US election 2020 Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede victory in last week’s White House election is “an embarrassment”. But the US president-elect – who has been making contact with foreign leaders – insisted nothing would stop the transfer of power. Mr Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the race […]
US election 2020 US attorney general William Barr has allowed federal prosecutors to probe alleged irregularities in the presidential election, prompting a top justice department official to quit. The official, Richard Pilger, would have overseen such investigations. Any such cases would normally be the remit of individual states, but Mr Barr said this was not […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China, which has held off on congratulating U.S. presidential election winner Joe Biden even as leaders of other countries have done so, said on Monday it would follow custom in responding to the result. Democrat Biden clinched enough states to win the presidency but incumbent President Donald Trump has not […]
US election 2020 US President-elect Joe Biden is to make tackling the coronavirus pandemic his top priority following his win over Donald Trump, his team says. Announcing the first steps in his transition plan, his team said there would be more testing and Americans would be asked to wear masks. On Monday, Mr Biden is […]
US election 2020 The results are finally in and the world is reacting to the victory of Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the US presidential election. For days, people around the world have been glued to the White House race. It is not just the US that the election of a new president affects […]
US election 2020 Joe Biden has said it is “time to heal” the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing “not to divide but to unify” the country. “Let’s give each other a chance,” he said at an event in Delaware addressing those who did not vote for him. Mr Biden defeated incumbent President […]
By Lewis Krauskopf, Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Markets will welcome the certainty after major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden winner of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday, offering some relief after days of the country getting conflicting reports about who might be in the White House next term. News outlets and polling outlets […]
With a victory in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden secured his win over Donald Trump, the first U.S. president to lose reelection in 28 years. By Amanda Terkel, HuffPost US Joe Biden is projected to become the next president of the United States after an election that was historic, messy, chaotic and uncertain. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will […]
By John Whitesides, Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gained more ground on President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania on Friday, edging closer to the White House hours after Trump falsely claimed the election was being “stolen” from him. Biden had a 253 to 214 lead in […]
US election 2020 Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor’s edge and both sides gear up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The BBC […]
