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Malaysia's prime minister has congratulated Donald Trump on his "extraordinary victory," saying his success showed that politicians should never take voters for granted. Najib Razak is a possible beneficiary of what could be an inward-looking U.S. under a Trump presidency.
New Zealand will do well no matter who the US elects as its president, Prime Minister John Key said this afternoon. In his first public comment on the election results, he told reporters at Wellington Airport this evening that it was too early to predict the winner of the contest.
Donald Trump is heading toward a surprise victory in Tuesday's US presidential election, winning one battleground state after another in what would be one of the biggest upsets in American election history. Trump has so far picked up 232 electoral votes against Hillary Clinton's 209.
Financial markets went on a wild ride Wednesday, as Wall Street index futures and Asian stock benchmarks tumbled on the rising possibility of a Trump presidency. Shares had been higher early in Asia's Wednesday trading session but then turned sharply as investors unloaded shares when Donald Trump first gained the lead in the electoral vote count.
In this photo combination, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters after voting in Chappaqua, N.Y., and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves after voting in New York, Tuesday. WASHINGTON >> Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the nation's most fiercely fought battleground states in an unexpectedly tight race for the presidency.
As election night results revealed a frighteningly close race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump , nervous Americans considering an exit strategy apparently crashed Canada's immigration website. The online Canadian Immigration eligibility tool is down! Y OE Too many ppl freaking out about the American #Elections .
Stephen Colbert certainly took advantage of his one-night-only show on Showtime with both nudity and swearing. But when he talked about the election turnout he didn't hold back.
America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election neared the finish Tuesday, with voters finally deciding between Democrat Hillary Clinton, hoping to become the first woman to serve as commander in chief, and Republican Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman who tapped into a searing strain of economic populism.
A gunman with an assault rifle has killed a man and critically wounded two women in a California neighbourhood near two polling sites, that were shut down before the attacker was found dead inside a nearby home, authorities say. One polling place was reopened hours after a gun battle involving the gunman and Azusa police that started about 2:00pm .
Election night wouldn't be complete without a racist remark from a conservative politician - and Mike Huckabee did not disappoint. Amid Tuesday's vote-counting chaos, Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and a supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, tweeted a confusing and racist statement.
On Tuesday night, as the presidential election's outcome became far from certain, stock futures plunged. Investors had bet heavily Monday on a victory by Democrat Hillary Clinton.
America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election barreled toward the finish Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fighting for Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, three of the nation's most competitive states. Clinton, a fixture in American politics for decades, was hoping to become the first woman to serve as commander in chief.
One of the nation's most closely watched House races, the bitter campaign between Democratic newcomer Josh Gottheimer and Republican Rep. Scott Garrett ended Tuesday with the polls closed and the counting underway. Mirroring the presidential race, the campaign featured bitter allegations including bigotry, bribery, forgery and assault, and it shattered records for expenditures, with Gottheimer and Garrett each spending at least $4 million while outside groups and super PACs added another $6 million on GottA heimer's side.
When storied rapper Pusha T stopped by MTV's "The People's Playhouse" on his way to Hillary Clinton's Election Night party at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, he admitted he never would've imagined himself on the campaign trail as a young artist. "I never saw myself on the presidential campaign trail, but I think it's a testament to just my growth, my growth as an artist, my growth as a productive member of society," he said.
ROUGH CUT . STORY: Ninety-one year-old Fabio Alvarado -- born in El Salvador -- was sworn in as a United States citizen and cast a vote for U.S. president for the first time, along with his 80 year-old wife Marta, who became a citizen in September.
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote Tuesday in Connecticut, the state she called home while a law student at Yale University, NBC News projected shortly after the polls closed. The announcement on television drew some applause and a "Yay Hillary!" from the crowd at the Sheraton Stamford, where supporters of U.S. Rep. Jim Himes had gathered to watch election results.
Just a few steps into the Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y., up the curve of a cobblestone walkway on a low hill, is the grave of Susan B. Anthony, a leader of the movement for women's suffrage who lived about three miles away. On Tuesday, her gravestone was nearly invisible beneath a coating of "I Voted" stickers and behind a line of hundreds of people who came here to pay their respects.
In fact, a spokesman for the former president says George and Laura Bush did not vote for a presidential candidate. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have traded barbs and insults - some subtle and some not - for months leading up to Tuesday's election.