WASHING — US Vice President and defeated Democratic candidate Kamala Harris promised a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump on Wednesday in a defiant concession speech that urged supporters to “keep fighting” for their ideas. “We must accept the results of this election. Earlier today, I spoke with President-elect Trump and congratulated him on […]
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Trump wins presidential election, defeated Harris in a stunning political comeback
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday won the US presidency for a second term in one of the greatest political comebacks in American history, cruising past his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a bitterly fought election. The 78-year-old Republican leader cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency by securing a […]
Trump at 227 electoral votes, Harris at 189: US media
UNITED STATES — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls nearly all closed across the US — but a long wait for results still expected. US media have thus far projected that Trump has won in 23 states, including big prizes […]
Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election as polling begins in multiple states
ERIE (UNITED STATES) – Election Day voting was underway Tuesday after an extraordinary — and for many unnerving — US presidential race that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in the country’s history or hand Donald Trump a comeback that sends shock waves around the world. As polling stations opened, Democratic vice […]
Kamala Harris beats Donald Trump 63%-37%, post-debate survey suggests
WASHINGTON — American voters broadly agree that Vice President Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS, an independent research firm. Viewers of the debate voted in favour of Harris, 63% to 37%, saying she performed better. Prior to the debate, a poll […]
Hand in hand: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris campaign together for the first time
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes. Seeking to attract voters in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, the pair met union members in Pittsburg before standing side-by-side to […]
Kamala Harris arrives in Chicago ahead of Democratic convention
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES — Kamala Harris arrived in Chicago on Sunday ahead of her star turn at the Democratic National Convention, perhaps the most pivotal moment yet for her short but stunning election campaign against Donald Trump. The US vice president has reenergized the party after an astonishing month that has seen her replace President […]
Kamala Harris bets America is ready for first Black woman president
WASHINGTON — Is America ready to elect a Black woman as its president? Vice President Kamala Harris, who will be officially confirmed as the Democratic US presidential nominee in Chicago next week, is betting that it is. “In my entire career, I’ve heard people say when I ran… people aren’t ready, it’s not your time, […]
If you got something to say, say it to my face”: Kamala Harris challenges Donald Trump
GEORGIA — US Vice President Kamala Harris has challenged Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to meet her on the debate stage. Harris made the remarks while addressing an enthusiastic crowd in Georgia on Tuesday (local time). She called out Trump for “pulling out” of the debate in November after Trump said he would “probably” debate […]
Kamala Harris only Democratic candidate to qualify for presidential race
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has sealed her Democratic presidential nomination as she emerged as the only candidate to qualify for virtual roll call votes from the party’s delegates from across the country. As many as 3,923 delegates from across the country petitioned to put Harris, 59, on the ballot for the Democratic nomination, […]