US Elections 2024

US deports Afghan woman in first-ever case before special terrorism court

In a historic first, the DOJ utilized the 1996 Alien Terrorist Removal Court to deport a resident who allegedly supported an ISIS-style mass shooting plot planned for US Election Day.

A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.
 US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the White House in Washington, D.C., US June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Vance, Rubio, or Hegseth? Trump's inner circle quietly prepares for fierce US 2028 race - analysis

People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026.

Thousands of non-citizens register, hundreds vote in New Jersey elections due to software error

Arab Americans gather at a restaurant for a presidential election watch party In Dearborn, Michigan, US November 5, 2024.

Michigan refuses Trump administration demand for 2024 election ballots


Kamala Harris delivers concession speech after Trump win

"We must accept the results of this election and engage in a peaceful exchange of power," Harris said.

 Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.

The liberal camp in the US must undertake a deep self-examination - opinion

The failure of the Democratic campaign—based on the delegitimization of Trump and an optimistic outlook without concrete policy proposals—reveals a profound flaw in the Democratic Party’s vision.

 People walk after it was announced that U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris will not appear, at Howard University, in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Jewish organizations offer congratulations, concerns as Trump elected 47th president of US

The World Jewish Congress and the Combat Antisemitism Movement congratulated Trump on winning the elections.

 World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder seen at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June 3, 2024

Russia denies it was behind US bomb hoaxes or incendiary devices on planes

Security officials said separately that parcels that exploded at logistics depots in Europe were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States.

 Poll watchers observe at the Exposition Building during the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day in Portland, Maine, U.S., November 5, 2024.

Trump's impending return to White House brings criminal cases to a halt

Between racketeering, hush-money, and federal prosecutions, will Trump's cases dissolve in his new presidency?

 Jury members listen to readback of testimony as Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Manhattan state court in New York

Detroit Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib gets easily reelected

Tlaib has sharply criticized the Biden administration's support of and arming of Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza following the Hamas Oct. 7, 2023 attack.

 FTX Group CEO John J. Ray III listens while U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks, at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing investigating the collapse of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.

Did assassination attempt help Trump to victory in the US Election? - opinion

An assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania nearly altered the course of history. Instead, it might have won him the election.

 Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania after an assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Adam Schiff wins race for US Senate seat previously held by Dianne Feinstein

The person appointed to serve out Feinstein’s term, Sen. Laphonza Butler, did not run herself. 

 Rep. Adam Schiff talks to the media after voting at McCambridge Recreation Center in Burbank in the race for U.S. Senate that he ultimately won, Nov. 5, 2024.

Iran plays down importance of US election, voices readiness for confrontation

Tehran does not rule out a potential US-Israel pre-emptive strike to prevent it from retaliating against Israel.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Republican Jewish Coalition congratulates Trump, says victory helped by Jewish vote

RJC said Trump's victory is the "greatest political comeback in US history."

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance point to the stage during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.