US elections 2020
On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots
Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.
Chuck Schumer receives emailed bomb threats, confirms everyone is safe
White House continues to chalk up Biden's bad debate performance to a cold
Judge denies Trump request to dismiss hush money case
Democrat Warnock wins in Georgia; second runoff, Senate control undecided
Democrats must win both contests in Georgia to take control of the Senate.
Democrats take early leads in Georgia with Biden's agenda at stake
If Republicans hold onto the Senate, they would effectively wield veto power over Biden's political and judicial appointees.
Despite Trump pressure, Pence will not block Biden's election certification
Pence, a loyal lieutenant during the four years of Trump's often chaotic presidency, has no plans to intervene and has told Trump he does not have the power to do so.
Former US defense chiefs: No role for military in Trump's efforts to contest defeat
The group said the time had come to accept that the Republican president had lost the Nov. 3 election and that Biden would succeed him on Jan. 20.
Trump recorded pressuring Georgia election official to change results
The Washington Post published excerpts on Sunday of an hour-long call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
US court rejects lawmaker's bid to have Pence overturn Biden's win
US law requires Congress to formally count the electoral vote on Jan. 6.
US Senator Cruz joins Republican block objecting to Biden's victory
The Republicans join Senator Josh Hawley, who earlier this week became the first sitting member of the Senate to announce he would challenge the election result.
Unrealistic effort underway to unseat President-elect Joe Biden
If these votes were granted to President Trump by Pence in the procedure, there would be enough to overturn the result of the election and hand him victory.
Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 shot in bid to boost US vaccine confidence
Senator Harris, who is Black and Asian-American, will become the second high-profile person from an ethnic minority background to receive the vaccine after Surgeon General Jerome Adams.
Mexico's president says spoke by phone with US President-elect Biden
The two leaders said they shared a desire to address the reasons for migration in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and southern Mexico.
