Ex-president wins historic return to White House despite legal troubles

Donald Trump secured his return to presidency gathering required electoral votes against Kamala Harris (marking a first-time scenario where a person with felony charges won presidential race). His pre-inauguration plans include wide-ranging policy shifts: border control mass-deportation program climate-rules changes and import-tax increases

In west palm beach FL Trump spoke to joy-filled crowd: “We gonna fix everything in our great nation.“ Meanwhile Harris chose not to address her watch-party supporters in washington DC. Exit-polls showed interesting age-based and ethnic-based voting patterns; with trump getting more county-wide support than expected

The gop took back Senate control after winning crucial mid-western races: they secured spots in west virginia and ohio. This first-time republican majority since early 2020s will help push trumps agenda forward; however house of representatives outcome still remains unclear. Dems managed to flip two ny districts but many other races stay undecided

State abortion-rights voting showed mixed results. Most measures passed successfully expanding access for millions; however floridas constitutional change didnt reach required 60% threshold. Election-day faced some issues – russian-linked fake bomb threats targeted minority-heavy areas in AZ and GA. Some tech problems happened in PA but early-voting helped keep process smooth

Young-voter participation met unexpected obstacles in NV where mail-in ballot signature verification became problematic. Gen-z voters dont use consistent hand-written signatures which leads to potential vote rejection; experts suggest implementing different id verification methods