2020 us presidential election
Pompeo heads to see allies who are turning page on Trump
With President Donald Trump refusing to concede and making unsubstantiated claims of fraud, Pompeo, one of his most loyal aides, has dug in with him.
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Now begins undoing of Trump's prejudice - Mandela Foundation on US elections
The foundation congratulated Joe Biden and his Vice-President Kamala Harris on what "has been a successful but punishing election campaign".
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Trump joins two other former US leaders as one-term president
Chronology of US presidents since 1945 showing the three presidents who failed to be reelected for a second term.
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Biden must lift Zim sanctions, respect other countries' independence - Magashule
Ace Magashule said the US should not dictate how other countries run their affairs.
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Biden at 238 electoral votes, Trump at 213: US media
As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including major prizes such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - meaning both Donald Trump and Joe Biden still have a path to victory.
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US formally quits Paris agreement as election hangs in balance
It may prove to be a temporary blip before Democrat Joe Biden's administration rejoins the agreement. Otherwise, the global effort to rein in the Earth's warming will have to proceed without the government of the world's second-biggest carbon emitter.
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Biden vs Trump: US presidential election in numbers
Besides voting for president, millions of American voters will also be choosing members of the country's 117th Congress.
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Biden: It’s time for Donald Trump to pack his bags and go home
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made his first joint appearance of the campaign with his former boss Barack Obama on Saturday in Flint, Michigan as they scramble to boost turnout in a state Trump carried by a razor-thin margin in 2016.
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US elections: Trumps cancels election night party at own hotel
The Trump campaign had been planning to pack his Washington hotel to the rafters with supporters hoping to celebrate his re-election.
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Blowout US GDP report offers boon to Trump amid pandemic
Facing a tough battle to hold on to the White House in the 3 November election, Trump seized on the data from the Commerce Department as proof the recovery he promised from the COVID-19 pandemic is under way.
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Trumps says will pass 'best stimulus' after US election
After months of negotiations between Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and despite signs of recent progress, there appears to be no time left to get the deal approved before Trump and Biden go before voters next Tuesday.
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Fit for a president: The perks of being the US leader
Ahead of the US presidential elections on 3 November, here's a looks at some of the perks available to the US president.
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Trump says he’s 'not' giving up on COVID-19 fight
On Sunday, Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows told CNN that the administration's focus had moved to mitigation, not stamping out the virus.
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More than 50 million have voted early in US election: monitor
Voters are smashing records for casting ballots ahead of Election Day on November 3 in order to avoid crowded polling centres and long lines out of fear of catching the coronavirus.
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Senate committee approves Trump court nominee as Democrats boycott
The unanimous vote, with all Democrats absent, sets the stage for full Senate approval at the beginning of next week on Barrett, who will tilt the high court firmly to the right.
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Melania Trump cancels rare campaign appearance due to 'cough': spokesperson
'Mrs Trump continues to feel better every day following her recovery from COVID-19, but with a lingering cough, and out of an abundance of caution, she will not be traveling today,' Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.
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Trump sets hectic campaign pace, while frontrunner Biden stays home
Addressing a rally in Muskegon, Michigan, Trump focused on US culture war themes, telling a large cheering crowd that the Democrats wanted to 'erase American history, purge American values and destroy the American way of life.'
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Anti-Trump women's rallies draw thousands across US
More than 100,000 people took part in some 430 marches in locations from New York to Los Angeles and Chicago to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, organisers said.
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Biden could win, Trump ally says, as COVID-19 hits race again
As Trump and rival Joe Biden prepared for separate, simultaneous town halls later Thursday, Senator Lindsey Graham acknowledged out loud what major polls have been showing for months.
