Politics


Doctors reiterated that the president’s refusal to cooperate on a transition threatens lives during the pandemic.


  • Analysis

He wanted to make sure that the supporters of losing candidates could be confident in that loss — which is very much not what Trump wants to see happen.

The president-elect plans to stage a virtual meeting from Wilmington, Del. President Trump has advertised another day with no public events.

  • Analysis

If Trump’s main goal was to convince his base Biden didn’t win fairly, he can rest assured that he was successful.


The first big test of Trump’s attempt to steal the electoral college was a failure

Republicans in Detroit dipped their toe into it and, amid widespread backlash, pulled back.

Trump’s most blatant politically motivated firings

Chris Krebs is the latest to be fired in ways that are transparently political — because he refused to toe Trump's line.

The Republican governors who are changing their tunes on masks

After resisting for months, their challenge now is to persuade residents to take a mask mandate seriously.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission confirmed that it has received a wire transfer from the campaign for $3 million to cover the costs of the partial recount.

  • Analysis

Tuesday night was the culmination of months of effort.

The former U.S. attorney came under heavy criticism from opposing counsel and appeared unable to answer several questions from the judge about legal technicalities.

Despite President-elect Joe Biden’s lead of nearly 148,000 votes, President Trump’s false claims about widespread fraud continued to reverberate with his supporters.

The agreement to move the vote certification process forward came as the Trump campaign has faced a string of failures in its effort to overturn the result of the election through the courts.

President-elect Joe Biden is forging ahead with preparations for the White House as President Trump continues to insist on Twitter that he won the election.

The Iowa Republican, 87, said he is “feeling good” and isolating.

  • Analysis

In this edition: A very early look at the 2022 election map, an ad war gets underway in Georgia, and explaining when the Trump campaign may run out of lawsuits.

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One of every 11 coronavirus infections in the United States this year was recorded in the past week.

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Almost two-thirds of the tweets were about the election. A quarter were flagged or hidden by Twitter.

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But plenty of evidence of desperation.

One of President-elect Joe Biden’s very first tasks will be filling the key positions in his White House and Cabinet.

Officials have moved to re-do a race in Clark County. It's not the voter fraud smoking gun Trump and his allies suggest.

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