Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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December 12, 2020 10:06 AM

After Supreme Court defeat, Trump's backers in Congress are quiet on what comes next

The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his congressional allies, however, was much more subdued.

by Colin Dwyer

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December 11, 2020 5:42 PM

Supreme Court shuts door on Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn election

The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court.

by Nina Totenberg and Barbara Sprunt

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December 11, 2020 5:27 AM

Biden, Harris named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'

Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal says President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris won the honor for "changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world."

by The Associated Press

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December 10, 2020 6:25 PM

Emmer, Stauber, Hagedorn back bid to get Supreme Court to overturn Biden's win

The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test. Many Republicans, including Minnesota’s three GOP representatives, are signing onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.

by The Associated Press

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December 10, 2020 9:51 AM

Wisconsin courts to consider Trump's election lawsuits

President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom on Thursday, with hearings in federal and state lawsuits seeking to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature the power to name Trump the winner.

by The Associated Press

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December 9, 2020 6:03 PM

Despite Trump's venting and threats, Biden's win is sealed

As President Donald Trump continues to press his argument that the vote was rigged against him, the machinery of government and democracy is moving inexorably toward Joe Biden's presidency. As a judge put it this week, “this ship has sailed."

by The Associated Press

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December 9, 2020 11:29 AM

Poll: Just a quarter of Republicans accept election outcome

While 61 percent of Americans overall say they trust the results of the 2020 presidential election, Republicans appear to be taking their cue from President Donald Trump in not accepting the result.

by Domenico Montanaro

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December 8, 2020 5:25 PM

Biden plans to tap Rep. Marcia Fudge as housing secretary, Tom Vilsack for agriculture

The two departments have a key role in supporting American households. HUD is responsible for affordable housing while USDA oversees food assistance programs.

by Franco Ordoñez

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December 8, 2020 4:06 PM

Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to reverse Pennsylvania election results

The lawsuit argued a 2019 state law authorizing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutional and that all ballots cast by mail in the general election in Pennsylvania should be thrown out.

by Barbara Sprunt

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December 8, 2020 3:04 PM

Former cybersecurity chief sues Trump campaign and others, charging defamation

Christopher Krebs argues critics' public statements amounted to calling him a "traitor" for stating the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history."

by Brian Naylor

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