Post-election warfare clouds chances for COVID relief bill

President-elect Joe Biden’s top allies on Capitol Hill adopted a combative posture on COVID-19 relief on Thursday, accusing Washington Republicans of dragging their feet in acknowledging Biden’s victory while doubling down on a $2 trillion-plus relief bill that’s a nonstarter with congressional Republicans.

Trump campaign, RNC file lawsuit in Maricopa County for 'incorrectly rejected votes'

"Incorrectly rejected votes" are the target of President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee's lawsuit in Maricopa County that was announced on Nov. 7.

Vice President Pence to be in Georgia next week

Vice President Mike Pence will make a return trip to Georgia looking to bolster republican support as his party and democrats battle for control of the U.S. Senate.

California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris’ job?

Election Day is over but California already is consumed with its next high-profile political contest — the competition to fill Kamala Harris’ soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.

Mississippi lawmaker apologizes after calling for state to leave US over Biden win

In a since-deleted Twitter message, state Rep. Price Wallace wrote last Saturday that the Magnolia State should “succeed” from the union after the Democrat’s win over President Trump, according to reports.

Biden’s agenda at stake, battle for Senate pushes to January

Control of the Senate won’t be decided until January runoffs in Georgia after neither party Wednesday locked down a majority, launching a mammoth battle to shape President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda and determine the balance of power in Washington.

Biden selects Ron Klain as chief of staff

The Biden-Harris transition team is expected to announce more Cabinet picks over the next several days.

Who pays for recounts in presidential elections?

The rules around paying for recounts are not the same across the board. Who puts up the money for a recount typically depends upon whether the recount is automatic or requested.

Georgia to hand-count votes in statewide presidential election audit

Georgia's Secretary of State says that the state will do a full recount of votes by hand in the state's presidential election results.

Rubio rallies Republicans for Loeffler and Perdue

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), spoke to a packed house inside Cobb County Republican Party Headquarters in Marietta to stoke support for Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Sen. David Perdue.

Money to support Trump court fight could flow to president, RNC

As President Donald Trump’s chances of reelection dwindled last week, his campaign began blasting out a nonstop stream of emails and text messages that led to a website raising money for an “election defense fund” to contest the outcome.

Joe Biden’s lead in popular vote now more than 5 million over Donald Trump

President-elect Joe Biden’s lead in the popular vote count over President Donald Trump has topped 5 million. Biden’s 290 electoral votes also leads Trump’s 217, with Alaska finally being called for the president.

Recount laws in Georgia: Who pays for a recount

Laws concerning recounts vary from state to state and Georgia has unique laws pertaining to how a recount is triggered and who pays for it.

2020 election breathes new life into false 'dead voter' claims

As baseless allegations of voter fraud continue to circulate online, social media users are falsely claiming that people cast extra votes using the identities of dead people in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan. There’s no evidence that this happened.

Boris Johnson calls Trump 'previous president'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called Donald Trump the “previous president” of the United States and said it was “refreshing” to talk to President-elect Joe Biden.