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Trump won Pennsylvania, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris in the critical battleground state
Donald Trump won Pennsylvania on Wednesday, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris in the critical battleground state. Trump won Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes four years after Democrat Joe Biden carried the state, flipping it from Trump’s column in 2016 on his way to capturing the “blue wall.” The former President also won the swing State of Georgia, returning its 16 electoral votes to the Republican column.
Kamala Harris won New Hampshire continuing the state’s two-decade-long streak of awarding its four electoral votes to Democrats. She also won Minnesota on a ticket with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, extending a winning streak for Democrats that goes back 52 years.
Trump claims victory over Harris
AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump won Pennsylvania on Wednesday, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris in the critical battleground state. Both candidates campaigned vigorously in the state, visiting it more often than any other. Trump won Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes four years after Democrat Joe Biden carried the state, flipping it from Trump’s column in 2016 on his way to capturing the “blue wall.” No Democrat has won the White House without also winning Pennsylvania since 1948. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 2:24 a.m. EST.
- November 06, 2024 15:39 Philippines president congratulates Trump, hopeful for ‘unshakeable alliance’The president of U.S. ally the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday as the Republican candidate claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, saying his robust leadership would result in a better future.“I am hopeful that this unshakeable alliance, tested in war and peace, will be a force of good that will blaze a path of prosperity and amity, in the region, and in both sides of the Pacific,” Marcos said in a statement.-Reuters
- November 06, 2024 15:31 Qatar congratulates Trump, says to work together on regional ‘security and stability’Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after the US presidential candidate claimed victory in the race to the White House.The ruler of the Gulf monarchy, a key mediator for a truce and hostage release deal in Gaza and host of the largest US military base in the Middle East, said he looked forward to “working together again… in promoting security and stability both in the region and globally”.-AFP
- November 06, 2024 15:29 Kamala Harris is a fighter, she will make a comeback, say people of her ancestral village in TNAlthough, Democrat Kamala Harris does not appear to be winning the US presidential election, she will make a comeback as she is a fighter, said residents of Thulasendrapuram, the village of her maternal ancestors, on Wednesday.Since morning, locals were glued to television screens, monitoring election results, and many checked trends on media websites. Several residents also visited the Sri Dharma Sastha Perumal temple to pray for Harris’s victory.However, as the day progressed, it became apparent that former U S president Donald Trump was leading the race, edging out his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, in an election that virtually divided America into two camps.Other villagers shared similar sentiments, expressing confidence that Harris would continue her journey as a fighter and someday become the US president, even if it didn’t happen this time.-PTI
- November 06, 2024 15:22 Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu congratulates Trump
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Chandrababu Naidu congratulates Donald Trump
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the United States of America’s Presidential Elections on Wednesday.
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South Korea’s Yoon says alliance with U.S. will ‘shine brighter’ under Trump
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after Trump claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, adding on X that the future of the countries’ alliance “will shine brighter.”
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates President-elect Trump
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EU’s von der Leyen congratulates Trump, says EU and US are more than just allies
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after he claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, adding that the European Union and the United States are “more than just allies”.
- November 06, 2024 15:11Turkey’s Erdogan congratulates “friend” Trump on election victoryTurkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday congratulated his “friend” Donald Trump on winning the U.S. Presidential election after “a great battle,” after Trump had earlier claimed victory.“I believe…more efforts will be given for a fairer world in this new era that began with the election by American people,” Erdogan said in a post on X, adding he hoped regional wars would come to an end. -Reuters
- November 06, 2024 15:05German minister congratulates Trump, urges Europe to up security spendingEuropeans must take over more responsibility for their own security, Germany’s foreign minister said upon congratulating Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidential election, saying this was not a substitute however for transatlantic ties.“We must now think big and make big investments in our European security,” Baerbock told reporters in Berlin upon returning from a trip to Ukraine. “This also means that we must free ourselves from the shackles we have put on ourselves, especially when it comes to investing in our security in Germany and the European Union.”This would not be a substitute for the transatlantic partnership, she said.-Reuters
- November 06, 2024 14:58 Irish PM congratulates Trump, promises to deepen ‘historic and unbreakable bonds’ with U.S.Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after he claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, and promised to strengthen “unbreakable” bonds between the two countries.
