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Donald Trump has secured a fourth battleground state in the race for the White House, confirming his victory in the US election. Mr Trump is projected to win the crucial swing states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Democrat Kamala Harris hoped to become the first woman US president – but there is now

Donald Trump has recorded an emphatic defeat of Kamala Harris, racing past the 270 electoral votes he needed with states to spare. A win in Wisconsin tipped him over the line, but it was victories for Mr Trump in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina – all three largest battlegrounds – that

Donald Trump’s “obvious mental decline” and “history as a convicted felon” should be enough reason for Americans not to vote for him, Michelle Obama has said. Speaking at a rally for Kamala Harris, the former first lady said she was “angry” at the “indifference” towards the Republican candidate’s behaviour. “I hope you’ll forgive me if

With just 11 days to go until the US election, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what voters in key swing states make of the presidential candidates. 👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Mark Stone is in Michigan, where Arab-American voters are a key demographic

Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has warned Donald Trump wants to be an “American tyrant” as he backed Kamala Harris in the race to the White House. Performing at a rally for the Democratic candidate, Springsteen used time between his numbers to argue Ms Harris will protect democracy and fight for women’s reproductive rights. He said

If there is a ground zero for US election trauma, it’s probably Georgia. It’s the state that gave us the election interference case, the Donald Trump mugshot, and his telephone call to the secretary of state asking for more votes. The Republican nominee is still among those facing prosecution – although the case has been

With just two weeks remaining before the US 2024 presidential election, the main players were out campaigning in key battleground states to sway the vote in their party’s favour. Kamala Harris said her team is prepared to challenge Donald Trump if he tried to prematurely declare victory in the race. In an interview with Sky

Donald Trump’s microphone cut out for almost 20 minutes during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, leaving the Republican presidential candidate visibly irritated. With just over two weeks to go before the US election on 5 November, the 78-year-old was addressing the crowd on Friday evening and saying how he “loves” the key battleground state

Cimarron Thomas, 12, took her own life with her father’s handgun, rather than comply with the demands of the UK’s most prolific catfish. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Her heartbreaking death had equally tragic repercussions, when her father Ben Thomas, a former US Army veteran, died by suicide 18 months after

Cimarron Thomas, 12, took her own life with her father’s handgun, rather than comply with the demands of the UK’s most prolific catfish. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Her heartbreaking death had equally tragic repercussions, when her father Ben Thomas, a former US Army veteran, died by suicide 18 months after

There were two planned executions in the US on Thursday – one was halted over questions of the suspect’s guilt and the other went ahead after the death row inmate asked to be killed. The Texas Supreme Court stopped the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter in 2002.

Donald Trump has outdone himself.  His rhetoric has long been extreme but, in campaign remarks as it heads towards a close, it’s more so. Consider the direct quotes from his “enemy within” interview on Fox News on 13 October. Asked about “bureaucrats undermining you” in a second term, he replied: “We have two enemies: we

Elon Musk has donated $75m (£58m) to a campaign group he set up to support Donald Trump’s presidential bid. The donation to America PAC, which was made in several payments over the summer, has been revealed in new campaign finance disclosures. Around $72m (£56m) of the $75m (£58m) has already been spent by the group

Barack Obama’s message to “the brothers” late last week was blunt. “I’m here to speak some truths, if you don’t mind,” the former president told a group of black voters. “My understanding based on reports I’m getting from campaigns and communities is that we have not yet seen the same kind of energy and turnout

Donald Trump has joked about being shot during a meeting with a couple whose serviceman son died in Afghanistan. With just three weeks to go until the US election, the Republican presidential nominee continued on the campaign trail at a “town hall” event in Oaks, Pennsylvania. On stage with South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem,

Footage has emerged of a Georgia sheriff calling police when a Burger King restaurant allegedly messed up his order. The incident was caught on bodycam and shows Craig Owens Sr summoning deputies to the outlet in Cobb County – located in the Atlanta metro area. It happened in March 2023, but the footage has just

President Biden has told people in Florida affected by two major hurricanes in recent weeks he knows “how devastating it is to lose your home”. He told reporters his home was struck by lightning “several years ago” and the things he missed most were “my daughter’s drawings… All the family photographs, all the albums, all

There are three rules for success in life: Attack, attack, attack. Admit nothing, deny everything. And always claim victory. As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is sticking to them to this day. The original advice is given to the young Trump by the notorious New York lawyer Roy Cohn, as played by Sebastian Stan and

Police in the US have found drugs inside a bag labelled “definitely not a bag full of drugs”.  The stash was discovered in Portland, Oregon, when officers stopped a driver and passenger inside an allegedly stolen car. Posting about the incident on X, Portland Police Bureau said scales, cash and a loaded gun were also

Barack Obama has urged black men to back Kamala Harris in the US election, saying reports of low support for the vice president in the community are “not acceptable”. Ahead of a campaign speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the former US president told staff and volunteers at a field office about his concerns in the November