Dave Boyer

Joe Biden: ‘It’s time for our better angels to prevail’

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Saturday evening that he plans to be a president for all Americans and that he'll hit the ground running to try to "heal" the country as he claimed a mandate from the American people to govern cooperatively and reach across the aisle.

November 7, 2020

Matt Gaetz accuses Republicans of giving up on Trump after Biden projected winner

Congressional Republican leaders were mostly quiet on Saturday about President Trump's loss to Democrat Joseph R. Biden in election projections, and one Trump ally accused the GOP of "throwing in the towel."

November 7, 2020

Pelosi, Schumer congratulate Biden in ‘happy’ phone call

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer congratulated presumptive President-elect Joe Biden in a phone call on Saturday afternoon described by aides as "happy."

November 7, 2020

Donald Trump vows election ‘far from over’ after Joe Biden projected as president-elect

President Trump said Saturday the presidential election "is far from over" after Democrat Joseph R. Biden was projected as the winner.

November 7, 2020

Joe Biden is projected winner of 2020 election

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden is projected to defeat President Trump in the 2020 election and become the 46th president of the United States.

November 7, 2020

Joe Biden closes in on 270 in presidential race after claiming ‘mandate’

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden was closing in on clinching enough Electoral College votes to defeat President Trump as ballot-counting across the country continued Saturday.

November 7, 2020

Trump warns Biden not to ‘wrongfully claim’ victory

President Trump said Joseph R. Biden shouldn't "wrongfully" declare victory on Friday night, as the Democratic challenger prepared to deliver a prime-time address.

November 6, 2020

Pennsylvania GOP leaders say 100,000 provisional ballots still need to be reviewed

As many as 100,000 provisional ballots in Pennsylvania still need to be reviewed, a process that will stretch into next week, the Republican speaker of the state House said Friday.

November 6, 2020

Mick Mulvaney expects Trump to run in 2024 if he loses to Biden

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said he "absolutely" expects President Trump to run again in 2024 if he loses the current election to Democrat Joseph R. Biden.

November 6, 2020

Joe Biden overtakes Donald Trump in Georgia in too-close-to-call race

Democrat Joseph R. Biden moved into the lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania on Friday, a fatal blow to President Trump's reelection prospects if the challenger's advantage holds in both battleground states.

November 6, 2020

Donald Trump alleges voter fraud as late counts favor Joe Biden

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden ate into President Trump's leads in key battleground states Thursday as Mr. Trump seized on allegations of fraud in jurisdictions from coast to coast to argue that the 2020 election was essentially being stolen from him.

November 5, 2020

Trump says media, pollsters interfered in election

President Trump said Thursday night that the media, big tech and pollsters waged "election interference" against him in the election and proclaimed, "If you count the legal votes, I easily win."

November 5, 2020

Trump’s sons blast GOP for failing to rally to their father’s aid in election fight

President Trump's family began lashing out at Republican officials on Thursday for abandoning the president in his battle over ballot counting in key states.

November 5, 2020

Trump campaign asks federal court to enforce Pa. order on ballot-counting access

The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday to force Philadelphia Democrats to comply with a judge's ruling that allows GOP observers to monitor ballot counting.

November 5, 2020

Trump campaign launches online complaint form to report ballot fraud

The Trump campaign launched an online voter-fraud complaint form on Thursday and publicized a hotline as the president stepped up his accusations of illegalities in ballot counting.

November 5, 2020

Corey Lewandowski, Trump adviser, tweets Philadelphia lawyer’s info in clash over vote-count access

Trump campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski tweeted out phone numbers and an email address for a Philadelphia elections official Thursday after she didn't allow the campaign immediate access to monitor ballot counting in compliance with a judge's order.

November 5, 2020

Trump campaign officials say president will win reelection by Friday

Trump campaign officials expressed confidence Thursday that President Trump will be declared the winner by Friday night after several states finish counting "legal" votes.

November 5, 2020

Trump calls for states to ‘Stop the count’

President Trump tweeted "STOP THE COUNT!" on Thursday morning, at a time when doing so would end in his defeat.

November 5, 2020

Donald Trump calls for states to ‘Stop the count’

President Trump tweeted "STOP THE COUNT!" on Thursday morning, at a time when doing so would end in his defeat.

November 5, 2020

Donald Trump, Joe Biden sweat out vote count as presidential contest hangs in the balance

President Trump and Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden were jockeying for position in key states early Thursday as the battle for the White House hung in the balance.

November 5, 2020