WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Ron Klain to be his incoming chief of staff, the Biden transition office said in a news release Wednesday, elevating his longtime aide to one of the most powerful positions in the White House. Klain is one of Biden’s most trusted campaign advisers and was long seen
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced he is offering up to $1 million to “incentivize, encourage and reward” people for reports of voter fraud in Texas, even as there’s been no evidence of mass voter fraud and experts say it’s rare. The Republican state leader’s crusade for proof of election problems in Texas comes
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden spoke to a deeply divided nation Saturday night, making a plea for unity and understanding, while President Donald Trump showed no indication Saturday that he plans to concede. Speaking in his hometown of Wilmington, the President-elect reached out to voters who supported Trump. “I understand the disappointment tonight. I’ve lost
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ABC News Electoral College Map: Latest vote totals and projectionsLIVE BLOG: Latest details on the election of Biden as next president WASHINGTON, DC — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump is not conceding to President-elect Joe Biden, promising unspecified legal challenges seeking to overturn the outcome of the race for the White House. Trump said in a statement that “our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump sparked celebrations in cities across the country, including many of the places that swept Biden into the White House. From New York to Miami in the East and Denver and Austin out West, Biden supporters flooded into the streets after news organizations projected Biden
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power after an election all about who wields power and how they use it. The California senator’s history-making win also represents the millions of women in the demographics —
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EL PASO, Texas — State Sen.-elect Cesar Blanco (D-El Paso) proclaimed “real leadership is on its way” in the wake of Joe Biden’s projected win in Pennsylvania on Saturday, giving him more than the 270 electoral votes needed to become the 46th president of the United States. Blanco was among a number of prominent El
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LIVE BLOG: The latest updates on the presidential raceView the ABC News electoral college map with current vote tallies WILMINGTON, Delaware — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden exuded confidence Friday night as his campaign inched closer to the White House with his lead in votes in key states like Pennsylvania. The former vice president took
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View the ABC News electoral college map reflecting latest updates HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Former Vice President Joe Biden has taken the lead in his birth state of Pennsylvania as the number of outstanding ballots has dwindled, putting the Democrat within striking distance of the 270 electoral votes that he needs to win the White House.
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View the ABC News electoral college map reflecting latest updates ATLANTA, Georgia — Former Vice President Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in Georgia, a stunning turn of events in a once reliably Republican state that Trump must win in order to clinch re-election. Biden jumped ahead of Trump just after 4:30 a.m.
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since the early morning hours after Election Day. He renewed his claims that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election from him. But he did not back up his claim with any details or evidence. State and federal officials have not reported any instances
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden says he and his campaign “continue to feel very good” about the Democratic nominee’s prospects of winning the presidency as votes are counted in several key states. The former vice president said he and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, have “no doubt” that after votes are counted, the
Continue Reading DETROIT, Michigan — A Michigan judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign in a dispute over whether Republican challengers had access to the handling of absentee ballots. Judge Cynthia Stephens noted that the lawsuit was filed late Wednesday afternoon, just hours before the last ballots were counted. She also said the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday and had received more than 71 million votes nationwide, the most in history. Meantime, dozens of angry supporters of President Donald Trump converged on vote-counting centers in Detroit and Phoenix as the returns went against him in key states. “Stop
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo finished a distant second in a crowded mayoral race and will face a runoff with predecessor Oscar Leeser that has now been set for Sat., Dec. 12. In addition, officials said early voting would begin Wed., Nov. 25. The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The race in New Mexico’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District, where oil and gas development provides the backbone for tens of thousands of jobs and underpins the state’s ability to pay for education and other government services, was among the most expensive in the country on Election Day. Republican Yvette Herrell defeated
Continue Reading COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In one of the country’s most hotly contested U.S. House races, Republican challenger Yvette Herrell won by roughly 20,000 votes late Tuesday night, as the New Mexico Secretary of State said only 2,000 absentee ballots remained to be counted. Incumbent Democrat Xochitl
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – Former El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser built a huge lead in a crowded mayoral field and was headed to a runoff with current Mayor Dee Margo in December. According to the unofficial final results posted early Wednesday, Leeser accumulated a total of 87,810
Continue ReadingCLICK HERE to see latest Electoral College map for presidential race WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump is vowing to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the inconclusive election. Trump appeared before supporters at the White House early Wednesday morning and cried foul over the election results, calling the process “a major
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Republican Tony Gonzales has won election to U.S. House in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. Republicans hung onto the seat left by Rep. Will Hurd, one of the GOP’s most outspoken critics of President Donald Trump. Hurd had endorsed Gonzales, whose victory Tuesday night
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results SANTA FE, New Mexico — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján won election Tuesday night to the U.S. Senate in New Mexico. Luján, a six-term congressman from northern New Mexico, defeated Republican former television meteorologist Mark Ronchetti and Libertarian scientist Bob Walsh. Luján rose to the No. 4
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – City Council District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera crusied to an easy re-election against a political newcomer. Rivera has tallied 12,101 votes or 56.56 percent. Challenger Aaron Montes has 9,293 votes or 43.44 percent. Rivera is a retired police officer who served for more
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – Retired city employee Miriam “Judy” Gutierrez beat incumbent Alexsandra Annello by nearly 2,000 votes in Council District 2, but will need to go to a runoff to win the seat. With most of the votes counted, Gutierrez has 7,915 votes or 47.65 percent.
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — After being forced into a runoff in a special election last year, incumbent Cassandra Hernandez emerged as a big winner. Hernandez, in Council District 3, has 11,957 votes or 54.08 percent. She leads her nearest competitor by more than 5,000 votes. Challenger Jose
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EL PASO, Texas – Embattled Council District 4 incumbent Sam Morgan appears headed to a runoff in his bid for re-election. Morgan, who is facing charges of domestic violence against his wife stemming from an arrest more than a year ago, leads with 7,749 votes or 32.09 percent. In second in the crowded field is
Continue ReadingCOMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — Democrat Veronica Escobar has won re-election to U.S. House in Texas’ 16th Congressional District. Escobar, who became one of the first two Texas Latinas elected to Congress in 2018, cruised to an easy re-election victory. Escobar had 65% of the votes in the
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump narrowly carried Texas on Tuesday as national results continue to show him and former Vice President Joe Biden in a neck-and-neck race. The Republican incumbent was poised to win Texas’ 38 electoral votes — 52% to 46.6%, based on returns from
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COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Sen. John Cornyn won re-election Tuesday night in Texas, where Democrats for the second time in two years had momentum and mountains of money to mount a U.S. Senate challenge but not the votes to end decades of losses. Cornyn’s victory came in
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Click here to view the national presidential electoral map SANTA FE, New Mexico — Joe Biden on Tuesday won the presidential contest in New Mexico and captured the state’s five Electoral College votes. Biden’s statewide election victory on Tuesday without a campaign visit to New Mexico extends a string of victories for Democratic presidential candidates in the
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