Putin congratulates Donald Trump on win THE WORLD REACTS
President Putin wants to "restore full relations with the US under Donald Trump"
THE world has been left stunned by Donald Trumps victory over Hillary Clinton but Vladimir Putin has wasted no time in congratulating the new US President on his win.
Global leaders and the worlds media have reacted with shock while others have hailed the win as a triumph over a failing political establishment.
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Donald Trump has shocked the world after a surprise win over Hillary Clinton
As Putin congratulated Trump on his victory, Vyacheslav Volodin speaker of the State Duma and a close ally of the Russian president added Moscow hopes for more constructive dialogue with the United States now that a new president has been elected.
Prime Minister Theresa May also congratulated to the the new president, saying: I would like to congratulate Donald Trump on being elected the next President of the United States, following a hard-fought campaign.
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Meanwhile Russia is hoping for improved relations with the United States
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Theresa May has also congratulated the new US President, hailing the US and UKs special relationshipPresident Putin wants to "restore full relations with the US under Donald Trump"
Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise."We are, and will remain, strong and close partners on trade, security and defence.
I look forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump, building on these ties to ensure the security and prosperity of our nations in the years ahead.
Trump has also been congratulated by French Front National leader Marine Le Pen, former KKK leader David Duke, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has also offered Trump "close cooperation".
But German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, an ally ofMerkel, described the result as a "huge shock" - askingwhether it means the end of "Pax Americana", the state of relative peace overseen by Washington that has governed international relations since World War Two.
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Meanwhile, in an unprecedentedly blunt outburst, the French ambassador to the United States, Gerard Araud, wrote on Twitter: ""After Brexit and this election, everything is now possible. A world is collapsing before our eyes.!
French foreign ministerJean-Marc Ayrault pledged to work with Trump but said his personality "raised questions" - and former Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt called2016 "the year of the double disaster of the West", referencing Brexit.
At the other end of the spectrum, senior Front National figure Florian Philippot tweeted:"Their world is falling apart. Ours is being built," - and Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders said: "The people are taking their country back. So will we."
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The New York post described the election as "The Upset Election"
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The New York Times said Trump "stunned" Clinton
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The New York Daily News slammed the White House as a "house of horrors"
Meanwhile, Nigel Farage told ITV News 2016 will be "the year of two great political revolutions".
In the United States, many front pages hailed "Trump"s triumph" - but the New York Daily Post branded the White House a "house of horrors" following the win.
Elsewhere, "I" quipped America is now the "Disunited States" - while Spain"s El Pais said Trump has "lead his country into the unknown", and the Australian Daily Telegraph pleaded "G*d save America".
Also in Europe, German newspaper Bild asked: "Wie konnte das passieren?" - "How could this happen?".
Sun man soaks up NY atmosphere as newly elected President Trump gives speech
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The Washington Post referenced voters" "scorn for the status quo"
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In a 4:30am edition, the i branded the USA "disunited"
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The Times" 5:30 edition showed Trump as he clinched the win
And Clinton-backing celebrities were quick to share their horror on social media after news broke of the victory.
Musician Lady Gaga was even spotted with her head in her hands after protesting against Trump outside Trump Tower last night.
Final Electoral College Map Trump is winning November 8
What a difference a week makes.
Last Monday, Democrats were still reeling from the 11th-hour revelation there were more Hillary Clinton emails that the FBI was probing. This Monday, with less than 24 hours until the first polls open, they are breathing a sigh of relief after Director James Comey told members of Congress that, after reviewing the new messages, "we have not changed our conclusions" from July. And The Times latest Electoral College projection gives the Democratic nominee 352 votes.
For those keeping count, thats way more than the 270 needed to win.Try it yourself.
Im Christina Bellantoni. This is Essential Politics, and by the time you get the next edition, millions of voters will be standing in line waiting to cast votes.
Already weve seen early voting heavy over the weekend and record-long lines in Los Angeles Countyon Sunday.
Donald Trump was unfazed by Comeys "all-clear" announcement, saying on the campaign trail in Minnesota, "Hillary Clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time for her many crimes against our people, our democracy, likely concluding in a criminal trial."
He added, "She"s protected by a rigged system. She shouldn"t even be allowed to run for president, I"ll tell you right now. She is the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency of the United States."
For her part, Clinton barnstormed through several states, working to secure as many early votes as possible. Her campaign has banked so many in Florida that she made her final trip to the crucial battleground state on Saturday. It was a tightly focused trip aimed at boosting turnout among the black and Latino voters she needs to win.
