House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress, on Friday called Joe Biden the “president-elect” of the United States after he leapt ahead on key election results. “This morning it is clear that the Biden-Harris ticket will win the White House,” Pelosi told reporters after Biden surpassed President Donald …
Read More »2020 U.S. elections: why all eyes are on Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona
Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Nevada will play a decisive role in who will become the 46th President of the United States. Election officials in various states continually tabulate the votes to announce the result while facing opposition from Trump supporters in Arizona and Pennsylvania. All eyes remain on …
Read More »Latest 2020 US Presidential Election Updates: Biden Increases Leadership in Nevada, Arizona
On Friday, US President Donald Trump alleged that Democrats sabotaged the electoral process and blamed “Big Media, Big Money and Big Tech” for coming to their aid. He attacked the electoral process claiming that the counting process was aimed at diminishing his advantage in battle states. He also blamed poll …
Read More »Trump campaign team sues Georgia’s Chatham County Board of Elections over ballot grading
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign said Wednesday that it had filed a lawsuit in Georgia to demand that Chatham County separate and secure late ballots to ensure they are not counted. The lawsuit, filed against the Chatham County Board of Elections, asked a judge to order the county to insure …
Read More »2020 U.S. election: Biden’s Nevada leadership grows on latest results – U.S. presidential election
New election results from the Nevada Secretary of State showed that Biden’s lead over Trump has increased to 11,787 votes, or roughly 1 percentage point. The new figures included tens of thousands of provisional and mail-in ballots counted in Clark and Washoe counties, home to Las Vegas and Reno respectively. …
Read More »2020 US Elections: Indian Candidates Lose Senate Elections in Maine and New Jersey – US Presidential Election
Indian-origin candidates Rikin Mehta and Sara Gideon have lost their Senate race from New Jersey and Maine respectively, according to projections made by US media Tuesday night. Born to an Indian father and an Armenian mother, Gideon, the current Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, lost to Republican Senator …
Read More »2020 U.S. election: vote counting and more recent events – U.S. presidential election
The United States is witnessing the counting of votes for this year’s presidential election. Democrats and Republicans have given their all to take the seat of power during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic that has hit the United States very hard. The other issues that have dominated these elections are …
Read More »2020 US Presidential Election: Joe Biden Wins Arizona, Battle State With Shifting Electorate
Home / World News / 2020 US Presidential Election: Joe Biden Wins Arizona, Battle State With Shifting Electorate Biden benefited from a more diverse electorate in Arizona, which Trump won by 3.5 percentage points in 2016. The state accounts for 11 of the 270 Electoral College votes required to win …
Read More »Oil rises after Donald Trump falsely claims victory in tight American election: US presidential election.
Oil prices rose nearly 3% on Wednesday after President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory in a tight US election with millions of votes yet to be counted and the end result is still unclear. A Trump victory is seen as bullish for oil due to sanctions on Iran and its …
Read More »Democrats head for House control, but lose rulers to Republican Party
Democrats pushed Wednesday to extend their control of the House for two more years, but with a potentially reduced majority, as they lost at least six incumbents and failed to oust any Republican lawmakers in the initial results. As of 3 a.m. EST, the only gains for Democrats were two …
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