Democrats were projected to retain their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday’s election. Long-time Representative Collin Peterson, one of only two House Democrats who opposed both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in 2019, was defeated by Minnesota’s former lieutenant governor, Republican Michelle Fischbach. The district in rural western Minnesota voted مزید پڑھیں

Democratic candidate Joe Biden was back as clear favorite to win the U.S. presidential election in online betting markets on Wednesday morning, a reversal of fortune for President Donald Trump who had been favored overnight. The shift, according to data from three odds aggregators, came after Biden overtook Trump in the battleground state of Wisconsin, مزید پڑھیں

Facebook Inc FB.O and Twitter Inc TWTR.N flagged some of President Donald Trump’s posts on the U.S. election as votes were still being counted, in a real-time test of their rules on handling misinformation and premature claims of victory. The two companies have been under fierce scrutiny over how they police rapidly spreading false information مزید پڑھیں

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Wednesday warned the United States was facing a “very explosive situation” and a possible systemic crisis after President Donald Trump prematurely declared election victory. Following Trump’s remarks that he will go to the Supreme Court to stop ballots from being tallied, Kramp-Karrenbauer told public broadcaster ZDF “this election has مزید پڑھیں

Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the Democrats were “trying to steal” the US Election 2020 but vowed that he would score a “big win”. In a tweet early morning, Trump predicted he would win a second four-year term and levelled the accusation against Democrats without citing any evidence. “We are up BIG, but مزید پڑھیں

President Donald Trump was leading Democratic rival Joe Biden in the vital battleground state of Florida on Tuesday, while other competitive swing states that will help decide the election, including North Carolina, remained up in the air. The two contenders split the early US states to be projected in the White House race as expected, مزید پڑھیں

Americans began casting ballots on Tuesday in an Election Day unlike any other, braving the threat of Covid-19 and the potential for violence and intimidation after one of the most polarising presidential races in US history. In and around polling places across the country, reminders of a 2020 election year shaped by the pandemic, civil مزید پڑھیں

The FBI has warned of the potential for armed clashes linked to Tuesday’s United States election in Portland, as the northwestern city that has become symbolic of the country’s stark divisions braces for unrest. The liberal enclave in the state of Oregon is still reeling from a summer that saw mass anti-racism rallies inflamed by مزید پڑھیں

Signature mat­ches. Late-arriving absentee votes. Drop boxes. Secrecy envelopes. Democratic and Republican lawyers already have gone to court over these issues in the run-up to Tuesday’s election. But the legal fights could take on new urgency, not to mention added vitriol, if a narrow margin in a battleground state is the difference between another four مزید پڑھیں

Americans cast votes on Tuesday in the bitterly contested presidential race between incumbent Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden after a tumultuous four years under the businessman-turned-politician that have left the United States as deeply divided as at any time in recent history. Voters lined up at polling places around the country casting ballots amid مزید پڑھیں