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Georgia: We&#39;re Headed to a Recount
Georgia Is Heading
Toward a Recount
Nov 6, 2020 10:42 AM CST

Georgia Is Heading Toward a Recount

Joe Biden has a small lead

(Newser) - Joe Biden now has a narrow lead in Georgia , but the race is so close that state officials already are planning a recount, reports CBS News . "Out of approximately 5 million votes cast, we'll have a margin of a few thousand," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger...

Biden Narrowly Overtakes Trump in Georgia

But his lead is just 917 votes

(Newser) - Though the race remains too close to call and no media outlets are yet projecting a winner in the state, Joe Biden overtook President Trump in the ongoing Georgia vote count early Friday. With more than 99% of ballots counted, Biden now has 2,449,371 votes to Trump's...

Police Capt. on Certain Voters: 'Bullet in Skull for Treason'

Alabama police captain insists he was only talking about actual traitors

(Newser) - An Alabama police captain is under investigation after allegedly posting on social media that Biden voters should be shot for treason. Replying to a social media post criticizing the "idiots" who voted for Joe Biden, Flomaton Police Captain Scott Walden allegedly wrote, "They need to line up ev1...

Where Things Stand in Remaining States
Pa. Official: We Could
Know Winner Thursday Night
the rundown
Nov 5, 2020 3:54 PM CST

Pa. Official: We Could Know Winner Thursday Night

A look at where things stand in the presidential race

(Newser) - By the AP's count, Joe Biden is just six electoral votes short of the presidency as ballot counting continues in a handful of states. President Trump, meanwhile, continues to dispute that and mount legal challenges about the tally. Notable trends: Biden's lead has been widening in Nevada, and...

Trump Accused of &#39;Castrating the Facts&#39; in False Victory Claim
Trump's False Victory Claim
Met Swift Rebukes
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 4, 2020 7:53 AM CST

Trump's False Victory Claim Met Swift Rebukes

News anchors, Joe Biden's camp, and prominent GOPers all pushed back on president's remarks

(Newser) - Just before 2:30am Wednesday, during a still-undecided election, President Trump gathered supporters at the White House to let them know he thought a "major fraud" was occurring, because he hadn't yet been declared the winner. "As far as I'm concerned, we already have won it,...

What Trump Had to Say at 2:30am
What Trump Had
to Say at 2:30am
election 2020
Nov 4, 2020 6:37 AM CST

What Trump Had to Say at 2:30am

President addresses supporters from packed White House room

(Newser) - President Trump addressed a crowd that appeared to be largely maskless inside the White House just before 2:30am Wednesday, noting as he came out, "This is without question the latest news conference I have ever had." He thanked Americans for their support and quickly rolled out his...

Biden Speaks to Supporters After Midnight
Biden Speaks, Twitter
Flags a Trump Tweet
election 2020
Nov 4, 2020 12:06 AM CST

Biden Speaks, Twitter Flags a Trump Tweet

Former VP tells supporters to be patient, while Trump warns of attempt to 'STEAL' election

(Newser) - Joe Biden's first line to supporters at a drive-in rally just after midnight Wednesday: "Your patience is commendable." Biden's Election Night message heavily emphasized the fact that we likely won't have a winner of the presidential election projected any time in the next few hours,...

There May Be No Speech From Biden Tonight
There May
Be No Speech
From Biden
Tonight
election 2020
Nov 3, 2020 7:33 PM CST

There May Be No Speech From Biden Tonight

'If there’s something to talk about tonight, I’ll talk about it,' candidate says

(Newser) - If you're planning to stay up until the wee hours to hear Joe Biden's election night speech, you might want to just take some melatonin and call it a night. The Washington Post reports that Biden told reporters Tuesday afternoon that it won't be a given he'...

Exit Polls: 6 in 10 Say Nation on the Wrong Track
2 in 3 Voters Say Choice
Was Mostly About Trump
election 2020
Nov 3, 2020 6:29 PM CST

2 in 3 Voters Say Choice Was Mostly About Trump

Pandemic, economy, racial justice were among the top issues in exit polls

(Newser) - With the coronavirus surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Trump and Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Voters were especially likely to call the public health crisis the nation’s most important issue,...

Trump: I'll Do Better in 2020 Than 2016

He also tells Fox News that he will declare victory 'only when there's victory'

(Newser) - President Trump isn't setting the bar low for expectations: On Fox News Tuesday, he predicted he'll rack up more electoral votes against Joe Biden than he did against Hillary Clinton. "I ended up with 306," he said, per Politico . "That was a big number, and...

