The economy, the border, and abortion rights brought voters out to the polls in a tightly contested U.S. Presidential Election.
In recent rallies, former Republican President Donald Trump has asked voters if they were better off four years ago. On Tuesday night, the answer across the United States was yes, as voters returned Trump to the White House.
It was a big night for the Trump campaign in more ways than one. The Republicans flipped the Senate and led in the House of Representatives. With the Republicans in control of the two legislative houses, Trump will have a far easier time enacting his agenda of tax cuts for the most wealthy, steep tariffs on imports, renegotiating the USMCA trade deal, end wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and possibly deporting millions of non-American citizens from the country.
In the Senate, the Republicans won 266 seats to the Democrats 219, while in the House of Representatives, the split is 191 to 205 for the Republicans, with 70 seats to call. The House could still go to the Democrats. A total of 218 votes are needed for either party to take control.
Trump has promised positions in his government to at least two billionaires. Elon Musk was tapped to slim down the size of the federal workforce, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was offered a position in charge of the "nation's health."
Before supporters in West Palm Beach, Trump was no less clear about what role the two would play in his administration. He did say Kennedy could "do whatever he's going to do, but I told him to stay away from the oil. Bobby, stay away from the liquid gold."
Trump also called for unity.
"It's time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us," he told the cheering crowd. "Success is going to bring us together."
As for the Democrats, the co-chair of the Democratic campaign, Cedric Richmond informed the crowd after midnight Vice President Kamala Harris would not address the crowd that night, but rather the following day.
Trump led the race right out of the gate, and through the night racked up electoral votes from state after state. Candidates need 270 electoral votes to declare victory. Trump won 277 electoral votes to Harris's 224.