Congress President congratulates Trump
- November 06, 2024 14:44 Zelensky says hopes Trump ‘victory’ will bring ‘just peace in Ukraine closer’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his “impressive victory” in US elections and said he hoped his presidency would bring “just peace in Ukraine closer.”“I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs. This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer,” Zelensky said in a statement on social media.-AFP
- November 06, 2024 14:40 Iran’s currency falls to all-time low as Trump is on verge of clinching U.S. presidencyIran’s rial currency fell Wednesday to an all-time low as former President Donald Trump was on the verge of clinching the US presidency again.The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the dollar.In 2015, at the time of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, it was at 32,000 to USD 1.Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the accord in 2018. sparking years of tensions between the countries that persist today.-AP
- November 06, 2024 14:36 Polish President Duda congratulates Trump after U.S. electionPolish President Andrzej Duda congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after the Republican claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election.“Congratulations, Mr President Donald Trump!,” Duda wrote on social media platform X. “You made it happen!”
- November 06, 2024 14:32 U.K. PM Starmer congratulates Trump, looks forward to working with himBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated Donald Trump after the Republican claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, and said he looked forward to working with him.
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God spared my life for a reason: Donald Trump
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Macron congratulates Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump for his “historic return to the White House”.
- November 06, 2024 14:23Italy PM says Trump victory will strengthen country’s bond with U.S.Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump after he claimed victory in the U.S presidential election, and said it would strengthen ties between the two countries.In a post on X Meloni offered her “most sincere congratulations” to Trump, and said Italy and the United States had an “unshakeable alliance”.“It is a strategic bond, which I am certain we will now strengthen even further,” she said.-Reuters
- November 06, 2024 14:19 Head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund casts Trump win as reset opportunityThe influential head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday that Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election opened up new opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis when the Soviet Union and the U.S. came close to nuclear war.Both Russian and U.S. diplomats say relations between the world’s two largest nuclear powers have only been worse during the depths of the Cold War.Kirill Dmitriev, who is CEO of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and has had contacts with the Trump team in the past, said that Trump’s team had won the presidency and the Senate “despite a large-scale disinformation campaign directed against them”.-Reuters
- November 06, 2024 14:17 Romania’s Prime Minister congratulates TrumpRomanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after the Republican claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election.“Romania stands ready to work together to enhance our (Romanian-U.S.) Strategic Partnership. Under your new leadership we hope for peace and prosperity for all our citizens!” Ciolacu said on X, calling it a “historic victory”.-Reuters
- November 06, 2024 14:15Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes wins fourth term in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional DistrictDemocratic U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes has won a fourth term representing Connecticut, dashing the hopes of Republicans who saw an opportunity to flip a seat in a state where they haven’t won a congressional election in 18 years.Hayes defeated former Republican state Sen. George Logan on Tuesday in a rematch race that closely resembled their previous battle in 2022.Connecticut has been challenging territory for Republicans in recent decades. The last Republican to win a House seat representing the state was former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, who was voted out of office in 2008.-AP
- November 06, 2024 14:13 Arizona enshrines abortion rightsVoters in Arizona approved a ballot measure that would establish a fundamental right to abortion and prohibit the state from restricting or banning abortion before 24 weeks. It’s a major win for abortion-rights supporters in the presidential battleground state who sought to expand access beyond 15 weeks. The Arizona amendment is the sixth measure to protect or expand abortion rights that has passed so far this election. It comes after the Arizona Supreme Court allowed the enforcement of an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions earlier this year, but then the Legislature quickly repealed it.-AP
- November 06, 2024 14:09 Iran downplays U.S. elections’ importanceIranians’ livelihood will not be impacted by the U.S. election, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday according to semi-official Tasnim news agency, after Donald Trump declared victory in the U.S. presidential election.-Reuters
- November 06, 2024 14:07 NATO’s Rutte congratulates Trump on U.S. electionNATO chief Mark Rutte congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after the Republican claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election.
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Czech Prime Minister congratulates Trump after U.S. election
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after the Republican claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election.
