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Democrats keep winning the popular vote. That worries them.
Democrats won the popular vote in this year's presidential election yet again, marking seven out of eight straight presidential elections that the party has reached that milestone. And, for some Democrats, that's worrisome. President-elect Joe Biden has so far won 50.8% of the vote compared to the 47.4% who...
The Latest: Former WH officials urge cooperative transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 6:40 p.m. A bipartisan group from the last three White Houses is urging the Trump administration to move forward “to immediately begin the post-election transition process.” The call from the Center for Presidential...
2020 Latest: Biden says he's preparing for White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 11:05 p.m. Joe Biden says he is already preparing to assume the presidency even though he has not been declared the winner in his race against President Donald Trump. “I want people to know we’re not waiting to get...
Romney: Trump's election fraud claim wrong, 'reckless'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key Republican lawmakers, including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, on Friday slammed President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election. But some GOP leaders struck a more neutral tone — and others urged the White...
Some in GOP break with Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican lawmakers on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s unsupported claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election, saying Trump's comments undermine the U.S. political process and the bedrock notion that all Americans should have their vote...
The Latest: Biden unleashes scathing attacks on Trump
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 8 p.m. Joe Biden is letting loose against President Donald Trump in the final days of the presidential campaign. At a drive-in rally in Detroit on Saturday night, Biden made fun of Trump for everything from his hairdo...
'Honor the ancestors': Harris appeals directly to Black men
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris made a direct appeal to Black men Friday, defending her record as a prosecutor, blasting President Donald Trump as “racist” and vouching for Joe Biden as a man capable of addressing systemic racism and leading a diverse...
In pitch for Biden, Obama urges voters to cast Trump out
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama blasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, his culpability in national discord and his overall fitness for the job on Wednesday as he made his first in-person campaign pitch for his former vice president, Joe Biden. With less than...
GOP's Romney, long a Trump critic, voted — but not for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he's voted in the Nov. 3 election — but not for the leader of his party. "I did not vote for President Trump,” the Utah senator told CNN. He did not say whom he did vote for. It was the latest chapter in the bitter history...
The Latest: Trump holds 2nd rally since contracting virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local): 8:55 p.m. President Donald Trump has anchored his second rally since contracting the coronavirus, telling voters in Pennsylvania that a Democratic administration could threaten the suburbs. Speaking of his Democratic challenger,...
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