US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump Administration, indicating that he believes Donald Trump won the November 3 presidential election. “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration. We are ready. The world is watching …
Read More »Donald Trump says the media should be called upon to intervene in elections – US presidential elections.
US President Donald Trump said Monday the mainstream media were so inaccurate in their polls that they amounted to “much more than voter suppression and campaign finance” and that they should be called upon to intervene the elections. In a series of tweets, Trump said that Fox News, Quinnipiac Poll, …
Read More »India seeks continuity in ties under Biden, experts expect rebalancing in some areas
The overall momentum of India-US ties, including growing security cooperation and focus on the Indo-Pacific, is unlikely to change under Joe Biden’s presidency, although experts believe there will be some rebalancing in certain areas. In a congratulatory message Saturday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled Biden’s “critical and invaluable” role …
Read More »A president who switched parties: Trump’s stamp on the Republican Party will last a long time
President Donald Trump’s claims about opponents “trying to steal the election” have even led US news channels to censor him. Most mainstream Republican leaders have refused to support or criticize him, preferring to speak softly about the need to respect the electoral process. This has drawn the ire of his …
Read More »World leaders congratulate Biden on winning – US presidential election
World leaders quickly congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory Saturday, cheering it on as an opportunity to strengthen global democracy and celebrating the importance of Americans having their first vice president. Although US President Donald Trump did not admit defeat, relief was a common theme voiced in many …
Read More »Joe Biden Defeats Donald Trump in US Presidential Election – US Presidential Election
Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the presidential election on Saturday to become the 46th president of the United States as the incumbent was quick to reject the result saying “the election is far from over” and threatened further legal challenges. The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of …
Read More »Assured of victory, Biden-Harris begins to focus on public health and the economy – US presidential election.
Confident of their victory in the United States presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, have begun to work on the task ahead by focusing on two critical areas of public health and economy, both affected by the raging Covid-19 pandemic. According to the …
Read More »2020 US elections: Twitter marks ‘President-elect Biden’ posts as premature – US presidential election
Twitter on Friday was flagged as premature posts referring to Joe Biden as “president-elect,” as the counting of votes continued in the razor’s edge US elections with the Democrat leading Donald Trump in several key states. Tweets referring to the former vice president as the victor and his running mate …
Read More »House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls Joe Biden ‘president-elect’
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 …
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