Harris speaks to Americans at Howard University in Washington, D.C. after conceding election

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to her alma mater Howard University after conceding while President-elect Donald Trump seemingly unified Americans bringing a tumultuous 2024 presidential election campaign to a close.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, says Dems remain committed to work with the GOP in the Senate after losing the majority.

Fox News' election coverage will continue here throughout Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump has made many comments trashing the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Ukraine and alluded to how he could end the war as early as inauguration day. Now, he’s in the hot seat and it seems he’s going to need to decide how to make due on that.

During an interview with host Maria Bartiromo on ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ in 2023, Trump said his relationships with Zelenskyy and Putin were the key.

"I know Zelenskyy very well, and I know Putin very well, even better. And I had a good relationship, very good with both of them. I would tell Zelenskyy, no more. You got to make a deal. I would tell Putin, if you don't make a deal, we're going to give him a lot. We're going to [give Ukraine] more than they ever got if we have to. I will have the deal done in one day. One day," Trump said.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a former Trump National Security Council aide said, “Anyone—no matter how senior in Trump’s circle—who claims to have a different view or more detailed window into his plans on Ukraine simply doesn’t know what he or she is talking about or doesn’t understand that he makes his own calls on national-security issues, many times in the moment, particularly on an issue as central as this.”

The president-elect spoke to the Ukrainian leader as late as Wednesday and has agreed to maintain close dialogue and cooperation.

Pollster Frank Luntz explains to 'Fox News @ Night' how President-elect Trump exceeded polling projections and why Vice President Harris’s actions were a direct impact on this election.

“She never actually told voters exactly what she would do in the first hour, in the first day, in the first week, in the first month, and voters have the right to know. She had the responsibility to tell them,” said Luntz. “In the end, when she turned on him, Trump, started to call him all sorts of really horrific things. And, in the last week or 10 days, started calling him a fascist. Her negative started to go up, her popularity started to go down, and I think that that was a significant impact.”

“Don't forget, Republicans also gain seats in the Senate, and it looks like they're going to end up in control of the House,” said Luntz. “This was not just a Donald Trump victory last night. This was a Republican victory up and down the ticket and there's going to be some reckoning in Washington in the next weeks and months.”

Former – and future – first lady Melania Trump said she and President-elect Donald Trump have been entrusted by the American people to "safeguard" freedom following the GOP nominee's landslide win in the 2024 presidential election.

In a post on X on Wednesday afternoon, Melania said the Trump administration will protect freedom, which she described as "the heart of our republic."

"I anticipate the citizens of our nation rejoining in commitment to each other and rising above ideology for the sake of individual liberty, economic prosperity, and security," she wrote in part. "American energy, skill, and initiative will bring together our best minds to propel our nation forward forevermore."

Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy took to X following his appearance on ‘Hannity’ tonight expressing his excitement at the election results and the promise of a more united front.

“We're more united than divided. Last night's results prove it. A new Republican Party is emerging, one that speaks to all Americans.”

Ramaswamy’s appearance shared an opinion that seems to be a common theme since the historic win for President-elect Donald Trump

“Sean, we get out of the echo chambers on the internet and just talk to people from Pennsylvania to Iowa to the West Coast of Nevada. We found that most Americans share the same common values. It was a beautiful thing to watch last night, and I think there was going to be a couple of good things to come out of it,” said Ramaswamy.

“Number one is, I think we're going to see a resurgence of national unity. Young people coming along in droves for Republicans. This is a new coalition. This is a new Republican party. This is a new country,” Ramaswamy said. “The other positive thing. As a result of that, I think we're going to see, Sean, is a Democratic Party that at least finds its way back to sanity.”

“The Democratic Party is going to have to let go of the crazies on the progressive left and find its North Star again or else the Democratic Party is dead and either way that's a good win for the country,” he said.  “So we're still learning a lot from those election results, but the number one learning is there is a new coalition or united and there's unity to save this country and I'm excited that we're going to be a part of it.”

Former presidential candidate, former Arkansas governor governor Mike Huckabee,  believes President-elect Donald Trump’s win was “authentic on his part” and the work of “a brilliant campaign.”

On the 'The Evening Edit’ Huckabee praised him saying he might as well be called “President Lazarus.”

“Yeah, this wasn't a comeback. It was a resurrection, and it was a powerful one. He might be called President Lazarus after this, but I'll tell you what he said last night that was so very important for people to take in…this was not just an election about Donald Trump, this is a real movement, a genuine movement and a complete realignment of the political class” said Huckabee. 

Huckabee believes the American people have finally had their fill and Trump is their champion.

“We're just fed up with it and they're tired of Democrats and some of these Republicans who only care about their own globalist interests and they care about they're making money. And they didn't care that what they were doing and their policies were just strong jobs in this country,” said Huckabee.

