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For just the second time in more than seven decades, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that was once a Republican stronghold.more

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin spoke to US President-elect Joe Biden yesterday evening. As reported, they discussed Brexit and the Good Friday agreement, the fight against climate change, but also Biden's Irish roots and Gaelic football.more

President-elect Biden knows Poland and the Polish reality well. He has been to Poland so many times that he was nicknamed "Joe Bidenski" - admits Steve Mull, former US ambassador to Warsaw. As he adds, Biden will openly talk about democratic values.more

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has congratulated Joe Biden on his US election win. Mr Biden called the PM ahead of the leaders of other major European countries. Mr Johnson said he looked forward to "strengthening the partnership" between the US and UK.more

The White House has been a pet-free zone for the past four years but the new First Family are expected to bring the patter of eight tiny feet with them - making history in the process. German Shepherds Champ and Major are set to move into 1600 Pennsylvannia Avenue when President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill take up residence.more

Disappointed with the results of the presidential elections in the US, Republicans claim that they were abused and falsified. They are demanding a recount of votes and audits of the vote.more

The EU will not comment on cooperation with Washington until President-elect Joe Biden takes office, European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said today.more

Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election could have an impact on a crucial week of trade talks between the EU and the UK after his recent speech in support of Ireland's stance, Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said today.more

Boris Johnson has said there is "more that unites than divides" him and Joe Biden as he pledged to work together to defend "common values and interests". The UK prime minister told broadcasters he and the US president-elect shared a belief in democracy, human rights, free speech and free trade.more

The town of Ballina, Co Mayo, Mr Biden's ancestral home, was decked out in the famous stars and stripes in anticipation of his success.more

President-elect Joe Biden declared victory in the US presidential race on Saturday and called for Americans to come together after years of partisan rancor.more

Democrat candidate Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election in the US presidential election, the Associated Press reported today. CNN, Fox News and NBC made a similar decision.more

Joe Biden appears close to winning the presidency after securing more than 28,000 votes more than Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Addressing supporters, Biden says: "The numbers tell us a clear story: We're going to win this race"more

In view of the prolonged waiting for the results of Tuesday's presidential election in the United States, USA Today is wondering whether this year's election may break the historic record of waiting time for the announcement of the winner.more

US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of voting "shenanigans" as the result from Tuesday's White House election hangs in the balance.more

Today's British newspapers, writing about the presidential election in the US, mostly indicate that Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden is closer to victory than President Donald Trump, but they do not yet confirm that there will be a change of power in the White House.more

With millions of votes waiting to be counted in the US presidential election, Donald Trump has effectively threatened to sue his way to re-election.more

In the current US presidential election a record turnout may break, predicts the New York Times. Even over 160 million citizens can cast their votes, which would mean a turnout of 67%.more

President Donald Trump declared early Wednesday he had won re-election against Joe Biden and said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene, even as several battleground states continue to count votes.more

Today, Tuesday, November 3, is the day for the United States' presidential election: Americans will be trooping out in millions across the states to vote for the president who will lead the country in the next four years. more

Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a substantial national lead over President Donald Trump in the closing days before Election Day, a final NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has found.more

More than 60 million pre-election votes have been cast, and 33 states have surpassed their pre-election vote totals from 2016, according to data from CNN, Edison Research and Catalist. more

In what most people would consider a lucrative mistake, a Detroit-area man who accidentally bought an extra lottery ticket has won two $1 million jackpots.more

President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden made their final arguments to voters at their second and final presidential debate, squaring off in Nashville, Tennessee, with less than two weeks until the election.more

Former US President Barack Obama has joined the end of Joe Biden's campaign, the Democrat candidate for the country's top office. At the "car rally" in Philadelphia, he mobilized to vote, judging that the upcoming elections were "the most important in our lives". more