She also appeared with Khizr Khan, the father of a slain Muslim American soldier who has been one of Trump"s most effective foils during this campaign. In Manchester, Khan said Clinton would "preserve fundamental American values."
As bright as things are looking for Democrats at the moment, Cathleen Decker writes for Mondays front page that the party faces deep schisms ahead both ideological and generational. Her presidency could be caught between Republicans who will have less reason than ever to cooperate and a corps of Democrats reluctant to compromise, both sides playing to opposite bases.
Decker notes that sort of dilemma for the new president would be familiar historically: Presidents who succeed an incumbent of their own party repeatedly have come to grief as a result of similar crossfires. George H.W. Bush, Harry Truman and William Howard Taft all provide examples. The successor president inherits all the issues that the predecessor couldnt resolve and typically faces pressure from within the party to go further than ever in pursuit of their demands.
WEEKEND HEADLINES
Secret Service protecting Trump had a scare that disrupted his event Saturday in Reno, but it was a false alarm.
Not only are Latino voters set for record turnout this election, but a new poll Sunday shows Latino support for Trump may be lower than for any other Republican presidential candidate in more than 30 years.
America"s first black president does not want to be succeeded by Trump, and he"s been making a highly personal appeal to the black voters who helped send him to the Oval Office. Christi Parsons and Chris Megerian look at how President Obama has been traveling to battleground states to make the case, and whether Clinton is lagging with a key demographic.
He also mocked Trump in Florida, saying, "If somebody cant handle a Twitter account, they cant handle the nuclear codes." As he campaigns, the president is working to settle some scores with the Republicans who have tried to stifle his every move for eight years.
Get the latest from the campaign trail on Trail Guide and follow @latimespolitics. Check our daily USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times tracking poll at the top of the politics page.
POLLS HOT OFF THE PRESSES
Clinton is almost certainly going to win California on Tuesday. But a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll reveals Clinton has also significantly improved her image among the states Democrats and independents, indicating the rifts of her fractious primary battle with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders have largely healed.
Melanie Mason reports that Clintons favorability substantially jumped among younger voters and those without a party affiliation two groups that tended to be ardent Sanders supporters.
The poll also foreshadows the brewing divisions in the Republican Party, between those aligned with Trump and those backing the GOP establishment. Among voters who viewed Trump as favorable, only 46% had a favorable opinion of Ryan. And only 47% of those with favorable views of Ryan planned to vote for Trump.
Whoever wins the White House on Tuesday is going to inherit a deeply divided and hostile electorate in California. The new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll asked likely California voters backing Clinton and Trump if they wanted their member of Congress to "work with" or "act as a check and balance" on the newly elected president if their candidate loses on Tuesday. Among Clinton supporters, 72% want their representative to act as a check and balance on Trump. Among Trump supporters, 80% wanted their member of Congress to do the same with Clinton.
COULD DEMOCRATS WIN A HOUSE SEAT THEY HAVENT HELD SINCE 1964?
The last time a Democrat represented north Los Angeles Countys Antelope Valley in Congress it was 1964. Republicans have had a tight grip on the area ever since, as cities such as Palmdale and Lancaster blossomed with the regions aerospace boom.
But now, because of the rise of Democrats and Latino voters in the high desert district, theres a chance that Republican winning streak could come to an end on Tuesday, Javier Panzar reports. Rep. Steve Knight is in danger of losing the 25th Congressional District seat he won two years ago. The risk is serious enough that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Obama have both weighed in on Knights match-up with Democratic lawyer Bryan Caforio.
RACE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN LOS ANGELES HOUSE CONTEST
The battle between Compton state Sen. Isadore Hall and former Hermosa Beach Councilwoman Nanette Barragn to replace Rep. Janice Hahn has taken a sharper, racial edge as election day approaches and the intra-party contest contest tightens.
Not previously well known in political circles, Barragn has mounted a serious challenge against Hall, a 15-year veteran of Los Angeles politics. Running as a progressive outsider, she has relentlessly blasted Halls ties with special interests in the alcohol and tobacco industries and hit him for campaign contributions he has received from petroleum interests.
In a recent interview, Barragn, who is Latina, kept the attacks going, calling the African American lawmaker "slimy." But she did not stop there, giving a statement that some say injected race into the campaign, Panzar reports.
MORE ON THE BATTLE FOR CONGRESS
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi stopped by The Times onFriday for a conversation with members of the newsroom and the editorial board. She sounded a confident note about Clintons chances ahead of a weekend full of getting-out-the-vote for the woman she says will be the first female president.
She chastised Republicans who have suggested they will pursue impeachment against a President Clinton, and took a swing at Rep. Darrell Issa, calling him "Mr. Goodbar" for trying to play up his willingness to work across the aisle now that hes in a tough race.
