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…

Tariffs, immigrants and fiscal policy: Trump’s second term as US president | Donald Trump News

Tariffs, immigrants and fiscal policy: Trump’s second term as US president | Donald Trump News

When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20 next year, one of the first things economists expect him to do is enact at least some of the tariffs he promised while on the campaign trail. As a candidate, Trump said he…

Germany’s far-right AfD to expel members over links to ‘militant’ groups | The Far Right News

Germany’s far-right AfD to expel members over links to ‘militant’ groups | The Far Right News

The political party that made gains in regional polls is defended by its leaders while labelled ‘right-wing extremist’ by Germany’s security services. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party has said it will throw out three of its members who have been arrested on suspicion of having joined an…

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…

A ‘revenge’ administration? What four more years of Trump could mean | US Election 2024 News

A ‘revenge’ administration? What four more years of Trump could mean | US Election 2024 News

He has suggested using the United States military against an “enemy from within”. He has threatened to prosecute lawyers, Democrats and others whom he falsely accuses of committing electoral fraud, and pledged to carry out the “largest deportation operation” of undocumented immigrants in US history. And once he is back…

Donald Trump wins Wisconsin in the 2024 presidential election
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Donald Trump wins Wisconsin in the 2024 presidential election

PEWAUKEE, Wis. — President-elect Donald Trump wins Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, reclaiming the swing state for the Republican Party after losing it to President Biden in 2020 by just 0.4 percentage points. Trump, 78, leads Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, by 4 percentage points, with 51.3% vs. 47.3% of 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…

Republican Bernie Moreno defeats longtime Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown
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Republican Bernie Moreno defeats longtime Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown

WESTLAKE, Ohio — Republican Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno has defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown in a stunning upset that hands the GOP another crucial seat in its quest to retake control of the Senate. Moreno captured 50.5% of the vote to Brown’s 46.1% with 91% of votes counted….

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…