DONALD TRUMP IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESTake a look at how the GOP nominee funneled discontent into a win no one saw coming. The political outsider broke all the rules, took the White House and reshaped the electoral map and the future of the country along the way. World leaders have already begun reaching out to the new leader of the free world. Hillary Clinton called Trump to concede early this morning but has yet to address the election results publicly. Clinton could still win the popular vote ― she is currently leading by a razor-thin margin. And President Barack Obama has already begun to hand over the reins to Trump. Watch Trump’s victory speech, and read the full results from Election Day. [Sam Stein, HuffPost]

WHY WE’RE DROPPING OUR DONALD TRUMP EDITORIAL NOTE “Where we find fault in how Trump governs, we won’t hesitate to call it out ... But we have hope that the man we saw on the trail at his worst moments is not the man who will enter the White House.” [Ryan Grim, HuffPost]

THE MARKETS DIDN’T TAKE KINDLY TO THE PRESIDENTIAL UPSETTrading on Nasdaq and S&P futures was frozen last night after falling rapidly in response to the presidential news. The dollar fell, while gold and the Japanese yen are on the rise. And here’s where Trump’s win leaves U.S. businesses. [Daniel Marans, HuffPost]

HOW ALL THE POLLSTERS AND FORECASTERS GOT THIS WRONGSo very wrong. Howard Fineman breaks down how 2016 became another”Dewey defeats Truman” moment for the media. [Natalie Jackson and Ariel Edwards-Levy, HuffPost]

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE D.C. is completely red. Republicans retained control of the Senate, holding onto what is currently a 51-seat majority that is likely to grow to 53 once all the votes are finalized, with the House also set to stay red. And Sean Hannity warned that Paul Ryan may not be Speaker of the House come January. [Michael McAuliff, HuffPost]

OR BALLOT INITIATIVES From marijuana to the minimum wage. [Matt Ferner and Nick Wing, HuffPost]

AND THE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION SITE CRASHED ON ELECTION NIGHT For no reason at all ... but Lin-Manuel Miranda reminded the country why that’s not the right attitude. As did Jonathan Chait, who wrote: “Forget Canada. Stay and fight for American democracy.” [Jesselyn Cook, HuffPost]