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
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
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
Listen 3:36Yet 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pa. high court takes up Trump challenge to 8K Philly votes
The case involves 8,329 absentee and mail-in ballots where the voter signed their ballot’s outer envelope, but didn't handwrite their name, their address or a date on it.
4 years ago
Trump pays $3 million for recount of 2 Wisconsin counties
He paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic WI counties, saying that they were the sight of the “worst irregularities” although no evidence of wrongdoing
4 years ago
Biden’s win shows rural-urban divide has grown since 2016
Few counties shifted in the 2020 election, which saw sky-high turnout. Trump's base voted in big numbers in rural areas, but Biden's gains in the suburbs proved pivotal.
4 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly reacts to Trump’s post-election defiance
Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think of President Trump’s refusal to concede.
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Listen 4:30‘An extraordinary election’: Nearly 750K votes later, Philly’s ballot counting is officially over
The unofficial total, which eclipsed the final tally in 2016, was effectively an even split between mail ballots and votes cast at the polls.
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