2020 Presidential Election - Page 85

November 24, 2020

Latino, Black leaders demand Newsom choose woman of color for Senate seat

California progressives are hoping to influence Gov. Gavin Newsom's pick for someone to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat when she becomes vice president in January.

November 24, 2020

Wisconsin Republicans file emergency petition to delay vote certification

The Wisconsin GOP filed an emergency petition in the state supreme court to stop the final certification of election results, as two counties press forward with a recount. 

November 24, 2020

Rubio takes aim at Biden’s ‘Ivy League’ foreign policy Cabinet nominees

It appears Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is no fan of some of President-elect Joe Biden’s foreign policy and national security Cabinet nominees. Rubio, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to Twitter on Tuesday to blast some of Biden’s nominees as “caretakers of America’s decline" as he seemed to suggest he’d vote against confirmation.

November 24, 2020

Pete Hegseth slams Kerry after Biden taps him for climate post, says China will 'play him like a fiddle'

President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet picks constitute an "unserious team" that will played "like a fiddle" by China and other U.S. adversaries, "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.

November 24, 2020

Biden emphasizes foreign policy team will 'lead the world, not retreat'

President-elect Joe Biden says that his newly named foreign policy and national security team will keep the nation "safe and secure" and will show that "America is back."

November 24, 2020

Critics call out media for telegraphing soft approach to Biden administration: 'This is something else'

President-elect Joe Biden rarely faced tough questions on the campaign trail and the mainstream media hasn’t done much to indicate the pattern will change once he moves into the White House next year.

November 24, 2020

Wisconsin recount turns up 386 uncounted ballots, as official blames human error

Nearly 400 absentee ballots from Milwaukee, Wis. were not opened by Election Day, a recount paid for by President Trump's team found.

November 24, 2020

LIVE UPDATES: Biden appears with picks for national security team

U.S. General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy informed President-elect Joe Biden on Monday that her agency has recognized him as the apparent winner of the 2020 presidential election.

November 24, 2020

Pennsylvania, Nevada certify election results for Biden despite Trump legal challenges

Pennsylvania and Nevada certified the results of the presidential election in favor of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, amid President Trump and his campaign's legal challenges in the key states. 

November 24, 2020

Democrats in Congress say ‘about time’ GSA certifies Biden win, GOP split on Trump legal challenges

Democrats in Congress on Monday night said they are happy General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy declared Joe Biden the apparent president-elect, opening the door to an orderly transition of power, but stopped short of giving her or the Trump administration credit for the move they say should have already happened.