Our world in photos: December 6
Brooklyn Eagle Staff
December 6, 2024
MARYLAND — Big win in a tight race: Democratic Maryland Senator-elect Angela Alsobrooks cheers during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in College Park, Md. There have never been multiple female African-American senators elected concurrently. A Maryland native, she became one of them. The other is Lisa Blunt Rochester from neighboring Delaware. Alsobrooks defeated a popular opponent, Republican Larry Hogan, former governor of Maryland. Both Alsobrooks and Hogan were running to succeed Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat, who had decided to retire earlier this year.
Senator-elect Alsobrooks’ victory keeps Maryland’s two Senate seats Democrat, as Sen. Chris Van Hollen, re-elected in 2022, serves for another four years. He now becomes the state’s senior senator.
WASHINGTON — Doom and gloom at Howard U: Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attend an election night campaign watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. As of midnight Tuesday, Harris had only 210 electoral votes after losing in several key battleground states. Her final electoral vote count was 224. Harris called President-elect Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him and was scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. from Howard University.
Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee in July when President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign after questions arose about his mental acuity and age. Harris was officially nominated at an exuberant Democratic National Convention in August.
NEW YORK — Big Democratic win fully expected: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y, is reflected on a television screen as she speaks in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Senator Gillibrand won re-election with 58.4% of the vote (4,426,297 votes) to that of her Republican opponent, Michael Sapraicone, who got 41.1% (3,117,300 votes), according to Associated Press figures.
Gillibrand is one of a handful of Democrat women who kept their Senate seats or won them for the first time; as of Wednesday afternoon, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin was the projected winner — in a much closer race — for her state. In neighboring Michigan, Elissa Slotkin was the projected winner in a razor-thin race.
Adding to Gillibrand’s column were Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks of Delaware and Maryland, respectively. Rochester and Alsobrooks are African-American women winning their Senate seats for the first time.
TEL AVIV — A poster that Bibi built? A billboard that displays a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and reads “Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great” is projected a day after the U.S. election in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. The Guardian reported that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among the first world leaders to make a congratulatory call to Trump. A spokesman for Netanyahu’s office described a “warm and cordial” conversation in which “the two [leaders] agreed to work together for Israel’s security. The two also discussed the Iranian threat.”
Frustration over the Biden administration policy on aid to Gaza and Palestinian voices being ignored drove many Arab Americans in Michigan and elsewhere to vote against Harris or to refrain from voting at all.
PALM BEACH — The whole mishpachah at 3 a.m.: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump, who was first elected in 2016 before his 2020 defeat to veteran Democrat Senator Joe Biden, won most of the battleground states, including North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan. Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin flipped again, like in 2020 when Biden won the Presidency.
Even though Trump carried 292 electoral votes, Maine and Nebraska do not have a “winner take all” policy; they instead split their electoral votes between the candidates who win certain districts. Tuesday’s vote gave Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris one electoral vote each in Maine and Nebraska.
WEST PALM — ‘Floridians Pumped For Trump’ celebrate: Matt Patella of Boca Raton, Fla., reacts to results during a watch party for Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Palm Beach County Convention Center during an election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. As historical as this election was, Trump will not be setting a new precedent by his non-consecutive terms in office, however. That distinction goes to Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. The first Democrat to be elected since the end of the Civil War, Cleveland served from 1885-89 and again from 1893-97, according to the White House Presidential Histories website. Cleveland lost to Republican Benjamin Harrison in the 1888 election but won the Presidency back in 1892.
Grover Cleveland was the only President to get married in the White House. A bachelor when he was first elected, he married 21-year-old Frances Clara Folsom; he was 27 years her senior.
HOUSTON — ‘I thank you so much that I’m going to shave my beard’: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a watch party on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Marriott Marquis in Houston. The incumbent Senator Cruz’s victory against Colin Allred was among several key wins that ensured Republicans would take over the Democrats’ fragile Senate majority. Democrats had hoped to retain control of the Senate by offsetting possible losses by vulnerable Democratic incumbents in other parts of the country, such as longtime Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio. While NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and others kept their seats, and newcomers won seats in Arizona, Delaware and Maryland, these were insufficient to protect the Democrats’ majority. Two states had Independent winners or frontrunners.
As of Wednesday, the Senate count was 43 in the Democrat column and 52 in the Republican column. There were 28 Blue Senate seats and 38 Republican seats not up for re-election this cycle.
LOUISIANA — So happy, he’s performing zydeco: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined by his wife Kelly, left, speaks during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Shreveport, La. It is likely, but not yet confirmed, that Johnson could retain his position as Speaker, as neither party has reached the 218 votes needed to keep the majority in the House as of late Wednesday afternoon, according to CNN. The Republicans have 207 seats after flipping five in their favor. The Democrats have 188 seats, having flipped three to the Blue column. Several Democrats are still leading in districts that have not yet declared a projected winner.
Josh Riley of New York Congressional District 19 is poised to win. If the Democrats attain the 218 number first, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-8) of Brooklyn would become House Speaker.
LISBON — No, this is not election fatigue — it’s soccer: Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola reacts during the UEFA Champions League opening phase soccer match between Sporting and Manchester City in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Sporting, whose formal name is Sporting Clube de Portugal, won that match 4-1, on Matchday 4 of 8.
Meanwhile, Manchester City is trying to rebound from back-to-back losses, the first losing set in over a year.
FRANCE — Intense hovering: Lille’s Mitchel Bakker, right, challenges for the ball with Juventus’ Francisco Conceicao during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Lille and Juventus at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, outside Lille, France, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Lille’s formal name is Lille Olympique Sporting Club, while Juventus is colloquially called Juve. The teams were in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
The inaugural competition — launched in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup — and UEFA has continuously evolved and adapted its Champions League to keep pace with wider changes in this internationally beloved sport.