- November 06, 2024 13:29Democratic US Rep. Jeff Jackson is elected as North Carolina’s attorney generalDemocratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina’s next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican congressman Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on who was best able to represent the state in court and keep communities safe.Jackson, an Afghan war veteran and National Guard attorney who has gained a large following on social media, will succeed two-term Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, who successfully ran for governor on Tuesday.Jackson said his experience as a prosecutor — he worked as an assistant district attorney in Gaston County — and his commitment to perform his duties in a nonpartisan matter made him most qualified to become the state’s top law enforcement official. Jackson said he would work to counter the fentanyl overdose epidemic and combat scammers now using artificial intelligence techniques to fool consumers.-AP
- November 06, 2024 13:28Trump set to return as U.S. Presidenthttps://www.thehindu.com/incoming/bkt4xf/article68835934.ece/oembed
- November 06, 2024 13:25Six Indian Americans win elections of U.S. House of RepresentativesSix Indian Americans have won the elections to the House of Representatives, increasing their number from five in the current Congress.Indian-American lawyer Suhas Subramanyam created history by becoming the first from the community to be elected from Virginia and the entire East Coast.Subramanyan defeated Mike Clancy of the Republican Party. He is currently a Virginia State Senator.There is a possibility that the number of Indian Americans in the House of Representatives increased to seven as Dr Amish Shah was leading by a slender margin against his Republican incumbent in the first Congressional District of Arizona.-AP
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November 06, 2024 13:18AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins MinnesotaVice President Kamala Harris carried Minnesota on Wednesday on a ticket with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, extending a winning streak for Democrats that goes back 52 years. In choosing Walz, Harris elevated a Midwestern governor, veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families. No Republican presidential candidate has carried Minnesota since Richard Nixon in 1972, although Donald Trump came close in 2016 when he fell just 1.5 percentage points short of Hillary Clinton. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 2:47 a.m. EST. - November 06, 2024 13:16Republicans again make gains on Texas-Mexico border and hang onto US House seatRepublican Rep. Monica De La Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday night as the GOP showed growing strength along the U.S.-Mexico border and continued chipping away at a region that has been a longtime stronghold for Democrats.De La Cruz centered her campaign on border security to again win over the predominately Latino and working-class district that stretches from San Antonio to the Rio Grande Valley. She was on pace to win by an even larger margin than she did in 2022 in what was a rematch with Democratic challenger Michelle Vallejo.It was one of three closely watched House races on the Texas-Mexico border. Two Democrats, Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, were in races that remained too early to call late Tuesday.-AP
- November 06, 2024 13:14Trump vows in his election night speech to fight ‘for your family and your future’He promised that he would “not rest until we have delivered the strong safe and prosperous America.”“Every single day,” Trump said, “I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body.”-AP
- November 06, 2024 13:08North Dakota’s lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state’s next governorRepublican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won election as North Dakota’s next governor on Tuesday, continuing the GOP’s three-decade grip on the highest job in the conservative state.The state’s lone U.S. congressman beat Democratic state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn and independent candidate Michael Coachman for the post. Armstrong, a 48-year-old attorney, is in his third term in the House. He now has become the first member of Congress in 52 years to be elected the state’s governor.-AP
- November 06, 2024 13:06Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox wins reelection after unexpectedly endorsing Donald TrumpRepublican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection, beating a Democratic state lawmaker to secure his second term in office.Cox, long seen as a moderate Republican, was heavily favoured to win in deep red Utah. But his unexpected choice to back Donald Trump for the first time this year risked his reputation with his moderate voting base.The governor defeated Democrat Brian King, a trial lawyer and state representative who served for eight years as Utah’s House minority leader.Cox suddenly endorsed Trump after the July assassination attempt on the former president at a Pennsylvania rally. He wrote in a letter of support that he believed Trump could save the country “by emphasizing unity rather than hate.”-AP
- November 06, 2024 13:04Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio wins a 2nd term in the US HousePennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the U.S. House, contests that will be critical to determining control of a narrowly divided chamber where Democrats need a net pickup of four seats to take control.Three of those five races are in eastern Pennsylvania, where Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic Reps. Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright are defending their seats in districts that are viewed as perennially competitive.A fourth district is in southern Pennsylvania, where Republican Rep. Scott Perry is seeking a seventh term. Another competitive contest was in the suburbs and former steel towns west of Pittsburgh where Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio won a second term.-AP
