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...
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Trump supporters gather for a demonstration Friday outside the TCF center in Detroit. (John Moore/Getty Images)
For more than four years, there have been a number of Republican elected officials who have tried to strike a balance between existing in the real world, centered on objective observations about the universe, and the world of President Trump.
There’s often...
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks while flanked by vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. - Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden plans to deliver a primetime speech Friday evening as he stands on the cusp of winning the White House.
The former vice president's plan to deliver a speech...
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning hours of November 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke shortly after 2am with the presidential race against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden still too close to call. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty...
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
We're on the fourth day past Election Day and USA TODAY'S coverage of the 2020 election continues as states work to finish counting the ballots.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the final presidential debate at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. - Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean-USA TODAY NETWORK
All eyes on...
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation's election, making unsupported accusations from the White House about the integrity of the results in his race against...
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2020. - Democrat Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump in the race for the 270 electoral votes that will put one of them over the top, with the Democrat's campaign asserting they believe he has enough...
