/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8848/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-joe-biden-wins-us-presidential-election-326232 <p>Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, November 7, positioning himself to be a leader who "seeks not to divide but to unify" a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. Biden crossed the threshold of 270 electoral college votes with a win in his home state of Pennsylvania. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-trump-us-election-saturday-1.5793885" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:30:59 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 248088 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-presumptive-democratic-presidential-nominee-joe-biden-nears-decision-running-mate-323506 <p>As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice-presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. The leading contenders include California Sen. Kamala Harris, California Rep. Karen Bass and Obama national security adviser Susan Rice. The selection amounts to the most significant choice Biden has confronted in his nearly five-decade political career. He has pledged to select a woman and is facing calls to choose the first Black woman to compete on a presidential ticket.</p> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:24:51 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 232053 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-democratic-us-presidential-nomination-320807 <p>To avoid a contested convention and block the path of Sen. Bernie Sanders to the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination, the field of contenders needed to get smaller and the vote of Democratic moderates had to coalesce behind one candidate – in less than a week, both of those requirements have now been fulfilled. Former vice-president Joe Biden's stunning performance in the Super Tuesday primaries not only resurrected his foundering third attempt for the U.S.</p> Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:29:59 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 199590 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/clinton-trump-poised-historic-debate-battle-263060 <p> Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:13:22 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 26214 at /newsroom