NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Votes continue to be counted at the TCF Center the day after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Detroit, Michigan. - Reuters/SHANNON STAPLETON
(Reuters) - A judge in Michigan on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign in hopes of halting vote-counting in the battleground state.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is the...
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
People march at a protest to demand every vote be counted in Portland on Wednesday. - Marcio Jose Sanchez/ AP
PORTLAND, OREGAN — Calling on election officials to “count every vote,” protesters marched through the streets of several American cities on Wednesday in response to President Trump’s aggressive effort to challenge the vote count in Tuesday’s presidential...
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
International election observers in the U.S. offered a sharp rebuke of President Trump on Wednesday, criticizing his attacks on the vote counting process and his premature claims that he has won the 2020 election.
"Nobody, no politician, no elected official, nobody, should limit people's rights to votes coming after such a highly dynamic campaign," said Michael Georg Link,...
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is issuing an executive order restricting indoor activities in the county due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks.
"Gathering size will be limited to 25 people," Elrich said. "Capacity will be reduced to 25 percent for the following types of establishments: fitness centers, food service establishments, museums and...
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Demonstrators protest in Philadelphia on Wednesday. - Photograph: Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters
With millions of votes waiting to be counted in the US presidential election, Donald Trump has effectively threatened to sue his way to re-election.
As of Wednesday evening, the president and his campaign had promised to bring the election to the supreme court, sued to halt vote-counting in two...
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Senator Susan Collins, at a rally in Bangor, Maine, on Tuesday, was re-elected to a fifth term even as President Trump lost badly in the state. - Hilary Swift / NY Times
Republicans, buoyed by an unexpectedly strong performance by President Trump in key battlegrounds, grew increasingly confident on Wednesday that they could maintain narrow control of...
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Biden speaks about 2020 the presidential election in Wilmington, Delaware. - Reuters/KEVIN LAMARQUE
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - Democrat Joe Biden said on Wednesday he expects to win the presidential election, saying he believes it is clear his campaign is winning enough states to win the presidency.
"After a long night of counting, it's clear that...
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise during the election day, in Washington. - Reuters/HANNAH MCKAY
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Whether celebrating victory or licking the wounds of defeat following Tuesday's election, the current members of the U.S. Congress must pivot quickly to a new priority: Avoiding a government shutdown in December during a pandemic.
The Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-controlled...
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Early voting at the Lansing City Clerk's office on November 02, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. - Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images
Polls are open throughout the U.S. for voters who didn’t cast their ballots early or by mail. Misleading robocalls have emerged as one Election Day concern. In addition to choosing between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee...
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform
Who will win the White House? Trump
How many electoral votes will he get? 278
Who will win Florida? Trump
Who will win North Carolina? Trump
Who will win Pennsylvania? We may never know.
Who will win Georgia? Trump
Who will win Texas? Trump
Which party will win the House? Republicans
How many seats will Dems/GOP pick...
