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Donald Trump has claimed the White House for a second time. We analyse which areas swung to Republicans to help him win back the presidencyDonald Trump has won the majority of electoral college votes to defeat Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election.Despite polling gains for the Democrats after Biden's exit from the race in July, Harris failed to maintain a lead and the election was neck-and-neck in the final weeks of the campaign. Continue reading...
I've pleaded with her to use streaming services, to no avail. If the BBC is showing a 1974 episode of Call My Bluff, that's what we're watchingOne thing led to another this week, and I spent some time with my mum. She spends her days doing four things, to all of which she brings great intensity. She cooks, she cleans, she reads and she watches television. She watches a lot of television. She knows what she likes and when it's on. Her viewing schedule is organised with the same rigour she applies to cleaning out my kitchen drawers. Listings are scrutinised at the weekend and plans are drawn up. What she can't watch at the time of broadcast, she records. I've pleaded with her, over and again, to engage with the streaming services - nowt fancy, just BBC iPlayer, ITVX and so on - but to no avail. The schedule is the schedule and her schedule must fit around that. Bring streaming into it, and the paralysis of choice is too much for her. It's probably a bit too much for all of us.Her viewing day begins after lunch, perhaps limbering up with a bit of Countdown. Thereafter, most shows seem to involve couples trying to buy properties in sunny places, with varying degrees of success. At 5pm comes The Chase on ITV, one of several quizshows the evening brings. To justify her somewhat excessive admiration for my intellect, I can't help barking out correct answers. But as we make our way through Mastermind and University Challenge, my right answers give way to wrong answers, which give way to no answers at all. Exhausting.Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster, writer and Guardian columnist Continue reading...
A whole raft of tired assumptions collapsed today. Britain must be realistic about America now - and our so-called special' relationshipEven more than his first victory in 2016, Donald Trump's re-election marks a historic disruption. It is a profound moment of change, not just for the United States but for the rest of the world, too. For decades, the US has been the free world's essential and reliable nation. Not any more. It could even one day become them against us.Trump 2.0 seems certain to put one of the final nails in the coffin of the post-1945 Pax Americana. In reality, that old normality has been disintegrating since at least the Vietnam conflict. George W Bush's war on terror" caused more problems than it solved. Barack Obama and Joe Biden were each reluctant to wield America's big stick, most recently and tragically in the Middle East. Now, though, there is no hiding from the realities.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Cardi B, John Cusack and Stephen King are among names sharing anger and disappointment over US election resultCelebrities have shared their disappointment and anger over Donald Trump's re-election as president.The Republican's Tuesday victory over opponent Kamala Harris sent shock waves throughout Hollywood after the Democratic candidate ran a campaign filled with A-list names including Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Springsteen and Julia Roberts.Trump wins the presidency - how did it happen?Full presidential election results and mapAbortion ballot measure results by stateRepublicans retake control of the SenateSenate, House and governor results Continue reading...
Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States in a political resurrection that sent shock waves through the US and around the world. As votes were counted overnight, Trump took North Carolina surprisingly early, the first battleground state to be called, and later won Georgia and Pennsylvania. After 2am ET, Trump emerged to speak, surrounded by his family, close aides and JD Vance, the hard-right Ohio senator he picked for vice-president. Trump defeated Harris, a Democrat who had been seeking to make history as the first woman, first Black woman and first south Asian American to become president in the US's 248-year history
Dallas appear to have made another mistake in a crumbling season, while the Chargers should have reached out to the Dolphins about Tyreek HillThe deal: Washington Commanders get Lattimore and fifth round pick in 2025; Saints get third-, fourth- and sixth-round pick in 2025 Continue reading...
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Some express fears over US aid for Ukraine while others say the country is already strugglingUkraine was plunged into gloom and uncertainty after Donald Trump's victory amid expectations that he is likely to end US military assistance while the Kremlin said its aim of subjugating its neighbour remained unchanged.Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president, congratulated Trump on his impressive election victory", adding: I appreciate President Trump's commitment to the peace through strength' approach in global affairs." Continue reading...