- November 06, 2024 13:00Pennsylvania puts Trump three electoral votes short of the presidential thresholdTrump’s victory in Pennsylvania has put him three electoral votes short of winning the presidency.He could win the White House by capturing Alaska or any remaining swing state.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:56Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in FloridaVoters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of four victories Tuesday for abortion rights advocates, while Florida defeated a similar constitutional amendment, leaving in place a law barring most abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy.Abortion rights amendments also passed in Colorado and Maryland. Another that bans discrimination on the basis of “pregnancy outcomes” prevailed in New York.Results were still pending in five other states with abortion measures on the ballot.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:53Democrat Tim Kaine of Virginia fends off GOP challenger to win a 3rd term to the US SenateDemocratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia won reelection to his third term Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Hung Cao.Cao, a 25-year Navy veteran whose past political experience was limited to a promising but failed bid in 2022 for a blue-leaning northern Virginia U.S. House seat, faced an uphill battle in the race, according to political observers. The Commonwealth hasn’t elected a Republican to the upper chamber since 2002 with the late John Warner, a centrist with an independent streak.Kaine won his last race in 2018 by 16 percentage points. When he announced his reelection bid last year, he said he was preparing for a tough race and wasn’t taking anything for granted. He noted that “Virginians will vote for Republicans in statewide elections,” as they did in 2021 for Gov. Glenn Youngkin.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:49Democrat Andy Kim wins open New Jersey Senate seat, defeating Republican Curtis BashawDemocratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.Kim, a three-term congressman from central New Jersey, becomes the first Korean-American in the Senate. In a recent interview, he said that accomplishment would validate his parents’ decision 50 years ago to immigrate to the United States.Kim is a former Obama administration national security aide, a Rhodes Scholar and has a Ph.D. from Oxford. He’s presented himself as an unassuming, hard-working official and gained national attention in 2021 when he was spotted cleaning up the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, bagging trash.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:46Republican US Rep. Bryan Steil wins a fourth term representing southeast WisconsinWestern Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, which had been represented by a Democrat for 26 years before it flipped in 2022 with the win by Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden, is the most competitive district in the state.Van Orden is a former Navy SEAL who was at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and remains one of Trump’s loudest backers in Wisconsin.He is a top target for Democrats. Former small-business owner and political activist Rebecca Cooke won a three-person primary to take on Van Orden. She has raised more money than any other Democratic challenger in the state, a sign of Democratic optimism for the race.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:42Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer is elected to a third U.S. Senate termNebraska Republican Deb Fischer won reelection Tuesday to a third term in the U.S. Senate, besting challenger Dan Osborn, a former labor union boss and military veteran who gained traction during the race by rejecting both major political parties to run as an independent. Fischer won her previous elections by wide margins in the conservative state. But she faced her toughest challenge yet in Osborn, a working-class industrial mechanic and veteran of the U.S. Navy and Nebraska Army National Guard.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:39Dollar soars, bitcoin hits record, stocks swing as Trump win seen The dollar surged and bitcoin hit a record high Wednesday as traders bet on a victory for Donald Trump as he picked up two of the key swing states needed to take the White House, ramping up bets on fresh tax cuts, tariffs and rising inflation. While polls had shown the race on a knife edge, the Republican appeared to be faring better than his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris as results rolled in.Both candidates have picked up expected wins in safe states, but indications that the business tycoon was edging it boosted the so-called Trump Trade. The dollar jumped 1.5 percent to 154.33 yen, its highest since July, while it was also up more than one percent against the euro and more than three percent against the Mexican peso. Bitcoin piled almost $6,000 higher to a record $75,330.88, topping its previous peak of $73,797.98 in March.-AFP
- November 06, 2024 12:38Key races yet to be calledhttps://www.thehindu.com/incoming/spnw7x/article68835769.ece/oembed
- November 06, 2024 12:37Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments . A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday as voters in dozens of states weighed more than 140 measures appearing on the ballot alongside races for president and top state offices. Florida was one of several states deciding high-profile marijuana measures and was among 10 states considering amendments related to abortion or reproductive rights. Voters in several states gave resounding approval to amendments specifically barring noncitizens from voting. Other state measures affected wages, taxes, housing and education, including a school choice measure that was defeated in Kentucky. Many of the ballot measures were initiated by citizen petitions that sidestep state legislatures, though others were placed before voters by lawmakers
