Governments Claim Election

Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives

Scores of lawsuits—many of them frivolous—have been filed, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the ...

Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago

Trump repeats false claims about paper ballots on Election Day 2024

Former President Donald Trump repeated debunked claims that paper ballots are better than voting machines for accuracy and speed. Trump made the latest comments while visiting campaign staff in ...

Trump claims US election victory after winning critical battlegrounds

Republican says he has ‘powerful mandate’ after triumphs in swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Foreign leaders react as Trump wins 2024 U.S. presidential election

From enthusiasm from Israel's leader to thinly veiled anxiety from some of America's oldest European allies, foreign reaction to Trump's election victory is rolling in fast.

Indian politician targeted with 'beef eating' claim ahead of Maharashtra election

World - Yahoo News - 10 hours ago

Georgia’s ruling party leads election race, according to election body, but it's unclear who will form next government

World - ABC News - October 26

Worries about deficit spending after election bog down U.S. government debt

With about two weeks left before the Nov. 5 election, Treasury yields extending their climb from September’s lows on Monday — spurred in part by growing concern about the path of the U.S. deficit ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 21

Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right

People’s party tasked with coalition talks with Social Democrats after winning Freedom party fails to find partner. Austria’s president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

The Guardian view on the US presidential election 2024: a Democratic government is the one we need

This election presents a critical choice. Do we embrace a hopeful future or retreat to a reactionary past? We’re backing Kamala Harris. She will unlock democracy’s potential, not give in to its ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly says Trump would govern like dictator if elected again

John Kelly, who served as chief of staff in Donald Trump's White House from 2017 to 2019, told the New York Times that he believes Trump would act like a dictator if elected to the Oval Office ...

Georgia's president urges the West to support opposition protests against governing party's declared election victory

World - ABC News - October 28

Haley: Election should be wake-up call for 'woke' companies, government, Democrats and Republicans

Former Republican White House candidate Nikki Haley argued the results of this week's election — in which her former primary rival, President-elect Trump, defeated Vice President Harris — should be ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Kari Lake's fraud claims drive Arizona lawyers away from GOP's 'election integrity' operation

Republican lawyers in Arizona are keeping their distance from the party's 2024 "election integrity" efforts amid Kari Lake’s unfounded fraud

Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case rejects 'strained' argument about his false 2020 election claims

WASHINGTON — A judge overseeing the federal election interference case against Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected the former president's claim that he was actually concerned about foreign influence ...

Politics - NBC News - October 16

Harris faces Fox News grilling as Trump stands by false claims about immigrants eating pet – US elections live

Vice-president’s interview with rightwing channel airs just hours after her Pennsylvania rally with senior Republicans. Don’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Starmer insists he can have a ‘good relationship’ with Trump despite election ‘interference’ claim

After Trump campaign complaint, PM says Labour officials volunteering for Harris were ‘doing it in their spare time’ rather than in their official capacity. Keir Starmer has insisted he can ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Harris holds rally in Georgia with Barack Obama and celebrities – live

Early voting totals have been breaking records in Georgia, with about 30% of the electorate having already cast a ballot. Tell us: is the looming election stressing you out? Don’t miss ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Mozambique's ruling party candidate declared winner of presidential election as rigging claims swirl

Moazmbique’s ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election amid claims of rigging by the opposition

World - ABC News - October 24

Ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo declared as winner of Mozambique presidential election as claims of rigging swirl

World - ABC News - October 24

How Trump is using a new 'big lie' to undermine the 2024 election results

Former President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters are mobilizing around a new “big lie”: the false claim that a flood of noncitizens votes could swing the 2024 election.

Trump pushes false election claims, 'weaves' from topics during Joe Rogan interview

Donald Trump's anticipated interview with Joe Rogan turned into a long-winded conversation where the former president again pushed false claims about the 2020 election.

Threat actors likely to take advantage of election fraud claims to fuel violence, bulletin warns

The bulletin was published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.

2024 election updates: Biden angers GOP associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters

Biden is under fire for turning a comment about "garbage," first used to disparage Puerto Ricans at a Trump rally Sunday, back toward his supporters.

Some Arizona voters don't buy Kari Lake's stolen election claim, even if they buy Trump's

Both former President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake have repeatedly pushed false claims that their lost elections were stolen from them.

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Trump talks shooting at press, ramps up election fraud claims at Pa. rally

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday leaned heavily into claims of election fraud and appeared to call for violence against members of the press at his rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, continuing ...

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Here’s Why Experts Say Elon Musk and X Lead the Pack in Fake Election Claims

The billionaire Trump supporter’s social media platform is the locus of misleading claims and outright lies about the election, which have gotten more than 2 billion views, according to a digital ...

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Election Day 2024 live updates: Trump declares victory, claims 'powerful mandate'

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Here's what Trump promised the crypto industry ahead of the election

Donald Trump branded himself as the pro-crypto candidate for president on the campaign trail.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

US election live: Trump holds rally in Atlanta after Georgia sees record first day of early voting

More than 250,000 voters cast ballots on day one of in-person early voting. Don’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Joe Biden is in his home ...