2020 United States elections

US officials say attacks halted, Qatar talks to be held this week

Iran said they didn't take part in technical talks slated for Sunday due to recent attacks and unfulfilled conditions of the MoU, while a senior US official told the Post 'nothing has been canceled.'

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER, AMICHAI STEIN, REUTERS
The Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Parliament of Iran (center) arrives to meet with the Pakistani delegation led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (not pictured) on June 21, 2026 in Obbuergen, Switzerland.
AFGHAN CHILDREN sit on a concrete bench at a hilltop, amid telecom shutdown across the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2025.

Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate, UNICEF says

The UNICEF Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026, released on June 16, found that 41% of Afghanistan’s roughly 21 million children are exposed to multiple climate shocks, including floods and droughts.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
A view of a residential building damaged by a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026.

US strikes on Iran may constitute war crimes, international law experts announce

Trump, who has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, said in a televised speech on Wednesday that the war could escalate if Iran did not give in to Washington's terms.

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a roundtable on antifa, an anti-fascist movement U.S. President Donald Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization"

Kash Patel sued by former agents fired after investigation into attempt to overthrow 2020 election

Kash, who said agents who worked on the election case were “corrupt actors” who “weaponized law enforcement,” terminated them without a hearing or investigation, the lawsuit claims.

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Trump faces stinging setbacks two weeks after Biden named President-elect

Trump has refused to concede and is seeking to invalidate or overturn the results claiming - without proof - widespread voter fraud.

NOVEMBER 21, 2020ByREUTERS
Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Bill Maher: Democrats must 'drop the s**t' before GA run-off elections

"Figure out why some voters say 'you're good enough, you're smart enough but doggone it we don't like you,'" said Maher.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020ByEVE YOUNG
Comedian Bill Maher speaks during ceremonies unveiling his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood

Trump election campaign asks judge to declare him winner in Pennsylvania

Trump's legal team also sought permission from the judge to refile legal claims that it dropped on Sunday from the lawsuit.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020ByREUTERS
COUNTER-PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE against a ‘Stop the Steal’ protest by supporters of US President Donald Trump at the Clark County Election Center in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday.

Biden says US agency is blocking transition, slowing coronavirus efforts

Murphy is relying on precedent, her office said, citing the five weeks delay in the 2000 election before Republican George W. Bush was declared the winner.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020ByREUTERS
US DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidate Joe Biden arrives at a campaign event in Hermantown, Minnesota, September 18, 2020

Georgia, Wisconsin recounts unlikely to change Trump election defeat

"I don't believe at the end of the day it'll change the total results," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, told CNN.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020ByREUTERS
A poll worker processes mail-in absentee ballots the night of Election Day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tells Trump 'the time has come' to concede

The governor fiercely criticized the president in the outcome of the elections.

NOVEMBER 17, 2020ByABIGAIL ADLER
US President Donald Trump stands in front of a US flag as he participates in a roundtable on donating plasma during a visit to the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, US, July 30, 2020

Trump campaign abandons parts of Pennsylvania election lawsuit

Legal experts say the lawsuits have little chance of changing the outcome of the election.

NOVEMBER 16, 2020ByREUTERS
A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a sign during a “Stop the Steal” protest after the 2020 US presidential election was called by the media for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, in front of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona, US, November 7, 2020

Trump backtracks on acknowledging Biden won election: 'I concede nothing!'

He first tweeted "He won because the Election was Rigged," then only "in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA."

NOVEMBER 15, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE, REUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.

Why some Jews are worried about Trump’s last months in power

Trump's failure so far to even acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect means Biden is missing out on critical national security briefings.

NOVEMBER 14, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US President Donald Trump supporters take part in a rally ahead of the US presidential election day in Beit Shemesh, Israel November 2, 2020

Alejandro Mayorkas, the Cuban-Jewish attorney who may head Biden's DHS

Mayorkas' ties with Israel extend beyond his family. In 2016, he spearheaded a deal to automate the sharing of cyber-data between Israel and the US.

NOVEMBER 12, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Alejandro Mayorkas, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security gestures as he speaks during the annual Cyberweek conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 20, 2016.