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Residents and visitors hail Kamala Harris – and brace for uncertainty – as they hope for a milestone victoryUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerOn Tuesday evening, Black voters milled about Washington DC as they awaited election results. Most voters had cast ballots for Kamala Harris and were excited that a Black woman might become president for the first time. It was a milestone that some didn’t believe that they would witness in their lifetimes.At a watch party at Busboys and Poets, a cultural hub and restaurant, the mood was similar to a New Year’s Eve celebration, with people listening to television pundits discuss the election and socializing with family and friends. Continue reading...

Complaint alleges Musk’s America Pac deceived voters by falsely claiming prize winners would be chosen at randomUS election 2024 – live updatesElon Musk was sued in a proposed class action on Tuesday by registered voters who signed his petition to support the constitution for a chance to win his $1m-a-day giveaway, and now claim it was a fraud.The complaint, filed by the Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty in federal court, said Musk and his America Pac organization falsely induced voters to sign a petition by claiming they would choose winners by chance. In fact, members of the Pac selected the winners, the suit alleges. Musk’s own attorneys said in court that the sweepstakes’ results were not random; they disclosed that the winners were chosen to be spokespeople for the group.When will we know the result?Abortion ballot measure results by stateSenate, House and governor resultsEverything you need to know Continue reading...

McBride wins Delaware’s at-large House seat against Republican candidate John Whalen III, a former state police officerUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerSarah McBride, a Delaware state senator, has made history as the first openly transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives.“Thank you, Delaware! Because of your votes and your values, I am proud to be your next member of Congress,” McBride wrote on X after the race was called by MSNBC and NBC News, though the Guardian relies primarily on the Associated Press, which has not yet called the race for McBride.When do polls close?When will we know the result?Where is abortion on the ballot?Senate, House and governor resultsEverything you need to know Continue reading...

Follow our result tracker as voters in 10 states will decide to expand or restrict access to abortionUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerAmericans in 10 US states voted on Tuesday on whether to enshrine the right to abortion into their state constitutions.In Florida, an effort to roll back a six-week ban fell short, but other states, such as Missouri and Arizona, offered additional opportunities to overturn bans that state legislatures passed after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June 2022, doing away with the federal right to an abortion. Continue reading...

Democrat becomes first Jewish governor in state history after defeating controversial Republican candidateNorth Carolina voters have once again given its governor’s mansion to a Democrat, electing the attorney general, Josh Stein, over the embattled lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, in a race defined by the extreme rhetoric and controversies surrounding the Republican candidate.Stein’s victory gives North Carolina its first Jewish governor. It also marks a repudiation of Robinson, the divisive figure who drew attention for stunning public comments about women, the LGBTQ+ community and racial minorities both before and during his time in office, Stein said.When do polls close?When will we know the result?Where is abortion on the ballot?Senate and House races to watchHow the electoral college worksEverything you need to know Continue reading...

Israel’s war in Gaza, funded with substantial US support, has inspired some to back the Green party, while others say Kamala Harris is the ‘lesser evil’US election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerFifty-year-old Maged Judeh initially did not want to vote in Tuesday’s US election, he said while exiting the South Paterson library community center polling location in New Jersey.Judeh, a Venezuelan Palestinian Muslim American, has lived in Paterson for over 25 years, a city with one of the largest Muslim and Arab populations in the United States. His father survived the 1948 Nakba – when more than 700,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled from their homes in the war surrounding Israel’s creation. Because of Israel’s current war in Gaza, which is funded with substantial US support, Judeh said he has been completely turned off to either major political party. Continue reading...

Nasdaq halts trading of the company’s stock several times as its price rises and falls by huge percentagesDonald Trump’s tiny social media empire revealed another heavy loss and a fall in sales in a surprise stock market filing as the first polls closed on the night of the presidential election.Shares in Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) had staged a volatile rally in the final stages of the campaign, more than tripling in value in a matter of weeks, before losing ground. On the day of the election, Nasdaq halted trading of the company’s stock, which goes by the ticker symbol DJT, several times as its price rose and fell by huge percentages. Continue reading...

Internal email obtained by Drop Site News clashes with billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s remarks in interviewThe billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times has cited the war in Gaza as a reason for vetoing its endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.In an email sent to the paper’s top editor, president and chief operating officer, Patrick Soon-Shiong identifies Harris’s support for Israel’s year-long offensive in the Palestinian coastal territory, which he terms as “genocide”, as a compelling reason to withhold support from the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

Misinformation and Russian-linked vote curbing attempts over unfounded terrorist threats aim to disrupt US electionAmericans went to the polls on Tuesday against a backdrop of misinformation – much of it suspected to have originated in Russia – as the FBI warned of fake videos and non-credible threats of terrorism aimed at disrupting the US presidential election and discouraging voting.These tensions were stoked by Donald Trump supporters and the former US president himself. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and Trump’s most vocal surrogate, tweeted a video of support that appeared to reference the far-right QAnon ideology. Continue reading...

More than 80 million Americans voted even before Tuesday; first polls will begin closing at 6pm ETUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerWhen will we know the result of the US presidential election?New York City mayor Eric Adams has named Kamala Harris as his candidate of choice in the presidential election, in what the New York Times said is the first time in recent memory.Wall Street rose on a quiet last day of trading before polls close. The benchmark S&P 500 finished up 1.2% on Tuesday. Continue reading...