- November 06, 2024 12:32Republican Ted Cruz of Texas wins a third term to the US SenateRepublican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and Democrats’ latest try at ending decades of GOP dominance in the booming state that was thrust this election year to the center of battles over immigration and abortion.Cruz, 53, secured a third term following another expensive reelection campaign, six years after only narrowly beating Beto O’Rourke. This time around, Cruz implored Republicans to take his race seriously. He tried recasting himself to Texas voters as a get-things-done legislator, far from his reputation as an unapologetic firebrand with national ambitions.Walking out to the song “Eye of the Tiger,” Cruz addressed his supporters Tuesday night at his watch party in Houston.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:25JGB yields climb with U.S. peers as markets weigh Trump winJapanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Wednesday, with the two-year bond hitting a 16-year high, as markets focus rested on initial voting results trickling in from the U.S. presidential election.The 10-year JGB yield climbed 5 basis points to a two-week high of 0.98%, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, while the dollar added 1.37% to 154.67 yen .Global investors were increasingly pricing in a win for Republican candidate Donald Trump, as the former president appeared to be taking a lead in U.S. presidential elections, although some battleground states had yet to post results.-Reuters
- November 06, 2024 12:24Ex-Kansas AG Schmidt wins an open House seat for the GOP. Democratic Rep. Davids is reelectedA former Kansas attorney general’s successful political comeback in Tuesday’s election kept an open U.S. House seat in Republican hands while the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation won reelection.Republican Derek Schmidt won the 2nd Congressional District seat held by retiring two-term Republican Rep. Jake LaTurner. Schmidt, who served three terms as attorney general, was coming off a narrow loss in the 2022 governor’s race. He defeated Democrat Nancy Boyda.Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids won her fourth term by defeating Republican Prasanth Reddy, a doctor and former vice president of two medical research companies. Most of the district’s voters are in suburbs that have been friendly to Davids.-AP
- WonNovember 06, 2024 12:23AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins the 2nd Congressional District in Maine and one electoral voteVoters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, the more conservative of the state’s two congressional districts, delivered an electoral vote to Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of reach congressional district. The state’s 2nd District also went for Trump in 2016 and 2020. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner of Maine’s 2nd District at 1:51 a.m. EST.
- November 06, 2024 12:22Connecticut approves constitution change easing restrictions on mail-in voting Connecticut voters on Tuesday approved an amendment to the state’s constitution that could make it easier to cast ballots by mail or through drop boxes in future elections. The amendment lifts long standing restrictions that only allowed people in the state to vote by absentee ballot if they were going to be out of town, are sick or disabled, or couldn’t get to a polling location because of religious restrictions. Passage of the amendment doesn’t automatically mean Connecticut will join the 36 states that allow people to vote by mail without needing an excuse for not going to a polling place in person. But it gives state lawmakers the ability to enact laws allowing more widespread mail-in voting, according to Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:18Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota wins 4th term, defeating ex-NBA player Royce White Democratic U S Sen. Amy Klobuchar has won a fourth term, defeating anti-establishment Republican and former NBA player Royce White in Minnesota’s top election matchup. Klobuchar went into the campaign with a history of big wins and a huge financial advantage. She drew 58% of the vote in 2006, 65% in 2012 and 60% in 2018. And she raised nearly $21 million by the end of the last reporting period in September. That compares with just under $449,000 for White, who acknowledged he was as surprised as anyone when the state Republican Party endorsed him in May. The self-described populist went on to get a plurality in the August primary against a more conventional Republican, Navy veteran Joe Fraser.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:15Make America think againThe United States of America is a country divided down the middle. Travelling across both coasts before the November 5 elections was a surreal experience. The front porch of nearly every home was eerily decorated with phantoms, skulls and cobwebs for Halloween. Many of these suburban front lawns also had signs for either Harris-Waltz or Trump-Vance in a nightmarishly neck-to-neck presidential race. In a country where neighbours rarely knock on doors unannounced, their votes too seem to differ widely. Many families, too, are now politically divided
- November 06, 2024 12:13Democrat John Mannion defeats GOP Rep. Williams for House seat in central New YorkDemocrat John Mannion has defeated an incumbent Republican in a central New York congressional district that includes the city of Syracuse, delivering Democrats a long-coveted prize in an area of the state where they struggled in the past decade.Mannion, a state senator and former teacher, defeated U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams, who was seen as one of the most endangered Republicans in the House. Williams was among of several first-term Republicans running for reelection in New York districts won by Democratic President Joe Biden.Williams had won his seat by a very narrow margin, and this year his district was redrawn to add a more liberal college town and exclude some rural areas where he had garnered support. That forced him to campaign in a district where voters favored Biden by double digits in 2020.