As for the other House races in the Golden State, Pelosi admitted the party is needing to make "cold-blooded decisions" about where to spend money, but said she is happy Republicans are spending a lot of money to protectRep. Jeff Denham from beekeeper Jeff Eggman and that newly competitive contests like Issas are "keeping them busy."
"These races could go any way," she said. She added that Democrats "own the ground" because of their lopsided numbers advantage in California.
Pelosi also bragged that at the start of the cycle there were five races Democrats could lose. Four of her members in California are now totally safe, while just one, the open 24th Congressional District, is a tossup.
Sarah Wire details the signs to look for in California if House Republicans have a good night, or if Democrats are able to pull off some turnovers.
In one contest were closely following, Clinton endorsed Emilio Huerta in his attempt to unseat Rep.David Valadao.
For Congress watchers, weve got handy guides to the states that matter most as the Democrats attempt to retake the Senate, and a close look at the most competitive congressional districts.
TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUT FOR LORETTA SANCHEZ
Its not looking good for Loretta Sanchezs U.S. Senate bid. A new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll found that just 28% of likely California voters have a favorable impression of the Orange County congresswoman, the same number as Trump. The survey also found that 48% of likely voters supported Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, compared with 31% who backed Sanchez, a gap that has widened since early September when Sanchez launched a series of political attacks against her rival.
One bright spot for Sanchez may be in the farm-rich Central Valley where, along with Californias central coast, the congresswoman was leading Harris, the poll showed. Phil Willon reports that Harris has always had trouble in the valley, which has never been kind to Democrats from the San Francisco Bay Area.
On the last Sunday before election day, Harris and Sanchez crisscrossed Southern California visiting some familiar spots to urge supporters to go the polls. Harris spent the morning dropping by some of central Los Angeles most popular black churches, telling parishioners that the nation was at a pivotal moment and that now was the time to make their voices heard.
Sanchez spent the morning at a get-out-the-vote rally in Long Beachs Cambodia Town with Reps. Alan Lowenthal and Hahn, reminding the crowd of the work that the three members of Congress had done to help Cambodian immigrants and to urge the Cambodian government to hold free and fair elections.
For up-to-the-minute news on the California campaigns, keep an eye on our Essential Politics news feed.
THE NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL?
If Harris does win, the political drama in California isnt going to end. Gov. Jerry Brown will need to select her replacement as attorney general, one of the most powerful positions in state government. Browns office is mum on what he might be looking for in the states next top lawyer, but a Democratic consultant believes the governor will want a caretaker instead of a political upstart to fill out the final two years of Harris term, Liam Dillon reports.
WHERE WILL THE LEGISLATURES MOD SQUADBE AFTER TUESDAY?
As Tuesdays election nears, the increasingly powerful "mod caucus" -- the informal name for the informal group of business-aligned Democrats in the Legislature, is hoping to bolster its ranks with like-minded newcomers. Business interests have also poured millions of dollars into independent expenditure committees backing centrist Democrats this cycle, many of them in intra-party battles against fellow Democrats.
Christine Mai-Duc reports that Tuesdays election results could bolster the ranks of the group, which suffered some setbacks in 2016 with the passage of a $15 minimum wage, overtime protections for farmworkers, and an extension of Californias greenhouse gas emissions targets, all largely opposed by the business community. "We do have high hopes," said Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove), co-chair of the moderate caucus. "The demise of the mods has been greatly exaggerated."
WE READ IT SO YOU DONT HAVE TO
Proposition 64, the measure that would legalize recreational marijuana in California, is 66 pages. Patrick McGreevy crafted a cheat sheet of the high points as you consider your vote.
NEWS ON THE PROPOSITIONS
Pelosi also said Friday she plans to vote for Proposition 64, making her one of a small number of high-level politicians to support legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
"I will vote for it, but I have not made a public statement about it until right this very second," Pelosi said when asked about the measure.
(Clinton, by the way, wont say how she feels about the idea, which also is on the ballot in swing-state Nevada.)
Jazmine Ulloa examines how for 10 years, the death penalty system has been on pause in California, as the state has sought to develop new lethal injection protocols for killing prisoners. Its latest proposal is undergoing final review after the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation received roughly 167,000 comments overt the last year during a public vetting process.
Now its fate is hanging at the ballot box. If voters pass Proposition 66, which intends to expedite executions, prison officials would be exempted from the current regulation process a move that supporters say would remove unneeded layers of bureaucracy but opponents counter would harm transparency. If voters instead approve Proposition 62, which replaces executions with life sentences, the whole issue is moot.
