The agency’s profile has been raised over the last week as it tries to stomp out false election rumors, and that has put it in conflict with the president’s unsubstantiated claims of ‘massive fraud’ in voting that he says is costing him a second term.
Election 2020
The Latest: Democrats to have fewer members of House in 2021
The latest on the election and transition from around the U.S.
Cracks appear – including from Collins – in Republican support for Trump’s attack on election
Analysis: Democracy experts warn that the Republican Party is undermining the foundations of the U.S. electoral system and mirroring authoritarianism.
Recounts in Maine House races rescheduled after COVID-19 case
The state has rescheduled recounts in two legislative elections after a state employee tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the state to temporarily close office space.
How and when will Maine cast its electoral votes?
The state’s four Electoral College voters are expected to cast 3 votes for Joe Biden and one for Donald Trump next month, even as Republicans loyal to Trump raise the possibility of interventions in some states.
Aides say Trump has no serious plan to overturn election
Republican officials have scrambled to find evidence of widespread voter fraud that could bolster the Trump campaign’s legal challenges, but no such evidence has surfaced.
Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud
Loyalists of President Trump have filed at least 15 legal challenges in Pennsylvania alone in an effort to reclaim the state’s 20 electoral votes.
With Republican win in Alaska, control of Senate rests with Georgia runoffs
The Georgia runoff elections, set for Jan. 5, are swiftly becoming a showdown over control of the chamber.
Why do the media call races in US elections?
Fifty-one separate elections — one in each state and one in Washington, DC
The Latest: Biden moves forward without help from Trump’s intel team
The latest on the election and transition from around the U.S.