AP: Michigan certifies Biden win; a setback for Trump challenge
Michigan election officials have certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state.
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AP: Biden builds out national security picks with Blinken, Kerry
President-elect Joe Biden is building out his administration with several key picks for national security and foreign policy roles.
3 more federal executions scheduled during lame-duck period, including two days before Biden sworn in
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inauguration. The announcement comes a day after the federal Bureau of Prisons…
Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 Friday, and he'll soon take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As Biden wrestles…
AP: Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats
ATLANTA (AP) - A hand tally of the ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed. The results released Thursday by the secretary of state's office affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The hand…
U.S. Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus
In this Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Grassley, the longest-serving…
President Trump has fired the federal election security director who vouched for 2020 election
FILE - In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. “I have confidence that your vote is secure, that…
SC Democrats call for an investigation into Sen. Lindsey Graham's discussions with Georgia's Secretary of State
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The South Carolina Democratic Party (SCDP) is calling for an ethical investigation into Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)’s conversations with elections officials in Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada. This comes after…
Georgia official says Sen. Graham asked him about tossing ballots
GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham asked him whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots.
CNN: Biden projected to win in Arizona; flipping a longtime Republican stronghold
CNN projected on Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden will carry Arizona, defeating President Donald Trump.
Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of federal and state officials said Thursday that they have no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week’s presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud advanced by President Donald Trump and…
Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff.
30 South Carolina Republicans back AG Barr's election probe
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Several dozen South Carolina Republican lawmakers are voicing support for Attorney General Bill Barr's green light to federal prosecutors. Barr authorized U.S. attorneys to pursue any "substantial allegations" of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the…
S.C. Republican congressional delegation calling on election reform to weed out "voter irregularities"
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Members of South Carolina’s Congressional Delegation are going back and forth over the true integrity of this year’s election. Five of South Carolina’s six Republican members of Congress came…
Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of ‘Obamacare’
On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court will discuss the fate of “Obamacare” as millions of Americans are under the Affordable Health Care Act.
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