2020 election
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Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) — One spent the week at his home in Delaware carefully trying to build a government and preparing…
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Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed…
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Record number of women will serve in 117th Congress; 51 are women of color
Women will gain at least 14 seats in the 117th Congress, setting a new record for female representation. In 2018,…
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Coronavirus
Poll workers contract virus, but Election Day link unclear
Despite painstaking efforts to keep election sites safe, some poll workers who came in contact with voters on Election Day…
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Coronavirus
Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains…
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What’s next for evangelicals after Trump leaves office?
Donald Trump, by his own words and actions, does not appear to be the most religious person. He has claimed…
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Coronavirus
Nov. 3 election most secure in U.S. history, top officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of federal and state officials said Thursday that they have no evidence that votes were…
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Gun-toting protesters seen outside vote-counting centers
The most turbulent and norm-breaking presidential election of a lifetime has led to an extraordinary spectacle in the United States…
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Biden brings seasoned cool after red-hot Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a crystallizing moment at the last presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden fielded a question…
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Christian churches mirror country’s political division
NEW YORK (AP) — The messages in Christian houses of worship on the first weekend since the election were as…
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Coronavirus
One week in an America riven by politics and the plague
On Nov. 1, as election week dawned, Dr. Juan Fitz lay dying in the same Lubbock, Texas, hospital where he…
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Harris pays tribute to Black women in first speech as VP-elect
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris paid tribute Saturday to the women, particularly Black women, upon whose shoulders she stands as she…
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Elation and anger: Catharsis in the streets as election ends
As soon as the news buzzed on their phones, Americans gathered spontaneously on street corners and front lawns — honking…
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Biden’s win will affect race relations, foreign policy, Supreme Court
The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting president a…
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Coronavirus
BIDEN-HARRIS WIN 2020 ELECTION
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 77, was elected Saturday as the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump…
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Biden transition team at work as vote count nears end
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden’s transition team isn’t waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to…
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Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots rankle some military vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has held himself up as a champion of U.S. troops without rival. Now, with…
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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up…
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Presidential election exposes America’s ‘perilous’ divides
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential elections can be revealing moments that convey the wishes of the American people to the…
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Coronavirus
St. Charles County election judge worked despite COVID-19, later died
(AP) — An election official in St. Charles County who worked at a polling place on Election Day despite a…
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Trump tweets outrage, blasts vote-counting process
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent a second day in the White House on Thursday stewing over election results…
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Coronavirus
U.S. counties with worst virus surges backed Trump
U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic,…
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St. Louisans OK nonpartisan elections as Wagner, Parson, Trump carry Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Starting with the primary election in March, St. Louis voters will pick their mayor and other…
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Biden wins Wisconsin and Michigan, narrowing Trump’s path
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has won Michigan and Wisconsin, pushing him closer to 270 Electoral College votes and narrowing…
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In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
NEW YORK (AP) — Across the nation, LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday’s election, including the first transgender person elected…
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Coronavirus
Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as President Donald Trump and…
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Biden tells supporters to ‘keep the faith’
Joe Biden is asking his supporters to “keep the faith” as the counting goes on in the drawn-out U.S. presidential…
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Coronavirus
Parson defeats Galloway in governor’s race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican Mike Parson won the Missouri governor’s race on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Auditor Nicole Galloway…
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Biden, Trump locked in tight races in battleground states
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across…
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Crime
Missouri NAACP wants investigation of replica noose near polls
GALENA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri NAACP called Tuesday for a federal investigation and the removal of a replica hangman’s…
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