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First COVID-19 vaccine doses to go to health workers, say CDC advisers
A team of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths.
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Election dispute increases risk of political violence, analysts warn
Domestic terrorism analysts say that the drawn-out vote count and fiery rhetoric from the White House are inflaming tensions.
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US sets record for cases amid election battle over coronavirus
The U.S. set another record for daily confirmed COVID-19 cases as several states posted all-time highs, underscoring the vexing issue confronting President Trump or Joe Biden.
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Trump backers converge on vote centers in Michigan, Arizona
The protests came as the president repeatedly insisted without evidence that there were major problems with the voting and the ballot counting.
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Biden needs 1 more battleground state to win the White House
Two days after Election Day, neither candidate had amassed the votes needed to win the White House. But Biden’s victories in the Great Lakes states left him at 264.
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Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter
It’s an outcome that dampens Democratic demands for a bold new agenda, emboldens Republicans and almost ensures partisan gridlock regardless of who wins the presidency.
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Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House
A full day after Election Day, neither candidate had cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.
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Biden campaign sees ‘clear path to victory,’ shrugs off expected Trump court challenges
Biden's campaign manager says the Democratic nominee will win by a bigger margin than Trump did in 2016 in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
5 years ago
6 takeaways from election night 2020
The election between Trump and Biden is still not settled, and it might not be for days.
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Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on
It was a jarring outcome for Democrats who had devised an expanded political map, eager to provide a backstop against President Trump and his party’s grip on the Senate.
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Postal Service says it can’t meet judge’s ballot order
In its response to the judge's order, the Postal Service said it had already conducted rounds of morning checks at all its processing hubs.
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6 key questions going into the 2020 presidential election
Key questions linger as the final votes are cast and counted in Tuesday's contest between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
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Trump threatens to fire Fauci as COVID-19 cases surge
Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of a virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States remains in the news.
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Medicaid’s future hinges on who wins the White House
The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid.
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US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms
The U.S. is out of the Paris climate agreement on Nov. 4. Experts say the outcome will determine to some degree just how hot and nasty the world will get in the future.
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