Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.
With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency.
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- 6 Nov 2024 10:48 AM IST
Kamala Harris wins Hawaii
Vice President Kamala Harris won Hawaii and adding four electoral votes to her tally
- 6 Nov 2024 10:45 AM IST
Bomb threat emails received from Russian email domain but culprits not necessarily Russian
The head of the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency says that though bomb threat emails sent to multiple states came from Russian email domains, it’s not clear that the culprits were actually Russian, reports AP
- 6 Nov 2024 10:42 AM IST
Kamala Harris wins Virginia
Vice President Kamala Harris won Virginia, adding 13 electoral votes to her tally.
- 6 Nov 2024 10:40 AM IST
Kamala Harris wins New Mexico
Kamala Harris won New Mexico, adding five electoral votes to Democrats’ tally
- 6 Nov 2024 10:39 AM IST
Musk vows to take on the size of the government if Trump wins
Elon Musk said he would seek to reduce the number of federal agencies if Trump wins the White House and gives the billionaire businessman a role in his administration, reports AP.
- 6 Nov 2024 10:38 AM IST
Kamala Harris wins Oregon
Kamala Harris won Oregon, adding eight electoral votes to her tally
- 6 Nov 2024 10:35 AM IST
Donald Trump wins North Carolina
Former President Donald Trump won the battleground state of North Carolina
- 6 Nov 2024 10:33 AM IST
Donald Trump wins Florida
Donald Trump won Florida for the third consecutive election, earning the state's 30 electoral votes.
- 6 Nov 2024 10:33 AM IST
Trump ahead in US presidential race: AP gives him 230 electoral votes, Harris gets 179
According to races called by the Associated Press up to 9.34 am (IST), 230 electoral votes had gone to Republican candidate Trump and 179 to Democratic Party's Harris.
- 6 Nov 2024 10:32 AM IST
Kamala Harris wins Rhode Island
Vice President Kamala Harris won Rhode Island, giving her four electoral votes and continuing the Democrats' dominance in the state.
