U.S. presidential election

November 7, 2024 10:40 PM

Trump win worries international partners ahead of COP29 climate summit

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 climate summit next week and will increase pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming, according to climate negotiators. Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has said he plans to withdraw the U.S. from the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement at the start of his second presidency, and his policy advisers have floated removing t...

November 6, 2024 11:39 PM

“Thank You”: US Vice President-elect JD Vance expresses gratitude after historic election win

Following Donald Trump's decisive victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Vice President-elect JD Vance shared a heartfelt message on social media platform X, thanking his supporters, his wife Usha Vance, and President-elect Trump. “THANK YOU! To my beautiful wife for making it possible to do this. To President Donald J. Trump, for giving me such an opportunity to serve our country at this level. And to the American people for their trust. I wil...

November 6, 2024 5:02 PM

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 U.S. presidential election. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis when the Soviet Union and the U.S. came close to nuclear war. Both Russian and U.S. diplomats say relations between the world's two la...

November 6, 2024 3:22 PM

Trump claims victory after Fox News projects he has won US presidency

Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate," he said early on Wednesday to a roaring crowd of supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, flanked by his vice presidential running mate, Senator JD Vance, Republican leaders and members of Tru...

November 5, 2024 3:45 PM

Trump’s return may prompt larger Chinese stimulus amid escalating trade war threat: Report

As the U.S. presidential election gets underway, the potential re-election of Donald Trump could have a significant impact on China’s economic policies, particularly in the realm of trade. A recent report by Barclays suggests that a Trump return to office could escalate U.S.-China tensions, potentially reigniting a full-scale trade war. In response to the expected economic shock, Beijing may be compelled to introduce a substantial stimulus package to mitigate the effects on its economy. In i...

November 4, 2024 7:26 PM

America on edge: How voters are dealing with election stress

Danielle Trenney, a 39-year-old project manager from western Pennsylvania, is so anxious about the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday that she decided to put up a Christmas tree early this year to take her family’s mind off things. Trenney said she knew of other families doing the same in Bellevue, a Pittsburgh suburb and an electoral hotbed prized by both Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, rivals in a race that analysts say will go down to the wire. “Just trying to pac...

October 30, 2024 10:43 AM

Investors take cover in Asia ahead of US election

Investors are selling yen and taking shelter in cash, India, pockets of China's markets and Singapore dollars ahead of a U.S. election that could shake out global money and trade flows. Asia's financial markets stand on the front line of what could be a wild ride when votes are tallied and in the months ahead since the region is an export powerhouse and shares and currencies are sensitive to changes in U.S. trade policies. That has money managers shying away from outright wagers on the outcome...

October 30, 2024 9:37 AM

U.S. elections: Kamala Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency in speech at Jan. 6 site

Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump was seeking unchecked power as their tightening race for the presidency entered its final week. Harris spoke on Tuesday evening to an outdoor rally estimated by her campaign to number more than 75,000 people at the spot near the White House where on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump addressed his supporters before they attacked the U.S. Capitol. "We know who Don...

October 24, 2024 3:30 PM

Early voting underway in most U.S. states ahead of presidential election

With the U.S. presidential election just days away, early voting is in full swing in most states, allowing millions of Americans to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day on November 5th. While a few states have closed early voting or do not allow it at all, the majority offer voters the convenience of voting early, either in person or by mail. The early voting system in the U.S. is designed to make voting more accessible. Voters who are traveling or otherwise unable to vote on Election Day c...

October 22, 2024 12:40 PM

With two weeks to Election Day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump intensify campaign efforts

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival, Donald Trump, delivered radically different messages on the U.S. campaign trail on Monday as they sought to win over undecided voters in the two weeks before Election Day. Vice President Harris, campaigning alongside Republican former lawmaker Liz Cheney, attempted to convince conservative, suburban women in three Midwestern battleground states that former President Trump was a threat to abortion rights, national secur...