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November 18, 2020 4:00 AM

Biden's win shows rural-urban divide has grown since 2016

In the 2020 election, the rural-urban divide sharpened even further from 2016, with Republicans consolidating power in rural America which could help them hold onto the U.S. Senate.

by Kirk Siegler

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November 17, 2020 9:36 PM

Led by Giuliani, Trump campaign effort to stop certification falters in Pennsylvania

The campaign suffered a major loss for its flailing effort to overturn the election results. Action by the state Supreme Court Tuesday in Pennsylvania followed a string of other losses.

by Pam Fessler

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November 17, 2020 6:50 PM

Trump fires CISA director Chris Krebs, who corrected voter fraud disinformation

President Donald Trump, who has refused to accept the results of the White House race, tweeted that Krebs had been terminated "effective immediately."

by Alana Wise

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November 17, 2020 5:04 PM

Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 87-year-old Grassley had said Tuesday morning that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus and was waiting for the results of a test.

by The Associated Press

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November 17, 2020 3:59 PM

Biden wants to help pay some student loans, but there's pressure to go further

The president-elect called for immediate action to help borrowers who are "having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent."

by Anya Kamenetz

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November 17, 2020 12:43 PM

Gazelka: Senate GOP could've handled COVID-19 differently

Sen. Paul Gazelka is among Republican senators who have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. The Senate majority leader says his caucus could've handled positive COVID-19 cases among Republican senators differently.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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November 17, 2020 12:00 PM

Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time to redistribute wealth?

As nations around the world face a reckoning on racial and social justice and work to combat the economic impacts of the pandemic, we ask: Is it time to redistribute the wealth?

by MPR News Staff

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November 17, 2020 12:00 PM

Biden filling top White House team with campaign veterans

President-elect Joe Biden has announced top White House staff positions, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants. The latest round reflects his pledge to have diversity in his staff — the team includes four people of color and five women.

by The Associated Press

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November 17, 2020 10:43 AM

States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens

Between now and June 2022, state and local governments could be facing a shortfall or $400 billion or more by some estimates. But help is not expected anytime soon from a divided and lame-duck Congress.

by The Associated Press

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November 17, 2020 9:48 AM

Georgia elections chief battles fellow Republicans, Trump

Georgia's secretary of state is a man on an island, and the political flood is rising fast, as President Donald Trump and his allies vent their outrage at the fellow Republican and make unsupported claims that mismanagement and fraud tainted the state's presidential election.

by The Associated Press

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