Vice President-elect Kamala #Harris said voters had brought a “new day for America” as she opened a victory speech on Saturday with President-elect Joe #Biden. Harris, who will be the highest-ranking woman...
Trump and supporters hopeful of winning Georgia in recount
Donald Trump’s supporters in Georgia are holding out for the state’s recount, which they hope will yield a positive result for the president. Candidates can request a recount in the state when the margin is less than 0...
What’s can the Middle East expect under Biden’s administration?
Outgoing President Donald Trump leaves behind two major Middle East policies, says Jasmine El-Gamal, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. The first, was undoing any of his predecessor Barack Obama’s achievements...
‘Loser talk’: academic dismisses Trump claims of voter fraud
How serious are Donald Trump’s claims of electoral fraud? Andrew Smith, lecturer of contemporary history and politics, likens the president’s comments to those ‘made by losers’ in elections in the US and other countries...
In Washington, Biden supporters ‘glad nightmare coming to an end’
FRANCE 24’s Francois Picard reports from the streets in Washington, DC, where ecstatic Biden supporters are flooding the streets. The capital has been holding its breath for a result since Tuesday’s election.
‘Free at last’, Delaware celebrates victory of local hero Biden
To chants of ‘free at last’, locals in Joe Biden’s campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, have turned out to celebrate news of his victory. FRANCE 24 reporter Jessica Le Masurier, on the ground, says the...
Georgia election officials ‘infuriated’ by president Trump’s baseless claims
In Georgia, four in every five votes counted overnight went Biden’s way. As FRANCE 24’s reporter Clovis Casali reports from Atlanta, local election officials from both sides of the divide have been infuriated by...