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In this May 5, 2020, file photo Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Tom Cotton praises Trump, dodges 2024 questions

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas declined to say Friday whether he plans to run for president in 2024, instead taking the opportunity to credit President Trump for "changing a lot of Republican orthodoxy" and bringing "millions of new voters into our party."

November 13, 2020
In this Sept. 7, 2019, photo, Michelle Steel, Republican candidate for California's 48th Congressional District, speaks during the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif. Steel defeated first-term Rep. Harley Rouda on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in a Southern California district, only the second time in more than two decades that a GOP candidate in the state has defeated an incumbent Democrat. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) **FILE**

Michelle Steel: ‘I stand for the American Dream’

Rep.-elect Michelle Steel said Friday her victory over Democratic Rep. Henry Rouda in Southern California is proof the American dream is alive and shows the growing diversity of the Republican Party.

November 13, 2020
President Donald Trump walks away after speaking at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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
The tattoo "We The People," a phrase from the United States Constitution, decorates the arm of Trump supporter Bob Lewis, left, as he argues with counter protestor Ralph Gaines while Trump supporters demonstrate against the election results outside the central counting board at the tcf Center in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

2020 election tension deepens partisan divide

The massive voter turnout in the 2020 election and the narrow margin in the vote brought into stark relief a deepening divide in the U.S. that has robbed the winner of a clear political mandate.

November 5, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya

Joe Biden nears victory after Wisconsin, Michigan wins

Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden captured Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday to bring him to the brink of winning the presidency, while President Trump's campaign moved aggressively on legal fronts in the key states where he lost or is losing ground.

November 4, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Biden wins Michigan, opens lead over Trump

Joseph R. Biden defeated President Trump in Michigan, flipping another of the "Blue Wall" state and narrowing the president's chances of winning a second term.

November 4, 2020

Joe Biden declared winner in Wisconsin

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden has been declared the winner in Wisconsin, resurrecting a part of the "blue wall" that President Trump punched through in 2016.

November 4, 2020