Nov 04 Pennsylvania keeps counting ballots despite Trump's efforts to claim victory prematurely By Daniel Bush Trump’s Election Day lead in Pennsylvania over former Joe Biden narrowed Wednesday as the state continued counting a record number of mail-in and absentee ballots and signaled final results could still be days away. … Continue reading
Nov 04 Voters strip 'Providence Plantations' from Rhode Island's formal name By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Officially, Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790. Calls to cut "Plantations" out of the state's name have intensified as protesters nationwide demand racial justice. Continue reading
Nov 04 With presidency in reach, Democrats grapple with disappointment By Bill Barrow, Steve Peoples, Associated Press More than 12 hours after polls closed, Biden held a narrow lead in some key states with hundreds of thousands of votes yet to be counted. But as of midday Wednesday, there was no clear Democratic wave. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Trump campaign falsely claims victory in Pennsylvania before all votes have been counted By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Members of the Trump campaign spoke from Philadelphia today. Continue reading
Nov 04 Did social media actually counter election misinformation? By Matt O'Brien, Mae Anderson, Associated Press Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, up to and including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump team says it's suing to stop Pennsylvania count By Associated Press Justin Clark, Trump’s deputy campaign manager, said in a statement Wednesday that the campaign is “suing to stop Democrat election officials from hiding the ballot counting and processing from our Republican poll observers.”… Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump sues in Pennsylvania, Michigan; asks for Wis. recount By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Trump campaign says it has filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania and Michigan, laying the groundwork for contesting the outcome in undecided battleground states that could determine whether President Donald Trump gets another four years in the White House. Continue reading
Nov 04 Expansion of gambling in the U.S. wins big at polls By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana approved sports betting. That means that more than half the country could have legal sports betting by the end of the year. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Republican Susan Collins gives victory speech after Democratic opponent concedes By Associated Press Her opponent, Democrat Sara Gideon has conceded, telling supporters on Wednesday that she called Collins and congratulated her on the win. Continue reading
Nov 04 Democrat Joe Biden wins Wisconsin, presidency still hangs in balance By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Neither candidate cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, and the margins were tight in several other states. Continue reading