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Watch: Trump’s victory and the path ahead for the U.S. In the final episode of The View From Washington mini-series, Sriram Lakshman takes a look at the U.S. election results, who voted for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and the issues that motivated them. The analysis looks at the next steps in terms of a…
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U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) at the White House on Mr. Biden’s invitation, a White House spokesperson said on Saturday (November 9, 2024). Mr. Trump will take office on January 20, 2025…
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Donald Trump is preparing for his second term in the Oval Office. Days after he defeated Kamala Harris in the Presidential polls, political observers in the US speculated that Trump would issue pardons for several controversial figures. From January 6 rioters to prominent public figures, these potential pardons seem to be part of Trump’s strategy…
As I walked out of my Upper West Side polling station in New York City after casting my vote, the lack of energy in America’s most liberal city was palpable. The pins being sold just outside said “Keep Kamala and Carry On-a-la”, but the calmness was about to explode. Donald Trump’s stunning comeback forces an…
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The results of the US elections held last week have produced both relief and shock in equal measure. The world at large and the Americans in particular are relieved that even if the outcome was largely unexpected, it was unambiguous, decisive and uncontested. This belied many foreboding predictions. There was a clear swing towards the…
Washington: The final state calls are coming in for the US presidential election, with President-elect Donald Trump at 301 electoral votes, well past the 270 needed for victory, and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris at 226, US networks said. Nevada was the latest to be called Friday, with six electoral votes going to Trump —…
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It’s not misogyny that defeated Kamala Harris. There is a certain insincerity lurking behind this explanation for the decisive victory of the Republican Party, which has led to the installation of Donald Trump, once again, in the White House. It is the same insincerity with which the Harris-Walz campaign was carried out for months. In…
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It’s not misogyny that defeated Kamala Harris. There is a certain insincerity lurking behind this explanation for the decisive victory of the Republican Party, which has led to the installation of Donald Trump, once again, in the White House. It is the same insincerity with which the Harris-Walz campaign was carried out for months. In…
Read More “Why Did Kamala Harris Lose? Because Democrats Guilt-Tripped Americans” »
Joe Biden, right, gets blamed by Harris allies for the Vice President Kamala Harris’, right resounding loss. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces following President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory, some…
Los Angeles: A raft of celebrities from Taylor Swift and Beyonce to George Clooney and Harrison Ford proved unable to prevent Kamala Harris’s crushing defeat in the US election, underlining the limited impact of sweeping star endorsements on voters. Instead, it was Donald Trump and the Republicans — who received scant support from the entertainment…