Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Biden arrives for inauguration with big plans, big problems
President-elect Joe Biden is making a sober entrance to the nation’s capital, ready to assume power as the nation reels from the coronavirus pandemic and soaring unemployment. There's also serious concern about whether more violence could be in the offing as he prepares to take the oath of office on Wednesday.
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House approves 25th Amendment resolution against Trump, Pence says he won't invoke
Vice President Mike Pence made his intention clear in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday evening, as the House was taking up a resolution calling on Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump.
Oaths questioned as Trump's backers fight against election loss
As some Republicans in Congress continued to back President Donald Trump's doomed effort to overturn the election, critics — including President-elect Joe Biden — alleged that they had violated their oaths to the Constitution and instead pledged allegiance to Trump.
Trump supporters rally at Minnesota Capitol; anti-fascist group marches elsewhere in St. Paul
State Patrol troopers guarded the steps of the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday, as about 100 supporters of President Donald Trump gathered to protest the results of the 2020 election. At around the same time, a group of “anti-fascist community organizers” marched in St. Paul.
Police officer's death intensifies Capitol siege questions
A police officer has died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol, intensifying questions about the defeated president's remaining days in office and the ability of the Capitol police to secure the area.
Trump condemns Capitol Hill violence, ignores his role in inciting the mob
More than 24 hours after thousands of his supporters stormed the Capitol, President Donald Trump condemned the violence in a video he posted on social media, calling it a "heinous attack."