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Poll workers check voters' identifications on Election Day at the Orpheum Theater in Madison, Wis. The Trump campaign has announced it is filing for a recount in two Wisconsin counties.

Politics & Government

Trump Campaign To File For Partial Recount In Wisconsin

1:17pm November 18, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

The campaign is filing for recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties — and paying $3 million for it. Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, although a losing candidate can file a sworn petition.

"There's this sense that decisions about the pandemic are being made in cities and kind of imposed on rural spaces," said Kathy Cramer, an expert on the rural-urban divide at the University of Wisconsin.

Biden's Win Shows Rural-Urban Divide Has Grown Since 2016

12:22pm November 18, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

In the 2020 election, the rural-urban divide sharpened even further from 2016, with Republicans consolidating power in rural America which could help them hold onto the U.S. Senate.

Election workers count absentee ballots earlier this month in Detroit, the county seat of Wayne County, Mich.

Michigan's Wayne County Certifies Election Results After Brief GOP Refusal

11:52am November 18, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The Republican members of the bipartisan Wayne County Board of Canvassers sought to block the certification of the state's most populous county — but they soon relented under withering criticism.

Map of vote shift by county from 2016 to 2020

Politics & Government

How Biden Won: Ramping Up The Base And Expanding Margins In The Suburbs

11:46am November 18, 2020

Remarkably few counties shifted in the 2020 election, which saw sky-high turnout. The president's base voted in big numbers in rural areas, but Biden's gains in the suburbs propelled him to victory.

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., broke barriers when she was the first woman elected speaker of the House in 2007. Democrats lost the majority in 2011, but she regained the gavel in 2019 when Democrats ousted the GOP in the 2018 midterms.

Politics & Government

Pelosi Reelected Speaker By House Democrats Despite House Losses

10:34am November 18, 2020

by Deirdre Walsh

After Republicans unexpectedly picked up at least eight seats, House Democrats are still sorting out what went wrong but Nancy Pelosi was reelected by her caucus to remain speaker next year.

A supporter of President Trump fastens Trump campaign flags to a police barricade last week in Philadelphia.

Politics & Government

Led By Giuliani, Trump Campaign Effort To Stop Certification Falters In Pennsylvania

10:36pm November 17, 2020

by Pam Fessler

The campaign suffered a major loss for its flailing effort to overturn the election results. Action by the state Supreme Court Tuesday in Pennsylvania followed a string of other losses.

Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was fired by President Trump on Tuesday.

Trump Fires Election Security Director Who Corrected Voter Fraud Disinformation

10:05pm November 17, 2020

by Alana Wise

President Trump, who has refused to accept the results of the White House race, tweeted that Krebs had been terminated "effective immediately."

Trump Tweets That He Fired Top Cybersecurity Official Christopher Krebs

8:59pm November 17, 2020

by Miles Parks

In a couple of tweets, President Trump announced that he has fired Christopher Krebs, head of the agency in the Department of Homeland Security that oversees election security.

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President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus advisers say they urgently need access to federal agencies to begin the transition.

Politics & Government

Biden's COVID-19 Advisers Plead For 'Ascertainment' So They Can Plan For January

8:11pm November 17, 2020

by Tamara Keith

President-elect Joe Biden's science advisers say they need to be able to talk to federal scientists and get access to data so there's no hold-up in vaccines and other COVID-19 response.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about how social media companies handled election misinformation.

Politics & Government

Facebook And Twitter Defend Election Policies To Skeptical Senators

7:26pm November 17, 2020

by Shannon Bond

The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey over how they handle false and misleading claims about the election, including from President Donald Trump.

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