Democrat Joe Biden changes Twitter bio to include "President-Elect" after historic win. - Crowds Converge On Washington To Celebrate After Biden Declared President As news emerged that Joe Biden had won the US presidential election, crowds poured onto the streets of Washington and other cities in exuberant celebration, reported news agency...
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th U.S. president, unseating the incumbent with a pledge to unify and mend a nation reeling from a worsening pandemic, faltering economy and deep political divisions. Biden’s victory came after the Associated Press, CNN and NBC showed him winning...
Biden has received 253 electoral votes — just 17 short of the 270 he needs to win. The eyes of the nation are now on Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina to determine who wins the election, CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports. "For now, we really are focused primarily...
Joe Biden declared "we're going to win this race" in a late-night address on Friday after a rollercoaster day that began with him taking the lead in two key states. But as vote counts continue to trickle in, the race remains uncalled. Much of the focus is on Pennsylvania's...
Control of the Senate may hinge on Georgia's two runoff races in January as no candidate in either contest has reached a required 50% threshold in votes to win outright. That means Georgia, which is also still counting ballots in a neck-and-neck presidential race expected to go to a recount,...
A social worker in the Mexia State Supported Living Center has been charged with 134 felony counts in an election fraud investigation. The Texas Attorney General’s Office’s Election Fraud Unit assisted the Limestone County Sheriff and District Attorney in charging Kelly Reagan Brunner. If convicted, Brunner faces up to 10 years...
Joe Biden appears to be inching closer to victory in the 2020 presidential race. But the Trump campaign has called for a recount in Wisconsin and election officials in Georgia have said a recount is expected. Requests for recounts could also be filed in other states, such as Arizona and...
There are still six states that remain uncalled by NBC News in the presidential race. Joe Biden’s lead has grown in Pennsylvania and Georgia today, while it has shrunk in Arizona. Here’s where Biden and President Donald Trump stand in those states as they each seek 270 electoral votes to...
• Arizona: Biden leads Trump by about 30,000 votes as of Friday evening. The AP called Arizona for Biden around 2:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Fox News had also called the state for Biden, angering the president's campaign, which expressed confidence it can still win. • Nevada: Biden had been...
A new law that sent ballots to all registered voters because of the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the slow pace of election results in Nevada, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state said Friday. Nevada has historically favored in-person voting, said the spokeswoman, Jennifer Russell. In the 2016 election,...