“They were destroying their families and households and small communities and farms, and finally people had enough and Donald Trump was willing to carry the banner. He's done it brilliantly. He put together a coalition of people that most thought could never happen. He ran the tables. It's an overwhelming vote of support for a different kind of political. And I couldn't be happier,” he said.

U.S. Senator Rick Scott took to X Wednesday evening reinforcing his commitment to support President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda stating “We have been given a mandate by the American people to support President Trump’s agenda and Make Washington WORK again.

I’m running to be the next Senate Majority leader to do just that.

#LetsGetToWork.”

Scott appeared on Kudlow and announced he will be running to be and will win the next Senate majority leader.

“I'm going to run. Larry, I'm going to win, and here's why,” said Scott.

“I've been talking to my Republican colleagues. Guess what they want? Change? They know that Trump has a mandate. They want to be part of that mandate. They don't want to be treated as equals. They want to be part of a team. They want to have a working relationship with the House. They know I've got a great working relationship with Trump, with Speaker Mike Johnson.”

“They know I'm a businessman. Businessmen get things done. We create a plan, we work our mission, we measure things, we create teams. That's exactly what we want in the Senate, and that's why I'll be the next majority leader, and we're going to get Trump's agenda accomplished.”

President-elect Trump will begin choosing members to serve in his second administration, Trump-Vance Transition Co-Chairs Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

“Since the formation of President Trump’s transition organization and our announcement as Co-Chairs in August, we have been preparing for President Trump’s next administration," the statement said. "In the days and weeks ahead, President Trump will be selecting personnel to serve our nation under his leadership and enact policies that make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure."

“We are proud to volunteer our time to present President Trump with a wide array of experts from which he can select for his team,” they added.

The statement said voters gave Trump a mandate "that puts the working men and women of our nation first. As he chooses the best people to join his team and best policies to pursue, his transition team will ensure the implementation of President Trump’s common sense agenda starting on Day 1.”

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shared his ambitions for the House of Representatives on the Ingraham Angle on Wednesday night after Republicans maintained their majority in Tuesday's elections. Johnson hopes to keep his seat as Speaker.

His appearance on the show underscored a letter he shared with colleagues and the general public on proposed GOP policy goals for Congress.

"We can secure our borders, prioritize the needs of Americans above foreigners, promote investment and opportunity through the tax code, return to American energy dominance, dramatically reduce regulations, expand school choice, end the woke agenda, and restore fiscal sanity to Washington—among other pressing items," read Speaker Johnson's letter.

"The American people have shown by their votes that they are ready to turn from the misery of the past four years and embark on a brighter, bolder path that is marked not by big government, bureaucratic control, poverty, inflation and wokeness—but by liberty, security, strength, prosperity and opportunity," concluded the letter.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, also a Louisianan, threw his hat in the ring to keep his position as well.

Governor Tim Walz, the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, took to the social media site X on Wednesday after Harris formally conceded, thanking her for the opportunity.

"Thank you Vice President @KamalaHarris for putting your faith in me, and selecting me as your running mate," wrote Walz. "Campaigning at your side was the honor and privilege of my life."

"While the outcome is not what we wanted, I am grateful to the millions of Americans who joined our campaign and stood up for our greatest ideals: decency, compassion, and love of our neighbor. Now more than ever, we need you to continue fighting for those values and the country we all love," his post concluded.

Walz' post currently has over 14,000 likes.

A Democratic congressman from New York recently blamed progressives for President-elect Trump's victory this week, arguing that far-left causes actually disenchant certain voters.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., claimed that his party has "alienated historic numbers" of minority voters in an X (former Twitter) post on Wednesday. Torres, a vocal supporter of Israel, pointed fingers at pro-Palestinian protests as one of the causes – as well as the movement to defend police.

"Donald Trump has no greater friend than the far left, which has managed to alienate historic numbers of Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and Jews from the Democratic Party with absurdities like 'Defund the Police' or ‘From the River to the Sea’ or ‘Latinx,’ Torres wrote.

"There is more to lose than there is to gain politically from pandering to a far left that is more representative of Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than it is of the real world," the Democrat added. "The working class is not buying the ivory-towered nonsense that the far left is selling."

Torres' comments came in the aftermath of the initial 2024 election results, which found that Vice President Harris had less favorability among Latino and Hispanic voters than President Biden did in 2020.

According to a Fox News Voter Analysis, Biden garnered 63% of Latino support in 2020 while Harris only had 54% this year.

Another Fox News Voter Analysis found that support for Trump among Latino and Hispanic voters jumped from 35% in 2020 to 41% in 2024.

Fox News Digital's Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.

