The latest election-related news from around the country.
Election 2020
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Fact Check: Trump fabricates election corruption
The president has unleashed a torrent of accusations about the integrity of the election.
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‘We’re going to win this race’: Biden calls for unity as he looks ahead to the presidency
A confident Joe Biden addressed the nation Friday night, as the latest numbers showed him with growing leads in the key states of Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia.
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Trump’s wild claims of voter fraud test limits of Republican loyalty
The most aggressive Republican criticism was limited to the small and familiar group of frequent Trump critics, while a handful of more regular defenders failed to rush to his side.
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Biden overtakes Trump in Georgia vote count
The contest is still too early for the Associated Press to call, but Biden’s vote margins grew as counties processed mail ballots cast in his favor.
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Analysis: Trump’s election diatribe shocking, yet unsurprising
When President Trump stepped to the podium in the White House and attempted to undermine the election, he triggering fresh anxiety about prospects for a peaceful transition of power.
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House Democrats blame losses on polls, message, even Trump
Expectations for big wins came crashing down with a stark reversal of gains in Trump country.
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Presidential election exposes America’s ‘perilous’ divides
Whoever emerges as the winner, that division ensures that the next president will face significant gridlock in Congress, skepticism about the integrity of the vote and an agitated electorate increasingly divided by race, education and geography.
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Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump
Most were rural counties in Montana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin – the kinds of areas that often have lower rates of adherence to social distancing, mask-wearing and other public health measures.
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Trump emerges to make false claims of tainted election, and networks pull the plug
The president delivers remarks at the White House in which he renews his unfounded claims that Democrats are trying to ‘steal’ the election from him.