
Elections
Trump requests Georgia recount, meaning 5 million votes will be tabulated a 3rd time
The law calls for a recount to be conducted by re-tabulating every ballot through a scanner, the same way they were originally counted in the days after the Nov. 3 election.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Toomey says Trump should accept election loss
His Saturday night statement came soon after a federal judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit challenging the results in Pennsylvania.
4 years ago
Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann compared the campaign's legal arguments to “Frankenstein's Monster,” concluding that Trump's team offered only “speculative accusations."
4 years ago
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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.
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