American anchors had mixed reactions as they announced Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Fox News praised the president-elect's campaign, while other networks focused on his criminal convictions and involvement in the January 6 riots. Trump becomes the first convicted criminal to win the White House. At 78, he is also the oldest person ever elected to the office
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We'd like to hear people's thoughts about Donald Trump having decisively won the US presidential electionDonald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 US presidential election, after sweeping several swing states and being on course to win the popular vote.We'd like to hear how people feel about this seismic victory for the Republicans after what appeared to be one of the tightest US elections ever. Continue reading...
Republican hails greatest political movement of all time' after taking victory through battleground states. Plus, Americans explain what decided their vote
Donald Trump supporters who were gathered at a watch party in Florida erupted in celebration early on 6 November as Fox News projected that the Republican had won the US presidency, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris and capping a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. In West Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was expected to speak to his supporters, the crowd cheered and chanted: 'USA! USA! USA!'
Scene at Howard University had echoes of Hillary Clinton's loss in 2016 as US appears poised to return Trump to powerIn the end, Kamala Harris never took the stage at her election night watch party on the Howard University campus in Washington DC. As Americans appeared poised to return Donald Trump to power, it was her campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, who appeared onstage instead.He tried to strike a note of optimism - there were still votes to be counted. But the scene had echoes of Hillary Clinton's loss in 2016, when her campaign chairman, not the candidate, came out to address supporters awaiting the result of a presidential election that many hoped would finally shatter the hardest, highest" glass ceiling. Continue reading...
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Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger told reporters that polls in some locations would stay open longer and the vote counting process would be 'a bit slower' after bomb threats were directed at voting locations in five battleground states, according to the FBI. Fulton county police chief W Wade Yates said there were 32 bomb threats at different polling stations in Georgia's Fulton county. Some of the threats were called directly into the locations where voting was happening, while others were called into 911 or received by email, he said
Democrat becomes first Jewish governor in state history after defeating controversial Republican candidateNorth Carolina voters have once again given its governor's mansion to a Democrat, electing the attorney general, Josh Stein, over the embattled lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, in a race defined by the extreme rhetoric and controversies surrounding the Republican candidate.Stein's victory gives North Carolina its first Jewish governor. It also marks a repudiation of Robinson, the divisive figure who drew attention for stunning public comments about women, the LGBTQ+ community and racial minorities both before and during his time in office, Stein said.When do polls close?When will we know the result?Where is abortion on the ballot?Senate and House races to watchHow the electoral college worksEverything you need to know Continue reading...
Kamala Harris visited a Democratic National Committee phone bank on election day, thanking the supporters working to turn out voters. Harris took some calls herself after telling supporters at the phone bank: 'This truly represents the best of who we are'
A man was arrested by US Capitol police officers at the Capitol visitor center in Washington DC, police said. The man 'smelled like fuel' and had 'a torch' and 'a flare gun' when he was stopped by officers during a screening process at the center, police said. Officials canceled public tours of the Capitol for the remainder of the day
From the polls to the electoral college, the key swing states and when the winner might be announced, Matilda Boseley explains the US presidential election for dummies - or at least those who live outside the US and aren't familiar with its unique election processesSubscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube
Misinformation and Russian-linked vote curbing attempts over unfounded terrorist threats aim to disrupt US electionAmericans went to the polls on Tuesday against a backdrop of misinformation - much of it suspected to have originated in Russia - as the FBI warned of fake videos and non-credible threats of terrorism aimed at disrupting the US presidential election and discouraging voting.These tensions were stoked by Donald Trump supporters and the former US president himself. Elon Musk, the world's richest man and Trump's most vocal surrogate, tweeted a video of support that appeared to reference the far-right QAnon ideology. Continue reading...
