Democrat Joe Biden‘s lead in Arizona has narrowed to just 68,000 votes after a new batch of absentee ballots heavily favored Republican President Donald Trump, giving new life to the Trump camp’s theory that a victory is still possible. Trump won the batches of some 140,000 additional ballots from Maricopa County counted Wednesday and early … Read more
President Donald Trump has declared victory in North Carolina – but election officials in the state said on Wednesday they did not expect vote totals reported by the state to change for more than a week. State officials have been processing some 5.5 million ballots, but there are 117,000 outstanding mail-in ballots – many of which … Read more
Trump is ahead by less than 1% in Georgia after 98% of the votes are counted and the result is expected to be called later this morning Donald Trump holds a lead of around 28,500 votes in the southern state But 90,735 mail ballots in Atlanta still need to be counted One count in the … Read more
Thousands of protesters march down Manhattan’s Fifth Ave demanding ‘count every vote’ as demonstrations break out in Philadelphia and LAPD declares ‘tactical alert’ for second night in a row Protesters took to the streets of New York City demanding every vote be counted after Trump falsely claimed victory amid a cliffhanger presidential election and called … Read more
Furious Donald Trump called Rupert Murdoch to scream at him after Fox called Arizona for Joe Biden – but the media mogul refused to back down Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden before AP, CNN or NBC AP has since called Arizona, but CNN and NBC believe it is too close to call Donald … Read more
NORTH CAROLINA: Trump leads Biden by 1.4% but there’s still 200k mail-in ballots left to count this morning There is still an estimated 200,000 mail-in ballots left to count in North Carolina Trump currently holds a 1.4 percent lead over Joe Biden in the state with 94 percent of the votes tallied As of 8am … Read more
Dollar rises against pound and US bonds are in demand as investors seek safe havens amid ‘extended uncertainty’ of election Leading up to election day markets had been pricing in a Biden clear sweep Strength of US dollar now on the up as investors flock to ‘safe havens’ By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 11:53 GMT, … Read more
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have plausible paths to claiming victory in the White House race on Wednesday without going to court. But they depend on a series of factors falling into place. As of 5 am Joe Biden was on 238 Electoral College votes and Donald Trump on 213. Undecided were Nevada – widely expected … Read more
The Pennsylvania governor called on Tuesday for residents of the crucial swing state to remain calm and stay patient as he prepares for Election Night unrest in light of the state mail-in ballot policy where final results there may not be known until next week. Gov. Tom Wolf released a brief one-and-a-half-minute video in Election … Read more
New England’s two Republican governors break away from party and DON’T vote for Trump with Vermont’s Phil Scott backing Biden and Massachusetts’ Charlie Baker leaving his choice blank On Tuesday Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced he broke away from his party and voted for Joe Biden saying, ‘I put country over party’ ‘Donald Trump has … Read more
Donald Trump admitted Tuesday that he doesn’t take losing well as he rattled off a confusing message on when he expects the election winner to be known, claiming he wants to know by Election Night, but doubling down on preparing to launch a legal battle in several states over the results. ‘I’m not thinking about … Read more
As most major national polls show Joe Biden with a commanding lead over Donald Trump going into Election Day, a small group of pollsters have cautioned that ‘shy’ Trump voters could pave the president’s way to victory. Among those suggesting that the Trump’s prospects are being understated is Robert Cahaly of The Trafalgar Group, one … Read more
Brexit breakthrough? The UK and EU ‘are close to a compromise on fishing rights’ that could allow them to seal a trade deal within WEEKS They are reported to be closing in on a compromise that would allow a deal Bloomberg said it would allow UK boats to catch more fish after December 31 But … Read more