WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter. Pence's appearance before a grand jury in Washington scrutinizing the president he once...
‘With Reservations’: Trump Voters Grapple With Biden’s Win
WASHINGTON — Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The retired police officer-turned-construction worker believes fraud marred the vote, no matter how many courts rejected that claim. Still, a day after the Electoral College made Joe Biden's win official, the ardent...
Turning the Page? Republicans Acknowledge Biden’s Victory
WASHINGTON — More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Speaking from the...
Walters: California Is No. 1 — in Rough Highways
Much has been said and written about the nation’s stark political divisions and a state-by-state map of November’s presidential election confirms them. The 50 states were evenly divided between President Donald Trump and his successful challenger, Joe Biden, but the latter triumphed by winning the more populous states. This week, another map was...
Trump Thought Courts Were Key to Winning. Judges Disagreed.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies say their lawsuits aimed at subverting the 2020 election and reversing his loss to Joe Biden would be substantiated, if only judges were allowed to hear the cases. There is a central flaw in the argument. Judges have heard the cases and have been...
Rationales Shift as Nevada Considers Future of Vote by-Mail
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada's decision to send all active voters mail-in ballots ahead of the election put the swing state at the center of the nationwide debate over voting procedures. Nevada Republicans, the Trump campaign and candidates for lower office have challenged the move post-election in multiple lawsuits, alleging...
Trump Directs Administration to Allow Biden Transition Process
WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration and allowing Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on Jan....
Biden Reaches Out to Governors as Trump Stymies Transition
WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden's meeting Thursday with a group of Democratic and Republican governors is his latest attempt to fight through President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to block the president-elect's transition to power. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris planned a virtual session in the afternoon with the National...
State: Too Late for Detroit-Area County to Yank Election OK
DETROIT — Michigan's largest county can't yank certification of election results, officials said Thursday, after two Republicans who approved Joe Biden's local landslide after first refusing to bless the vote wanted to change their stance again. Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two Republican canvassers in Wayne County, said they...
Wisconsin Issues Recount Order Sought by Trump in 2 Counties
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission issued an order Thursday to recount more than 800,000 ballots cast in two heavily liberal counties at President Donald Trump's request. The order, required by law after Trump paid $3 million for the recount, was agreed to after rancorous debate for more than five hours...