Despite New York City traditionally voting Democratic, Staten Island remains a reliably red borough. In Tuesday’s election, where the Republican party won a second term in the White House, 65% of Staten Island voters supported Trump — the largest margin he’s seen in the area. The Independent spoke to locals to understand their support, from economic policies to foreign affairs. In Staten Island, a city that has received some 200,000 new migrants in the last two years, Trump’s campaign promising mass deportations appears to have resonated.

Complaint unsealed in Manhattan court says unnamed official of the guard instructed a contact in September to create a plan to surveil and kill Trump

Control of the House has yet to be determined as a number of critical races remain too-close-to-call, leaving lawmakers — and voters — waiting to see which party will hold the majority next ye…

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Populism seems certain to lose some big fights to traditional GOP policies over the next few years