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Fresh Air discusses the 2016 election with Atlantic Magazine correspondent James Fallows, who spent three years flying his own plane to small towns across the U.S., reporting on the people he met.

Kamala Harris and Catherine Cortez Masto made historic inroads on Election Day, becoming, respectively, the first biracial woman in the Senate and the first Latina senator.

Finally it's over: a process that began more than a year ago, kicking off with a primary that included close to 20 Republican candidates and six Democrats. Here's a montage of memorable moments.

After months of criticism, top congressional Republicans were quick to congratulate Donald Trump's win and promised to work together to enact GOP policy priorities.

Three cities in California, as well as Boulder, Colo., adopted taxes on sugary drinks, a move aimed at combating obesity.

California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have abolished capital punishment, and narrowly approved a competing measure designed to speed up the execution process.

Here & Now political analysts Angela Rye and Paris Dennard provide analysis and perspective on the election results.

Americans who supported Donald Trump share their reactions to his victory and what they hope he will accomplish.

During the campaign, the president-elect said climate change is not real, and he rejected last year's international agreement to cut greenhouse gases.

Candidate Donald Trump made clear he hates the standards. But what can a President Trump do about it?