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Biden renews call for patience as Trump assails vote-counting process

The former vice president said he was confident he would be named the winner, while the president promoted unfounded allegations about voter fraud.

By Matt Viser and Toluse Olorunnipa

Judges in two states reject Trump campaign lawsuits

Trump turns angry and despondent as possible defeat looms

By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey

Analysis: Trump blames Democrats for late-counted mail ballots. He should blame the GOP.

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Trump’s White House statement: Falsehood upon falsehood

By Glenn Kessler

As Trump began floating baseless claims of election fraud, television networks cut away

How Trump loyalists are driving his campaign’s legal efforts to challenge ballots

By Rosalind S. Helderman, Josh Dawsey and Elise Viebeck

Analysis

In a speech of historic dishonesty, Trump tried to reinforce his long-planned effort to retain power

By Philip Bump

Philadelphia police detain two after tip about armed group at ballot-counting site

By Teo Armus and Matt Zapotosky20 minutes ago

Small protests flare and tension grows as ballot count continues

By Robert Klemko, Hannah Knowles, Mark Berman and Abigail Hauslohner

Stephen Colbert breaks down, says Trump’s fraud claims ‘cast a dark shadow on our most sacred right’

By Emily Yahr

GOP splits over Trump’s false election claims, unfounded fraud allegations

Trump’s broadsides on Thursday exposed tensions within his party, splitting GOP officials who spoke publicly into warring camps: those who defended the president and those who defended the U.S. election process.

By Katie Shepherd37 minutes ago

Watch our live coverage and analysis as the ballot-counting continues. (The Post)

Perspective

Trumpism is a lifestyle disease, chronic in America

Driving through the Virginia countryside and reflecting upon the ugly truths Trump made us face.

By Philip Kennicott

Centrist House Democrats lash out at liberal colleagues, blame far-left views for loss of seats

By Rachael Bade and Erica Werner

USPS processed 150,000 ballots after Election Day, jeopardizing thousands of votes

By Jacob Bogage and Christopher Ingraham

Secret Service to ramp up protection of Biden in anticipation of possible win

By Carol D. Leonnig

In Pennsylvania, a Trump supporter sees his mural in a new light

By Hannah Dreier

In Georgia, a Biden supporter realizes the power of her ballot

By Stephanie McCrummen

Coronavirus

U.S. tops 116,000 cases, another record

Officials worry people are “giving up” as the total infections reported in the United States climbed to nearly 9.6 million on Thursday.

By Antonia Noori Farzan, Rick Noack, Karla Adam and Marisa Iati1 hour ago

Economy added 638,000 jobs in October as growth slows

By Eli Rosenberg10 minutes ago

U.S. stocks slip amid pandemic, election uncertainty

(Duong Thuy Nguyen for The Post)

Road to RecoveryPerspective

Shakespeare wrote ‘King Lear’ during a plague. What great work will emerge from this pandemic?

In perilous, isolating times, we hunger with a special zeal for great work by artists who can capture the experience for us.

By Peter Marks

A poll worker knew she had the coronavirus and worked Election Day anyway. She died soon after.

By Andrea Salcedo

Johnson & Johnson, three other companies close in on $26 billion deal on opioid litigation

If finalized, the agreement would funnel money over 18 years to thousands of communities devastated by the epidemic.

By Joel Achenbach, Christopher Rowland, Katie Zezima and Aaron C. Davis

Sincerely, MichellePerspective

Systemic racism, not $200 Air Jordans, suppresses Black wealth

By Michelle Singletary

‘The Bachelorette’ implodes as the star leaves the show: A guide to a chaotic episode

By Emily Yahr and Lisa Bonos

Post ReportsPodcast

The divided states of America

Why the Trump campaign is mounting legal challenges in swing states. What the election reveals about the urban-rural divide. And why Wall Street likes the sound of gridlock in Washington.

Guide to the Pandemic

Places with highest daily reported cases per capitaSeven-day average of daily new reported cases per 100,000 residents

Road to Recovery

Shakespeare wrote ‘King Lear’ during a plague. What great work will emerge from this pandemic?

By Peter Marks

A beach bar on the Florida-Alabama border reclaims its Mullet Toss — masks optional

By Hannah Denham

A top baseball prospect’s Southern California scholarship was lost to the pandemic

By Mark Kreidler

Your Life at Home

Winter camping is not for the faint of heart. Here’s how to do it.

By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

In Delaware, a new Instagram-friendly driving trail spotlights local artists and sites

By Andrea Sachs

Dog walkers are returning to work, and it’s been a joyous — but cautious — reunion

By Ashley Fetters

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Winter camping is not for the faint of heart. Here’s how to do it.

By Melanie D.G. Kaplan46 minutes ago

Analysis

Everyone on TV just wants to be launched into space

By Sonia Rao

Perspective

Texting all day? You’ll feel happier if you pick up the phone and chat.

By Jill Suttie

LauncherVideo Game Review

PlayStation 5 places you in a world where you can see, hear and feel like never before

By Elise Favis

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Trump's election legal blitz, explained

The Post's Amy Gardner analyzes President Trump's multifarious legal challenges across swing states questioning the integrity of the 2020 election.

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Politics

Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff (left) and Raphael Warnock. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The FixAnalysis

What are the odds of Democratic wins in the Georgia runoffs?

