2020 Election
Republicans Are Facing Very Real Legal Consequences From Trump’s Voter Fraud Lies
A new lawsuit accuses Trump and the Republican National Committee of conspiring to violate the rights of Black voters.
Zoe Tillman
The Next Tea Party Is Lurking Inside Trump’s Election Results Denial
People actually believe Trump when he says he won the election. What happens next isn't clear — but the president’s increasingly radicalized supporters are already shaping the future of Republican politics.
Rosie Gray
Joe Biden Beat Trump. Now He’s Trying To Kill His Conspiracies.
Biden gave his most explicit rebuttal of Trump’s election claims after officially winning the Electoral College.
Nidhi Prakash
UNSPEAKABLE BRAVERY: These Senate Republicans Declared Joe Biden May Have Possibly, Technically Won The Election
"I don't know how politician refers to another politician."
Paul McLeod
Trump Says Attorney General Bill Barr Will Step Down Weeks After Barr Said There Wasn't Widespread Voter Fraud
Barr was ousted after publicly undermining Trump’s theory that the election was rigged for President-elect Joe Biden.
Zoe Tillman
Joe Biden Officially Won The Electoral College
Joe Biden has won the Electoral College vote, an outcome that was clear weeks ago but comes as the president refuses to accept he lost.
Matt Berman
Pro-Trump Republicans Are Holding Fake Electoral College Votes While The Real Electoral College Meets To Formalize Biden's Win
For Trump’s die-hard supporters, every new event locking in Joe Biden’s victory is all a part of Trump’s secret plan to win the election.
Paul McLeod
Trump And His Allies Have Lost Nearly 60 Election Fights In Court (And Counting)
The campaign’s latest legal failures come as the Electoral College votes to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Monday.
Zoe Tillman
The Supreme Court Rejected Texas’s Last-Ditch Legal Challenge To Biden’s Win
The justices found that Texas lacked standing to sue other states that President-elect Joe Biden won.
Zoe Tillman
Here Are The Names Of 126 Members Of The House Who Refuse To Accept That Biden Won
These 126 House Republicans threw their support behind a Texas attempt to overturn the election results in key battleground states.
Stephanie K. Baer
YouTube Will Start Removing Election Conspiracy Content (32 Days After Joe Biden Won)
Thousands of videos uploaded before Wednesday that cast doubt on the election results will be allowed to remain on the platform.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Kelly Loeffler Repeatedly Avoided Saying Trump Lost During Georgia's Senate Debate
Donald Trump hung over the debate for a key Georgia Senate runoff election.
Ryan Brooks
Republican Senators Say It’s Not Their Job To Actually Tell People That Biden Won The Election
Republicans are waiting on Trump voters to come around to the reality that Biden will be president. But to some, half the country rejecting election results may just be a new normal.
Paul McLeod
Trump's Desperate Effort To Overturn The Election Is Running Out Of Time
Trump’s own lawyers have acknowledged that a Dec. 8 deadline for states to certify federal election results is “critical” as they push last-ditch challenges in court.
Zoe Tillman
One So-Called Witness At Rudy Giuliani’s Latest Hearing Has Gone Viral For All The Wrong Reasons
Mellissa Carone, a Trump campaign witness, delivered testimony that drew comparisons to SNL characters. Giuliani also appeared to fart several times during the hearing.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Did Rudy Giuliani Fart Twice At A Michigan Election Fraud Hearing?
Not one but two farts could be heard as Giuliani spread election conspiracies in Michigan on Wednesday.
David Mack
A Georgia Republican Senator Donated Her Salary To Anti-LGBTQ And Anti-Abortion Organizations
Loeffler, the richest member of Congress, is fighting for her seat against Democrat Raphael Warnock in a January runoff election.
Ema O'Connor
10 Trump Lies About The Election Vs. What Really Happened
Trump’s flagrant lies about the election are undermining democracy and stoking tensions that could turn deadly. Twitter’s labels on them are pathetic.
Ellie Hall
Bill Barr Said There's No Evidence Of Voter Fraud To Change The Election Outcome
“To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election,” Trump's attorney general told the Associated Press.
Stephanie K. Baer
Trump's Campaign Lost In Court — Again — Trying To Undo Biden’s Win In Pennsylvania
“The Campaign’s claims have no merit,” wrote Judge Stephanos Bibas, one of Trump’s appointments to the 3rd Circuit.
Zoe Tillman
Sarah McBride, America's First Trans State Senator, Absolutely Destroyed An Anti-Trans Troll On Twitter With Three Simple Words
RIP to this troll.
Stephen LaConte
The Transition To Joe Biden’s Presidency Is Now Formally Underway
The General Services Administration said Biden can finally receive federal resources to prepare to enter the White House. It's an official signal that the election is over.
David Mack
Michigan's Board Of Canvassers Certified Biden's Win In A Big Loss For Trump's Desperate Bid To Overturn The Election
Trump’s effort to undermine Joe Biden’s win in Michigan faced a devastating failure when a state board took a vote that is normally uncontroversial.
Ryan Brooks
These TV Appearances Tell Us A Lot About Antony Blinken, Joe Biden’s Pick For Secretary Of State
Two are fairly standard sit-down TV interviews with news anchors. One is a conversation with Grover from Sesame Street.
Christopher Miller
Biden Has Picked A Cuban Immigrant And Former Obama-Era Official To Lead DHS
"When I was very young, the United States provided my family and me a place of refuge. Now, I have been nominated to be the DHS Secretary and oversee the protection of all Americans and those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones."
Hamed Aleaziz
There Is No Democratic Reckoning Coming Over Their Election Misses
Democrats were expected to gain seats in the House and Senate. There doesn’t look to be much soul-searching coming for the party.
Addy Baird
A Judge Demolished The Trump Campaign’s Effort To Undo Biden’s Win In Pennsylvania And Push Fraud Conspiracies
“This is simply not how the Constitution works,” Judge Matthew Brann wrote of the Trump campaign’s push to stop Pennsylvania from certifying the election results.
Zoe Tillman
Democrats Turn To Door-Knocking To Win Georgia
"It’s about having high-quality face-to-face conversations, and we tend to be able to do that by knocking on people’s doors," said the executive director of New Georgia Project.
Zahra Hirji
1 In 3 Americans Didn't Vote. Should We Force Them To Next Time?
Advocates for compulsory voting in the US are looking for a state to be an electoral guinea pig. They said forcing everyone to vote would fix a lot of problems.
Julia Reinstein
Trump’s Campaign Dropped Another Lawsuit And Lied About Stopping Detroit From Certifying Votes
Rudy Giuliani on Thursday pushed a conspiracy theory that Democratic officials across multiple cities colluded to rig the election for President-elect Joe Biden.
Zoe Tillman
