: ‘We are not going to win in November with this president.’

Read Jacqueline Lindenberg and Natasha Anderson’s full report here:

Donald Trump’s campaign pollster said there was one key difference between the candidate who lost in 2020 and who won in 2024: He had tasted the bitterness of defeat and was prepared to do whatever necessary to retake the White House.

So when John McLaughlin and key campaign figures developed a strategy to cut off the four demographic pillars supporting Democrats, he was listening.

‘Trump, is still Trump, but if you told him something you know that he needed to do to win he was gonna do it,’ McLaughlin told DailyMail.com.

Read Rob Crilly’s exclusive report here:

A devastated Kamala Harris told her scores of tearful fans to keep fighting as she conceded election defeat to Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

The emotional vice president admitted ‘this is not what we wanted’ as she took the stage at Howard University, almost 12 hours after the race was officially called for the former president.

Harris, however, also vowed to help with the peaceful transfer of power even as she said she would continue the battle after Trump’s dominant victory.

The people surrounding Joe Biden blame Nancy Pelosi for Kamala Harris’ election loss as Democrats have begun to bicker over who caused the party’s disaster.

It came as the president, 82, reacted to Harris’ concession speech at Howard University Wednesday.

The blame game went into overdrive last night, as Biden confidantes told senior White House reporters they hold the former Speaker of the House responsible for him being pushed out of the race.

Read Stephen Lepore’s full report here:

Joe Biden will today address the nation from the White House in his first public appearance since vice-president Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump.

The President will speak from the Rose Garden at 11am Eastern Time.

Yesterday, Biden gave his reaction to Harris’ teary-eyed concession speech.

What America saw today was the Kamala Harris I know and deeply admire. She’s been a tremendous partner and public servant full of integrity, courage, and character.

The Democrats will be hoping to win four seats in California which could prove crucial in preventing a Republican supermajority in Congress.

But as of today, the Republican candidates are ahead in all the race although some of the leads are tight.

Here’s the state of play:

• California’s 45th: Republican Michelle Steel is currently leading against Democrat Derek Tran by a margain of five points with 70 per cent of votes counted
• California’s 41st: Republican Ken Calvert holds a narrow lead of less than three points over Democrat Will Rollins
• California’s 22nd: Republican David Valadao has a 10 point lead over Democrat Rudy Salas with more than 50 per cent of votes counted
• California’s 47th: Republican Scott Baugh holds a slender lead of less than half a percentage point against Democrat Dave Min

Keep track of the 2024 election with our catalogue of maps and charts that show Donald Trump’s dominant victory over Kamala Harris.

We also have the full Senate and House of Representative results which will be updated as soon as races are called.

If Republicans win back the House, they would control the legislative, executive, and the judicial branches of the federal government fully during Trump’s first years in office, giving him sweeping control after he was voted out just four years ago.

Republicans may also take more robust action against transgender issues involving schools and sports, which Trump and the GOP have spoken about often on the campaign trails.

Already with control of the Senate Republicans will be able to dictate approvals of federal judges and cabinet positions like Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense.

If a Supreme Court vacancy arrises, the Senate handles that, too.

During Trump’s last presidency the Senate was controlled by the GOP, and the former president was able to help appoint three of the court’s nine sitting justices – which has had a major impact on the ideological slant of the body.

Though Republicans have been named the winners of the White House and Senate, some races in the House of Representatives may take days if not weeks to call.

The GOP also gained control over the Senate after flipping multiple seats red, with some races still yet to be finalized and pick-up opportunities still on the table.

Republicans now need to maintain control over the House to have a full supermajority in Washington, D.C., which would have major consequences for Democrats.

Read Jon Raasch’s report here: