Nov 07 Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected vice president By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for… Continue reading
Nov 07 On Biden’s journey, there have been stumbles, tragedies and delayed triumph By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 77, was elected Saturday as the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump in an election that played out against the backdrop of a pandemic, its economic fallout and a national reckoning on… Continue reading
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 07 Why the Associated Press called Pennsylvania for Biden By Associated Press The AP called the race for Biden, who held a 34,243-vote lead, after it determined that the remaining ballots left to be counted would not allow Trump to catch up. Continue reading
Nov 07 Biden defeats Trump after flipping key battleground states By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump after one term in office. Continue reading
Nov 07 Biden transition team at work amid limbo By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden's transition team isn't waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work. Continue reading
Nov 07 Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S. By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Will Weissert, Associated Press Democrat Joe Biden edged ever closer Saturday to a victory over President Donald Trump as the long, exacting work of counting votes extended into a fourth day after the election. Continue reading
Nov 07 AP fact check: Trump’s errant assault on election integrity By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The most direct attempt to undermine the integrity of the U.S. election with bad information came not from overseas sources or online liars but from a president standing behind the presidential seal at the White House and facing defeat. Continue reading
Nov 06 Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia U.S. Senate runoff By Ben Nadler, Associated Press The contest is one of two high-profile runoffs in the state that could determine which party controls the upper chamber. 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