2020 Election

Trump campaign demands recount in Wisconsin following Biden's win

“I believe that would be the case if we had a recount again in our state, that you would find we have a really solid system here, and that there is an incredible paper trail for every single request, registration and ballot that’s cast,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin Elections Administrator.

November 4, 2020 9:49pm CST

Biden on brink of winning White House as Trump files suit

A full day after Election Day, neither candidate had cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.

November 4, 2020 9:34pm CST

Demonstrators march in Chicago to demand the counting of all votes

Demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago on Wednesday to urge that every vote cast in Tuesday’s election be counted as President Donald Trump tried to stop the effort in key battleground states.

November 4, 2020 9:32pm CST

Oberweis claims victory in congressional race against Underwood

Jim Oberweis says he has won the race against Congresswoman Lauren Underwood with just 895 more votes than the incumbent has. She, however, is not conceding.

November 4, 2020 9:28pm CST

Republican poll watchers demand to be let in during Detroit vote count

Dozens of Republican challengers demanded to be let in to observe the count of ballots inside the TCF Center in Detroit on Wednesday.

November 4, 2020 9:20pm CST

Election 2020: Twitter, Facebook kick efforts against disinformation into overdrive amid vote count

“We’re seeing exactly what we expected, which is not enough, especially in the case of Facebook,” said Shannon McGregor, an assistant professor of journalism and media at the University of North Carolina.

November 4, 2020 9:05pm CST

‘We are not enemies’: Biden calls for unity as 2020 election count continues

Joe Biden stopped short of declaring victory in remarks after winning Wisconsin, saying, “I will govern as an American president.”

November 4, 2020 8:48pm CST

Man wearing ‘BBQ, BEER, FREEDOM’ shirt crashes Nevada election press briefing

“We want our freedom for the world! Give us our freedom Joe Biden,” the man yelled.

November 4, 2020 8:47pm CST

Balance of power: Democrats’ Senate hopes narrow as they cling to House control

More than 12 hours after polls closed on Election Day, the hope that Democrats held to flip the Senate as well as retain majority control of the House faded away as Republicans held on to key Senate seats.

November 4, 2020 8:00pm CST

‘We are not enemies’: Biden calls for unity as election count continues

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will be delivering remarks regarding the ongoing 2020 election from different parts of the Delaware Valley Wednesday.

November 4, 2020 5:23pm CST

Trump campaign files lawsuit to halt vote counting in Pennsylvania citing lack of 'transparency'

President Donald Trump's campaign has filed a lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court to halt vote counting in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania over a lack of "transparency."

November 4, 2020 5:17pm CST

Biden breaks Obama’s record for most votes for presidential candidate in US history

Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history.

November 4, 2020 5:03pm CST

NY elects two openly gay Black men to Congress

New York Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres have become the first openly gay Black men to be elected to Congress.

November 4, 2020 5:03pm CST

What happens when an election is contested? Here are possible scenarios

What happens when the 2020 election results are contested in court? Will the United States have a president by Inauguration Day?

November 4, 2020 3:29pm CST

Biden, Trump locked in tight race in key states with no winner yet announced

Results poured in Tuesday night in the 2020 race for the White House, with President Donald Trump claiming the hotly contested states of Texas, Florida and Ohio, while Democratic nominee Joe Biden won Arizona and Minnesota.

November 4, 2020 1:54pm CST