The Democratic party's vice-presidential candidate, Tim Walz, has said he was feeling good' about the crucial swing state, Pennsylvania, after making a campaign stop in Harrisburg. Addressing reporters, he said: We're excited about Pennsylvania. I think being here, we started it here - for me, it feels like closing the loop. We're excited about being here, we're taking that positive message, and you saw the energy in that room'
Disgraced Trump lawyer appears in Benz in Florida despite court order to turn it over to Ruby Freeman and Shaye MossRudy Giuliani turned up to vote in Florida for Tuesday's presidential election in a Mercedes Benz convertible that a court had ordered him to surrender more than a week ago as part of a $148m settlement to two Georgia poll workers he defamed.The 1980s car, once owned by the actor Lauren Bacall, is among the assets of the disgraced former New York mayor and vocal Donald Trump acolyte that Giuliani is deliberately hiding from their reach, according to a letter their attorney, Aaron Nathan, sent to the judge in the case. Continue reading...
Nearly 95% of total contributions from owners across America's major sports leagues went to Republicans. See how your team fared in our databaseSports team owners in the major North American leagues have donated at least $132.1m in federal elections since 2020, with nearly 95% of those contributions going to Republican campaigns, candidates and Super Pacs, according to research conducted by the Guardian.Nearly all of the owners of the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, NWSL and WNBA franchises were active political donors in the election cycles since 2020. A minimum of $124,806,435 (94.5%) was designated for candidates or committees with Republican leanings, while at least $5,215,693 (3.9%) went toward Democratic causes, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures and data compiled by the nonprofit OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks campaign finance spending. About 2% of contributions went to bipartisan or unaffiliated recipients. Continue reading...
Skyler Philippi, 24, arrested on charges of attempting to use weapon of mass destruction and targeting an energy facilityA white supremacist plotted to attack a power substation in Nashville, Tennessee, with an explosives-loaded drone, federal authorities alleged on Monday while announcing his arrest.Skyler Philippi, 24, was arrested on 2 November on charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility. Authorities claim that Philippi's plot was rooted in his accelerationism", or the white supremacist belief that the existing state of society is irreparable and that the only solution is the destruction and collapse of the system'", according to court documents.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...
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From abortion to the border and tax policies, voters explain why they cast their ballot for Trump, Harris or neitherInterviews have been edited for length and clarity Continue reading...
More than two dozen veterans' urns sat in a Seattle funeral home until given services with military honorsFor several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen US civil war veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers - but nothing linking them to the civil war. Still, that was enough for an organization dedicated to locating, identifying and interring the remains of unclaimed veterans to conclude over several years that they were all Union soldiers deserving of a burial service with military honors. Continue reading...
The digital age has turbo-boosted extremism, and analogue democracy is struggling to keep upDonald Trump's record of refusal to concede defeat after the last US election should have disqualified him from running in this one. His criminal indictments should have meant banishment from mainstream politics. His campaign rhetoric - a rambling litany of bigotry and spite - should not have carried beyond the paranoid fringe.But what use are should and shouldn't against the brute force of can and does? Things that are supposed to be self-evident in a constitutional democracy have ceased to be obvious to millions of Americans. We don't need to wait for all votes to be counted to wish for a stronger cultural inoculation against tyranny. Continue reading...
Journalists and police challenged disinformation, intimidation and cash-for-vote schemes, while huge numbers turned up to voteHaving lived in Britain for 12 years, I returned to my native Moldova in 2022 because I was worried that Russia's war in Ukraine would spill into my country. Thanks to the Ukrainian resistance, the skies are still clear in Moldova. But in the past weeks leading up to the presidential runoff between the pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu and the Russian-supported former prosecutor general Alexandr Stoianoglo, I felt as if I might lose my country once again.The scale of interference in these Moldovan elections has been unprecedented. As reported by excellent independent journalists in the country, our law enforcement agencies alleged the existence of a large-scale, vote-buying scheme in the first round, run by Ilan Shor - a Russian-backed fugitive oligarch, who denies any wrongdoing. Continue reading...
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