Trump said lots of noncitizens would attempt to vote illegally, but it didn't happen The false narrative was ready to be deployed if Trump lost but in light of the election results, the claim fizzled. But the myth did and will continue to have real impacts. Jude Joffe-Block
Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement. Ashley Lopez
Boycott men? South Korea's 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. after Trump's win After Trump's win, there are growing calls among American women to boycott men. They're drawing inspiration from 4B, a South Korean feminist movement that rejects dating, sex, marriage and childbirth. Rachel Treisman
Biden won big with young voters. This year, they swung toward Trump in a big way Vice President Harris had hoped young voters would be a key part of a winning coalition. Instead, they shifted — sometimes by double digits — toward President-elect Trump, especially in swing states. Elena Moore
The Jackpod: We're going back On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the historic eras the U.S. could return to if Donald Trump’s various campaign policies are enacted.
During the campaign, Trump promised to be a dictator — but only for a day President-elect Donald Trump bills himself as a strongman. NPR's Leila Fadel asks philosopher, professor and author Jason Stanley why that appeals to American voters. Leila Fadel
Trump is sworn on Jan. 20. What do the next 100 days hold? President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have already articulated ambitious plans for his first 100 days in office. Franco Ordoñez
Post election: Control of more state legislatures will be split between 2 parties Despite outspending Republicans, Democrats didn’t achieve some ambitious goals in state legislative races. They lost power in Michigan and Minnesota, making some gains in Wisconsin and North Carolina. Leila Fadel
Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts. Domenico Montanaro
Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The Associated Press