300,000 tweets flagged over election disinformation, CEO says during Senate hearing
A Senate panel is calling on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
Georgia Secretary of State fires back at claims of voter fraud
After a barrage of claims from President Donald Trump his allies questioning aspects of Georgia's voting system, Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger is firing back.
'More people may die': Biden urges Trump to aid transition
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday warned of dire consequences if President Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues and vaccine plans.
Trump campaign retreats from key claim in Pennsylvania lawsuit
President Donald Trump’s campaign is withdrawing a central request in its lawsuit seeking to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Joe Biden beat Trump to capture the state and help win the White House.
Across party lines, Americans embrace marijuana legalization in 2020 election
Recreational marijuana initiatives passed in four states this year, from liberal New Jersey to conservative Montana and South Dakota. The results prove how broadly accepted marijuana has become.
President Trump tweets words ‘he won’; says vote rigged, not conceding
President Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgment that Joe Biden won the White House and was making clear he would keep trying to overturn the election result.
Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as presidential transition stalled
Joe Biden’s scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election.
Violent clashes, arrests made in DC after 'Million MAGA March'
After several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump protested the election results and marched to the Supreme Court, nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators led to fistfights, at least one stabbing and more than 20 arrests.
Trump projected to win NC after days-long delay in ballot tally
President Donald Trump was projected as the winner of the battleground state of North Carolina by the Associated Press and FOX News Friday after a days-long delay in ballot tabulation.
Military voters fear they are part of unsupported fraud claim
Hundreds of people on the Trump campaign's "criminal voter fraud" list in Nevada appear to be linked to the US military, voting rights activists say.
2020 election was ‘most secure in American history,' according to CISA committees
“There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” the statement read.
Trump campaign drops lawsuit against Arizona over presidential election
The Trump campaign has retreated in a lawsuit filed against Maricopa County, stated that Joe Biden's lead over the president cannot be overcome.
Republican senators push for Biden to receive intelligence briefings
As President Donald Trump refuses to allow President-elect Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings, even those he was getting during the campaign, an increasing number of Trump's allies are calling for Biden to have access.
China congratulates President-elect Joe Biden, one of last major countries to do so
China, along with Russia, avoided joining the throng last weekend that congratulated Biden, who is expected to make few changes to U.S. policy in conflicts with Beijing over trade, technology and security.
Over 150 former US national security officials sign letter to GSA on Biden transition delay
Over 150 former US national security officials sign letter to GSA on Biden transition delay
Pope Francis congratulates Joe Biden on election
Biden said he hopes to work with Francis on issues such as climate change, poverty and immigration.
California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris’ job?
Election Day is over but California already is consumed with its next high-profile political contest — the competition to fill Kamala Harris’ soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Mississippi lawmaker apologizes after calling for state to leave US over Biden win
In a since-deleted Twitter message, state Rep. Price Wallace wrote last Saturday that the Magnolia State should “succeed” from the union after the Democrat’s win over President Trump, according to reports.
2020 election unfolded smoothly without widespread irregularities, officials say
State officials and election experts say the 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities.
Biden selects Ron Klain as chief of staff
The Biden-Harris transition team is expected to announce more Cabinet picks over the next several days.