While President Donald Trump wants the US Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call, it may not be the final arbiter in this election, legal experts said, adding it might not also prevent states declaring a winner.

US President Donald Trump’s campaign has planned to make a announcement in Las Vegas on what is expected to be a lawsuit challenging the vote in Nevada.

Police in Portland has declared riots, arrested 11 people and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the National Guard in response to protests on the night after voting in the US presidential election.

Joe Biden has received more than 70 million votes and counting, surpassing the previous record set by Barack Obama in 2008, according to the Associated Press.

The outcome of the US presidential election hung in the balance on Wednesday as several states continued to count their ballots, including some of the most competitive battlegrounds where the tally could take days to complete.

President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped behind Democrat Joe Biden in the hunt for the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.

The fate of the United States presidency still hangs in the balance as Democratic challenger Joe Biden has picked up a win in Wisconsin and fought President Donald Trump in other battleground states that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House.

Rapper Kanye West has voted for himself as the next US president after a long-shot campaign marked by erratic statements and speculation that he might siphon some Black votes from Democrat Joe Biden.

US President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a lawsuit in Michigan to stop the counting of ballots in the presidential election, and says it would seek a recount of votes in Wisconsin.

The outcome of the US presidential election hangs in the balance as nine states continue to count ballots, including some of the most competitive battleground states where the tally could take days to complete. Here is the state of play in the nine states. The vote counts are supplied by Edison Research.

The excruciatingly close US presidential election hung in the balance yesterday, with Democrat Joe Biden leading in two critical Midwestern states that could tip the contest in his favor even as President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory and made unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud.

The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement yesterday, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change.

As the US presidential race remained undecided, President Donald Trump showed some surprising gains with Latino and other nonwhite voters, but they may have been offset by losses among those who supported him four years ago, according to exit polls conducted by Edison Research.

A day after Americans voted in a bitterly contested election, the rest of the world was none the wiser yesterday, with millions of votes still to count, the race too close to call and a mounting risk of days or even weeks of legal uncertainty.

The scenario many had feared has come true: November 3 has come and gone and we don’t know whether Trump or Joe Biden has won the White House. Here’s the current state of play and a preview of what to expect.

Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats have had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Several races have remained undecided and at least one headed to a runoff in January.

A day after Americans voted in a bitterly contested election, the rest of the world is none the wiser, with millions of votes still to count, the race too close to call and a mounting risk of days or even weeks of legal uncertainty.

The United States has formally exited the Paris Agreement, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change.

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden today each faced narrow paths to potential victory in a close-fought US presidential election that will be determined by a razor-thin margin.

Rapper Kanye West on Tuesday voted for himself as the next US president after a long-shot campaign marked by erratic statements and speculation that he might siphon some Black votes from Democrat Joe Biden.