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
Nov 05 With another Florida loss, Democrats begin second guessing By Bobby Caina Calvan, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The presidential election postmortem underway in Florida is especially wrenching for Democrats. The soul searching and second-guessing has begun amid another high-profile loss at the ballot box. Continue reading
Nov 05 Election observer says no evidence for Trump's fraud claims By Associated Press The head of an international delegation monitoring the U.S. election says his team has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claims about alleged fraud involving mail-in absentee ballots. Continue reading
Nov 05 More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count By Martha Bellisle, Adam Geller, Associated Press Police arrested more than a dozen people in Seattle and Portland, Oregon overnight during protests demanding a full tally of all votes in the US election. Dozens of supporters of President Donald Trump rallied at tabulation sites in closely contested… Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Clark County, Nevada, officials give election update as vote counting continues By Associated Press Early results showed Joe Biden with a slim lead over President Donald Trump in Nevada, but it was too early to declare a winner. Continue reading
Nov 05 Election demonstrators arrested in Seattle and Portland By Gillian Flaccus, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press More than a dozen people have been arrested in Seattle and Portland, Oregon after hundreds took to the streets to demand a full count of all presidential election votes. Continue reading
Nov 05 751,000 seek U.S. jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 04 Democrat Gary Peters wins Michigan's Senate race By Associated Press Republicans, who have won just one Senate seat in Michigan since the 1970s, spent heavily to try to unseat Peters in one of their few pickup opportunities. Continue reading
Nov 04 Post-election vote tallying raises fresh security concerns By Eric Tucker, Ben Fox, Associated Press Election Day came and went without any overt signs of foreign interference affecting the vote, but that doesn’t mean the risk has faded. Continue reading