US elections 2020

Election crisis or manufactured chaos? Trump’s dangerous path to voter suppression - opinion

He is using all his power, with the collusion of a spineless Republican-led Congress, to make it more difficult for millions of Americans to cast their votes this fall and into the future.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance point to the stage during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.
Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference following the weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 19, 2025; illustrative.

Chuck Schumer receives emailed bomb threats, confirms everyone is safe

 U.S. President Joe Biden attends the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.

White House continues to chalk up Biden's bad debate performance to a cold


Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20?

There are two ways to remove a president from office: the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and impeachment followed by a Senate conviction.

US President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Democrat Warnock wins in Georgia; second runoff, Senate control undecided

Democrats must win both contests in Georgia to take control of the Senate.

GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC US Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff appear side by side ahead of their January 5 runoff elections, in Atlanta, last month.

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.

The US Senate Session Chamber

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.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news conference next to President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2020

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.

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.

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on the eve of the U.S. mid-term elections

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.

Vice President Mike Pence (Left) and Democratic presidential nominee, former vice president Joe Biden (Right)

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.

The ceremonial swearing in of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the Old Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol, January 3rd, 2019.

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.

Vice President Mike Pence (Left) and Democratic presidential nominee, former vice president Joe Biden (Right)

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.

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receives a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Washington