City’s Bronx borough saw historic realignment as Trump made inroads into a once solid Democratic voter bloc

Donald Trump tapped into voter dissatisfaction, flipping a swathe of New York’s electorate – and the Democrats have to try to win them back

Elon Musk has called for Jack Smith, the chief prosecutor overseeing Donald Trump’s election-interference case, to be “punished”.

Democrats now carrying out public postmortem on failure of Harris campaign after Trump swept to victory

Former House speaker says Ms Harris could have emerged as a ‘stronger’ candidate if she had taken on rivals for her party’s nomination

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.

Republicans say Trump will bring the prosperity voters want and will make New York safer.

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…