Hundreds, if not thousands, of workers in the state’s 159 counties are retallying each of the nearly 5 million votes cast and checking for any potential irregularities.
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Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
The president-elect has devoted most of his public remarks to encouraging Americans to wear a mask.
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Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon
Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded as a top choice for the position.
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Democrats keep winning the popular vote. That worries them.
What alarms many Democrats is a growing gap between their popular vote tallies and their political power.
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Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House
Much of the focus will be on how he fills out his administration.
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Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden
It’s been an election without precedent, as developments after Election Day have made clear.
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Trump thrills protesting supporters with motorcade drive-by
Thousands of his loyalists converge on the nation’s capital to protest the election results.
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Maine’s next speaker of the House is making history already
Biddeford’s Ryan Fecteau will be the youngest speaker of the House for any state Legislature in the U.S.
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U.S. prosecutors assigned to monitor election say they found no substantial irregularities
The group sends a letter urging Attorney General William Barr to rescind his recent memorandum allowing investigators to publicly pursue allegations of ‘vote tabulation irregularities.’
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Trump touts progress on vaccine in first remarks since election loss
The president rules out a nationwide ‘lockdown’ but appears to acknowledge the decision won’t be his much longer.