7. Elections have consequences. President-elect Donald Trump decisively won Tuesday’s election over Vice President Kamala Harris, pledging a second administration focused on mass deportations, high tariffs, and appointments of prominent allies. Trump referred to his the second Trump term as the “golden age.” Trump, who campaigned on cultural concerns as much as policy, plans to elevate billionaire Elon Musk and “vaccine skeptic” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to influential roles, aiming to shape health and economic policies through a more hardline approach.
6. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pledged to preserve the filibuster and not pack the Supreme Court despite calls to do so from some Republicans now and Democrat plans to do so. McConnell ensured the 60-vote threshold remains for significant Senate actions even as he’s stepping down as GOP Senate leader. He emphasized that a Republican majority would “keep the guardrails” against changing Senate rules to achieve partisan goals. Democrats, who previously attempted to reform the filibuster for voting rights legislation, now face setbacks with Senate seat losses, while McConnell asserts that filibuster stability will help maintain Senate integrity.
5. When they aren’t crying on cable news or screaming into their phones over President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, grifters who supported Kamala Harris seethed with disappointment, wondering when the U.S. might elect its first black female president. Despite Harris’ “historic” candidacy, her gender wasn’t a major factor for many voters, and her support among women was slightly lower than Biden’s in 2020, under-cutting the entire argument. As for racial grifters like under-employed Roland Martin, whining on Twitter is the way to stay relevant and he asked black men “what’s YOUR plan for a Black Agenda if the GOP controls the presidency, House, Senate and federal judiciary?,” when the answer is obviously a better America for everyone.
4. An incoherent Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin expressed a mix of shock and resilience following Kamala Harris’s concession in the 2024 presidential election with a rambling word salad befitting of loser Harris, after President-elect Donald Trump won the Electoral College and likely the popular vote. Reflecting on Birmingham’s civil rights legacy, Woodfin urged citizens not to dwell on the loss but to harness their community’s strength to continue fighting for justice and equality. He encouraged continued optimism, calling for collective efforts to build a brighter future for the next generation, but as usual said nothing.
3. Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly in discussions with the Justice Department on ending his prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump, citing department policy that bars criminal prosecution of a sitting president. The cases, including a federal election subversion charge and an appeal over classified documents, were impacted by a recent Supreme Court ruling granting partial immunity to presidents. With the election over, the need for this lawfare is over as well, so they will now wrap it up, with the hopes that the Trump DOJ will not engage in the same behavior.
2. President-elect Donald Trump won Alabama by a record 30.6 percentage points over Vice President Kamala Harris, securing the state’s nine electoral votes and marking his largest victory margin yet in Alabama. Trump’s likely popular vote win reflects key voter concerns, especially around inflation, which he successfully capitalized on as a central issue. Exit polls show significant gains for Trump among lower-income and non-college-educated voters, including a notable shift among Hispanic voters, indicating racial and income-based divides in support. Democratic turnout also lagged in key battlegrounds, particularly in urban Democratic strongholds, compounding challenges for Harris’s campaign.
1. With totally macho real football coach and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and her masculinity-redefining husband Doug Emhoff crying in the crowd, alongside hundreds of blubbering women, Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election, speaking at her alma mater, Howard University, where she encouraged supporters to continue the “fight for democracy” despite the outcome. She emphasized her commitment to ideals like freedom, opportunity, and fairness and urged Americans, especially young people, to stay engaged and resilient in pursuing a better future. Harris also promised to support a peaceful transition of power, having reached out to President-elect Trump to congratulate him and offer her assistance in the transition, and Senate-losing U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared the Harris platform will live on. But, like most of the things said by the Harris campaign, that is an obvious lie.
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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from 3-4 p.m.
