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Law & Courts
Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid To Reverse Pennsylvania Election Results
The lawsuit argued a 2019 state law authorizing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutional and that all ballots cast by mail in the general election in Pennsylvania should be thrown out.
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Politics
Biden And Trump Offer Jarring Contrast Minutes Apart On Thanksgiving Eve
President-elect Joe Biden called on Americans to unite this holiday season amid the pandemic. Minutes earlier, President Trump repeated baseless claims about the election being "rigged."
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Pennsylvania Makes It Official: Biden Won
The commonwealth certified its election results on Tuesday, with Gov. Tom Wolf signing off on its 20 electors.
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Politics
Biden Makes Historic Picks In Naming Foreign Policy, National Security Teams
The president-elect's history-making picks include the first Latino nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security and the first woman to lead the intelligence community.
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Politics
Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Toomey Says Trump Should Accept Election Loss
His Saturday night statement came soon after a federal judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit challenging the election results in Pennsylvania.
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Politics
Georgia Releases Hand Recount Results, Affirming Biden's Lead
The full hand recount of the state's 5 million presidential votes resulted in a slight narrowing of Joe Biden's lead over President Trump, but not nearly enough to change the result.
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Politics
Trump Campaign To File For Partial Recount In Wisconsin
The campaign is filing for recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties. Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, although a losing candidate can file a sworn petition, along with a filing fee.
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As Trump Pushes Election Falsehoods, His Cybersecurity Agency Pushes Back
Led by one of President Trump's nominees, the agency has been actively trying to correct misinformation spread by all sorts of actors, including Trump, about the election.
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Pope Francis Congratulates Biden, Who Will Be The 2nd Catholic President
Francis has been outspoken in his calls for more global action on confronting climate change and helping immigrants and refugees — positions shared by the president-elect.
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Politics
Biden, Trump Want Donations For Legal Funds. But Where Is The Money Going?
Campaign finance watchdogs say prospective donors would be wise to scroll to the bottom of campaign donation requests to find out where their money would really go.