Election 2020

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Control of Senate May Come Down to 2 Races Here

Ga. Dem Jon Ossoff/GOP's David Perdue, Dem Raphael Warnock/GOP's Kelly Loeffler to face off

(Newser) - Republican US Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue's Senate seat, one of two high-profile contests in the state that could determine which party controls the upper chamber. Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel was able to get enough...

Armed Men Arrested at Counting Location

Philadelphia officers followed up on a tip about the suspects' plans

(Newser) - Two armed men were arrested Thursday near the Philadelphia convention center, police said, where an ongoing vote count could decide the presidential election. The men traveled to the city in a Hummer and did not have permits to carry the weapons in Pennsylvania, police said. They were arrested after police...

As Georgia Turns Bluer, All Eyes Turn to Stacey Abrams

Democrats are praising her for years of work on registering voters, fighting suppression

(Newser) - Joe Biden now has a slim lead in Georgia, while both of the state's Senate races might be headed to a runoff. Not long ago, the possibility that Democrats could do so well in Georgia would have been unthinkable in what has long been a reliably red state. But...

Trump Sons Demand Republicans Step Up

Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz among those defending president's claims

(Newser) - On Thursday, President Trump's eldest sons complained that too few Republicans were backing their father and his claims of a stolen election. "The total lack of action from virtually all of the '2024 GOP hopefuls' is pretty amazing," tweeted Donald Trump Jr., per the Hill . "...

Georgia: We&#39;re Headed to a Recount
Georgia Is Heading
Toward a Recount
Nov 6, 2020 10:42 AM CST

Georgia Is Heading Toward a Recount

Joe Biden has a small lead

(Newser) - Joe Biden now has a narrow lead in Georgia , but the race is so close that state officials already are planning a recount, reports CBS News . "Out of approximately 5 million votes cast, we'll have a margin of a few thousand," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger...

Trump Adviser Goes Viral With Call for African Angels

Intense prayer was remixed countless times

(Newser) - President Trump's spiritual adviser went viral Thursday with a plea for international intervention in the election—from African and South American angels. In a prayer service broadcast on Facebook Live Wednesday night, pastor and televangelist Paula White-Cain said "demonic confederacies" were trying to steal the election from Trump;...

Biden Narrowly Overtakes Trump in Georgia

But his lead is just 917 votes

(Newser) - Though the race remains too close to call and no media outlets are yet projecting a winner in the state, Joe Biden overtook President Trump in the ongoing Georgia vote count early Friday. With more than 99% of ballots counted, Biden now has 2,449,371 votes to Trump's...

Trump Goes on 2AM Twitter Spree
Trump: 'Twitter
Is Out of Control'
Nov 6, 2020 4:17 AM CST

Trump: 'Twitter Is Out of Control'

He attacks Twitter, vote-counting in 2AM tweets

(Newser) - President Trump apparently didn't get a good night's sleep after a Thursday evening White House briefing in which he claimed the election was being stolen, causing major networks to cut away . In three tweets starting around 2am, the president warned that Democrats were trying to take control of...

House Democrats Blame Losses on Ground Game

Their majority shrank after campaign failures

(Newser) - Their majority shrunk, House Democrats cast blame Thursday on their election message, ground game, and leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's team after expectations for big wins came crashing down by a stark reversal in Trump country. Lawmakers unloaded during a caucus call Thursday—Democratic freshman Rep. Abigail Spanberger, in...

Police Capt. on Certain Voters: 'Bullet in Skull for Treason'

Alabama police captain insists he was only talking about actual traitors

(Newser) - An Alabama police captain is under investigation after allegedly posting on social media that Biden voters should be shot for treason. Replying to a social media post criticizing the "idiots" who voted for Joe Biden, Flomaton Police Captain Scott Walden allegedly wrote, "They need to line up ev1...

