Jan 07 1 senator and 80 House members object to Pennsylvania results, triggering further debate By Associated Press Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., joined members of the House in objecting to President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 4:00 2020 in review: "The story is right outside." By PBS NewsHour We’ve been looking back at some of the stories from 2020 with our team of producers here at NewsHour Weekend. Segment producer Mori Rothman joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how producing changed in 2020: reporting on stories, like the George… Continue watching
Dec 09 Pennsylvania governor says he's tested positive for COVID-19 By Mark Scolforo, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home, but has no symptoms, he announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 08 Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win By Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground. Continue reading
Nov 27 U.S. court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race By Associated Press The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals echoed a string of other courts in finding the Trump campaign offered no evidence of any election fraud. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump's legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump’s failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 18 A rusty Giuliani returns to the courtroom on Trump's behalf By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Representing a client inside a courtroom for the first time in nearly three decades, Rudy Giuliani showed some rust as he tried to make the case that President Donald Trump has been robbed of re-election. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 4:51 Lack of evidence make Trump's legal challenge an uphill battle By PBS NewsHour President Trump has vowed to challenge the election results, which have declared Joe Biden as the president-elect. The legal challenges began well before Election Day with lawsuits over mail-in voting and which ballots were “legally” cast. Guy-Uriel Charles, professor of… Continue watching
Nov 07 Suburban and urban voters secure Biden win in Pennsylvania By Laura Santhanam Meanwhile, President Donald Trump saw a repeat of his 2016 appeal among rural and small-town Pennsylvania voters. Continue reading
Nov 06 Justice Alito orders Pennsylvania officials to separate ballots that arrived after Election Day By Associated Press The order came Friday night in response to a plea from the state Republican Party as Democrat Joe Biden inched ahead of President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in the presidential race. Continue reading