Nov 13 Pope Francis congratulates Biden for winning presidential election By Will Weissert, David Crary, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden, a lifelong Roman Catholic, spoke to Pope Francis on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump refusing to concede. Continue reading
Nov 13 WATCH LIVE: Pelosi offers briefing amid Biden transition By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press With the balance of power in the Senate hinging on a couple of Georgia races headed to a runoff, and Democrats losing seats in the House, Biden's proposals for a public health insurance option and empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription… Continue reading
Nov 12 As Trump continues to push false claims of fraud, top officials say election was most secure in history By Courtney Norris President Donald Trump’s continued and baseless claims of voter fraud and a “rigged” election are prompting election officials across the federal government to speak out against a disinformation campaign they say threatens to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral process. … Continue reading
Nov 12 Republican senators push for Biden to receive intelligence briefings By Deb Reichmann, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press As President Donald Trump refuses to allow President-elect Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings — even those he was getting during the campaign — an increasing number of Trump's allies are calling for Biden to have access to the information. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:45 More Republicans signal support for Biden to receive security briefings A growing number of Republicans say President-elect Biden should be able to receive a daily national security briefing. Biden has also announced longtime aide Ronald Klain will be his chief of staff. Meanwhile, President Trump’s reelection campaign continues its legal… Continue watching
Nov 12 Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election By Will Weissert, David Crary, Associated Press Biden is the second Catholic elected U.S. president, after John F. Kennedy. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:07 What this Georgia Republican wants to see from state’s recount In Georgia, President-elect Biden leads President Trump by more than 14,000 votes, but the state will conduct a hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots. Trump and Georgia Republicans continue to ask for investigations into “voting irregularities,” but the Republican… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 6:11 Social media platforms face ongoing struggle to combat disinformation President Trump has repeatedly made misleading and false statements about mail-in ballots, the vote-counting process and more. Some of his supporters and members of the conservative media have, too. Social platforms like Twitter and Facebook have tried to limit the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 4:04 How leaders around the world are reacting to Biden’s win By Nick Schifrin American presidential elections always draw intense interest globally. This year, Joe Biden’s win was met with an array of reactions, from elation to wariness to silence. The president-elect has already spoken with allies from Europe, Japan and South Korea --… Continue watching
Nov 12 Democrat to seek full recount in tight U.S. House race in Iowa By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press A Democrat trailing by 47 votes in the nation’s tightest congressional race announced Thursday that her campaign would request a full recount in the southeastern Iowa district. Continue reading