Election Day

Ahead of US presidential polls, Donald Trump tries to make ‘wobbly Republicans’ think their party is great again

The goal is to make more moderate voters feel comfortable being associated with a party they think has lurched far to the right

Donald Trump, fresh off accepting Republican nomination for president, stokes fears at New Hampshire rally

The US president claimed he was the only thing standing between “democracy and the mob” as he lashed out at protesters at his convention

US midterm polls: Somali refugee Ilhan Omar, Palestine Immigrant Rashida Tlaib become first Muslim women elected to Congress

Ilhan Omar won a House seat in the US midterms from Minneapolis, Minnesota, while Rashida Tlaib won unopposed from Michigan.

Election Commission of India partners with Facebook to remind newly turned adults to register themselves to vote

The newly eligible voter on Facebook would be sent a reminder by the Election Commission of India (ECI). This reminder would be sent in 13 Indian languages.

According to Facebook, 9.3 million Indians have generated 40 million US poll-related posts

Over 9.3 million Indians have since March 23 last year generated over 40 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the US presidential election, Facebook revealed on Tuesday.

Google Search and YouTube have special plans for the 2016 US Presidential Election

Google is rolling out special capabilities for Election Day in its search results and has a Live video campaign planned on YouTube.

Facebook plans live video blitz campaign with 50 partners for Election Day coverage

Facebook said on Monday it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video blitz.

US Presidential election 2016: A look at key races in every state

Much more is at stake on Election Day than the White House. State by state, district by district, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, candidates and campaigners are making their last pitch for Congress, state legislatures, governor's offices, ballot questions, judgeships, city councils and lots more.

Hillary Clinton gets clean chit from FBI, good news from polls on eve of Election Day

FBI director James Comey, who had jolted Hillary Clinton's campaign by reopening an investigation into her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, wrote a letter on Sunday to Congress indicating the bureau had completed its review of thousands of emails and found no evidence of criminality

Facebook adds features to helps US citizens decide who they want as their next President

With 8 November election day just around the corner, Facebook has introduced a new feature to help voters decide who they want to be their next president.