US Presidential Election 2024

Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?

Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking

Tesla hits $1 trillion market value as Musk-backed Trump win fans optimism

The electric automaker's shares jumped 8.2% to $321.22, catapulting the company's valuation above the trillion-dollar mark for the first time in more than two years.

Biden, Trump to meet at White House ahead of historic return

This type of meeting between the outgoing and incoming presidents was considered customary, but Trump did not invite Biden for one after making unsubstantiated election fraud claims that culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

Black Americans express fears, resolve after Trump's victory

Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory has sent shockwaves through Black American communities, which voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris despite a campaign by her Republican rival to court Black men.

Biden urges Americans to 'bring down temperature' after Trump win

"On January 20, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America," said Biden

Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back

The White House said Biden spoke with Trump on Wednesday

JD Vance once compared Trump to Hitler, now vice president-elect

He is a relatively unusual figure in Trump's inner circle

Europe seeks footing as Trump storms back to power

The leaders of the European Union will be joined by others from the United Kingdom to Turkey, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, for Thursday's meeting of the European Political Community.

In the end, women did not save Harris at ballot box

Exit polls conducted by CNN showed that the Democratic vice president had an eight-point advantage among women voters -- but that was nearly half what Joe Biden had mustered four years ago.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

Trump retakes the White House

And that is the end of our live coverage of the US elections. Do stay with us for more updates and developments as we continue our regular news coverage

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

How will swing state voters decide the US election 2024 results?

That's because only seven of the 50 states are truly competitive this year, with the rest all comfortably Democratic or Republican, according to public opinion polls.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election

The bitter rivals spent their final day of the campaign frenziedly working to get their supporters out to the polls and trying to win over any last undecided voters in the swing states expected to decide the outcome.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

US Election: Harris, Trump campaign draws to a close before final vote

Nevertheless, opinion polls show Trump, 78, and Harris, 60, virtually even. The winner may not be known for days after Tuesday's vote, though Trump has already signaled that he will attempt to fight any defeat, as he did in 2020.

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November 5, 2024

Texas, Missouri sue to block Justice Department from sending poll monitors

Both states are among 27 the Justice Department said on Friday it would send staff out to monitor voting locations, as it has done regularly during national elections.

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November 5, 2024

New Hampshire hamlet tied in first US Election day votes

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump each got three ballots in the tiny community in the northeastern state of New Hampshire

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November 5, 2024

Trump vows to lead America to 'new heights of glory'

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to lead the United States to "new heights of glory"

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November 5, 2024

Harris says 'every single vote matters,' in closing US election rally

Kamala Harris gave her final campaign speech in the battleground US state of Pennsylvania

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

US states worried about election unrest take security precautions

Many of the most visible moves can be seen in the battleground states that will decide the presidential election, states like Nevada where protests by Trump supporters broke out after the 2020 election.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

Important dates in the US presidential race

Here is a timeline of events that will take place between now and Inauguration Day in January 2025.