Hush money prosecutors agree to postpone Trump sentencing

Hush money prosecutors agree to postpone Trump sentencing

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money case say they are open to delaying the president-elect's sentencing, but would oppose dropping the case completely. In a court filing on Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney's office agreed to postpone next week's sentence. Trump was found guilty by a jury of falsifying business records earlier this year - but his victory in the US presidential election has complicated proceedings. Sally Patterson reports […]

November 20, 2024 6

World

Kamala Harris concedes US election

Kamala Harris has conceded the US presidential election and encouraged a peaceful transfer of power to president-elect Donald J. Trump. It comes after a stunning win by Trump to return him to the White House four years after he lost the 2020 election. Harris spoke to supporters at her former university, Howard in Washington DC.

November 7, 2024 10

World

Tight race in US Presidential election, as results come in

Polls have closed across swathes of the United States, with the race for the White House too close to call between US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.Trump, the Republican Party's nominee, is so far leading on the electoral map, but there's a long way to go, with most battleground states still undeclared. Benji Hyer reports.

November 6, 2024 20

World

Pennsylvania results not expected on election night

Pennsylvania has been a major focus for both the Trump and Harris campaigns, as polling shows the two candidates in a dead heat to claim the state's nineteen electoral college votes. However, as was the case four years ago, if the race is as close as predicted, a winner isn't expected to be declared on election night. Ira Spitzer reports from Philadelphia.

November 6, 2024 20

World

Many Swing State Voters Fear Violence from Trump Supporters if He Loses

A new poll shows a majority of swing-state voters in the upcoming US election believe Donald Trump supporters will respond with violence if the former President loses. It follows Trump telling his supporters on the campaign trail that the Democrat Party will cheat, similar to what he said following the last election. As Mitch McCann reports:

October 31, 2024 18

World

Donald Trump is a “fascist,” says President’s former Chief of Staff

Donald Trump wanted "the kind of generals that Hitler had," according to the former US President's Chief of Staff. John Kelly, an ex Marine Corp General, told the New York Times and The Atlantic magazine that his old boss meets the definition of a fascist, warning he would govern like a dictator if he won the election next month. As Benji Hyer reports.

October 24, 2024 15

World

Harris and Trump neck and neck in swing U.S states

U.S Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are virtually neck and neck across the seven battleground states with just two weeks left of campaigning before the 2024 election - according to a new poll. A Washington Post-Schar School poll of more than 5,000 registered voters during the first half of October, found both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump with 47 percent support among those who said […]

October 22, 2024 21

Africa

ECN rejects three presidential candidates’ nomination

Ally Angula By: Josia Shigwedha The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has rejected Ally Angula, Else Chen, and Jeremia Kaambo's applications to contest as presidential candidates in the November election. The Commission's chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua, said the three independent candidates failed to meet some provisions. Nghikembua added that the ECN had extended the public sitting to allow rejected candidates to rectify their nominations. "The extension has been granted to afford […]

October 16, 2024 9

Opinion Pieces

US election: does it matter who is the vice-presidential pick? In Tim Walz’s case, yes

By David Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham The fanfare and publicity surrounding Tim Walz for his first fortnight as Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential pick has sparked renewed interest as to whether the second person on the ticket makes any difference when it comes to the result of the election. The conventional wisdom on the role and significance of the US vice-presidential office – in the words of Franklin […]

August 14, 2024 17