Barry Berke, Trinity ‘86 who advised the U.S. House of Representatives during the Trump Impeachments, reflected on the importance of respecting election integrity in the Sanford School of Public Policy’s fall 2024 Robert R. Wilson Distinguished Lecture.
Despite the number of challenges raised by Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, the outcome of past recounts hints that the final verdict is unlikely to lean in his favor.
The Chronicle completed a deep dive into official election results and exit poll data for insights into who made it to the polls this year and how their choices shaped the outcomes in national and statewide races.
Trump’s first term, which saw attempts to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and a controversial travel ban, elicited official statements from President Vincent Price early in his tenure. Now, the incoming Trump administration — which remains critical of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and proposed higher taxes on university endowments — poses additional challenges for the University community.
In a North Carolina Supreme Court race with over five million ballots counted, a Duke Law student trails by just 623 votes. Now, he’s suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
International students reflected on campus discourse during the election and expressed concerns about complications to the annual visa renewal process and fallout from proposed cuts to education funding following Trump's victory.
Students shared largely positive feedback, feeling well-informed about how to register and cast their vote. Many students opted to vote early at The Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center, which set a new Duke early voting record with 13,956 early voters, an increase of 1,262 voters since 2020.
Should Duke students — temporary residents of the city who often don’t pay property taxes — have a say in on local bond referenda?
A longtime adviser to Trump, Miller began working for the then-candidate as a speechwriter in his 2016 presidential campaign. He later became a senior adviser in Trump’s first presidential administration and was involved in many of his hardline immigration policies, most notably the 2018 move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrence strategy.
Trump’s decisive victory was not viewed with the same energy by all Duke students and Durham residents — with some sharing their excitement and others expressing worries for their rights under a MAGA presidency.
The event was set to occur regardless of which candidate won the 2024 presidential election. The rally's message, “whoever wins, we lose,” advocated against the notion of having to “choos[e] the lesser of two evils.”
The messages have included hateful language, most notably saying that the recipients were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.”
Duke professors reflected on the results of the 2024 presidential election and spoke about Trump’s second administration during the “What now? Making Sense of the 2024 Presidential Election” post-election panel hosted by Duke's Program in American Grand Strategy Wednesday.
Several Blue Devils, including alumni, former employees and a law student, ran for office in Tuesday's statewide and federal elections. Here’s a look at how they fared.
Trump’s victory — called by AP at 5:37 a.m. after Wisconsin brought the Republican candidate's electoral vote count to 277 — concluded a heated election cycle. The final result was released just over 11 hours after the first polls closed, in stark contrast to 2020’s presidential race, which took nearly four days to call.
The Associated Press called the race at 8:50 p.m. As of 8:38 p.m., Stein had won 53.48% of the vote, according to the NCSBE. His opponent, Republican Mark Robinson had won 42.01%.
Read The Chronicle’s live coverage of scenes from around campus and several Durham polling locations today as residents of the Tar Heel state await the final results of this historic election cycle.
With the election underway in North Carolina, The Chronicle is providing insights into national and state-level races and recapping the results.
We found that respondents generally care most about abortion, climate change, the economy, gun control and democracy, though priority issues varied with candidate preference and certain demographic characteristics.
With Election Day less than 24 hours away, the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns made last-ditch campaign efforts early this week to win over North Carolina.
