Nov 18 Trump pays $3 million for partial Wisconsin vote recount By Associated Press A statewide recount would cost Trump $7.9 million. The $3 million he paid would be enough to cover the $2.8 million cost of a recount in the state's two most Democratic counties of Milwaukee and Dane. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: Georgia election official holds news conference amid recount By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The hand recount of nearly 5 million votes stems from an audit required by a new state law and wasn’t in response to any suspected problems with the state’s results or an official recount request. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: Detroit mayor speaks on election results By Associated Press Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan spoke the day after Michigan's largest county unanimously certified election results showing Democrat Joe Biden defeating President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 17 Trump fires head of federal election security agency By Associated Press Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly inaccurate.”… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 6:45 As Trump claims fraud, officials say this election was ‘the most secure’ By William Brangham, Courtney Norris President Trump and his allies continue to sow doubt over the American electoral process, questioning the intentions of election administrators and poll workers and falsely claiming rampant voter fraud. How do these essential workers, who represent both parties, feel about… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 5:05 How Republicans are responding to Trump’s continued election defiance President Trump and some of his allies refuse to acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory and continue to criticize the vote-counting process in key states. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is now facing criticism for contacting state officials -- and reportedly… Continue watching
Nov 17 How this financially troubled startup helped power Trump campaign communications By Garance Burke, Associated Press Phunware Inc., a software company that built the cellphone app propelling President Donald Trump's supporters, is in financial distress and has received key support from the administration and the president's reelection campaign. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Georgia secretary of state’s office speaks about election recount By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia's secretary of state is a man on an island, and the political flood is rising fast, as President Donald Trump and his allies vent their outrage at the fellow Republican over unsupported claims that mismanagement and fraud tainted the… Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise more By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey as the panel examines the social media giants' role in the election. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 4:14 Trump repeats false election claims as his supporters gather in D.C. By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump still refuses to concede the presidential election, more than one week after the Associated Press called the race for President-elect Joe Biden. Trump spent the past weekend on the golf course and on Twitter, repeating his angry and… Continue watching