President-Elect Joe Biden Hits 80 Million Votes In Year Of Record Turnout
The 2020 presidential election saw the most votes in U.S. history at 156 million and counting, and the highest participation rate since 1900.
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Expanded Access To Voting Yielded Huge Turnout. Will States Take It Away?
Voting experts say it's not easy to remove options once they've been given to voters. But the fraught politics around alleged "fraud" complicate the outlook for coming elections.
Biden Can Receive Intelligence Briefings Now That Transition Is Underway
President Trump has not conceded the election, but now that the transition is underway, President-elect Joe Biden can access the same brief about national security threats that Trump receives.
Fox News Settles With Seth Rich's Parents For False Story Claiming Clinton Leaks
Fox News settles with parents of a slain Democratic staffer over a retracted 2017 story reporting he had shared party emails with Wikileaks. Fox also suggested Democrats were linked to his death.
GOP Infighting Endangers Party's Chances In Georgia's Runoff Elections
Control of the Senate is on the line in January's runoff elections in Georgia. And Republican infighting about how the November election was conducted may hurt the party's chances.
Michigan AG Investigating Threats Made Against Wayne County Election Officials
Dana Nessel's office did not outline specific threats against Wayne County Board of Canvassers. The probe was announced a day after Michigan certified that President-elect Joe Biden won the state.
Trump Pardons Corn The Turkey, Trying To Show Normalcy Amid The Abnormal
The strange tradition of a president pardoning a turkey before Thanksgiving happened again despite Trump holding few public events since losing — and not accepting — the 2020 election.
Here's What GSA Approval Means For The Biden Transition
The president-elect's team can now have government resources and officially meet with agencies as it prepares to take the reins of government.
Trump Push To Invalidate Votes In Heavily Black Cities Alarms Civil Rights Groups
Black voters in Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden's victory. Those are also the places where President Trump's campaign has targeted its legal efforts.
Facing Pressure, Trump Relents On Starting Biden Transition
Some Republican lawmakers have publicly urged the president to allow the formal transition process to begin for the good of the country.