Dec 02 Arizona's Mark Kelly is sworn into Senate By Associated Press Kelly, 56, defeated GOP Sen. Martha McSally in last month's election, making her one of only three incumbents to lose. By taking office, he has reduced the Republican edge in the chamber to 52-48. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Georgia elections official urges Trump to rein in supporters By Kate Brumback, Associated Press During a routine news conference at the state Capitol Tuesday to provide an update on the recount of the presidential race, Sterling admonished the president and Georgia's two U.S. senators. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump raises $170 million as he looks to future By Brian Slodysko, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump has raised roughly $170 million since his Election Day defeat, a sum garnered through a nonstop stream of solicitations that have falsely claimed the election was stolen while requesting contributions for an “election defense fund."… Continue reading
Dec 01 Barr says Justice Department found no evidence of fraud that would change election outcome By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results By Scott Bauer, Associated Press President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden's win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700… Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: President-elect Joe Biden formally introduces his economic team By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Associated Press As he did frequently while campaigning, Biden promised that the U.S. would eventually emerge with an economy that was dramatically remade to better stamp out economic inequality. Continue reading
Nov 30 Trump science adviser Dr. Scott Atlas leaving White House job By Zeke Miller, Associated Press A White House official confirmed that the Stanford University neuroradiologist, who had no formal experience in public health or infectious diseases, resigned at the end of his temporary government assignment. Continue reading
Nov 30 Georgia official says alleged election problems will be investigated, but dismisses claims of widespread fraud By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Georgia’s top elections official says his office is investigating potential election law violations by groups working to register voters ahead of January's Senate runoffs. Continue reading
Nov 30 Wisconsin confirms Joe Biden as winner following recount By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Trump on Saturday promised to file a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the election by disqualifying tens of thousands of ballots. He alleges without evidence that there was widespread fraud and illegal activity. Continue reading
Nov 30 Arizona certifies Biden's victory over Trump By Associated Press Biden won Arizona by 0.3 percent of the nearly 3.4 million ballots cast, a margin of just under 10,500 votes. He’s the second Democrat in 70 years to win the state. Continue reading