With the year coming to a close, President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, President Joe Biden exiting and a new Congress starting next month, here’s a rundown of the top political storylines that shaped 2024 — in descending order.

President-elect Trump said Sunday evening on social media that the U.S. owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity,” in a statement announcing Ken Howery as his nominee to serve as ambassador to Denmark. Howery, a tech investor who co-founded PayPal, was ambassador to Sweden in the previous Trump administration.

Electors are voting in each state to formalize President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

General elections this year in the US, Mexico, France, India, South Africa, and elsewhere underscored global trends in polarization and economic uncertainty.

Inflation dropped in most economies around the world in 2024, but voters didn’t care. Angered by the hefty ramp-up in prices for everything from eggs to energy over the past few years, they punished incumbent parties at almost every opportunity.

As America reacts to the news that Donald Trump has won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, former professional racing driver Danica Patrick is among those who have voiced excitement at the outcome.

Results of the 2024 general election in Alabama, including the presidential race with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and Alabama's 2nd Congressional District with Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson.

Donald Trump won North Carolina and will soon begin his second term. But how did he win the Tar Heel State? Explore voter turnout by demographics.

More than 155 million Americans voted in 2024: 156,302,318 to be exact. That’s the second largest total voter turnout in U.S. history in absolute terms. It is also just the second time that more than 140 million people voted in a presidential election.

From the Lok Sabha elections to state assembly polls, various leaders staged striking returns in 2024, capturing the attention of both the public and political analysts

Democrats around the country are still licking their wounds after last month’s stinging election defeat — but the party might be sailing toward an even bigger iceberg.

ABC's Jon Karl hosts former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, Politico's Jonathan Martin, NPR WH correspondent Asma Khalid, and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru to look what lessons Republicans and Democrats are learning from the outcome of the 2024 election,