Written by Donald Trump elected president of the United States Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, the Associated Press reports, with voters overlooking his divisive speeches, felony conviction and three separate criminal indictments to send the Republican former president back to the White House. The AP says he has reached the 270-electoral college vote threshold […]
Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States in a stunning political resurrection that sent shockwaves through America and around the world. Trump becomes the first convicted criminal to win the White House. At 78 he is also the oldest person ever elected to the office. The result will sound alarm […]
Republicans win majority in the Senate The GOP has retaken the majority in the Senate, the Associated Press reports, after picking up seats in Ohio and West Virginia, and fending off challenges to their candidates in Texas and Nebraska. Republicans will control Congress’s upper chamber for the first time in four years. Should Donald Trump […]
Electoral college votes Electoral college votes First results expected after 18.00 EST (15.00 PST or 23.00 GMT) How does the US election work? The winner of the election is determined through a system called the electoral college. What is the electoral college and how does it work? Each of the 50 states, plus Washington DC, […]
Candidates close election campaign with competing visions for future of US As the election campaign drew to a close last night, the candidates laid out their competing visions for the destiny of America. Donald Trump attacked his critics and vilified migrants, while Kamala Harris laid out a positive vision for America. Harris was in Pennsylvania, […]
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Harris and Trump begin blitz of rallies across battleground states on election day eve Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the 2024 US presidential election. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will begin a blitz of rallies and media appearances across the vital battleground states in the rust belt, as the final day […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature In the campaign’s final days, Kamala Harris has sought to convince voters that she will bring down the cost of living, Reuters reports. It a top concern after several years of inflation. She has also portrayed Donald Trump as dangerous and […]
“I don’t really laugh like that, do I?” “Uhhhhh, a little bit.” Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, broke from the campaign trial to embrace her reputation as a “joyful warrior” with a surprise appearance on the TV variety show Saturday Night Live. Harris portrayed herself, appearing in a mirror opposite the actor Maya Rudolph, […]
Are the polls ‘improbably tight’? Some experts think so Robert Tait The US presidential election campaign enters its final weekend with polls showing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in seemingly permanent deadlock and few clues as to which of them will prevail on Tuesday. At the end of another unruly week that began with Trump’s […]