In a speech lasting just over nine minutes, Donald Trump threw American democracy into chaos. With a mass of Stars and Stripes behind him, he told his supporters that “they can’t catch us”. Cue cheers and applause amongst the hundreds gathered for an election night party in the White House and without a mask to
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In Florida, Republicans are rejoicing. Even before it was officially declared, they were celebrating beating Joe Biden. “We have won Florida,” the president of Palm Beach’s Republican club announced to an ecstatic crowd, even before the clock struck midnight. After much whooping and cheering, an impromptu YMCA routine was performed by a line of fans in
With an unprecedented number of postal votes due to the coronavirus pandemic and at least one candidate vowing to contest the result, US election night could now become US election week instead. While some states had already begun counting their mail-in ballots, others have specific laws that banned them from doing so until the polls
On a night where so many polls, models and expectations were obliterated, there was at least one prediction that remained intact by the morning: that this presidential election would probably end up hinging on a few states in the rust belt. What happens over the coming hours remains unclear. Indeed, there is a reasonable chance
After a night of gripping results in which each candidate ran neck-and-neck in tight races, the final result of the US election is unlikely to be known for many hours or even days. As voters await the results of the presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, questions have been raised about the possibility
All eyes are on the battle for the White House but it’s not the only contest being fought in the US right now. The arguably almost equal prize of control of the Senate is also up for grabs. The Senate is the upper chamber of Congress, which has the power to ratify treaties, confirm senior
Donald Trump has accused his opponents of “fraud on the American public” and claimed victory in the US election before all results have been announced. Speaking from the White House, the president vowed to take his fight to the Supreme Court because he wants “the law to be used in a proper manner”. “We will
The race for the White House is proving to be very close, so how could each candidate make it over the line? A candidate needs 270 electoral college votes to win the presidential election. Each state has a different number of electoral college votes depending on the size of its electorate. US election 2020 live:
President Donald Trump has vowed to go to the US Supreme Court as the election result hangs in the balance. Challenger Joe Biden and his team have said they have lawyers “standing by” to fight any challenge. But what would the president’s case be likely to centre on? Postal voting is the key issue –
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Iconic Fashion Designer Sue Wong has just launched her new venture, SUE WONG DESIGNER SIGNATURE HOMES. Sue Wong is a Chinese-born American fashion designer best known worldwide for her gown designs with a contemporary twist based on old Hollywood glamour style. Next up on the designer’s immediate agenda is the restoration work on the new
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday urged the Senate to take up legislation previously passed by the Democratic-led House in support of so-called “Dreamers” now that the Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end their protections. In an interview on MSNBC, Pelosi said she hoped the top court’s
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Several U.S. states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, just days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa that will rank as the nation’s largest social gathering by far in three months. An uptick in coronavirus cases in many states over the past
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Facebook is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – Several U.S. civil rights groups have called upon some of the world’s largest companies to pause advertising on Facebook Inc, saying the social network is not doing enough to stop hate speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials are considering other venues in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for President Donald Trump’s first campaign rally since the coronavirus shutdown, Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday, as virus cases climb in Oklahoma and other states. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Vice President Mike Pence speak during a roundtable discussion
(Reuters) – Many of the Central Intelligence Agency’s most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been compromised, according to a report released Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a