American politics
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Donald Trump will be one of only two presidents to serve two non-consecutive terms after his US election win this week, second only to Grover Cleveland, who did it in the 1800s. It’s already a historic victory – but Mr Trump has made comments in the past hinting at a third term in office. An amendment in…
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Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation from Howard University, her alma mater, publicly conceding defeat in the presidential election to Donald Trump. “The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” she said. “But hear me when I say — the light of…
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President Biden addressed the nation from the White House on Thursday, a day after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat in the race against Donald Trump. This was the first time Biden publicly spoke since the 2024 election was called for Trump, although he did issue a statement praising Harris as “a tremendous partner and…
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This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Joe’s Gotta’ Go. Talk with just about any professional Democrat in Washington or with a state party or even in a local race for utility commission, and that’s the overwhelming and increasingly contemptuous verdict when it comes to President Joe Biden in the final…
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Donald Trump Jr has defended his father’s comments on Liz Cheney last night. Mr Trump said last night that Ms Cheney would not be a “radical war hawk” if she was in a war herself and had guns “trained on her face”. “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her,…
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Cardi B ‘wasn’t going to vote’ until Harris entered race Cardi B has just taken to the stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at a rally for Kamala Harris. The rapper stumbles over her words a bit as she steps up, saying she is nervous and has “been waiting for this moment my whole life”. “I wasn’t…
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Good morning Thanks for following our live coverage of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Before we proceed, let’s summarise what happened yesterday. Candidates campaign down to the wire Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continued campaigning – with the candidates looking to do so right up to election day. The Republican nominee spent his day…
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Can the influence of celebrities sway voters when it comes to the US election? With many of the biggest music and movie stars in the world backing her, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will certainly be hoping so. Democrats have long enjoyed a celebrity advantage, which has only grown during Republican Donald Trump’s rise in politics. However, as Hillary…
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“All eyes” — as the cliché goes these days — will be on… well, never mind. Scratch that. They will most certainly not be on Fulton County, Pennsylvania. But should they be? Analysts everywhere are focusing on which bellwether purple areas of this purplest state — and most populous of all the purple states — might report results election…
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With one week until Election Day, more than 43 million ballots have been cast across 47 states and the District of Columbia. That’s according to data gathered by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist, a company that provides data, analytics and other services to Democrats, academics and nonprofit advocacy groups, including insights into who is voting…
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Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, billed as a triumphant homecoming, turned into a political fiasco on Sunday night as a pro-Trump comedian’s racist diatribe drew furious condemnation, including from prominent Republicans. The rally, held just more than a week before Election Day, was intended to serve as a platform for Trump to make…
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Michelle Obama pokes fun at Donald Trump in her opening remarks to Kamala Harris’s rally. She points out Mr Trump has not agreed to a second debate with Ms Harris, despite the Democrat candidate’s challenges. “She’s building a remarkable campaign in record time,” Mrs Obama says. “[She] dominated her opponent so thoroughly in the debate,…
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With about 8.4 million registered voters and 15 electoral college votes of the 270 needed to win, Michigan is one of seven competitive states that will decide the election. For Kamala Harris, it’s part of the so-called “Blue Wall”, which is considered the Democrats’ best chance of winning, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Donald Trump…
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In the lead up to the 5 November, our correspondents stateside are answering your questions on the election. Do you feel the election result has the potential to cause unrest or has the US learnt its lesson? Gary, Kilmarnock NBC correspondent Mark Stone says… You hear the phrase ‘civil war’ far too much these days here…
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Queen Bey has returned the favor. Almost seven months after Vice President Kamala Harris cheered on Beyoncé’s newly released album, “Cowboy Carter,” saying she had “redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots,” the global superstar said it was time for “America to sing a new song” and elect Harris. On Friday, Beyoncé, who was joined by singer and…
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US Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday said her election rival Donald Trump “demeans” the office of the president with his use of coarse language, a day after the Republican insulted her using an expletive. Speaking in an interview aired on US broadcaster MSNBC, Harris said Trump’s comment was an insult to the office and…
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