US Politics

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris walks on stage at a Pennsylvania rally.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

We want you(th): Harris strategy could upset the election

The youth bloc is expected to hold more weight than ever when polls open in a few hours in what’s turning out to be one of the most divisive US elections in the nation’s history.

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For a seemingly divisive character, the former President enjoys enduring popularity, writes Aaron Patrick.
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US Politics
Aaron Patrick

Win or lose, Donald Trump has changed the world

AARON PATRICK: For a seemingly divisive character, the former President enjoys enduring popularity. Is this a sign that US politics — and the world at large — has changed forever?

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Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump predicted victory in their final pitches to US election voters. (AP PHOTO)
USA
JILL COLVIN, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and BILL BARROW

Harris and Trump close out campaigns with Pennsylvania push

Both candidates made their final pitches to voters across a swing state likely to prove decisive in the battle for the White House.

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Joe Rogan joins celebrities such as Elon Musk to have endorsed Donald Trump.
Politics
Kanishka Singh

Podcaster Joe Rogan endorses Donald Trump for president

Joe Rogan, the United States' most-listened-to podcaster, has announced on the eve of the presidential election that he's endorsing Donald Trump.

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Michigan State University in East Lansing on Sunday.
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US Politics
The Washington Post

Is Kamala Harris winning crucial late deciders?

Democrats got their best polling news in weeks on Saturday when renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer showed Vice President Kamala Harris somehow surging to a three-point lead in Iowa. 

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Douglas Wickenheiser, 67, holds a flag in support of the Harris-Walz ticket in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Oct. 26.
US Politics
The Washington Post

Trump vs Harris divides US on election eve

A sharply split nation is headed to the polls to elect its 47th president after an unprecedented campaign. Voters on both sides are largely motivated by fear of the other.

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People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch in Seoul in 2021.
World
KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM

North Korea greets US poll with multiple missile launches

The launches came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong un supervised a flight test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile designed to reach the US mainland

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An election win for Kamala Harris may not necessarily be better than a Trump win, a former economy minister says.
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World
Latika M Bourke

Why a Harris win could be just as bad as Trump for Ukraine

One of Volodymyr Zelensky’s former ministers has weighed in on what the race for the White House will really mean for Kyiv as it faces Russia’s onslaught.

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Elon Musk is an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump and has spent millions on getting him elected.
US Politics
Jack Queen

Elon Musk gets major win for divisive $1m voter scheme

The million dollars-a-day voter sweepstakes that Elon Musk's pro-Trump group is hosting can continue, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled.

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are on the last day of a US election campaign unlike any other. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Staff Writers

Everything Harris and Trump are doing in their final election push

The United States presidential campaigns are doing one final big push, with Kamala Harris bringing out big-name celebrities at multiple events in just one state and Donald Trump holding four rallies in three states.

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The impact on trade of another Donald Trump presidency is causing concern, one expert says.
US Politics
Dominic Giannini

Maverick Trump versus mainstream Harris: Allies fears for US vote

Donald Trump's views are out of touch with the mainstream and could pose a risk to Australia's national interests, an international policy expert has warned.

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Extra fencing is installed at the Naval Observatory on Sunday.
US Politics
The Washington Post

Fencing erected at White House as D.C. braces for unrest

THE WASHINGTON POST: The Secret Service has erected new, eight-foot-high metal fences around the White House and Treasury Department complex, and adjacent parts of Lafayette Square ahead of the election.

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Former president Donald Trump enters a rally in Atlanta on Oct. 28.
US Politics
The Washington Post

Trump’s chaotic closing days reminiscent of his presidency

With Election Day looming, Trump’s near-daily pattern of making inflammatory remarks threatens to undermine his campaign’s message that a Trump presidency would restore orderly leadership to the nation.

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Carolina is shaping up as one of the most important swing states in the US election, but many locals don’t care.
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US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘I have never voted’: Why US election hangs in the balance

In one of the most crucial swing states of the US election, voting couldn’t be farther from many locals’ minds, turning out for concerts or sports games across the weekend, while deciding if they will vote.

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Financial markets are being cautious, reflecting uncertainty about the outcome of the US election.
Markets
Rae Wee

Markets brace for US election showdown

Uncertainty about the outcome of the hotly-contested US presidential election saw financial markets begin the week on a cautious note.

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