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:11Democratic Rep. Angie Craig wins 4th term in Minnesota swing district, beating Republican Joe Teirab Democratic U S Rep, Angie Craig won a fourth term Tuesday in Minnesota’s tightest congressional race, a faceoff against Republican challenger and former federal prosecutor joe Teirab .And in the race for the open seat being vacated by Democratic U S Rep. Dean Phillips , Kelly Morrison, a Democratic former state senator, was favored over retired Washington County District Judge Tad Jude. He’s a Republican who also served on the Hennepin County Board and in both chambers of the state Legislature, where in 1972 at age 20 he became the youngest member ever elected to the House.And in the race for the open seat being vacated by Democratic U S Rep. Dean Phillips , Kelly Morrison, a Democratic former state senator, defeated retired Washington County District Judge Tad Jude. He’s a Republican who also served on the Hennepin County Board and in both chambers of the state Legislature, where in 1972 at age 20 he became the youngest member ever elected to the House.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:10Trump-backed Republican Tony Wied wins a northeastern Wisconsin congressional districtA first-term Wisconsin Republican who was in the nation’s Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was vying for a second term Tuesday, while another candidate running with the backing of former President Donald Trump kept an open district under GOP control.A former Democratic congressman and state lawmaker was also trying to defeat a Republican in southeast Wisconsin.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:06Republican US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins after switching districts in ColoradoRepublican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won a House seat Tuesday in a Colorado district where she moved midway through her term to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid in her old district.Boebert, a rabble-rouser who’s helped define an ultra-conservative flank of the U.S. House, took a gamble in moving races, and it paid off. Boebert beat Trisha Calvarese, the former director of speech writing and publications at the AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions, who called herself an “old-school labor Democrat.”Boebert had held the 3rd Congressional District seat in the Rocky Mountains since 2020. She left for the more conservative 4th Congressional District on the Great Plains after surveillance video emerged of her vaping and groping a date at a Denver theater. She initially explained her move by saying, “There is a need for my voice in Congress,” and later said she needed a fresh start for her family after after a messy divorce.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:05Republican US Sen. Josh Hawley wins reelection in Missouri, securing a second termRepublican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, among former President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters, won reelection Tuesday in Missouri by fending off a challenge from Democrat Lucas Kunce.Hawley is known as a leader of the Jan. 6, 2021, push to block the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. A photo of Hawley with his fist raised to the hordes outside the Capitol that day initially drew bipartisan backlash.Top Missouri Republican donors and companies swore never to give to him again. Former staffers of two-term Sen. Claire McCaskill, whom Hawley ousted in 2018, created the Just Oust Seditious Hacks PAC, which sought to organize against Hawley. His onetime GOP mentor, former U.S. Sen. John Danforth of Missouri, has said endorsing Hawley was “the worst decision I’ve ever made in my life. ”Hawley has stood by and celebrated his actions. His campaign sells mugs with the photo of his raised fist.-AP
- November 06, 2024 12:00Nevada polls close nearly 3 hours later Polls closed in Nevada nearly three hours late after voters waited in long lines to cast ballots, the state’s top election official said, and initial election results began to be posted just before 10 p.m. PST. Polls had been scheduled to close at 7 p.m., but state law allows anyone in line at that time to cast a ballot. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar acknowledged Nevada’s position as an electoral battleground and promised to keep updating results as the counties receive “and cure” additional ballots. Mailed ballots are accepted and counted until Saturday, and thousands of voters whose ballots were set aside to allow for signature verification, or “curing,” have until 5 p.m. Nov. 12 to validate their vote with election officials.-AP
- November 06, 2024 11:55Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson wins governor’s race in Washington Longtime Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was elected governor of Washington on Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican, in a state that’s considered a Democratic stronghold. Ferguson will take over for three-term Gov. Jay Inslee, a fellow Democrat, who declined to seek reelection. Washington hasn’t had a Republican governor in nearly 40 years. Ferguson, 59, is a two-time Washington state chess champion who has served since 2013 as the state’s attorney general. He came to national prominence by repeatedly suing the administration of former President Donald Trump, including bringing the lawsuit that blocked Trump’s initial travel ban on citizens of several majority Muslim nations.-AP
- November 06, 2024 11:52Republican US Rep. John Curtis wins Mitt Romney’s open Senate seat in UtahU.S. Rep. John Curtis will succeed Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate after the Republican breezed to victory over his Democratic opponent in deeply red Utah. Curtis defeated Democrat Caroline Gleich, a mountaineer and environmental activist from Park City, in a race that often centered around each candidate’s climate policies . The incoming senator leads the Conservative Climate Caucus on Capitol Hill and has developed a reputation for pushing back against party leaders such as Donald Trump who falsely claim that climate change is a hoax. He will succeed one of Washington’s most prominent centrists and an outspoken critic of Trump.