Democrat and Ukrainian-born candidate Eugene Vindman is projected to win the VA-07 Congressional seat, according to the Associated Press.

Vindman, with 51.1% of the vote, narrowly edged out Republican Derrick Anderson who earned 48.9% of the vote with 98% reporting.

The seat was formerly held by Democrat Abigail Spanberger.

Vindman was a whistleblower in President-elect Trump's first impeachment trial after reporting on a call shared with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Biden will address the nation from the Rose Garden at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, the White House said.

The televised address will come days after Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President-elect Trump in Tuesday's election.

Harris conceded the election Wednesday. In a letter, her campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon called it “unfathomably painful.”

"This will take a long time to process. But the work of protecting America from the impacts of a Trump Presidency starts now," she vowed.

Catholic voters across the country swung massively towards Donald Trump in the 2024 election, contributing to his surprise blowout victory on election night.Catholics were evenly split between President Joe Biden and Trump in 2020, with 50 percent favoring Trump to 49 percent favoring Biden.

According to exit polling collected by Fox News on election night, Catholics across the country swung nine percentage points in Trump’s favor, with the former and now-future president winning Catholics by 10 points.

Bill Donohue, president of the religious civil rights group the Catholic League, told Fox News Digital that Catholics resoundingly rejected Harris because of what he called a "clear animus against Catholics."

"She was rejected primarily because she is associated with the politics of extremism, and that is something the American people will never countenance," he said.

There are approximately 52 million Catholic adults in the U.S., making it the largest religious denomination in the country. Until now, political opinions among Catholic voters have been split between the two parties, leading many to believe that there is no such thing as a Catholic voting bloc.

But after Tuesday’s election results, Brian Burch, president of the conservative activism group CatholicVote, is saying that Catholic voters proved that theory wrong.

"There is an emerging electoral trend here that Republicans, if they are smart, will latch onto," he told Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.

Former President Bill Clinton and wife Hillary released their official statement after fellow Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the race to President-elect Trump on Wednesday.

In the Clintons' remarks, they claimed “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ran a positive, forward looking campaign to be proud of.”

They also wished President-elect Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance well, saying they “hope they will govern for all of us.”

“We must remember that America is bigger than the results of any one election, and what we as citizens do now will make the difference between a nation that moves forward or one that falls back,” continued the statement.

Donald Trump beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 for the presidency.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday said Senate Democrats remain committed to working with Republicans, a day after the GOP gained a majority in the congressional chamber.

“Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic candidacy inspired millions and her vision for a better future for all Americans will endure. Her advocacy on many issues — from lower costs, more affordable housing, and a fairer tax system— will continue to have strong impacts on America and on our party," Schumer said in a statement.

“As we await the final tallies in elections across the country, Senate Democrats remain committed to our values and to working with our Republican colleagues to deliver for the American people,” he added.

Schumer noted the only way to get things done in the Senate is through bipartisan legislation while maintaining its principles.

“The next two years will be no different,” he said.

President Biden said selecting Vice President Kamala Harris was one of his best decisions and represents the best of America.

In his first remarks after her election loss to President-elect Trump, Biden said Harris ran a “historic campaign that embodied what’s possible when guided by a strong moral compass and a clear vision for a nation that is more free, more just, and full of more opportunities for all Americans.”

“As I’ve said before, selecting Kamala was the very first decision I made when I became the nominee for president in 2020. It was the best decision I made," he said. "Her story represents the best of America’s story. And as she made clear today, I have no doubt that she’ll continue writing that story.”

He added that Harris will continue to be a champion for all Americans and lead for generations as she “puts her stamp on America's future.”

Former First Lady Pat Nixon predicted President-elect Trump would win the presidency if he ran, according to her husband and former commander-in-chief Richard Nixon.

The Nixon Foundation posted a short letter on X from the former president to Trump about his 1987 appearance on “The Phil Donahue Show” in which he talked about his business, politics and international affairs.

“Congratulations @realDonaldTrump. President and Mrs. Nixon sure had it right,” the foundation wrote.

In a letter to Trump dated Dec. 12, 1987, Nixon said his wife was impressed.

“Dear Donald, I did not see the program, but Mrs. Nixon told me that you were really great on the Donahue Show," Nixon wrote. "As you can imagine, she is an expert on politics and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!”

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. posted on X Wednesday sharing what President-elect Trump has requested of him in the upcoming administration.

The former Democrat has campaigned extensively to improve the health of the American people.

According to Kennedy, President-elect Trump has requested he prioritize three things while in-office: "1. Clean up the corruption in our government health agencies. 2. Return those agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science. 3. Make America Healthy Again by ending the chronic disease epidemic."

It is unclear what kind of appointment this would translate to for Kennedy in Trump's cabinet, but many have speculated that it could be an FDA position.