Tag: us presidential elections

Pro-Trump mob attacks US Capitol

Thursday, January 7, 2021
yesterday(6th Janar 2021) and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. The nation’s elected representatives scrambled to crouch under desks and don gas masks, while police futilely tried to barricade the building, one of the most jarring scenes ever to unfold in a seat of American political power. A woman was shot and killed inside the Capitol, and Washington’s mayor instituted an evening curfew in an attempt to contain the violence. Read more

When we might know US election results

Thursday, November 5, 2020
As of 4:50 p.m. on 4th November, six states that will decide the next president remained uncalled, as did a handful of Senate races that will determine who controls the chamber. In the presidential race, as of 4:50 p.m. Eastern time, it is not yet known who won Alaska (3 electoral votes), Arizona (11), Georgia (16), Nevada (6), North Carolina (15), or Pennsylvania (20). With three new calls — Michigan and Wisconsin for Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Maine’s Second Congressional District for President Trump — Mr. Biden has 253 confirmed electoral votes and would need 17 more to win. President Trump has 214 confirmed electoral votes and would need 56 more to win. Five Senate races were uncalled in four states: Alaska, Georgia, Michigan, and North Carolina. A sixth race, in Maine, was called Wednesday afternoon for the Republican incumbent, Senator Susan Collins. Read more