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Wisconsin certifies Joe Biden win

Wisconsin on Monday certified presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden the winner of the state's presidential contest following a partial recount.

November 30, 2020

Trump warns Doug Ducey over Arizona voter certification, siding with Biden

President Trump on Monday accused Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, of "rushing" to certify the state's election for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden.

November 30, 2020

Arizona certifies Biden as winner over Trump team’s objections

Arizona and Wisconsin certified presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden as winning those states Monday, even as President Trump's attorneys urged Republican state legislators to override Mr. Biden's victory and choose presidential electors for Mr. Trump.

November 30, 2020

Trump lawyers urge Arizona GOP legislators to ‘take back’ selection of presidential contest

President Trump's lawyers urged Republican state legislators in Arizona on Monday to override Democrat Joseph R. Biden's victory in the state and choose presidential electors for President Trump.

November 30, 2020

Ron Klain, Biden chief of staff, called ‘park ranger’ for swamp

Few people in Joseph R. Biden's inner circle have thrived in the swamp of Washington more swimmingly than Ron Klain.

November 29, 2020

Sidney Powell files suits alleging ‘massive fraud’ in election in Georgia, Michigan

Pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed lawsuits in Georgia and in Michigan late Wednesday night, alleging a massive voter fraud scheme in those states that "rigged" the presidential election in favor of presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden.

November 26, 2020

Sidney Powell vows Georgia election fraud lawsuit over Dominion voting machines, ‘foreign intrusion’

Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell said she will file a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging widespread election fraud in Georgia's voting machines and "foreign intrusion" in the U.S. election.

November 24, 2020

Trump pushes back at Mattis during annual turkey pardon

President Trump granted the traditional Thanksgiving-week turkey pardon on Tuesday, and got in some pushback at criticisms of him made earlier in the day by former Defense Secretary James N. Mattis.

November 24, 2020

Dow hits record 30,000 points for first time

President Trump took credit for the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a record 30,000 points on Tuesday, calling it "a sacred number" reached through his administration's policies, including the development of vaccines for COVID-19.

November 24, 2020

Pennsylvania certifies Biden as winner of presidential vote

Pennsylvania's secretary of state certified Democrat Joseph R. Biden Tuesday as winner of the presidential election in the commonwealth where President Trump's legal team is still challenging the results in court.

November 24, 2020

Donald Trump vows he’ll ‘never concede’ despite administration starting transition move

Pennsylvania certified Democrat Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday as the winner of the presidential election in the commonwealth, while President Trump vowed to "never concede" and his legal team pressed ahead with legal challenges of the results in several states.

November 24, 2020

Emily Murphy, GSA to begin transition process

A key Trump administration official on Monday agreed to cooperate with presumed President-elect Joseph R. Biden on the transition, acknowledging for the first time -- with President Trump's approval -- that the Democrat is likely to assume the White House in January.

November 23, 2020

Michigan certifies Biden as winner of election in latest blow to Trump

Michigan's state board of canvassers voted on Monday to certify presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden as the winner of the state, delivering a huge blow to President Trump's dwindling prospects for overturning the election.

November 23, 2020

Michigan board poised to certify election for Biden, key GOP member says it’s their ‘duty’

A majority of Michigan's board of state canvassers appeared to be heading on Monday toward certifying presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden as winner in the state, despite demands from the state and national Republican parties to delay action.

November 23, 2020

Melania Trump receives White House Christmas tree delivered by horse-drawn carriage

First lady Melania Trump received the annual White House Christmas tree on Monday, a Douglas fir from West Virginia.

November 23, 2020

Obama: Trump an ‘elixir’ for Americans ‘spooked by a Black man in the White House’

Former President Barack Obama, selling his new memoir, sounds like someone who is still unaware that his FBI spied on the Trump campaign in 2016.

November 22, 2020

Pat Toomey congratulates Biden as president-elect after judge rules against Trump in Pa.

Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania became the latest Republican lawmaker on Saturday night to recognize presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden as the winner of the election.

November 21, 2020

Michigan GOP and RNC ask state to delay certification as Monday deadline looms

The Michigan Republican Party and the Republican National Committee on Saturday demanded that Michigan delay certifying the victory of presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, saying the state should conduct an audit of votes in the Detroit area.

November 21, 2020

Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield, Michigan GOP leaders, vow to ‘follow the law’ after Trump meeting

Michigan's top Republican state legislators said Friday they will "follow the normal process" in certifying the presidential election results, after meeting with President Trump at the White House.

November 20, 2020

Trump says ‘I won’ election as he announces rules to lower drug prices

President Trump announced two final rules to lower drug prices on Friday and renewed his complaint that drug manufacturers delayed the news of promising COVID-19 vaccines until after the election to hurt his reelection prospects.

November 20, 2020