US Election
US Elections: Republicans take control of Senate for first time in four years
The Republican Party has made gains in the Senate and secured a majority for the first time in four years. A third of the Senate’s 100 seats were up for grabs at this year’s elections, with 51 required for a majority. The Senate, similar to the House of Lords in the UK but is elected, […]
Trump leads as results from US presidential election trickle in
Donald Trump is now 24 electoral college votes away from winning the United States presidential election. The Republican Party candidate has now amassed 246 electoral college votes, with Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party polling 210 electoral college votes at the time of reporting There are 538 votes in the electoral college and […]
US election: Ballot boxes set on fire in Oregon, Washington
As early voting in the US presidential election continues, ballot drop boxes were set on fire in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, on Monday. Authorities suspect these two separate incidents are related to an earlier one on October 8, when an incendiary device was placed at a different drop box in Vancouver. Law enforcement agencies […]
US Election: Joe Biden to cast ballot today in Delaware
US President Joe Biden cast his vote, on Monday, in Wilmington, Delaware, before heading back to Washington, DC, as confirmed by the White House. This kickstarts a busy week, with Biden expected to appear at campaign events in key states like Pennsylvania and Maryland and join multiple virtual calls to rally support. This comes on […]
US Election: Elon Musk gives $1m to a rally attendee
Kristine Fishell was the second winner of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s $1m-a-day giveaway (£766,000) at a town hall event in Pennsylvania on Sunday night. Musk said he will run the give away for registered voters in key swing states until the US presidential election on 5 November. The winner will be chosen at random from […]