He captured the presidency when The Associated Press declared him the victor in his native Pennsylvania at 11:25 a.m. Saturday.
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Trump defied gravity, falls back to earth
Donald Trump defied gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the presidency
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Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene
He has made repeated, unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.
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CNN called it at 11:24 a.m., and other outlets followed shortly after
Following different data sets, major media outlets came to the same conclusion within minutes of one another.
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Portland erupts in celebration after Biden wins presidency
As night fell, hundreds of people gathered along Congress Street, shouting, clapping and waving whatever happened to be at hand – handmade signs, American flags and, in one case, a pair of brooms.
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Harris breaks barriers as first woman, Black woman and South Asian elected VP
The 56-year-old California senator, as a Black and South Asian woman, represents the multiculturalism that defines America but is largely absent from Washington’s power centers.
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President-elect Biden: ‘I sought this office to restore the soul of America’
President-elect Joe Biden is positioning himself to be a leader who, as he puts it, ‘seeks not to divide, but to unify’ a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
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Still in limbo, Biden transition team already at work
The transition from one administration to another can be a frenzied process even under normal circumstances.
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Trump faces a tough road to get Supreme Court involved in election
The president could need the court’s help in 2 or more states, an unlikely scenario that is far different from what happened in 2000, the only time the court has effectively settled a presidential election.
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The Latest: Biden’s lead grows in battleground Pennsylvania
The latest election-related news from around the country.