The Presidency and Senate have resoundingly fallen into Republican hands – and while House control has yet to be decided, a Trump trifecta appears to be a very viable potential outcome.

Many were surprised by the Minnesota and national election results. Here is a short accounting of outcomes and their implications resulting from the Nov. 5 balloting, starting with national surprises.

Donald Trump is preparing for his presidential transition, while votes are still being counted for key races in the House. Follow here for the latest live news updates on the 2024 election.

Democrat George Whitesides more than doubled his lead over Republican Rep. Mike Garcia in the highly competitive and closely watched U.S. House race for California’s 27th Congressional District, according to the latest vote count by the Los Angeles County registrar’s office on Sunday, Nov. 10.

Whitesides had 50.4% of the vote while Garcia had 49.6%, with 2,114 votes separating the two, based on the latest vote count issued by the L.A. County registrar’s office on Saturday, Nov. 9. The next update is scheduled for late Sunday afternoon.

Paul Anleitner, a writer, theologian of culture, and pastor, argues in a lengthy thread on X that recent cultural events can account for how America voted last week.

The texts, which showed up as early as Wednesday morning, were reported in at least 13 states across the country.

President-elect Trump was seen spending time with his grandchildren and golfing in West Palm Beach on Sunday, days after he won the 2024 presidential race against Vice President Harris.

It will take 218 seats to rule the House, and although neither party had yet to reach the threshold, the numbers appeared to favor the GOP.

The so-called "Nostradamus" of U.S. elections has admitted he was wrong after predicting Kamala Harris would win the keys to the White House this year.