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Why US election officials are running livestreams of ballot counting

Claims of voter fraud and ballot rigging have been echoed by Donald Trump and Republican supporters since the former president's 2020 election defeat. Four years on, election officials are determined history won't repeat itself and the election be dogged by claims which were proven to be false. In a bid for transparency, local governments across America – including those in key battleground states – are running livestreams of ballot processing. Former President Donald Trump cast doubt over voting integrity after the 2020 US election. (Evan Vucci/AP) Live video feeds of voting, counting and processing have been set up so voters can watch democracy in action. It's dull, tedious vision – but done in the hope results in won't be challenged by allegations of c...

Trump’s Madison Square Garden event features crude and racist insults

Donald Trump has hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York's Madison Square Garden, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics. With just over a week before Election Day, speakers at the rally on Sunday night (Monday morning AEDT) labelled Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage", called Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris "the devil", and said the woman vying to become the first woman and Black woman president had begun her career as a prostitute. "I don't know if you guys know this, but there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico," said Tony Hinchcliffe, a stand-up comic whose se...

Celebrities who have endorsed candidates in the 2024 US election: In photos

The 2024 US election has become quite a celebrity affair. Rallies for both Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have been star-studded events, with endorsements flying in from A-listers, sports stars, singers and billionaires. Whether it be from social media declarations, impassioned speeches at rallies or live performances, both Trump and Harris have managed to garner major celebrity support ahead of the heated 2024 election.

US Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris enter the final stretch of the 2024 campaign

Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest. What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner of next week's election. Trump on Sunday (local time) held a rally at Madison Square Garden where several speakers made racist and crude remarks, including comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who described Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage.” Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, is greeted by her running made Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as she arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Burns Park in Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (AP) Shortly after ...

Fires set in ballot drop boxes destroy hundreds of US election vote

Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy” about a week before a heated US election day. The early morning fire at the drop box in Portland was extinguished quickly thanks to a suppression system inside the box as well as a nearby security guard, police said, and just three ballots were damaged there. But within a few hours, another fire was discovered at a transit centre drop box across the Columbia River in Vancouver. This image released by the Portland Police Bureau shows a ballot box after an incendiary device was discovered inside. (Portland Police Bureau via AP) Vancouver is the bigge...

Biden says of Trump: ‘We gotta lock him up … politically’

US President Joe Biden told New Hampshire Democrats today that "we gotta lock him up", referring to former president Donald Trump, before quickly adding, "politically lock him up". The president was co-opting a 2016 Trump campaign line that referred to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton - rhetoric that this year's nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, has discouraged on the campaign trail. Describing some of Trump's plans for a second term, Biden said, "I know this sounds bizarre – it sounds like if I said this five years ago, you'd lock me up. We gotta lock him up." President Joe Biden delivers remarks at NHTI Concord Community College in Concord, New Hampshire. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) As the audience applauded, Biden caught himself, adding, "...
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