- November 06, 2024 11:50North Dakota voters defeat ballot measure to largely axe property taxNorth Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes , which critics said would have led to dramatic cuts in state services. The general election ballot also included four other proposals , including one calling for the legalisation of recreational marijuana and another to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution. The measure to end local property taxes based on assessed value would have forced the state to provide an estimated $3.15 billion in replacement revenue to local governments during each two-year budget, according to a legislative panel. The state now forecasts about $5 billion in general tax revenues in the current two-year budget. Supporters of the proposed cut said rising property taxes were increasingly frustrating to voters and that the taxation system was hard to understand. Opponents said the measure would force legislators to make huge cuts to state services.-AP
- WonNovember 06, 2024 11:49AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins New Hampshire Vice-President Kamala Harris won New Hampshire, continuing the state’s two-decade-long streak of awarding its four electoral votes to Democrats.New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections. Ms. Harris’ win comes nine months after the Democratic National Committee bypassed New Hampshire as the leadoff presidential primary.It’s the third time that Republican Donald Trump has won New Hampshire’s GOP primary but lost the state in the general election. The Associated Press declared Ms. Harris the winner at 1:16 am EST.-AP
- November 06, 2024 11:48Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins Trump watch partyThe former presidential candidate has arrived at the Palm Beach Convention Center, entering and walking briskly as he made his way near the stage among crowds of supporters.Trump has said he will play a role when it comes to health policy but has not specified what that would be. Kennedy, who launched his own presidential bid as an independent before dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump, joined him at several rallies in the last stretch of the campaign.-AP
- November 06, 2024 11:47Kamala Harris’ adviser says vice president won’t speak on election night and campaign believes ‘we still have votes to count’
- November 06, 2024 11:45Democratic US Rep. Chris Pappas wins fourth term in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas was reelected to a fourth term Tuesday in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, maintaining a firm Democratic grip on what once was a swing seat. Pappas, who was first elected in 2018, defeated Republican former state Sen. Russell Prescott to keep the seat in the Democratic column. Party control of the district, which covers the eastern half of the state and includes its largest city, flipped five times in six election cycles from 2006 to 2016.The 2nd District, which includes the cities of Nashua and Concord, hasn’t been in Republican hands since 2013. Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, the longest serving member in the district’s history, is retiring after six terms. Former White House aide Maggie Good lander a Democrat, faces Republican activist Lily Tang Williams in the race for the open seat.-AP
- November 06, 2024 11:44Howard freshmen ‘disappointed, but hopeful’ after election nightA group of first-time voters at Howard University said they’re disappointed that Harris didn’t come to her election watch party at the school, but didn’t regret staying up past midnight.“It’s very unfortunate and I wish her team would’ve said something because we stayed up late and we still have class,” said freshman Rashada Kaba. “But the fact that we would stay this late just shows how much we do actually support her.”The disappointment led to an indelible lesson, though, said freshman Awa Fall.-AP
- November 06, 2024 11:43Suhas Subramanyam wins Congressional race from VirginiaSuhas Subramanyam created history by becoming the first Indian American to be elected from Virginia and the entire East Coast.Running for the U.S. House of Representatives from the 10th Congressional District of Virginia, a Democratic stronghold, Mr. Subramanyam defeated Mike Clancy of the Republican Party.He is currently a Virginia State Senator.
