Stocks tumble Thursday on "fiscal cliff" fears

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks sank Thursday, November 8th -- adding to the previous day's sharp declines, as investors continue to worry that political gridlock in Washington will drive the economy off the fiscal cliff.

With absentee ballots counted, Florida remains in question

Washington (CNN) -- Officials from Miami-Dade County say they have finished counting absentee ballots and will begin counting the county's 2,800 provisional ballots on Thursday afternoon.

After Obama re-elected, deadline looms for WI compliance with health care law

MILWAUKEE -- With campaign 2012 in the rearview mirror, and President Barack Obama elected to a second four-year term, Obama's Affordable Health Care Act will become law in 2014.

President Obama telephones Republican, Democratic legislative leaders

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama telephoned key congressional leaders on Wednesday, November 7th -- including the top Republican in both the House and Senate, an Obama official told reporters traveling with the president.

After decisive election victory, challenges ahead for President Barack Obama

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After months of rallies and fundraisers and seemingly endless robocalls and political ads, the 2012 presidential race is over.

With 'fiscal cliff' looming, Congress facing compromise or confrontation

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A day after an election that both parties agreed was a mandate to find compromise and avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders also continued to sharply disagree over the key issue of whether top tax rates should be raised to help resolve the looming crisis.

Analysis: Why Romney lost 2012 presidential election

BOSTON (CNN) -- Before Republicans went looking for answers Tuesday night, some of them went looking for the remote.

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie "extraordinarily disappointed" after Romney loss

(CNN) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a strong backer of Mitt Romney's presidential bid who raised eyebrows praising President Barack Obama's disaster response after Superstorm Sandy hit his state, said Wednesday he was "extraordinarily disappointed" by Romney's Tuesday night loss and that he's "not thinking about" his own political future.

Senate Majority Leader Reid calls for cooperation with expanded Dem. majority

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, November 7th -- a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber.

Presidential election a popular Facebook topic on Election Day

(CNN) -- Facebook, where people love to discuss politics and complain about other people discussing politics, saw a huge surge in Election Day chatter on Tuesday, November 6th.

Barack Obama re-elected as president of the United States

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama rode a wave of broad support from minorities, women and moderates to win re-election Tuesday, November 6th -- defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Democratic strongholds and key battleground states.

Baldwin wins election, becomes Wisconsin's first female Senator

MADISON -- Democrat Tammy Baldwin became Wisconsin's first female Senator and the first openly gay Senator by defeating Republican Tommy Thompson.

Tommy Thompson falls short in bid for U.S. Senate seat

PEWAUKEE -- Besides the presidential race, the other big race on the ballot for Wisconsin voters Tuesday, November 6th was that for Wisconsin's open U.S. Senate seat.

World markets react to Obama election victory

HONG KONG (CNNMoney) -- World markets were down slightly Wednesday, November 7th as investors processed U.S. election results.