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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

People urge for all votes to be counted during a demonstration outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes are being counted, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Politics & Policy

Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification

Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday.

4 years ago

A sign hangs in front of an American flag, as a handful of supporters of President Donald Trump continue to protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Politics & Policy

Suit challenges expansion of mail voting in Pennsylvania

The lawsuit was filed in the state Commonwealth Court, just two days before the deadline for counties to certify the results of the presidential election in Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden waves as he arrives The Queen theater for a meeting with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week

Biden's treasury pick, along with his nominee for secretary of state, may be announced before Thanksgiving.

4 years ago

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Politics & Policy

Georgia governor certifies presidential electors for Biden

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.

4 years ago

In this Feb. 7, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, center, speaks as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listen during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Politics & Policy

Sanders, Warren under scrutiny as Biden weighs Cabinet picks

The scrutiny on Biden’s staffing decisions reflects the tremendous pressure the president-elect faces as he cobbles together a team to execute his policy priorities.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. GOP wins court order on mail ballots in state Senate contest

The decision could swing the neck-and-neck contest toward GOP challenger Nicole Ziccarelli.

4 years ago

First-time election workers, seated, from left to right,  Chris DiStasi, Kaitlin Irvine, Alicia Dlugos and Katie Phillips, end their day at South Philadelphia High School, a polling site on South Broad Street. (Alan Chin for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mapping Philly’s most surprising election takeaways

While the historically Democratic city delivered a decisive win for President-elect Joe Biden, a few surprising shifts emerged.

4 years ago

Philadelphia’s Olney and Logan neighborhoods had more votes for President Trump than in 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Trump’s gains in North Philly show Latino voters are not a ‘gimme’ for Democrats

Voting data show Trump’s message resonated more broadly than is often recognized, particularly in a city where Democrats hold an overwhelming advantage.

4 years ago

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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Keith House, Washington's Headquarters, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Newtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Courts & Law

Yet another Trump legal challenge to Biden’s victory fails — this time in Bucks County

A Bucks County judge has thrown out an appeal from President Donald Trump’s campaign, rejecting its bid to get 2,117 absentee ballots invalidated on technicalities.

4 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Biden says he’s decided on treasury secretary nomination

The leading candidates are thought to be former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard.

4 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris participate in a meeting with the National Governors Association's executive committee at The Queen theater, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden talks transition, COVID-19 in meeting with bipartisan governors group

While President Trump has clashed with some governors over their COVID-19 restrictions, President-elect Biden met with a bipartisan group of governors to get their input.

4 years ago

Republican canvas observer Ed White, center, and Democratic canvas observer Janne Kelhart, watch as Lehigh County workers count ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans OK election study despite House Dems’ opposition

The chamber voted 112 to 90 for a resolution that told the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, or a contractor, to conduct the study and report back by early February.

4 years ago

Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference
Courts & Law

Trump’s election lawsuits plagued by elementary errors

“The sloppiness just serves to underscore the lack of seriousness with which these claims are being brought."

4 years ago

Linda Kerns speaks to reporters in this 2017 file photo taken of the lawyer as she represented the Philadelphia Republican Party,  which was then suing to invalidate the results of a special election in the 197th legislation district. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump campaign lawyer in Philadelphia withdraws from federal election suit

Linda Kern worked on Trump’s election challenge from its inception before leaving the case after the other firm working on the lawsuit dropped out.

4 years ago

Republican canvas observer Ed White, center, and Democratic canvas observer Janne Kelhart, watch as Lehigh County workers count ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House Republicans vote for election procedures study

Republicans pushed forward a proposal for a review of election procedures in Pa., although its author insisted he accepts voting results and is not trying to overturn them.

4 years ago

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