US Election 2020: Biden ‘confident’ to win, Trump sues to halt count

Joe Biden all but declared election victory on Wednesday afternoon after winning Wisconsin and Michigan as President Trump cried fraud, desperately scrambled to undermine the results and claimed his own wins in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia even though votes are still being tallied there.  CNN called Michigan for Biden on Wednesday afternoon, giving him … Read more

Trump supporters chanting ‘Stop the Vote’ storm Detroit counting hall

Donald Trump supporters chanting ‘stop the vote’ stormed a Detroit counting hall Wednesday afternoon as the president sued Michigan for not providing ‘meaningful access’ to counting locations and Joe Biden won the crucial swing state. The TCF Center in downtown Detroit boarded up its windows and shuttered its doors after hundreds of poll watchers descended … Read more

US Election 2020: Joe Biden breaks 2008 Obama popular vote record

Massive voter turnout has led Democratic nominee Joe Biden to receive more votes for president than any other candidate in US history with 70million counted so far, breaking Barack Obama‘s 2008 popular vote record.  The former Vice President racked up more than 70,470,044 votes as of Wednesday at 3.20pm EST, surpassing Obama’s popular vote total … Read more

Democrats face tough questions after predictions come up short

Republicans are on track to keep control of the Senate which, if Joe Biden wins the White House, could make him a lame duck president from day one. As Senate leader, Mitch McConnell would control what comes to the chamber floor for a vote, a powerful position that would allow him to stymie Biden’s agenda.  … Read more

REPUBLICAN laws make Wisconsin, Michigan recounts more difficult

President Donald Trump’s own party made it more difficult for candidates to get a recount in Wisconsin and Michigan in the aftermath of his 2016 Electoral College win.  The Trump campaign announced Wednesday that it would pursue a recount in Wisconsin, where Democrat Joe Biden was around 21,000 votes ahead.  CNN called Wisconsin for Biden … Read more

Pennsylvania result may not come until FRIDAY as Trump leads Biden by 12 per cent

Pennsylvania result may not come until FRIDAY as Trump leads Biden by 12 per cent – but there’s more than a million ballots left to count By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 10:32 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 10:40 GMT, 4 November 2020 Pennsylvania is being watched closely as the fate of the presidency … Read more

2020 Election: CNN’s Van Jones says ‘it hurts that it’s this close’

Emotional CNN pundit Van Jones condemns Americans for voting for Donald Trump and says ‘the fact it is this close hurts’ in preachy on-air outburst Joe Biden and Donald Trump are locked in knife-edge battle for the White House  Biden performed worse than polls expected, but Trump failed to land knockout  Summing up the night … Read more

Piers Morgan blames Democrats and Joe Biden for close election race

‘We were told this was going to be a landslide!’ Piers Morgan blames the Democrats and Joe Biden’s lacklustre campaign for closer than predicted presidential race The Democratic candidate failed to flip crucial toss-up states such as Florida  Both Biden and Donald Trump claimed they are surging towards 270 colleges  Yet Morgan said it was … Read more

US Election 2020: Vote count could last until FRIDAY

The outcome of the presidential race may not be known until the end of the week as several critical battleground states need more time to count the high number of mail-in ballots in the election.  Officials in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan warned results are not coming in their states on Tuesday night, adding to the … Read more

Vote count could last until FRIDAY when Pennsylvania stops accepting ballots

The outcome of the presidential race may not be known until the end of the week as several critical battleground states need more time to count the high number of mail-in ballots in the election.  Officials in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan warned results are not coming in their states on Tuesday night, adding to the … Read more