Still, defeatis likely for the two dueling death penalty propositions, according to the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. That is mainly because California voters have strong core beliefs about capital punishment that remain unswayed by the recent national debate over criminal justice reform, pollsters and analysts said.
Proposition 57, the governors sweeping effort to remake prison parole rules, is supported by 57% of likely voters in the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.
The latest Field-IGS Poll shows Proposition 61 virtually tied, with 47% in support, 47% against and 6% undecided. Thats a big change from September, when the poll showed the measure which seeks to limit the price state agencies pay for prescription drugs ahead 50%-16%.
Heres The Times ballot box guide to Californias 17 propositions.
ONE LAST PITCH
George Skelton uses his column to offer four final takeaways on bonds for big projects, pot and tobacco, prescription drugs and the presidential race.
POLITICAL ROAD MAP: THE HALFWAY MARK FOR CALIFORNIAS DISTRICT LINES
Unlike so many other states, there have been few complaints about partisan tinkering with the political maps drawn in California five years ago. Voters handed over the line-drawing to a citizens panel, a big change from politicians crafting legislative and congressional districts to their favor.
And as John Myers writes in this weeks column, no decision of that panel offered a stronger statement than its unanimous vote to not view political party registration during the drafting of the maps.
"We wanted to make a statement," said Jodie Filkins Webber, a GOP member of the commission.
PODCAST: 2016 ENDS, 2018 BEGINS
If our latest polls are any guide, Californians are about to make some big changes on crime and public safety issues ranging from pot to prison parole. And this weeks California Politics Podcast takes a closer look at where support is strongest, and why.
Myers also leads a discussion on how the 2018 gubernatorial race got a jolt of energy this past week, with a former state schools chief confirming that she plans to throw her own hat into the ring in the race to succeed Brown as governor.
TODAYS ESSENTIALS
-- Brown campaigned in Colorado for Clinton over the weekend.
-- Why has Sanders become the unofficial face of the Yes on Proposition 61 campaign? Because in California, hes more popular than Obama, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.
-- State ethics investigators are recommending $63,000 in fines against state Sen. Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) and others for several campaign finance violations involving the 2012 election.
-- Tim Kaines college roommate makes the case for the vice presidential nominee.
-- In a segment on HBO"s "Vice News Tonight," California billionaire and political donor Tom Steyer avoided saying whether he planned to run for governor. "I will continue to work on the stuff that I care most about," he told Vice when asked about a potential gubernatorial bid. "The question will be how can I do it in the way that has the most impact."
-- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie again said Friday that he had no knowledge of bridge lane closures as political retribution. His former employees, who were convicted Friday, said in court that he knew about the scheme while in was happening.
-- Speaker Paul Ryan is officially back onthe Trump Train.
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Donald Trump Elected As President Of USA 2016 - Victory Party Speech - Fox News Live
Hours after Donald Trump won the election, President Obama said party differences aside, Americans are patriots first, and he and Trump can agree on that. USA TODAY NETWORK
Vice President Biden looks upwards while listening to President Barack Obama speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington Wednesday.(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)
WASHINGTON President Obama called on Americans to support President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday, saying the Obama White House was "rooting for his success in leading and unifying the country."
"One thing you realize in this job is that the presidency or the vice presidency is bigger than all of us," Obama said, standing beside Vice President Joe Biden in his first public remarks since Trump won an astounding victory in one of the most divisive campaigns in memory.
"Everybody is sad when their side loses an election. But we have to remember that we are all on the sameteam," Obama said. "This is an intramural scrimmage.We"re Americans first. We"re patriots first."
Obama spoke to about 300 reporters and White House staffers in a cool and cloudy Rose Garden, breaking the somber mood with some levity. He noted hispre-election prediction that the sun would come up Wednesday no matter who won, "and that is one bit of prognostication that actually came true."
Obama campaigned hard for his former secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, in the last week of the campaign. He said Wednesday that he remained proud of her and her campaign. "Her candidacy and nomination was historic, and sent a message to our daughters all over the country that they can succeed and achieve at the highest levels."
The president said he was heartened by Trump"s remarks early Wednesday morning, and that he hoped to move ahead in that spirit.
"It is no secret the president-elect and I have some significant differences," Obama said. But so did he and former President George W. Bush, he said, and the Bush team "could not have been more professional or more gracious."
Obama and Trump are expected to meet Thursday at the White House to discuss the transition.
As Obama returned to the Oval Office with his arm around Biden, the staffers gave him two rounds of sustained applause, many of them wiping tears from their eyes.
