Biden to take presidential oath outside Capitol amid COVID-19 restrictions
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capitol building, but it probably won't look like other inaugurations.
Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid COVID-19 restrictions
The president-elect's team is proceeding with plans without any assurances that outgoing President Donald Trump will participate.
Electoral College votes surpass 270 for Joe Biden, securing his role as president-elect
Presidential electors met across the U.S. Monday, with key battleground states voting for Joe Biden in the Electoral College and securing his victory in the 2020 election.
McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect, says Electoral College 'has spoken'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect.
Russia's Putin congratulates Biden on winning U.S. presidential election
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out.
‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden addresses nation after Electoral College votes secure his win
“Our democracy — pushed, tested, threatened — proved to be resilient, true and strong,” President-elect Joe Biden said. “More Americans voted this year than have ever voted in the history of the United States of America.”
New York electors cast votes for Biden, Harris in brief ceremony
New York's 29 presidential electors awarded their votes to Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris Monday on Monday.
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss.
Loeffler campaign: Senator had 'no idea' she posed with neo-Nazi
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is disavowing a photo circulating on social media of her posing with a longtime white supremacist who spent decades in the Ku Klux Klan.
Texas AG questions Supreme Court ruling, says 'this was our only chance'
Texas AG Ken Paxton insists his state's voters were harmed by the way other states made changes to their election processes.
Georgia high court rejects latest Trump election appeal
President Donald Trump has lost his latest legal challenge seeking to overturn Georgia’s election results, with the state Supreme Court’s rejection late Saturday of a case from Trump’s campaign and Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer.
Biden campaign raised $1B+ in record-breaking fundraising haul
The previous fundraising record was set by then-Sen. Barack Obama in his successful 2008 campaign for the White House.
Federal judge rejects Trump campaign lawsuit to overturn 2020 election results in Wisconsin
Federal judge rejects Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin.
Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
Trump bemoaned the decision late Friday, tweeting: "The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage!"
Texas GOP chair says 'law-abiding states' should 'form a union' after SCOTUS rejects election suit
In the last line of his statement, Chairman Allen West says "Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution.”
Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump campaign lawsuit
A judge in Wisconsin on Friday ruled against President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state.
Pennsylvania accuses Texas of seeking 'to decimate the electorate'
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan Thursday filed briefs in response to the Texas case seeking to bar their presidential electors from voting.
Time magazine names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Person of the Year
Time Magazine names its Person of the Year.
President Trump's Wisconsin lawsuits make way through courts
Multiple lawsuits at both the federal and state level seek to void Wisconsin's election results.
Trump to meet state attorneys general joining in suit to overturn election results
President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him join a lawsuit from 17 states, including Florida, that seeks to overturn election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.