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"It's been a dark four years. We’re fighting a pandemic and an economic crisis. It would have been easy to just throw up our hands and give up. Instead, a record number of Americans voted in this election—and [...] we’re going to make sure their voices are heard."
Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator and former presidential candidate
"What a spectacle! One says this is the most fraudulent election in US history. Who says that? The president who is currently in office. His rival says Trump intends to rig the election! This is how US Elections & US democracy are."
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran
“Taking days to count legally cast votes is NOT fraud. And court challenges to votes cast after the legal voting deadline is NOT suppression.”
Marco Rubio, United States Senator
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PTI hopeful barred from holding public gathering in KP
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Updated 05 Feb, 2024 Biden’s selection of nominees indicates departure from Trump’s isolationism
Biden has named deeply experienced Antony Blinken for secretary of state.
Updated 24 Nov, 2020 Setback for Trump in bid to overturn vote results
Judge writes in ruling that Trump’s team had presented “strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations”.
Updated 23 Nov, 2020 Twitter to hand @POTUS account to Biden on inauguration day
The account will be reset to zero tweets and transferred to the incoming Biden White House on Jan 20.
Updated 22 Nov, 2020 Republicans ask Michigan election board to delay certification for two weeks
Letter urges a “full, transparent audit” in Wayne county, citing “numerical anomalies and reports of procedural irregularities”.
Updated 22 Nov, 2020 Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest US president
Out of the gate, US President-elect Joe Biden will be keen to demonstrate he’s got the vigour to serve.
20 Nov, 2020 Biden names nine aides to key White House posts
The new appointees include Biden's 2020 campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon being named deputy chief of staff.
Updated 18 Nov, 2020 Trump, still not conceding defeat, trumpets vaccine progress
Says a vaccine will ship in a matter of weeks” to vulnerable populations.
Updated 15 Nov, 2020 US election officials say 'no evidence' of compromised votes
Federal and state election officials reject fraud claims, say "Nov 3rd election was the most secure in American history".
Updated 13 Nov, 2020 Biden plans to lift Muslim ban on first day in office
During his election campaign, Biden had promised to undo a variety of policies pursued by President Trump.
Updated 11 Nov, 2020 Trump challenges Biden victory; attorney general OKs fraud probes
Pennsylvania Republican state lawmakers plan to call for an audit of the results.
Updated 11 Nov, 2020 Biden camp considers legal action over agency's delay in recognising transition
The General Services Administration normally recognises a presidential candidate when it becomes clear who has won an election.
10 Nov, 2020 Biden begins transition as Trump refuses to concede
The Trump campaign has mounted legal challenges to the results of the election in several states.
Updated 09 Nov, 2020 Biden seeks to unify America as Trump stays unbent
Biden, who turns 78 on November 20, is the oldest person ever elected to the White House.
Updated 09 Nov, 2020 America to Trump: Bi den!
After three days of uncertainty, Biden surpasses the magic number of 270 electoral votes to win the US presidential election.
Updated 08 Nov, 2020 Iran's Rouhani says next US administration should make up for Trump's mistakes
Tensions have spiked between the US and Iran since 2018, when Trump exited a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
08 Nov, 2020 Election result a setback for Netanyahu, hope for Palestinians
According to a pre-vote poll by an Israeli think-tank, 63 per cent of Israelis wanted Trump to win a second term.
Updated 09 Nov, 2020 Trump jeered on return to Washington
Trump has so far refused to concede to president-elect Joe Biden and is promising legal challenges.
Updated 08 Nov, 2020 Trump defied gravity — now falls back to earth, future TBD
It remains to be seen what Trump intends to do after his term ends on January 20.
07 Nov, 2020 'We're going to win this race': Biden predicts victory as his lead over Trump grows
Supreme Court denies request by Republicans to immediately halt counting of ballots arriving in Pennsylvania after Election Day.
Updated 07 Nov, 2020 US Supreme Court denies immediate halt of Pennsylvania count
Justice Samuel Alito ordered Pennsylvania in the meantime to continue keeping the late-arriving ballots separate.
Updated 07 Nov, 2020 White House in reach for Biden as he takes leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia
Thousands of ballots are still left to be counted.
Updated 07 Nov, 2020 Republican ranks divided over Trump's election fraud claims
Trump's claim that the election was rigged and stolen is wrong and "reckless", says Republican Senator Mitt Romney.
Updated 07 Nov, 2020 US election: Polling officials worried by threats and protesters
While the protests have not been violent, officials were distressed by the gatherings and concerned about the accusations.
Updated 06 Nov, 2020 'Trespassers' can be escorted from White House, says Biden campaign in apparent reference to Trump
Trump has made it clear that he is not ready to concede, launching unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.
06 Nov, 2020 Trump steps to podium, hits election integrity with unsupported complaints
Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits.
Updated 06 Nov, 2020 'What a spectacle!': Iran's supreme leader mocks US democracy
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has insisted the outcome of the US election would have no impact on Iranian policy.
05 Nov, 2020 Trump backers converge on vote centres in Michigan, Arizona
Portland governor called out National Guard as demonstrators engaged in what authorities said was widespread violence.
05 Nov, 2020 Dollar loses ground as Biden inches closer to White House
Financial markets are braced for days, even weeks of uncertainty as Trump has contested vote counts in several states.
05 Nov, 2020 'They are trying to steal the election': Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency
“If you count the legal votes, I easily win," he says.
Updated 06 Nov, 2020