Republicans are on track to keep control of the Senate which, if Joe Biden wins the White House, could make him a lame duck president from day one. As Senate leader, Mitch McConnell would control what comes to the chamber floor for a vote, a powerful position that would allow him to stymie Biden’s agenda. … Read more
President Donald Trump’s own party made it more difficult for candidates to get a recount in Wisconsin and Michigan in the aftermath of his 2016 Electoral College win. The Trump campaign announced Wednesday that it would pursue a recount in Wisconsin, where Democrat Joe Biden was around 21,000 votes ahead. CNN called Wisconsin for Biden … Read more
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have plausible paths to claiming victory in the White House race on Wednesday without going to court. But they depend on a series of factors falling into place. As of 5 am Joe Biden was on 238 Electoral College votes and Donald Trump on 213. Undecided were Nevada – widely expected … Read more
Oregon has become the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize personal possession of all drugs, while Washington D.C. allows for consumption of magic mushrooms and New Jersey and Arizona legalize marijuana for recreational use. The move to decriminalize hard drugs including heroin and methamphetamine in Oregon – as well as legalizing the use of … Read more
Pennsylvania result may not come until FRIDAY as Trump leads Biden by 12 per cent – but there’s more than a million ballots left to count By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 10:32 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 10:42 GMT, 4 November 2020 Pennsylvania is being watched closely as the fate of the presidency … Read more
‘We were told this was going to be a landslide!’ Piers Morgan blames the Democrats and Joe Biden’s lacklustre campaign for closer than predicted presidential race The Democratic candidate failed to flip crucial toss-up states such as Florida Both Biden and Donald Trump claimed they are surging towards 270 colleges Yet Morgan said it was … Read more
The outcome of the presidential race may not be known until the end of the week as several critical battleground states need more time to count the high number of mail-in ballots in the election. Officials in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan warned results are not coming in their states on Tuesday night, adding to the … Read more
Donald Trump has emerged odds-on favourite to win the US election as gamblers abandoned Joe Biden overnight to place a flurry of bets on the President. Trump was favourite at 4/5 early Wednesday, according to aggregate site Oddschecker, versus Joe Biden at 5/4. Biden was way ahead before the polls closed at 1/2, but that … Read more
Donald Trump‘s odds of winning the 2020 presidential race has reached an all-time high for the first time on Election Day as the final polls across the country begin to close. Bookies around the world are placing their bets on whether Trump will secure another four years in office or if he’ll be ousted by … Read more
Billionaire Gristedes heiress Andrea Catsimatidis leads the glamorous arrivals at Trump’s White House election party where she joins Ivanka, Don Jr. and Eric – while cars turn up at Biden’s HQ parking lot The Trump family and special guests arrived to the White House Tuesday night for a glamorous election viewing party Donald Trump Jr … Read more