Tuesday, December 24

Trump put Musk on phone with Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says

President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the Ukrainian leader called to congratulate the incoming US president, according to a Ukrainian official with direct knowledge of the phone call. The person, who was not authorised to comment on the matter publicly, confirmed that Zelenskyy and Musk spoke during the call with Trump, but that Musk did not appear to be on the line for the entire conversation on Wednesday. Trump seemingly handed his phone over to Musk, the person said, and the Ukrainian president thanked the SpaceX owner for assisting his country with access to the Starlink satellite internet platform. The person, who was not authorised to comment on the matter publicly, confirmed that Zelensky...

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will meet in the Oval Office next week

President-elect Donald Trump will meet with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House announced on Saturday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the two would meet at 11 am at Biden's invitation, adding that additional details about the meeting will be released. Incoming first lady Melania Trump has also been invited to the White House to meet with first lady Jill Biden, an official in the East Wing told CNN, though it is unclear when that might happen. Joe Biden will host Donald Trump at the Oval Office next week following the election results. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Biden spoke with Trump on Wednesday, the day after the election, to congratulate him on his win over Vice President Kamala Harris and in...

FEMA employee fired after telling relief team to skip houses with Trump signs following Florida hurricane

A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee has been fired after they advised their disaster relief team to avoid homes with signs supporting former President Donald Trump while canvassing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, the agency's administrator said on Saturday. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the actions of the employee "reprehensible" and said they have been terminated from their role. "More than 22,000 FEMA employees every day adhere to FEMA's core values and are dedicated to helping people before, during and after disasters, often sacrificing time with their own families to help disaster survivors," Criswell wrote in a post on X before describing the employee's actions. Campaign signs are seen outside the Palm Beach County Superviso...

A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Wednesday. Here’s how we got here

It's the election that no one could have foreseen. Not so long ago, Donald Trump was marinating in anger at Mar-a-Lago after being impeached twice and voted out of the White House. Even some of his closest allies were looking forward to a future without the charismatic yet erratic billionaire leading the Republican Party, especially after his failed attempt to overturn an election ended in violence and shame. When Trump announced his comeback bid two years ago, the New York Post buried the article on page 26. At the same time, Kamala Harris was languishing as a low-profile sidekick to US President Joe Biden. Once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, she struggled with both her profile and her portfolio, disappointing her supporters and delighting her critics. No one w...

50 states will vote in the US election. These seven battlegrounds are the only ones that actually matter

There might be 50 states in the United States, but only seven of them really matter in this year's presidential election. The small handful of key battleground states are the only contests in the nation where both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are considered a genuine chance of winning, and thus hold the key to the presidential race. They certainly were in 2020 – while Joe Biden won the popular vote by about seven million ballots, it was winning Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin by less than a combined 45,000 votes that sent him to the White House. Pennsylvania Electoral votes: 19 2020 result: Biden win 2016 result: Trump win Arguably the most important of the battlegrounds thanks to its 19 electoral college votes (one fewer than what it had in ...

What happens after US election day? All the key dates you need to know about

Americans are about to head to the polls to vote for president on November 5, but US election day is far from the end of the electoral process. Almost a quarter of a year passes between ballots being cast and the next president being sworn in. These are the key dates you need to know about. Note all dates are listed in local US time, roughly half a day behind AEDT. November 6-December 11: States certify election results After votes are cast, states have to certify them. This happens both at a local or county level, and a state-wide level. Because electoral law differs from state to state, exactly when each jurisdiction completes certification varies across the US, but the process must be complete by December 11. Members of Georgia's Electoral College a...
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