Wellington Politics

Wellington School Politics Posts/retweets to provoke debate not endorsement. Live your A-Level! 🗳

[Sarra Jenkins @LGS_Politics]

Y12 - useful example for the legislative processes (especially difference between 2nd reading and committee stages)
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https://t.co/PkRXUPQD7z

[Sarra Jenkins @LGS_Politics]

Y13 - I have a few examples backlogged to post, but lets start with this one. In, out, in, out...useful for power of the President and the role of circumstances for presidential power

[CNN @CNN]

The Senate voted to avert a government shutdown after the midnight deadline. President Biden is expected to be sign the bill soon. https://t.co/lYKOCsibUK

[Wellington Politics @PolWelly]

Great Xmas present for those of us studying Congress!

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in US https://t.co/W5wPxugvt3

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

NEW: Smoking ban bill, which means anyone born after 1 January 2009 will be prevented from legally smoking by gradually raising tobacco purchase age, passes first Commons hurdle. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch among those voting against.

[Wellington Politics @PolWelly]

Trump will have unified government, much like his 2017-19 term in the White House. This time though, with a much more reliably 'conservative' leaning 6-3 SCOTUS, a much more loyal party and with a greater mandate having won the popular vote.

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Republicans retain control of the House, CNN projects, giving the party sweeping power following presidential and Senate victories https://t.co/PLmiE6rMy7

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Arizona has been called for Trump, reversing the Dems’ 2020 gain. It means he’s made a clean sweep of all seven swing states and with 312 electoral votes, scores the best electoral college showing for any Republican since 1988.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"This wasn't just a win... it was a red wave for Donald Trump."

Sky US election data analyst and co-host of The News Agents podcast @Lewis_Goodall explains how Donald Trump has 'reconfigured' the political map of America.

Live: https://t.co/m5UZ4JXObV

📺 Sky 501 and Virgin 602

[John Podhoretz @jpodhoretz]

According to CNN, Harris did not outperform Joe Biden in a single county in the United States (so far).

[Reuters @Reuters]

BREAKING: Trump wins Pennsylvania, flipping another state won by Biden in 2020 https://t.co/Bi5G3nzNcA

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

The Republican Party is set to take control of the Senate, according to a projection from the BBC's US partner CBS

Follow US election results live ⬇️

[Wellington Politics @PolWelly]

Taken the senate as well. Likely to be hugely consequential for appointments to the executive and judiciary - SCOTUS 6-3. Legislation too but less so, even if the GOP take the House

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

And that, as they say, is the ballgame. Donald Trump is now - de facto - the 47th president of the United States

[The Hill @thehill]

#BREAKING: DDHQ projects Donald Trump as Pennsylvania winner #ElectionNight https://t.co/8yTsz8ryvN

[The News Agents @TheNewsAgents]

"He's on the verge of the greatest comeback in political history."

As it stands, Donald Trump looks set to take back the White House with huge gains across the key battlefield states.

Listen now 👉 https://t.co/gKFcbvoFvF

@maitlis | @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall

[The Guardian @guardian]

Republicans retake control of US Senate after Democrats lose majority https://t.co/sm09VWbW09

[Reuters @Reuters]

BREAKING: Trump is projected to win swing state North Carolina, taking its 16 electoral votes, according to AP https://t.co/79PWhhDP4A

[Newsweek @Newsweek]

THIS JUST IN: Donald Trump is projected to win Georgia according to multiple outlets https://t.co/KrnGmZNAHD

[Tom Calver @TomHCalver]

Here are the biggest swings of the night so far.

It's not just Florida, whose early results showed a huge increase in Trump's lead: in states like New York and Rhode Island, the Democrat lead has been halved
@thetimes #Election2024 https://t.co/BocYSUJOld

[Wellington Politics @PolWelly]

If you're looking for when things might happen, the below will give a good idea. Just add 5 hours. Checking my photo reel from 2020 and it wasn't until the Saturday afternoon that the result was called for Biden! Look at the time stamp! https://t.co/yIyBxsUeAk

[Sky News @SkyNews]

🇺🇸 It's been a whirlwind of a presidential election campaign, consisting of an assassination attempt, changing candidates and some bizarre claims.

With just hours to go before Americans head to their polling stations, here's a recap of some of the biggest moments 👇