White House staff members applaud in the Rose Garden of the White House Wednesday after listening to President Obama speak about the election.(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)
Trump won"t accept election results if he loses as Clinton expands campaign into red states
Dozens of parents are left scrambling to find new schools to enroll their children after First Place Scholars cuts classes for 2nd to 5th grades. (KOMO)
SEATTLE - The families of close to 90 kids are now scrambling to find a school for their children after First Place School in Seattle decided to stop teaching the 2nd through 5th grades.
"There is no place for our children to go to school and they don"t care," said Juliette Hecker.
This week, many parents received a voice mail from the school informing them because of "budgetary constraints" First Place would operate as a private school for "pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and the 1st grade only". For parents like Hecker, whose daughter attends the second grade, they felt like they were duped.
"We were told the school was going to start on the 7th of September," said Hecker. "And I even got a phone call from my daughter"s teacher saying I"m glad to meet you."
First Place became the state"s first charter school in September of 2014 after they had operated as a successful small school catering to the needs of homeless families. But the charter system caused issues, and in December after a court ruling affected state funding, First Place said it would go back to being a private school.
"We had to make a tough business decision," said Board President Dawn Mason.
Mason said because of the lack of funding the school decided to cut back on the number of grades they teach and go back to their roots where they found success as a smaller specialized school.
"We want to make sure young children have a relevant education and good start on learning," said Mason. "We want to go back to what we are good at."
Mason also said the school had sent a letter to many parents two weeks ago about the changes, but parents say only a handful received the letter.
"That"s not acceptable for us as parents," said Hecker. "They should have known last year that funding wasn"t available."
Hecker and others say, it is now a challenge to find a public school they can enroll their child.
"Less than a week is not enough time for us to get our children into the proper school we want them to go to," said Hecker.
First Place says they will offer assistance to place kids into other schools as well as provide backpacks and school supplies to those children.
Elizabeth Warren DESTROYS Donald Trump In Manchester NH FULL Speech 10/24/16
Senator Elizabeth Warren said she is a little nervous as millions hit the polls across the country today -- but said she thinks the country will come together.
I believe that were going to show today that were a country that believes in opportunity for everyone, that we are not a country that calls each other names and turns people against people, were a country that I hope will come together and building something stronger, Warren said, outside her polling place near Harvard Square in Cambridge.
On her way in, speaking to other voters, Warren said described herself as a little nervous.
Of course Im nervous. If there is any chance at all that Donald Trump could be elected to lead this country, then Im nervous, and thats why Im out working, Im headed out to do more work today, Warren said to reporters after casting her vote for Hillary Clinton.
The senator a progressive who waited until Clinton won the nomination to endorse her has since embraced her role as a Trump tormentor on Twitter and a vehement campaigner for the Democratic nominee.
She said she will be spending election night at home with her husband, Eating popcorn and eating my fingernails.
Warren will head up to New Hampshire later today to help with get-out-the-vote efforts in a battleground state that could decide the election.
We have our voices, we have our votes. If we turn out the vote, I believe Democrats will win, she said.
New Hampshire is also home to a Senate race between incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democratic challenger Maggie Hassan a race crucial to Democrats hopes to retake the Senate.
I would like to say Im 100 percent confident, but its scary, these races are tight, Warren said.
Noticiero Telemundo, lunes 7 de noviembre de 2016 | Noticiero | Noticias Telemundo
NBC and Telemundo owned TV stations are opening English and Spanish-language Election Day tip linesand dispersing I-teams accordingly to report and have remedied any voting irregularities.
Concerns about voter fraud among the communities we serve are real, said Stephanie Adrouny, VP of news at KNTV, the San Francisco areas NBC station.We want to make sure that all those who want to vote have the information they need to exercise their right. If our viewers run across any problems, they can reach us to report them. Well follow up and we will investigate."
KNTV and its sister station, Telemundo-owned KSTS, are among the duopolies that will be fielding questions and concerns about voting from both English and Spanish speakers.Long lines at the polls, faulty voting machines and intimidation are among the concerns.
Members of stations I-teams will investigate complaints in their markets, with the goal of them being remedied, the NBC station group said. In Chicago, a WMAQ investigative reporter and producer are stationed all day at the citys Board of Elections headquarters. In Miami, a WTVJ reporter is assigned to the state attorneys office.
Websites across the group have all-day voter information as well.
The effort is particularly key this year given the discord surrounding this years electionand the importance of it for English and Spanish speakers alikesaid Dawn Clapperton, a WTVJ executive producer.
It is the first time for many of the people voting, and we are there to help them in all platforms and using all resources, she said.