- November 06, 2024 11:41Donald Trump expands leadhttps://www.thehindu.com/incoming/o76hkk/article68835575.ece/oembed
- November 06, 2024 11:40Bomb threats disrupt voting brieflyA series of bomb threats across multiple battleground states and baseless claims of wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump disrupted an otherwise smooth Election Day that capped a tumultuous presidential campaign.The bomb threats in parts of Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania on Tuesday turned out to be hoaxes, but they forced some polling places to evacuate and extend hours, and delayed the counting of some ballots.The threats were reported throughout the day at polling locations in three metro Atlanta counties, all with large numbers of Democratic voters, and into the evening at Pennsylvania polling places and election offices where ballots were being counted. Bomb threats also were reported at several voting locations in two Arizona counties, according to the secretary of state’s office.
- November 06, 2024 11:35Georgia is the first state to change party handsWith Trump’s victory in Georgia, the state becomes the first to flip from the 2020 results.Trump lost Georgia four years ago to Democrat Joe Biden by 11,779 votes — a number that became memorable after he pleaded with Georgia election officials to help him find one more vote than that to overtake Biden’s victory.He was later charged criminally in Georgia in a sweeping racketeering indictment and has pleaded not guilty.
- November 06, 2024 11:31AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins the 1st Congressional District in Nebraska and one electoral voteRepublican Donald Trump won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District on Wednesday. The former president easily bested Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the district that includes Nebraska’s capital city of Lincoln and surrounding rural areas. The district has long favored Republican candidates. It has not backed a Democrat for president since before 1992, when the state began splitting its Electoral College votes based on the popular votes in individual congressional districts. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 1:01 a.m. EST.- AP
- WonNovember 06, 2024 11:30AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Georgia Former President Donald Trump won the swing state of Georgia on Wednesday, returning its 16 electoral votes to the Republican column. Joe Biden narrowly carried Georgia in 2020, but Republicans have won every other Georgia presidential vote since 1996. Trump tried to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia, setting off a political and legal struggle that led to his indictment in the state. While the state has two Democratic U.S. senators, Trump’s victory proves Georgia still has a Republican bent. Six candidates appeared on Georgia ballots, but votes for Claudia De la Cruz and Cornel West weren’t counted. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 12:58 a.m. EST.
- November 06, 2024 11:26Ro Khanna wins re-election to U.S. House in California’s 17th Congressional District Democratic Representative R O Khanna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Mr. Khanna easily defeated Republican Anita Chen in a solidly blue district. Mr. Khanna was first elected to the U.S. House in 2016 after unseating incumbent Rep. Mike Honda, another Democrat
- November 06, 2024 11:25Harris campaign co-chair addresses demoralized election night party: ‘We still have votes to count’Harris’ campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, told the audience gathered at what was planned to be the Democratic nominee’s election night party at Howard University that the vice president would not speak tonight, but that the campaign was not giving up the fight against Trump.“We still have votes to count. We still have states that have not been called yet. We will continue overnight to fight to make sure that every vote is counted, that every voice has spoken,” said Richmond. “So you won’t hear from the vice president tonight but you will hear from her tomorrow.”Richmond said Harris would return to Howard “not only to address her supporters but to address the nation.”- AP
- November 06, 2024 11:15More and more Trump supporters are gathering to hear the former president speakWith Trump expected to address the watch party at Palm Beach Convention Center, Trump supporters are making their way into the venue as the president heads over from Mar-a-Lago.- AP
- November 06, 2024 11:09 Republicans take Senate majority for first time in 4 years Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP incumbents and wresting away the majority for the first time in four years. The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top. Incumbent GOP Sen Deb Fischer brushed back a surprisingly strong challenge from independent newcomer Dan Osborn.
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Seven key races are yet to be called
- November 06, 2024 10:51Democrat Nancy Pelosi wins re-election to U.S. House in California’s 11th Congressional District Democratic Rep Nancy Pelosi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Elected to the House in 1987, Ms. Pelosi was the first woman to be elected as US House Speaker . She has led the House Democrats since 2003.
- November 06, 2024 10:45Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe defeats Democratic challenger to win Missouri governorship Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe won the Missouri Governor’s race, defeating Democratic challenger Crystal Quade to maintain the GOP’s grip on the State’s government. Mr. Kehoe will succeed GOP Gov. Mike Parson, who chose him to be his second-in-command in 2018. Mr. Parson was barred by term limits from seeking reelection.
- November 06, 2024 10:40 Donald Trump’s youngest son casts his first ballot
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On Nov. 5, 1872 Susan B. Anthony defied law by voting in the presidential election
