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Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP

11:26 pm November 4, 2020

Washington: Disappointed Democrats drove Wednesday toward extending their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority as they lost at least seven incumbents and failed to oust any Republican lawmakers in initial returns. By midmorning on Wednesday, Democrats’ only gains were two North Carolina seats vacated by GOP incumbents after a court-ordered remapping […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

US formally exits Paris climate deal

11:19 pm November 4, 2020

Washington: The US formally exited the Paris Climate Agreement on Wednesday amid election uncertainty, three years after President Donald Trump announced his intent to remove the country from participating in the landmark global pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. President Trump originally announced his intention to withdraw from the agreement in 2017 and formally notified the United Nations last […]

Trump or Biden? US presidential race reaches climax; long lines seen outside polling stations

11:39 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: Americans were voting in large numbers across the nation on Tuesday in one of the most divisive and bitter presidential elections in decades in which incumbent Republican Donald Trump is challenged by Democrat Joe Biden. Amidst a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, over 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the […]

Kamala Harris as president would be ‘terrible thing’ for US and women: Trump

11:23 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: Democratic vice-presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris becoming US president would be a “terrible thing” for both the country and women, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday as Americans were voting in one of the most divisive bitter presidential polls in decades. Trump, 74, is seeking his re-election in the presidential elections. He is facing the toughest electoral battle of his life […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

EXPLAINER: What’s 270? The math game behind the US election

6:37 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: What’s all this hubbub about 270? It’s not about the 270 whales stranded this fall on Australia’s island state of Tasmania. It’s not about congestion on Interstate 270 feeding commuters into Washington, D.C. It’s about who’s going to sit in the White House for the next four years. IT”S THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE Nearly 2.9 […]