Networks Cut Away From Trump's White House Address

President, yet again, made unfounded claims of Democrats stealing the election

(Newser) - ABC, CBS, and NBC all cut away from President Trump on Thursday evening as he spoke from the White House and made an unfounded accusation that the presidential election was being stolen from him. MSNBC's Brian Williams also interrupted the president. Fox News Channel and CNN aired the president'...

Greta Thunberg Tosses Trump's Insult Back at Him

'Chill Donald, Chill!'

(Newser) - Greta Thunberg used Donald Trump's own words against him Thursday, tweeting some advice in response to the US president's "STOP THE COUNT!" tweet. "So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill...

Trump: 'If You Count the Legal Votes, I Easily Win'

President addresses reporters but takes no questions

(Newser) - President Trump reemerged in the White House briefing room Thursday to make a series of untrue and conflicting claims about the election. "If you count the legal votes, I easily win," he began, which isn't the case, the New York Times reports. Democrats, local election officials and...

Facebook Bans &lsquo;Stop the Steal&rsquo;
Facebook Bans ‘Stop the Steal’
Nov 5, 2020 6:55 PM CST

Facebook Bans ‘Stop the Steal’

Posts on the page, which claimed the election is being stolen, talked about a pending civil war

(Newser) - Facebook on Thursday took down the page of a group that organizes protests claiming Democrats are stealing the presidential election, a forum that included posts calling for civil war. "Stop the Steal" had more than 360,000 members, the Washington Post reports. "The group was organized around the...

Poll Worker With COVID Dies After Election Day Shift

Missouri woman had been told to quarantine

(Newser) - A Missouri woman has died after testing positive for the coronavirus Friday, then ignoring advice to quarantine for 14 days and instead showing up to work at a polling place on Election Day. More than 1,800 voters and nine other workers were in the St. Charles building at some...

Also Up in the Air: Control of the Senate

Democrats still have a long shot to win a majority

(Newser) - Control of the Senate hung in the balance Thursday, a cliffhanger after Republicans trounced Democratic challengers in crucial states but failed to lock down the seats needed to retain their majority, per the AP . One race in Georgia is headed to a January runoff. A second contest in Georgia and...

Where Things Stand in Remaining States
Pa. Official: We Could
Know Winner Thursday Night
the rundown
Nov 5, 2020 3:54 PM CST

Pa. Official: We Could Know Winner Thursday Night

A look at where things stand in the presidential race

(Newser) - By the AP's count, Joe Biden is just six electoral votes short of the presidency as ballot counting continues in a handful of states. President Trump, meanwhile, continues to dispute that and mount legal challenges about the tally. Notable trends: Biden's lead has been widening in Nevada, and...

2 Trump Campaign Lawsuits Dismissed

Lawsuits tossed in Georgia and Michigan, though Trump gets a legal win Pennsylvania

(Newser) - The Trump campaign's push to challenge vote-counting in battleground states suffered two defeats on Thursday. Judges in Georgia and Michigan tossed a pair of lawsuits, reports the AP . In Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign scored a legal victory, though one that won't halt the count in that state. Details:...

Another Election Result: Making It Easier to Fix Your Car
One State's New Car-Repair
Law Could Affect Everyone
the rundown
Nov 5, 2020 12:08 PM CST

One State's New Car-Repair Law Could Affect Everyone

Massachusetts will require automakers to share computer data on vehicles

(Newser) - One of the under-the-radar state ballot items in 2020 has the potential to affect everyone who owns an automobile. In Massachusetts, voters easily approved a measure that will require automakers to share computer data on vehicles with independent shops, reports Reuters . If history repeats, this could become the national norm....

Newly Elected Lawmaker Just Pulled Off a Bunch of Firsts

Mauree Turner is first openly nonbinary state lawmaker, first practicing Muslim in state House

(Newser) - America's first openly nonbinary state lawmaker has been elected in the Bible Belt. Mauree Turner, a 27-year-old criminal justice advocate, won Oklahoma's 88th state House district on Tuesday, achieving her goal of making the state legislature more diverse. Not only does the Democrat—who uses the pronouns she/her...

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