Live updates: US on razor's edge as Americans begin voting

Turkiye News

Live updates: US on razor's edge as Americans begin voting
TurkeyMiddle EastAfrica
  • 📰 trtworld
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 30 sec. here
  • 25 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 95%
  • Publisher: 63%

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican challenger Donald Trump are locked in arguably the tightest presidential race in US history.

Surveillance drones hovered overhead and snipers on rooftops kept a close watch as millions of Americans headed to the polling stations on Tuesday in one of the tightest and most divisive US presidential elections in history.

Trump would also become only the second president in history to win nonconsecutive White House terms, after Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century. To further tighten security, additional police units have been dispatched to streets across the country.Americans begin voting in parts of Vermont, the US state bordering Canada, at 5 am local time.1100 GMT — Polls are opened in eight other US states

The midnight voting tradition is believed to have originated to allow railway workers to cast their votes, as their work schedules prevented them from doing so during regular hours.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

trtworld /  🏆 101. in US

Turkey Middle East Africa Europe China Us Germany News Breaking News Context Explainer Opinion Economy Business Trends Humans Globalisation Russia Rt Trt Trt World Journalism Human Interest

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Kamala Harris is live from New York on 'Saturday Night Live'Kamala Harris is live from New York on 'Saturday Night Live'Vice President Harris is the latest in a long line of politicians to appear on the sketch comedy show over its 50 seasons. In 2015, Donald Trump hosted the show.
Read more »

Will Kamala Harris Win the Kamala Harris Vote?Will Kamala Harris Win the Kamala Harris Vote?The handful of Kamala Harrises who aren’t the Vice-President review the perks (wayward donors) and the perils (threatening phone calls) of their name, Dan Greene writes.
Read more »

Kamala Harris is campaigning for a ‘New Way Forward’ from…Kamala HarrisKamala Harris is campaigning for a ‘New Way Forward’ from…Kamala HarrisPolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »

Live blog: US on razor's edge as Americans begin votingLive blog: US on razor's edge as Americans begin votingDemocratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican challenger Donald Trump are locked in arguably the tightest presidential race in US history.
Read more »

101 days: Kamala Harris has yet to do formal press conference since emerging as Democratic nominee101 days: Kamala Harris has yet to do formal press conference since emerging as Democratic nomineeVice President Kamala Harris hasn’t held a formal press conference with reporters since she became the presumptive and now official Democratic nominee.
Read more »

80 days: Kamala Harris has yet to do formal press conference since emerging as Democratic nominee80 days: Kamala Harris has yet to do formal press conference since emerging as Democratic nomineeVice President Kamala Harris hasn’t held a formal press conference with reporters since she became the presumptive and now official Democratic nominee.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-13 10:07:41