Donald Trump won the popular vote, but more Americans voted against him than for him — discrediting Republican talk about an ...

A strong argument could be made that since 2000 only one election has produced a clear mandate and that was Mr. Obama’s in ...

Republicans are still working out their talking-point defenses of these nominees on a case-by-case basis. But the overarching ...

A holistic look — down to the state legislative level — reinforces that early Trump and GOP claims to a huge “mandate” were ...

This week, we’re going to look at expectations for Trump 2.0 – and maybe rant a little about the talk of a presidential mandate, or the absence of one. Trump has repeatedly said that one of ...

Choosing billionaire Elon Musk to be what President-elect Donald Trump calls “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, is ...