Nov 13 Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The law requires that one race be audited by hand to check that the machines counted the ballots accurately, not because of any suspected problems with the results. 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 Watch 8:41 Perspectives on Biden’s win from Italy, Jordan and China How are other countries reacting to Joe Biden’s victory? Marwan Muasher has served as Jordan’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister and is now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Nathalie Tocci is director of the Institute for International… 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
Nov 12 WATCH: Las Vegas-area ballot counting nearly complete By Associated Press A state court legal fight to stop the counting of mail ballots in the Las Vegas area has ended Wednesday after the Nevada Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the Donald Trump campaign and the state Republican party, at their… Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: Georgia counties prepare for hand tally of presidential race By Kate Brumback, Associated Press On Wednesday, Raffensperger announced an audit of presidential election results that he says would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin is so tight. Continue reading