US Elections

Harris Leads Trump 45% to 41% in Latest Reuters Poll
Harris Leads Trump 45% to 41% in Latest Reuters Poll

Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former ...

Trump Will Still Be Charged for Trying to Overturn the 2020 Election
Trump Will Still Be Charged for Trying to Overturn the 2020 Election

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a revised indictment of Donald Trump, pressing ahead with bombshell charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 US election after losing to Joe Biden. The superseding indictment retains the same four charges against Trump as in an earlier version but takes into account a recent Supreme Court ruling that a former ...

Tim Walz Captivates the DNC During Flamboyant Address
Tim Walz Captivates the DNC During Flamboyant Address

Tim Walz accepted the nomination as Kamala Harris's running mate at the Democratic National Convention, endorsing her and criticizing Donald Trump in a high-energy speech during a star-studded event. Tim Walz introduced himself to millions of Americans on a star-studded night at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, as he accepted the ...

Obama Says 'Torch Has Been Passed' to Harris at DNC
Obama Says 'Torch Has Been Passed' to Harris at DNC

Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago on Tuesday that "the torch has been passed" to Kamala Harris and that the United States was ready for her to become president. Former President Obama, who was greeted with rapturous applause and cheers at the packed arena hosting the party's nominating convention, said Vice President Harris would ...

Obama to Hail Harris as Future of Party in Upcoming Speech
Obama to Hail Harris as Future of Party in Upcoming Speech

Barack Obama will hail Kamala Harris as the future of the Democratic Party on Tuesday as she is formally crowned its presidential nominee after a roller-coaster ride in US campaign politics. Former President Obama, still hugely popular and an influential figure in the party, will tell delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago ...

Biden Gives Farewell Speech at DNC in Chicago
Biden Gives Farewell Speech at DNC in Chicago

An emotional Joe Biden won a huge ovation as he gave a farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, after Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance to thank him for being an "incredible" president. "I love you," the tearful 81-year-old president told the crowd to deafening cheers, less than a month after dropping out ...

Trump Accuses Harris of “Turning Black” for Political Gain
Trump Accuses Harris of “Turning Black” for Political Gain

Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to "turn Black" for political gain, as he attacked his Democratic White House rival during a combative interaction with African American journalists in Chicago. The Republican former president's inflammatory comments marked an escalation of the 78-year-old's vitriol ...