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How centuries-old regional differences explain the 2020 presidential election

by Colin Woodard November 15, 2020November 15, 2020

The United States is made up of 11 distinct regions, and their boundaries showed up again at the polls this month.

Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Trump hits up donors to fund court fights but can spend the money elsewhere

by Bill Allison and Mario Parker Bloomberg News (Tribune News Service) November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

There is no requirement that Save America use the money for legal fees. And unlike campaign money, which can’t be spent on personal expenses, the PAC has no such prohibition.

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Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

Military voters fear their votes are part of unsupported fraud claim

by MICHELLE L. PRICE, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Voting rights activists say hundreds of people on the list submitted by President Trump’s campaign as evidence of ‘criminal voter fraud’ appear to be linked to the U.S. military.

Election 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics

Republican senators push for Biden to receive intelligence briefings

by DEB RIECHMANN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press November 12, 2020November 13, 2020

As President Trump denies President-elect Joe Biden even the briefings Biden was getting during the campaign, a growing number of Trump’s allies are calling for that to change.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

The Latest: Republican senators push for Biden to receive intelligence briefings

by news service reports November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

The latest on the election and transition from around the U.S.

Election 2020, Politics

Aides say Trump has no serious plan to overturn election

by Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker The Washington Post November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Republican officials have scrambled to find evidence of widespread voter fraud that could bolster the Trump campaign’s legal challenges, but no such evidence has surfaced.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

The Latest: Biden moves forward without help from Trump’s intel team

by news service reports November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

The latest on the election and transition from around the U.S.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

Trump election challenge is not the same as 2000 Florida recount

by CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Today’s attempts by President Donald Trump and GOP allies to get unproven claims of fraud and voting irregularities into court in multiple states face a much steeper climb.