US Presidential Election 2024

US Presidential Election 2024

Harris tops Trump in Iowa in latest Des Moines Register poll

The poll of 808 likely voters, who were surveyed Oct. 28-31, has Harris leading Trump 47%-44% in Iowa, which has been trending deeply Republican in recent years

3h ago

Americans wait, wonder and cope with high-stress vote

The battle has left many Americans exhausted, riled up or at the very least wanting it all to be over.

6h ago

‘A landslide’ or ‘lot of fraud’

One day before the US presidential election, supporters of Donald Trump are ready to reject the results -- unless their man wins.

16h ago

Trump rhetoric darkens, Harris vows Gaza peace in final hours

Kamala Harris courted voters angered by the Gaza war while Donald Trump doubled down on violent rhetoric with a comment about journalists being shot as the tense US election campaign headed into its final hours

8h ago

Win the vote but still lose? Behold America's Electoral College

Now, on the eve of the 2024 election showdown between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris, the rules of this enigmatic and, to some, outmoded, system is coming back into focus.

1d ago

'Keep Kamala and carry on-ala!' Harris tells comedy show 'Saturday Night Live'

Appearing in the long-running series's "cold open" -- the sketch before the opening titles -- Harris appeared as her own reflection in a dressing room mirror, joining in good-natured mockery of her laughter and playing on her own name for laughs.

1d ago

Trump, Harris clash over rhetoric as they battle for swing state votes

With political heat reaching a boil ahead of Election Day November 5, Trump faced criticism for violent rhetoric targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Harris, who lambasted him for the provocative attack

2d ago

Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory

US election winners are typically declared by major media outlets who analyze vote counts provided by election officials. While candidates sometimes declare victory before those calls are made, it is unusual to do so before the winner is at least arguably apparent.

2d ago

Harris warns Trump will slash Obamacare

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris warned voters on Thursday that Republican Donald Trump and his allies would scale back healthcare programmes if he wins the White House and said his comments at a Wednesday rally were offensive to women.

2d ago

Harris blasts 'offensive' Trump for remarks on women

Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed Donald Trump for what she called "very offensive" remarks about women, putting abortion rights back in the spotlight as her rival hurled more insults and denigrated migrants during the US election's final stretch

3d ago

Trump wants to compare now to four years ago. Here’s what it looks like

To be fairer to himself, Trump might want to dial the calendar back a year to 2019, but even then the record is mixed. If one thing stands out about now versus then it is how similar many aspects of the economy look, a testament, many economists feel, to the success of the largely bipartisan effort to keep a health catastrophe from becoming an economic one.

4d ago

Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off 'garbage' fallout

Trump -- who, unlike Harris, has recently called his political opponents "garbage" in public -- was on hand to exploit the misstep with a photo op, climbing into a garbage truck at an airport in Wisconsin and answering questions from reporters.

4d ago

Biden suggests Trump supporters ‘garbage’

US President Joe Biden came under fire Tuesday for appearing to refer to Republican Donald Trump’s supporters as “garbage” during an election campaign call.

4d ago

Harris lead over Trump dwindles to a single point

Kamala Harris’ lead over Donald Trump dwindled in the final stretch of the US presidential contest, with the Democrat ahead by a single percentage point over the Republican, 44 percent to 43 percent, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday.

4d ago

Biden faces backlash for calling Trump supporters 'garbage'

US President Joe Biden came under fire Tuesday for appearing to refer to Republican Donald Trump's supporters as "garbage" during an election campaign call

5d ago

Conspiracy theories and threats: the new reality in US elections

Never mind that in 2020 the Republican got 82 percent of the votes cast in Esmeralda County -- whose 700-or-so people make it one of the least populated in the United States.

5d ago