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| Good morning! Today we're covering President-elect Donald Trump's expanded mandate, the concession by Vice President Kamala Harris, and protests in Israel. |
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Trump's Mandate President-elect Donald Trump will reclaim the presidency next year with a wide-ranging agenda for America and a significant electoral mandate to implement his plans.
Having already won 295 Electoral College votes by the afternoon of Nov. 6, Trump was on track to capture the national popular vote and sweep all seven battleground states. The president-elect was ahead by nearly 4.7 million votes in the national vote as of 11:16 p.m. on Nov. 6—a 3.3 percentage point margin. He is on track to best his own national totals from 2016 and 2020, having made significant gains in broad swaths of the country, notably in safe blue states, including New Jersey, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump's Democratic opponent, conceded the election in a speech in Washington on the afternoon of Nov. 6. A spokesman for the Trump campaign said Harris called Trump to congratulate him earlier in the day and that "both leaders agreed on the importance of unifying the country."
Trump's commanding performance was buttressed by that of the Republican Party, which recaptured the U.S. Senate and was well on its way to winning the House of Representatives. As of 10:39 p.m. on Nov. 6, Decision Desk HQ projected that the GOP had a 90 percent chance to retain control of the lower chamber. FULL STORY |
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Harris Concedes Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election to President-elect Donald Trump in a Nov. 6 speech to her supporters in Washington. The remarks came less than 12 hours after Trump won the election after taking several key swing states. They marked the end of a truncated campaign that saw her catapulted to Democratic nominee in early August after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
In her speech, the vice president confirmed that she had earlier called Trump to concede the election. She said she told Trump she would help him and his team with their transition and that her team would "engage in a peaceful transfer of power."
Trump has accepted President Joe Biden's invitation to meet at the White House during the presidential transition period, a Trump campaign spokesperson confirmed. Biden extended the invitation to Trump during a Nov. 6 phone call in which the president congratulated the president-elect on his victory and acknowledged the importance of a smooth transition and national unity, according to a White House statement. FULL STORY |
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Protests in Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to sack defense minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday led to a wave of protests, including a big demonstration that paralyzed downtown Tel Aviv.
As the world focused on the U.S. presidential election, Netanyahu suddenly announced that he had decided to dismiss Gallant and replace him with foreign minister Israel Katz. After the news emerged, thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv, bringing traffic to a standstill in the city center. The crowd, many holding Israeli flags, lit bonfires, blew whistles, and banged drums. Several thousand people demonstrated outside Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem, and elsewhere in the city.
Netanyahu and Gallant have been at odds over the direction of the war in Gaza, and the prime minister said he had made the decision because of a "crisis of trust." FULL STORY How did you enjoy today's Morning Brief? Tell us what you think here. |
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 | | Beyond Pascal's Wager | | Taking time to reflect on universal questions about faith, knowledge, justice, and our own humanity is as necessary today as ever. Blaise Pascal, renowned French thinker and mathematician, tackled many of these enduring questions in his classic "Pensées." Most notably, he advocated for faith through the pragmatic "Pascal's Wager."
But as Antoine Compagnon's new book, "A Summer With Pascal," shows, Pascal's intellectual pursuits ran far deeper than this single theological gamble. Compagnon invites readers on a journey through Pascal's nuanced views on justice, human nature, and the importance of seeking knowledge across disciplines.
This doesn't merely describe Pascal's religious journey; it's an exploration of what it means to understand, question, and embrace knowledge. In 41 very brief chapters, Compagnon distills Pascal's wisdom for a modern audience, challenging readers to think more widely and deeply about the world. Whether you're familiar with Pascal or new to his ideas, "A Summer With Pascal" offers a fresh perspective on a mind that wrestled with faith, doubt, and knowledge. | | | |
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