Democrats have another opportunity to unseat Republicans. Two opportunities, in fact, in the form of runoffs in January.

By Amber Phillips1 hour ago

The Energy 202Analysis

Trump demotes key energy panel chair who suggested action on climate change

Neil Chatterjee said he was no longer chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission but will still stay on as a commissioner of the five-member panel.

By Dino Grandoni1 hour ago

The DebriefAnalysis

Trump’s attacks on vote counts seem to follow authoritarian playbook

By Anne Gearan

It’s not you, Nate. It’s us. (And maybe a little you.)

Polling gurus Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight and Nate Cohn of the New York Times keep producing data sets that lead to the same outcome: heartburn.

By Ben Terris

The Health 202Analysis

Democrats probably lost their shot at big health legislation such as public option

By Paige Winfield Cunningham

The FixAnalysis

What’s the mandate for the next president? It’s harder than it’s ever been to answer that.

By Eugene Scott

Military ballots could play greater role in narrow state counts

By Missy Ryan and Alex Horton

World

Even as Biden’s path firms, U.S. allies fear no end to election rancor amid Trump threats

By Simon Denyer, Jennifer Hassan, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Rick Noack47 minutes ago

Ethiopia conflict escalates as army sends more troops to Tigray region

The army’s deputy chief declared that the country had entered into “an unexpected war.”

By Lesley Wroughton and Carol Morello

Denmark, key fur producer, to kill all its minks in effort to contain coronavirus mutation that has infected workers

Farm workers had spread the virus to minks, which spread it back to humans. The government said the mutation could complicate efforts to find a vaccine.

By Loveday Morris

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

Away from U.S. election fever, coronavirus rages on

In victory or defeat, Trump didn't seem inclined to mount a robust effort against the pandemic through the end of the year.

By Ishaan Tharoor

Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges in The Hague

President Hashim Thaci was indicted on war crimes charges in June, just days before he was supposed to attend a White House meeting.

By Michael Birnbaum

National

Local campaign officials are becoming election-week celebrities. They’re too busy to notice.

It’s not every day that Arizona’s secretary of state or Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor approaches household-name status.

By Travis M. Andrews and Ashley Fetters

Police officers accused of killing George Floyd to be tried together in Minneapolis

A judge ruled that separate trials for the four officers would be an “undue burden” and that he believes a fair and safe trial can happen in the city in March.

By Holly Bailey

Former top Mexican military official pleads not guilty in drug trafficking case in U.S. court

By Shayna Jacobs

In states that Trump won handily, two lesbians are elected sheriff

By Lateshia Beachum

D.C., Md. & Va.

Northam signs criminal justice bills, will send budget back to Assembly

The measures signed by Virginia’s governor would create mental health teams for police calls and let judges handle sentencing for jury trials.

By Patricia Sullivan

Fairfax families sue over changes to Thomas Jefferson High School’s entry requirements

The 17 families want to bring back the admissions test removed after the district’s superintendent called for changes to increase the highly rated public school’s diversity.

By Hannah Natanson

Voters' enthusiasm for President Trump is a blow to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's 2024 presidential hopes. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Post)

Analysis

Winners and losers from Election 2020 in Virginia, Maryland and D.C.

Among the losers: D.C. statehood. Among the winners: gambling and drugs.

By Robert McCartney1 hour ago

Rising tide of D.C.-area schools delay plans for in-person learning

By Hannah Natanson

As Frostburg State resumes in-person teaching, concerns over safety mount

Visitors to D.C. can get tested instead of quarantining, but travel is still discouraged

By Julie Zauzmer, Ovetta Wiggins and Dana Hedgpeth

D.C. starts what could be historic stretch of November warmth

Mild weather may last into the second half of the month.

By Jason Samenow

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Comfortable warmth continues for days under generally sunny skies

By A. Camden Walker

Known coronavirus deaths and cases

Going Out Guide

A reopened Marcel’s reminds me that fine dining, especially now, is about more than food

At Marcel’s by Robert Wiedmaier, the menu has been trimmed, but there’s more space and plenty of hospitality

By Tom Sietsema

Pop-up greenhouses, yurts and reptile heat lamps: Restaurants are getting creative to survive the winter

Here’s where to go for dinner or drinks when the temperature drops.

By Fritz Hahn and Adele Chapin

The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area

Virtual film festivals, trivia nights, concerts and poetry slams offer an escape for everyone staying at home.

By Going Out Guide Staff

Real Estate

A Md. mansion with a quirky past, a commanding presence

Distinguished homes for sale in the D.C. region

30-year mortgage rate, for the 12th time this year, falls to record low

Business & Technology

Uber hopes for laws like Prop 22 in other states to lock in contractor classification for drivers

Uber helped wage a $200 million war in California to keep drivers as contractors. Now that the ballot measure passed, the ride-hailing company says its work isn’t done.

By Faiz Siddiqui

Facebook bans ‘STOP THE STEAL’ group Trump allies were using to organize vote-counting protests

The group, which had attracted more than 360,000 members, was among widespread efforts by conservative activists to spark protests challenging the legitimacy of the election.

By Tony Romm, Isaac Stanley-Becker and Elizabeth Dwoskin