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…

Russia rejects links to bomb scares at polling places in key US states | US Election 2024 News

Russia rejects links to bomb scares at polling places in key US states | US Election 2024 News

Moscow has described as “malicious slander” reports that fake bomb threats directed at polling locations in four battleground states in the United States election – Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin – originated from Russian email domains and were part of an interference operation. Several polling sites targeted by the scares…

US election 2024: Could Jill Stein determine whether Trump or Harris wins? | US Election 2024 News

US election 2024: Could Jill Stein determine whether Trump or Harris wins? | US Election 2024 News

In an advertisement for the Democrats in the United States in October, an image of left-wing environmentalist politician Jill Stein morphs into the face of Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump within the blink of an eye. “A vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump,” a cautionary voiceover…

Fact Check – US Election 2024: Your guide to spotting falsehoods | US Election 2024 News

Fact Check – US Election 2024: Your guide to spotting falsehoods | US Election 2024 News

On election night 2020, then-President Donald Trump prematurely declared hours after polls had closed: “We already have won.” He hadn’t, and we rated that “Pants on Fire”. When Trump began to speak in the early morning of November 4, at 2:21am ET, states were still following normal procedures to count…