Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 21, 2020

President Donald Trump hosted several House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Monday to discuss an ultimately futile effort to block Congress from affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Read more

Who will replace Kamala Harris? It’s about more than a Senate seat

• By Jennifer Medina / New York Times
• Dec. 19, 2020

The jockeying began in the summer, right alongside the celebrations. Leading California Democrats were thrilled that Kamala Harris was named as the Democratic nominee for vice president and eager to help her and Joe Biden get to the White House. That was not a question the sprawling and divided state political establishment disagreed on. Read more

President-elect Joe Biden introduces key members of his climate team

• Dec. 19, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 19, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden today rolled out an environmental team that he hopes will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation’s air and water. Read more

AP source: Biden to pick Rep. Haaland as interior secretary

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 17, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, according to a person familiar with the decision, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations. Read more

Biden picks North Carolina environmental chief to lead EPA

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 17, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more

McConnell warns GOP off Electoral College brawl in Congress

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 15, 2020

Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators on Tuesday not to join President Donald Trump’s extended assault on the Electoral College results. Read more

Biden tells Georgia he needs a Democratic Senate to govern

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 15, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden told Georgia voters today they must deliver two Democratic Senate runoffs victories in January so his administration can forcefully confront the coronavirus pandemic and other national challenges. Read more

8th lawsuit fails to overturn presidential voting in Arizona

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 15, 2020

A judge dismissed another lawsuit today that sought to decertify Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s win in Arizona, marking the eighth failed case that challenged the election results in the state. Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Joe Biden after Electoral College confirms victory

• By Anton Troianovski / New York Times
• Dec. 15, 2020

Putin had been one of the last major holdouts among world leaders in sending Biden the sort of congratulatory message that is routine in international diplomacy. Read more

U.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect

• By Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press
• Dec. 15, 2020

McConnell prefaced his remarks with sweeping praise for what he characterized as Trump’s “endless” accomplishments during four years in office Read more

‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 14, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden told Americans today that “democracy prevailed” as electors nationwide cast votes affirming his victory in last month’s election, saying the country’s governing principles were “pushed, tested, threatened” but did not crumble. Read more

Electoral College affirms Joe Biden as nation’s next president

• Dec. 14, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 14, 2020

A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in Wisconsin, ending Trump’s legal challenges in court about an hour before the Electoral College was to meet to cast the state’s 10 votes for Biden. Read more

Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 14, 2020

What could be the main event in Georgia’s twin U.S. Senate runoffs — early in-person voting — got underway today, with lines tending to be shorter than during the first days of early voting for the general election. Read more

Electoral College confirms Biden’s decisive victory over Trump

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 14, 2020

Heightened security was in place in some states as electors met to cast paper ballots, with masks, social distancing and other pandemic precautions the order of the day. Read more

Georgia high court rejects latest Trump election appeal

• By Associated Press
• Dec. 13, 2020

President Donald Trump has lost his latest legal challenge seeking to overturn Georgia’s election results, with the state Supreme Court’s rejection late Saturday of a case from Trump’s campaign and Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer. Read more

Trump supporters rally in Washington ahead of Electoral College meeting

• Dec. 12, 2020