After Biden Sign Stolen, a Trump Supporter Stepped Up

Wisconsin's Josh Schoemann wanted this to be a 'learning moment' for his sons

(Newser) - Tim Place is rooting for Joe Biden. Josh Schoemann is pulling for President Trump. But these two Wisconsin neighbors still found a way to come together after Place's Biden/Harris yard sign went missing. FOX6 News notes that the two men live in a very heavily Republican area in Washington...

Lady Gaga Hits Back in Trump Feud
Lady Gaga
Hits Back in
Trump Feud
Nov 3, 2020 3:21 AM CST

Lady Gaga Hits Back in Trump Feud

She speaks out strongly against president at Biden rally

(Newser) - In the final stretch of campaign season, President Trump had "settled on a celebrity nemesis," as the Washington Post put it: Lady Gaga. The POTUS and his team have been spending days engaging in what the Daily Beast refers to as "bizarre attacks" against Gaga in advance...

Biden 'Hello, Minnesota' Video Was Altered

Clip was altered to make it seem as if Biden forgot what state he was in

(Newser) - A widely circulated video in which Joe Biden appears to forget what state he's in is clearly a fake, fact-checkers say. The clip being shared on social media supposedly shows Biden greeting a Florida rally with "Hello, Minnesota," but the former vice president really was in Minnesota....

'Armed Trump Trolls' Surround Biden Bus in Scary Encounter

Democratic lawmakers were planning to speak in an Austin suburb

(Newser) - Democrats scrapped a campaign event Friday in Texas after a "small caravan" of Trump supporters surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus in a menacing manner, TMZ reports. Videos show the vehicles, Trump flags flying, encircle the bus on the I-35 and try to slow it down. Democratic lawmakers were on...

Tucker Carlson Offers Odd Development in Biden Narrative
UPS: We Found Tucker
Carlson's Missing Shipment
updated
Oct 29, 2020 1:48 PM CDT

UPS: We Found Tucker Carlson's Missing Shipment

Fox host says documents damaging to Joe and Hunter disappeared while being shipped to him

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson has been pushing the narrative about alleged corruption involving Joe and Hunter Biden , and he delivered an unusual development on his show Wednesday night. Carlson told viewers that "damning" evidence about the Bidens disappeared in transit to him, reports Fox News . On Thursday afternoon came an update:...

Trump-Loving Brother Calls Cops on Biden-Loving Sister

Because that 49-year-old sister allegedly stole his Trump car magnet

(Newser) - She says her brother is "brainwashed." He says his sister is a thief. At the heart of the matter? Election 2020, naturally. The Omaha World-Herald reports on a family dispute out of Omaha that ended up involving police. A 52-year-old President Trump supporter says he was looking outside...

Jim Carrey as Joe Biden on SNL Isn't Going Over Well

Critics are calling it a bad choice

(Newser) - Jim Carrey "is one of the most gifted impressionists of his generation," writes Rob Harvilla at the Ringer . If it sounds like there's a "but" coming, you're right. Like plenty of other critics out there, Harvilla doesn't think Carrey's running impression of Joe...

Biden: WH Event to Celebrate Barrett Nomination Is 'Inappropriate'

Trump should 'have a little bit of shame'

(Newser) - Joe Biden says he doesn’t blame President Trump for "celebrating" another Supreme Court confirmation, but the Democrat says the White House event planned Monday night after the Senate vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett is "inappropriate." Speaking to reporters as he campaigned in Pennsylvania on Monday,...

Man Uses Most Unusual Way to Take Down Biden Signs: Cops

James Blight accused of stealing bulldozer, taking signs in mostly Black Fla. neighborhood

(Newser) - If you're a resident in Haines City, Fla., whose Joe Biden yard signs remain intact, consider yourself lucky that the bulldozer didn't end up at your place. That bulldozer, police say, was stolen from a local construction site by a young white man and used to terrorize a...

Putin Speaks Out on Trump's Criticism of Biden Family

He rejects the US president's take on their business dealings

(Newser) - In comments Reuters calls "less friendly" toward President Trump and possibly attempting to "curry favor" with Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday pushed back against Trump's favored line of attack against his opponent. "Yes, in Ukraine he (Hunter Biden) had or maybe still has...

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