Although all eyes are on Donald Trump and Joe Biden, in Congress there are many others who have managed to catch the world’s attention on election night. Democrat Sarah McBride made history and became the first ever transgender state senator when she triumphed over her Republican rival in Delaware. Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene was a […]
“We’re going to win,” Joe Biden’s deputy campaign manager tweeted shortly before midnight here in the US. His confidence was repeated minutes later by the Democratic candidate himself, on stage in his home-state of Delaware. “We feel good about where we are,” Joe Biden told the crowd. “I believe we’re on track to win this […]
DETROIT (REUTERS) – After one of the most bruising US presidential campaigns in modern times, supporters of President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden were angry, frustrated and fearful on Wednesday (Nov 4), with the result still days or even weeks away. Trump’s declaration of victory in the early hours of Wednesday, with ballot-counting […]
Joe Biden has edged closer to winning the US state of Wisconsin after it announced all its votes had been counted, with him in the lead. Wisconsin’s electoral commission administrator Meagan Wolfe said that all the counties in her state had been counted, with current results putting Biden 20,697 votes ahead of Donald Trump in […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Postal Service (USPS) completed required sweeps of mail processing facilities late on Tuesday (Nov 3) in about a dozen states after it had earlier said it could not meet an afternoon deadline to complete the checks, a spokesman for the agency said. US District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Tuesday had […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Rapper Kanye West on Tuesday (Nov 3) voted for himself as the next US president after a long-shot campaign marked by erratic statements and speculation that he might siphon some Black votes from Democrat Joe Biden. Late on Tuesday evening, the singer and fashion designer appeared to concede his 2020 bid […]
From the early hours and through the day, Donald Trump’s post-election tactic has been to raise questions over the validity of the ballots being counted and threaten counteraction. “They are finding Biden votes all over the place – in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country!” he tweeted. “How come every time they […]
Donald Trump has won in Texas, keeping his hold over the state that he previously found success in during the 2016 election. The president won over Joe Biden, but Texas has always leaned mostly Republican. However, the Biden campaign was making a strong push to flip the state, but it ultimately wasn’t successful. Texas gives […]
Joe Biden has held onto the state of California in the US presidential election race and clinched its 55 electoral college votes – the highest of any US state. , Moments after Biden won California, his Democrat party was also revealed to have held onto Oregon and Washington, meaning the entire US west coast voted […]
After years of legislative failures, New Jersey voters on Tuesday authorized the legal use of recreational marijuana in a year when supporters rallied around the disproportionate number of arrests for the drug in minority communities. The ballot question passed as expected, by a wide margin, according to preliminary results from The Associated Press. The vote […]