.@SenSherrodBrown: "I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks…"@SenDanSullivan: "I don't wear a mask when I'm speaking, like most Senators…I don't need your instruction." pic.twitter.com/WQH04hCD53— CSPAN (@cspan) November 17, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas called Sen. Sherrod Brown “a complete ass” following
Continue Reading WILMINGTON, Delaware — Former Beto O’Rourke aide Jen O’Malley Dillon will join President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration as a deputy chief of staff, the Biden-Harris transition team announced Tuesday. O’Malley Dillon was Biden’s campaign manager, joining his team in March after he consolidated support among most of his primary rivals. She helped transform a shoestring
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WASHINGTON, DC — The CEO of Twitter says the social media site flagged some 300,000 tweets as part of efforts to combat disinformation in the period around the 2020 election between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Tuesday at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Continue Reading WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden says the outgoing Trump administration’s failure to share specific plans on combating the coronavirus pandemic is stymying American businesses’ abilities to find ways to grow and survive in challenging circumstances. He also said that more coronavirus deaths will be the consequence of refusing to share its vaccine distribution plans
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WASHINGTON, DC — Anti-Trump protesters clashed with supporters of the President and law enforcement Saturday evening in the nation’s capital as they tried to make their way to a hotel where Trump supporters were staying. At least 20 people were arrested, according to LaToya Foster, a spokesperson for DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. Foster said two
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has hailed developments in the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus. He delivered his first public remarks Friday since his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden, even as he refuses to concede the election. Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump said a vaccine would ship in “a matter
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Joe Biden will win Georgia, ABC News and other networks projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a Republican presidential stronghold for nearly three decades. The former vice president is the first Democratic nominee to triumph in Georgia since Bill Clinton did it in 1992. Biden’s victory adds 16 electoral
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — In the aftermath of the final sprint of the 2020 election season, more than 130 Secret Service officers have been sidelined due to the pandemic, the Washington Post reported Friday. Dozens of United States Secret Service officers have either tested positive for coronavirus or are self-isolating after close contact with someone who
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PHOENIX, Arizona — For just the second time in more than seven decades, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that was once a Republican stronghold. Numerous media outlets projected on Thursday night that President-elect Joe Biden will carry Arizona, defeating President Donald Trump and providing Democrats
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WASHINGTON, DC — A group of national, state and private election officials said in a joint statement Thursday that there is no evidence of any voting system being compromised in the 2020 election despite President Donald Trump’s deluge of election fraud conspiracies. “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history. Right now,
Continue Reading 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
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico reported another 1,418 confirmed coronavirus infections Monday, smashing the previous record of 1,287 that was set Friday and Saturday. Hospitalizations and deaths also remain high. Four fatalities in Doña Ana County were among the state’s 12 additional deaths reported Monday. They included two women in their 70s, a
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EL PASO, Texas — A total of three city representatives sought to take El Paso Mayor Dee Margo to task over why he did not support in some way or fashion County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s shutdown order. Those representatives were Mayor pro-tem Peter Svarzbein, Alexsandra Annello and Cassandra Hernandez. All three signed a letter supporting
Continue Reading WILMINGTON, 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 Reading PHILADELPHIA, 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 Reading WASHINGTON, 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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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state officials have the power to impose civil penalties when enforcing public health orders that call for businesses to restrict their operations amid a public health emergency, the state Supreme Court said Friday. The unanimous written opinion details the legal reasoning for an oral decision made by the court in
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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 Reading WILMINGTON, 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 Reading WASHINGTON, 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
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