President-elect Joe Biden has been forced to seek extraordinary workarounds to prepare for the exploding public health threat and evolving national security challenges he will inherit in just nine weeks.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Politics
Alaskans follow Maine’s lead on ranked-choice voting
Maine is no longer the only state to rely on ranked-choice voting after Alaskans approve a ballot question to revise its elections.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump fires top security official who refuted his claims of rigged election
Christopher Krebs led successful efforts to help state and local election offices protect their systems and to rebut misinformation.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Election 2020 legal challenges: Where Republicans are fighting ballot counts and results
President Donald Trump’s campaign and Republicans have mounted legal challenges in several states, although most are small-scale lawsuits that do not appear to affect many votes.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
In court, Giuliani argues to try to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
The former New York City mayor asserted without evidence that there was a wide-ranging scheme to steal the election from President Trump in big cities in Pennsylvania and 10 other places.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
A crowded field emerges in race to replace Maine’s secretary of state
Six Democrats who hope to replace outgoing Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will participate in a public forum Tuesday night.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
‘More people may die if we don’t coordinate’: Biden urges Trump to aid transition
Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins in the call for Trump to work with the transition team, saying it’s ‘absolutely crucial that the apparent president-elect and his team have full access to the planning that has gone on’ for vaccine distribution.
Posted inElection 2020
‘I concede NOTHING!’ Trump says shortly after appearing to acknowledge Biden won the election
The president has refused to concede, and his administration is working actively to hinder the transition process.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Nearly 2 dozen arrested in Trump protests in Washington
Nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators led to fistfights and more than 20 arrests after Saturday’s Million MAGA March.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
How centuries-old regional differences explain the 2020 presidential election
The United States is made up of 11 distinct regions, and their boundaries showed up again at the polls this month.