Biden projected to widen lead in Electoral College by margin of 306 to 232
WASHINGTON: Democrat Joe Biden has won southern United States’ Georgia and its 16 Electoral College votes, widening his lead in the Electoral College by a margin of 306 to 232, multiple US media outlets projected on Friday, reported Xinhua news agency. Sitting President Donald Trump was projected on Friday to have picked 15 electoral votes […]
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Biden wins White House, ending Trump presidency Washington: Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House, US media said Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that convulsed American politics, shocked the world and left the United States more divided than at any time in decades. CNN, NBC News and CBS News called the […]
Why is US vote count taking so long?
WASHINGTON: Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump. The wait has fuelled tension across the polarised nation, with Trump alleging without evidence that Democrats are engineering fraud. But the […]
Biden at 238 electoral votes, Trump at 213
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States — and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs. As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including major prizes such as Pennsylvania […]
Biden at 224 electoral votes, Trump at 213 as at 2.30pm (UTC+8)
UPDATES with one Nebraska vote going to Biden because of state’s method of splitting electoral votes WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States Tuesday — and a long night of waiting for results in key battlegrounds on the […]
Trump to travel US in epic troll of Democratic convention
WASHINGTON: This week the eyes of US voters turn to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democratic convention — unless they swivel first to Republican distracter-in-chief Donald Trump. For the Democrats, the convention is the real 2020 campaign launch, culminating on Thursday when Biden accepts the nomination to confront Trump on November 3. The incumbent […]
Trump grabs spotlight but reclusive Biden leads polls
WASHINGTON: Despite being gaffe-prone, getting up in years and barely heading out on the campaign trail, Democrat Joe Biden is leading in the polls as the coronavirus epidemic and economic crisis make the November presidential election a referendum on Donald Trump. The Covid-19 outbreak has stripped Trump of his beloved campaign rallies but he has […]
Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden said Friday he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in November’s US presidential election. “Folks, tonight we secured the 1,991 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination,” the former vice president said on Twitter. “I’m going to spend every day fighting to earn your […]
Time wasted in US response against coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON: Former US Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that time had been wasted in the US response against the coronavirus outbreak, reported Xinhua news agency. Addressing a virtual event, Biden said the scale of the loss from the public health crisis, which has infected more than 1.5 million people and killed over 90,000 in […]
New York cancels June primary
WASHINGTON: New York state will no longer hold its June 23 Democratic presidential primary amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, Democratic officials announced Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. The primary had previously been delayed from April 28 over the virus, and the Democratic members of the board voted to cancel the poll altogether, according […]
