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November 06, 2024
US voters speak on elections after polls closed

U.S. voters, including those in the swing state of Pennsylvania, spoke with VOA reporters after casting their ballots that will determine the nation’s next president amid a tight race between Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
November 04, 2024
Trump and Harris make final push before US Election Day

Voters in the United States cast their ballots Tuesday to choose their next president. Current political polls show both candidates—Donald Trump and Kamala Harris— are in a close race. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.
October 04, 2024
Trump and Harris enter their last month of campaigning

There is just one month left in the U.S. presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has a report.
September 21, 2024
False claims from GOP candidates have spread fear in Ohio's Haitian migrant community

In the U.S. presidential election, Republican candidates have spread false claims that migrants in the Midwest state of Ohio are eating residents’ pet cats and dogs. That has led to security threats and more divisions in an election where immigration is a central campaign theme. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.
September 20, 2024
US presidential candidates Trump and Harris promise to improve economy

With less than 50 days left until the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have turned to the nation’s key swing states to campaign for votes as they explained their policies, including how they plan on improving the state of the economy. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
September 19, 2024
Trump, Harris focus on economy as election draws near

With fewer than 50 days left in this year’s U.S. presidential race, candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are campaigning in key swing states, each declaring to be the nominee with policies that can boost the economy. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns reports.
September 04, 2024
US presidential candidates Harris and Trump gear up for debate

U.S. presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are gearing up for their first debate which is scheduled for September 10 where the Republican and Democratic representatives will use the platform to court voters while spotlighting their policies on economy, immigration and foreign relations. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
August 29, 2024
US presidential candidates Trump and Harris campaign for votes in the state of Georgia

U.S. presidential candidates, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are campaigning for votes in the nation’s southern state of Georgia, one of the handful areas that may decide the outcome of the race to the White House in November. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
August 01, 2024
Trump questions Harris’ racial identity

In the U.S. presidential contest, Republican candidate Donald Trump and likely Democratic candidate Kamala Harris are both out on the campaign trail, where Trump questioned Harris’ racial identity and Harris challenged Trump to debate. With fewer than 100 days before Election Day, VOA correspondent Scott Stearns looks at the state of the race and what voters are saying about the candidates.
July 26, 2024
Trump recalibrates campaign to take on Harris

In the U.S. presidential campaign, Republican candidate Donald Trump is facing a new opponent with President Joe Biden’s withdrawal as his party’s presumptive nominee. VOA's Scott Stearns looks at how Trump’s campaign is recalibrating its approach to take on Vice President Kamala Harris.
July 23, 2024
US voters face new presidential campaign

Voters in the United States are facing a new presidential campaign with incumbent Joe Biden dropping out and Vice President Kamala Harris likely to be the Democratic Party’s nominee to face Donald Trump in November. VOA’s Scott Stearns looks at how some voters are reacting to the change. VOA footage by Michael Eckels.
July 23, 2024
Biden leaves US presidential race, his vp starts campaigning

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday started her campaign to receive the Democratic nomination to be the candidate who will represent the party in November’s election against former president and Republican candidate, Donald Trump. Harris' new agenda gets underway following President Joe Biden's decision to end his campaign for re-election and endorse his deputy. To learn more about how Americans are reacting to the nation’s shifting political landscape, VOA’s Scott Stearns filed this report.
July 17, 2024
US voters consider impact of Trump assassination attempt

U.S. voters are assessing the impact of Saturday’s attempted assassination of presidential candidate Donald Trump. As VOA correspondent Scott Stearns reports, they are considering what the shooting means for the country and this November’s election. VOA’s Russian, Spanish, Persian and Korean language services contributed to this report.
July 12, 2024
Biden rejects calls to quit US presidential race

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday evening continued rejecting calls by some voters and leaders of his political party to step down as a candidate in the elections scheduled for November. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
July 09, 2024
US voters speak on Biden’s decision to stay in presidential race despite concerns

Voters in the United States continue to present divided views on whether the nation’s incumbent leader and Democratic candidate Joe Biden should stay in the presidential race against his rival, former president Donald Trump. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
July 05, 2024
Biden announces staying in US presidential race after bad first debate

U.S. President Joe Biden says he “screwed up” in last week’s debate against his rival Donald Trump but is staying in the race for reelection. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has more.
July 01, 2024
US presidential candidates return to campaign trail

U.S. presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump over the weekend returned to the campaign trail following their first debate last week. The two are scheduled to meet again on September 10, in a debate hosted by ABC News. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
June 19, 2024
US presidential candidates use Juneteenth commemorations to reach out to Black voters

U.S. presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both using this year’s annual Juneteenth commemorations — a federal holiday set aside to remember the official ending of slavery — to reach out to Black voters. VOA’s Scott Stearns has more.
June 18, 2024
Gun rights and control play a key role in the US Presidential Elections

The U.S. Supreme Court last week struck down a ban on a gun accessory that allows many semiautomatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The decision keeps guns and gun owners at the center of this U.S. presidential campaign. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.
June 12, 2024
Biden and Trump at odds over gun control

In this U.S. presidential campaign, guns continue to divide Americans. President Joe Biden wants a ban on assault weapons. His opponent Donald Trump says Biden is threatening the constitutional rights of gun owners. VOA correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president spoke about guns on a day when his son was convicted of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun.

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