Beyond abortion rights: Why did Kamala Harris lose women’s votes? | News

Beyond abortion rights: Why did Kamala Harris lose women’s votes? | News

Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election has signalled women’s rights – specifically the right to an abortion – was less of a key issue than expected for voters. This was the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark…

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him? | US Election 2024

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him? | US Election 2024

Donald Trump has many reasons to celebrate his victory in the United States presidential election, but one in particular stands out. The president-elect could now be freed of the criminal cases that have been hanging over him like a sword of Damocles – at the very least while he remains…

US election results: How did Donald Trump break the ‘blue wall’? | US Election 2024 News

US election results: How did Donald Trump break the ‘blue wall’? | US Election 2024 News

Former President Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has been helped in no small part by his winning of multiple so-called “blue wall” states that are traditional Democrat strongholds. “It appears Trump has breached the blue wall, or at least enough of it, to win the presidency,” David…

Early German elections likely as Scholz fires minister, coalition collapses | Elections News

Early German elections likely as Scholz fires minister, coalition collapses | Elections News

Scholz will head a minority government with coalition partners, the Social Democrats and Greens, after firing his finance minister from the Free Democrats. Germany’s ruling three-party coalition has collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister, paving the way for an early election and triggering political chaos in Europe’s…

Simone Biles tells Joe Biden to ‘stand up’ after Kamala Harris’ election defeat
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Simone Biles tells Joe Biden to ‘stand up’ after Kamala Harris’ election defeat

Simone Biles reacted to the presidential election results by calling out President Joe Biden. The Olympic gold medalist encouraged the 46th president to take action in the final months of his presidency after Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump. “Mr Biden, I need you to stand up, straighten your back…

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin wins, defending seat from Republican Eric Hovde
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Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin wins, defending seat from Republican Eric Hovde

PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Wisconsin three-term Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has successfully defended her seat from Republican challenger businessman Eric Hovde. Baldwin narrowly won, with 49.4% of the vote to Hovde’s 48.5%, with 99% of votes counted, the Associated Press reports. “I’m proud to head back to the Senate to keep…

Russia floats idea of ‘reset’ with United States after Trump declares victory
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Russia floats idea of ‘reset’ with United States after Trump declares victory

New opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington have opened up, the influential head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the…

Republicans flip the US Senate, ending two years of Democrat control | US Election 2024 News

Republicans flip the US Senate, ending two years of Democrat control | US Election 2024 News

The loss of Senate seats in Ohio and West Virginia tipped the balance of power in the upper house of the US Congress. The Republican Party has reclaimed control of the United States Senate, ending two years of leadership from the Democrats. Tuesday’s general election saw a third of the…

In Harris’s home of California, voters weigh economy, reproductive rights | US Election 2024 News

In Harris’s home of California, voters weigh economy, reproductive rights | US Election 2024 News

San Francisco, California – Under a gold-leaf dome in downtown San Francisco, the usual procession of wedding parties tiptoed out of City Hall with freshly minted marriage licences. But there was a rival line stretching down the steps for a different reason: Californians had arrived in droves to participate in…