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World leaders hope for fresh start after Biden win

Nov 8, 2020

World leaders on Sunday cheered Joe Biden's election as US president as a chance to enhance cooperation on climate change, the coronavirus and other problems after four years of President Donald Trum...
Biden calls for unity in victory speech

Nov 8, 2020

Biden wins Electoral College while Trump demands recounts
'This isn't over!': Trump supporters refuse to accept defeat

Nov 8, 2020

Contrary to the claims of Trump supporters, there has been no evidence of any serious vote fraud. And some Republican elected officials around the country began to distance themselves from Trump and ...
Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD

Nov 8, 2020

In the meantime, it remains unclear whether Trump will accept the results of the election as he spends the next three months as a lame duck president. Those who know him well say there is little cha...
Joe Biden: Stumbles, tragedies and, now, delayed triumph

Nov 8, 2020

When the nominating process started, Biden lost badly in both Iowa and New Hampshire, inviting talk about how he might make a graceful exit from the race. He found emphatic redemption, powered by Bl...
Harris becomes first black woman, South Asian elected US VP

Nov 8, 2020

Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to the women, particularly Black women, whose shoulders she stands on as she shatters barriers that have kept mostly white men entrenched a...
Biden defeats Trump for White House, says 'time to heal'

Nov 8, 2020

Biden, 46th president of the US, positions himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
Biden vows action on 'day one' to halt spiraling coronavirus crisis

Nov 7, 2020

Joe Biden said Friday as he closed in on winning the US presidency he would he waste no time in addressing the Covid pandemic upon taking office. "I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we're ...
Biden says he's preparing for White House

Nov 7, 2020

Joe Biden says he is already preparing to assume the presidency even though he has not been declared the winner in his race against President Donald Trump. "I want people to know we're not waiting t...
Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene

Nov 7, 2020

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there's one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the US Supreme Court. But he may have a difficult time ever getting there....
Biden eases ahead in Georgia; Trump attacks election process

Nov 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week's election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat ...
[Newsmaker] Election officials worried by threats and protesters

Nov 6, 2020

Election officials in several states said Thursday they are worried about the safety of their staffs amid a stream of threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside their doors, drawn by Presiden...
Trump steps to podium, baselessly attacks election

Nov 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For 40 hours, President Donald Trump fumed in private and tweeted his grievances in all caps. When he at last emerged, it was to stand behind the presidential seal in the White Ho...
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity

Nov 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week's election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat ...
Biden inches closer to possible victory amid slow vote counting

Nov 6, 2020

WASHINGTON, -- The United States -- and the rest of the world -- continued to wait Thursday for the outcome of the presidential election as vote counting progressed at a snail's pace two days after t...