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News Articles: Elections

President Donald J. Trump speaks in Cobb County about his Black empowerment plan.

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  • Elections

Trump Requests Recount; 5 Million Votes To Be Tabulated A Third Time

Now that Georgia's election results have been formally certified, President Trump's campaign has requested a recount of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in Georgia. It will take several days to complete and almost certainly not change the outcome.

November 22, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
President Trump, pictured Friday in the White House briefing room, met with Republican lawmakers from Michigan as his campaign seeks to overturn election results there.

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  • Politics

'We Will Follow The Law': Michigan Lawmakers Defend Election After Trump Meeting

In a statement, Republicans Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield said they had "not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan."

November 21, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger holds a press conference earlier this month. Despite pressure from some fellow Republicans, Raffensperger has certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state.

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  • Elections

Georgia Certifies Results; Election Official Says The 'Numbers Don't Lie'

The state's top election official has faced calls to resign, death threats and pressure from fellow Republicans over the 2 1/2 weeks of post-election counting.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
President Trump, here in the White House Rose Garden on Nov. 13, met with Republican lawmakers from Michigan on Friday as the state prepares to certify its election results.

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  • Politics

Michigan Lawmakers Meet Trump Amid Efforts To Overturn Election Results

Michigan, among the states where the Trump campaign has falsely alleged fraud, is scheduled to certify its results on Monday. GOP Sen. Mitt Romney and others have criticized the planned meeting.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Naylor
President Trump arrives to speak last week in the White House Rose Garden. He has benefited from the de facto immunity from prosecution that all presidents enjoy while in office.

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  • Politics

Once Out Of Office, Trump Faces Significant Legal Jeopardy

The president already is the subject of investigations by New York officials, and he may be implicated by federal authorities as well. As a private citizen, he would no longer enjoy de facto immunity.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks Friday at the first White House formal briefing she has held in weeks.

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  • Elections

White House Dismisses Concern Over Transition, Says No Pressure Applied To GSA

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended President Trump's decision not to concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden in a briefing on Friday.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise
President-elect Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks at The Queen theater, Thursday, in Wilmington, Del.

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  • Elections

Biden Picks Obama Alum Louisa Terrell To Head Legislative Affairs Operation

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Louisa Terrell to lead his legislative affairs office. Like many announced Biden appointments, Terrell worked in the Obama White House.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Elena Moore
U.S. appellate Judge Merrick Garland walks into federal court in November 2017 in Washington. He could be in contention for a nomination to become attorney general.

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  • Politics

Merrick Garland Among Biden Candidates For Attorney General, Sources Say

The federal judge and erstwhile Supreme Court nominee — whose case was never taken up by Senate Republicans — could be asked by the new administration to take the reins of the Justice Department.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
House lawmakers called on General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy to provide a briefing to Congress on her delays in ascertaining Joe Biden's election win.

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  • National

Top House Democrats Demand Biden Transition Briefing From GSA Chief

Democrats want answers from Emily Murphy, administrator of the General Services Administration, as to why she has delayed ascertaining President-elect Joe Biden's election win.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Rev. Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

Fact Check: Loeffler-Warnock Runoff Starts With Attack Ads

About a week after Georgia’s special election headed to a runoff, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican, and Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, both launched questionable attacks that the other candidate has disputed.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • D'Angelo Gore
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announces a full hand recount of the 2020 presidential race.

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  • Elections

Raffensperger: Georgia Certified Election Because 'Numbers Don't Lie'

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the "numbers don't lie" and Joe Biden narrowly won Georgia, while also announcing some legislative priorities to improve the voting system next year.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Xavier Watts, 9, waves an American flag during a campaign rally for Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on Nov. 15 in Marietta, Ga.

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  • National

'Don't Game Our System': How The Race To Georgia Senate Runoff Is Heating Up

Ahead of the Jan. 5 election, voters across the state are being bombarded by messages from activists and politicians alike to cast their vote to help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Emma Peaslee
Sen. David Perdue

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  • Politics

Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed For Tax Break For Rich Sports Team Owners

Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., privately pushed Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to give wealthy sports owners a lucrative tax break last year, according to a previously unreported letter obtained by ProPublica.

After the 2017 tax bill championed by President Donald Trump passed, Mnuchin and the Treasury had to write rules on how the legislation would work in practice.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Robert Faturechi and
  • Justin Elliott
Foreign threats to the 2020 election looked a lot like Y2K from two decades ago: With high levels of alarm and preparation, the system held off foreign disinformation and cyberattacks.

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  • Investigations

How The U.S. Fended Off Serious Foreign Election Day Cyberattacks

Officials feared the worst on Election Day: foreign-inspired disinformation and hacking. It didn't happen. Here's how government and private cyber sleuths helped keep the system safe.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Tim Mak and
  • Dina Temple-Raston

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  • National

Americans Worry About Transfer Of Power: 'We Need Our Country To Come Together'

As President Trump still refuses to concede, some Americans are fearful he's trampling democratic norms, while others trust the election process but fear lasting political extremism.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Piper McDaniel
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