The presence of powerful weapons at the rallies has left law enforcement officials edgy and election workers fearful that they could be targeted or attacked.
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Why AP called the 2020 election for Joe Biden
He captured the presidency when The Associated Press declared him the victor in his native Pennsylvania at 11:25 a.m. Saturday.
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Trump defied gravity, falls back to earth
Donald Trump defied gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the presidency
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Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene
He has made repeated, unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.
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Biden wins Nevada following White House win
The president-elect adds six more electoral votes, bringing his total to 290.
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Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene and prevent Biden from becoming president
Chief Justice John Roberts has often tried to distance the court from the political branches of government and the politics he thinks could hurt the court’s reputation.
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CNN called it at 11:24 a.m., and other outlets followed shortly after
Following different data sets, major media outlets came to the same conclusion within minutes of one another.
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Portland erupts in celebration after Biden wins presidency
As night fell, hundreds of people gathered along Congress Street, shouting, clapping and waving whatever happened to be at hand – handmade signs, American flags and, in one case, a pair of brooms.
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Harris breaks barriers as first woman, Black woman and South Asian elected VP
The 56-year-old California senator, as a Black and South Asian woman, represents the multiculturalism that defines America but is largely absent from Washington’s power centers.
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President-elect Biden: ‘I sought this office to restore the soul of America’
President-elect Joe Biden is positioning himself to be a leader who, as he puts it, ‘seeks not to divide, but to unify’ a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.