Election News and Coverage
US election 2024 live: Donald Trump closes in on victory with two crucial swing-state wins
As the clock ticks past 1am Eastern Time in the US on the day after the 2024 presidential election, here is where things stand: Donald Trump has won the swing states of Georgia and North Carolina, the only two of the seven swing state called in the race so far. Trump has 246 of 270…
Read MoreElection briefing: Kamala Harris watch party falls silent as Trump takes decisive lead
As the clock ticked into Wednesday morning on the US east coast, two of the seven swing states – Georgia and North Carolina – had been called for Donald Trump. The mood at the Kamala Harris campaign party at her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington DC shifted from jubilant to quiet as Trump appeared…
Read MoreWith ‘votes to count’ Kamala Harris won’t make election speech – video
Harris’s path to victory narrows as Trump wins swing states North Carolina and Georgia
The battle for the White House remained too close to call on Wednesday morning, but Donald Trump’s wins in the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia bolstered Republican hopes that victory was near in a race where American democracy was on the line. The Associated Press called North Carolina for Trump at 11.18pm ET,…
Read MoreShomari Figures elected as first congressman in Alabama’s redrawn majority-Black district
Tuesday night was a celebratory one for voters in Alabama’s newly redrawn second congressional district two. Shomari Figures, who was born in Mobile, was elected to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Black person to hold the position since 1832. To some district two residents, Figures’ election is proof that their work to…
Read MoreWhen do polls close today? An hour-by-hour election guide
After a historic US election cycle that saw the incumbent president step down from his party’s ticket and two assassination attempts against the Republican presidential nominee, voters are (finally) casting their ballots. Tens of millions of Americans will have already voted by the time that polls close on 5 November, but tens of millions more…
Read MoreUS election guide: how to watch like an expert
It may have felt like it would never happen, but the day is here. After months of anxiety-inducing uncertainty and a seemingly endless series of history-making events, the US presidential race is (finally) coming to a close. Americans – along with so many people around the world – are gathering around their televisions and phone…
Read MoreDelaware’s first Black female senator celebrates win: ‘The people have spoken’ – video
Georgia vote count will be ‘a bit slower’ after bomb hoax: Brad Raffensperger – video
Black voters gather at DC hotspots to await results: ‘It’s a historic moment’
On Tuesday evening, Black voters milled about Washington DC as they awaited election results. Most voters had cast ballots for Kamala Harris and were excited that a Black woman might become president for the first time. It was a milestone that some didn’t believe that they would witness in their lifetimes. At a watch party…
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