NOVEMBER 8, 2020
FILE PHOTO: U.S President Donald Trump returns to the White House after news media declared Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington. - Reuters/CARLOS BARRIA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donald Trump had reason to count on the loyalty of the large chunk of Americans who drove his improbable...
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
New Highs
Worldwide cases of Covid-19 surpassed 50 million and the U.S. reported some 126,000 new infections for the third consecutive day. U.S. deaths remained at more than 1,000 for a fifth day, a streak last seen in August, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg.
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory signals a turning point in...
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
U.S President Donald Trump returns to the White House after news media declared Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington. - Reuters/CARLOS BARRIA
U.S. President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter Inc rules as any other user when President-elect Joe Biden takes office...
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, arrives for the start of the final round of the 2009 National Spelling Bee in Washington, May 28, 2009. Jim Young/Reuters
Jill Biden wants to be the only first lady to keep a full-time job as a teacher while serving in the role.
In doing...
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
President Trump arriving to the White House after golfing on Saturday. - Oliver Contreras / NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s motorcade was just pulling into the Trump National Golf Club in suburban Virginia on Saturday morning when news organizations ended days of waiting and declared that he had lost the presidency to Joseph R. Biden...
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Former Presidents Bill Clinton. - Getty Images
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victory Saturday.
"America has spoken and democracy has won. Now we have a President-Elect and Vice President-Elect who will serve all of us and bring us all together. Congratulations to Joe Biden and...
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Political commentator Van Jones is an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform. - Mary Altaffer, AP
The wait is finally over for election results, as former Vice President Joe Biden eked out a victory Saturday as the president elect, besting incumbent President Donald Trump.
On CNN shortly after the news broke, a tearful Van Jones reflected on the news. "This is a...
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
US Vice President Elect Kamala Harri. - Getty Images
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has broken through one of the final glass ceilings for women with her election as vice president, a moment that puts her a heartbeat away from the presidency and instantly makes her a favorite to one day be president.
On Inauguration Day, the 56-year-old daughter of...
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
11:25 a.m.
Democrat Joe Biden has won Pennsylvania, surpassing the 270 electoral vote threshold to take the White House and become the 46th president of the United States.
Biden also...
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
A Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse performs a coronavirus test outside the department in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, November 3. - Rick Bowmer/AP
The country's fall Covid-19 surge is well underway and ramping up: Daily infection tallies are regularly setting records, officials are reporting sharp increases in hospitalized patients and daily deaths are now...
