US presidential election

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took the lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia for the first time on Friday, putting him on the verge of winning the White House....

The U.S. presidential election hung in the balance on Wednesday, with a handful of states set to decide the outcome in the coming hours or days, even as Donald Trump falsely claimed victory and made unfounded...

European stock markets are volatile as uncertainty continues over the outcome of the US election. Shares in London, Paris and Frankfurt opened sharply lower after incumbent President Donald Trump vowed to launch a Supreme Court challenge,...

Facebook has unveiled new political advertising rules ahead of next year’s US presidential election amid fears the platform will be exploited. Political advertisers will now have to verify their identity before being given a “confirmed organization”...

News Hour: President Barack Obama on Thursday unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside...

News Hour: A California senator introduced legislation Tuesday to rid the United States of its electoral college, the system that allowed Donald Trump to win the presidency despite Hillary Clinton’s lead of nearly one million votes....

News Hour: It’s fair to say Donald Trump has weightier issues to deal with and it’s unlikely to trigger mass protests, but the US President-elect has secured another victory — over a flagpole. The 81-foot (25...

News Hour: Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her loss in the US presidential race, claiming that re-opening the probe into her email use broke the momentum towards victory. Clinton told fundraisers and donors...

News Hour: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he would use the Veterans Day holiday to focus on the imposing task of forming a new administration, saying he will soon be making “very important” decisions...

News Hour: Volkswagen’s Chief Executive and Germany’s auto industry association VDA expressed concerns that the election of Donald Trump as United States President could have negative impacts for their companies. Over the past year, Donald Trump...