Jan 04 WATCH: Georgia election officials reject Trump call to ‘find’ more votes By Jeff Amy, Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Georgia's top election official responded after the release of a phone call where President Donald Trump can be heard pressuring him to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state. Continue reading
Jan 01 GOP torn over Trump’s Electoral College challenge By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Donald Trump's extraordinary election challenge over his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is splitting the Republican Party. Continue reading
Dec 30 Investigators say ‘no fraudulent absentee ballots’ in Georgia county By Associated Press Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county found “no fraudulent absentee ballots,” according to the audit report. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to take Wisconsin case By Associated Press The campaign had asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in Dane and Milwaukee counties, the state's two most heavily Democratic counties. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: Republican senators push baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in election security hearing By Christina A. Cassidy, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republican senators on Wednesday further perpetuated President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, two days after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory was sealed by the Electoral College. Continue reading
Dec 15 Republicans acknowledge Biden’s victory after Electoral College vote By Will Weissert, Associated Press More than a month after the election, some of the nation's highest-profile Republican holdouts are beginning to embrace reality. They're coming to terms with the fact that Joe Biden will be president soon. Continue reading
Dec 15 Biden picks Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy, sources say By Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire, Thomas Beaumont, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Biden also picked former environmental regulator Gina McCarthy for the powerful new position of domestic climate chief. Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: Kayleigh McEnany holds White House news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany described Monday’s Electoral College vote confirming Joe Biden as the nation’s next president as just “one step in the constitutional process.”… Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: Yamiche Alcindor moderates panel on 2020 voting and goals for reform By Courtney Vinopal The Bipartisan Policy Center will host a panel discussion moderated by PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor examining challenges with this year's election and future goals for reform. Continue reading
Dec 15 McConnell congratulates Biden as president-elect By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College "has spoken."… Continue reading