Nov 06 Unemployment drops to 6.9 percent and U.S. adds a solid 638,000 jobs By Associated Press The gain suggested that a tentative economic recovery may remain intact even in the face of a surging viral outbreak. Continue reading
Nov 05 Judge nixes Trump bid to stop Philadelphia vote count By Associated Press As the hearing unfolded Thursday evening, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were locked in a tight battle for the 20 electoral votes in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 6:40 'We have a pandemic out of control,' public health expert says While the U.S. is focused on the pending outcome of the presidential election, the pandemic is not on hold. The country has now crossed another unwelcome threshold: more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases recorded in a single day. Sixteen states… Continue watching
Nov 05 Trump campaign's Nevada legal effort is over By Associated Press The state high court declined on Election Day to stop the count based on an appeal of a state judge’s decision not to stop processing mail ballots in Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County -- a Democratic stronghold in an… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Fed keeps interest rate low, referencing 'uncertain' economy In our news wrap Thursday, the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate near zero, as was expected. Jerome Powell, chair of the Fed, spoke after a two-day policy meeting about the “extraordinarily uncertain” economic outlook. Also, the remains of… Continue watching
Nov 05 False claims of Wisconsin voter fraud rely on wrong numbers By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press One tweet that went viral relied on outdated figures from 2018 to wrongly claim that the number of votes cast in the state exceeded the number of registered voters. Continue reading
Nov 05 Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump By Carla K. Johnson, Hannah Fingerhut, Pia Deshpande, Associated Press U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Pennsylvania secretary of state holds election update in Harrisburg By Justin Stabley As the U.S. waits for the full results of the presidential election, some protesters have demanded that ballot counting be stopped, while others have taken to the streets to urge that every vote be counted. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Georgia official gives update as vote counting continues By Associated Press The Associated Press has not declared a winner in Georgia’s presidential contest because the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is too early to call. Continue reading
Nov 05 Michigan judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit over absentee ballots By Associated Press Judge Cynthia Stephens noted that the lawsuit was filed late Wednesday afternoon, just hours before the last ballots were counted. She also said the defendant, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, was the wrong person to sue. Continue reading