The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
A 1769 townhouse in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, an 1898 home in Denver and a 1997 postmodern house designed by Michael Graves in Austin.
A 1769 townhouse in Society Hill, Philadelphia; an 1898 home in Denver; and 1997 postmodern house designed by Michael Graves in Austin, Texas.
The Trump administration has authorized formal preparations for the transfer of power. Here is a look at the campaign of lawsuits, lies and pressure that sought to prevent that from happening.
A key official designated President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner after Michigan certified his victory there and President Trump lost another court decision in Pennsylvania.
As they try to somehow reverse Joe Biden’s victory, President Trump and his allies have targeted heavily Black cities, painting them as corrupt and trying to throw out huge numbers of votes.
In a scathing order, a federal judge rejected the Trump campaign’s claim of widespread improprieties with mail-in ballots, removing a major legal hurdle to certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory there.
The Nebraska pharmacist was sentenced to nine years and the Maryland drug dealer was sentenced for 14 years for the plot.
The race to file lawsuits challenging the election results has forced lawyers into mistakes and uncomfortable court appearances.
Choosing his words carefully, the president-elect stepped up his criticism of President Trump and warned that the delayed transition sent “a horrible message about who we are as a country.”
Despite President Trump’s message, the evidence shows no signs of fraud.
Confrontations have escalated in swing states, with elections officials in both parties facing threats of violence, as the president and other Republicans try to subvert the country’s voting system.
Confrontations have escalated in swing states, with elections officials in both parties facing threats of violence, as the president and other Republicans try to subvert the country’s voting system.
The Pentagon staged its first “Zoom Court” linking the courtroom at Guantánamo Bay to a secret location in the United States for a classified hearing in a military commissions case.
Ms. Schano rose from “weather girl” to reporter to anchor in firsts for the city, hiding three pregnancies along the way. She died of Covid-19.
The museum’s director recruited the designer Thomas Jayne to bring new life to the Federal-style Chandler Farm, the house where her family lives.
California and Michigan moved to shut down indoor dining, and Philadelphia severely limited indoor gatherings. With more than 150,000 virus cases daily, the nation is shutting down again.
Yet Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Detroit have become the targets of G.O.P. allegations of voting shenanigans.
Even before he was elected in 2016, Donald J. Trump was building a conspiracy theory about voter fraud that took on new energy this year, as his political fortunes ebbed during the coronavirus pandemic.
The president’s efforts to use the courts to delay or block President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory were turned aside in cases in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona.
The president has suffered a string of defeats in pursuing legal action seeking to delay certification of his loss to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Some Trump allies have suggested that Republican lawmakers should override the will of voters who elected Joe Biden the next president.
Playing football in high school helped the president-elect overcome a stutter. And while he is known to be a sports fan, he has not displayed a taste for inserting politics in sports.
The state’s lieutenant governor has been tweeting since election night. Mostly he’s trying to get the president to understand simple arithmetic.
A Dutch Colonial-style bungalow in Indianapolis, a Victorian rowhouse in Richmond and a 1918 home in Wilmington.
A Dutch Colonial-style bungalow in Indianapolis; a Victorian rowhouse in Richmond, Va.; and a 1918 home in Wilmington, Del.
The president and his allies have baselessly claimed that rampant voter fraud stole victory from him. Officials contacted by The Times said that there were no irregularities that affected the outcome.
Algunos de los aliados de más alto perfil del presidente Trump han ayudado a encender rumores falsos que dicen que el presidente electo no ganó el estado. Y Facebook, Twitter y YouTube batallan para controlarlo.
President-elect Biden is headed to Washington with Champ and Major, who will be the White House’s first shelter dog.
Some of President Trump’s most prominent allies helped to set the rumors in motion.
Some of President Trump’s most prominent allies helped to set the rumors in motion.
Some of President Trump’s most prominent allies helped to set the rumors in motion.
Some lawyers at Jones Day and Porter Wright, which have filed suits about the 2020 vote, said they were worried about undermining the electoral system.
Delaware’s own Joe Biden was eventually named the winner of the 2020 presidential race. By then, Delaware itself had gotten a decent turn in the spotlight, as the nation waited.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. took back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin by surging in the suburbs. He held his own in big cities, but there were signs of weakness in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
A city that “will long remember slights,” as one area congressman put it, came through for Joe Biden, who benefited from his ties there and President Trump’s affronts to its voters.
We traveled the country to capture dispatches from a divided nation.
Conor Lamb, who survived a Republican challenge in Pennsylvania, says Democrats were given a message on Election Day: Backlash to progressive policies risks killing their House majority.
President Trump has presented no hard evidence of voter fraud, but his charges have riled supporters in Pennsylvania who now insist the election has been stolen.
Joe Biden’s victory was particularly sweet for supporters in three states he had to win: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
President Trump has presented no hard evidence of voter fraud, but his charges have riled supporters in Pennsylvania who now insist the election has been stolen.
As he addressed the nation from Delaware, Joseph R. Biden Jr. set a tone that was very different from President Trump’s.
Defeating President Trump can do strange things for a man’s reputation.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigned as a sober and conventional presence, concerned about the “soul of the country.” He correctly judged the character of the country, and benefited from President Trump’s missteps.
Defeating President Trump can do strange things for a man’s reputation.
El presidente no tiene planes de dar el tradicional discurso de concesión, dijeron algunos aliados. Su campaña prometió continuar las impugnaciones electorales en todo el país.
As eastern counties shifted left, Joe Biden was propelled into victory in a state that President Trump narrowly won in 2016.
Joe Biden, in his first post-victory speech, joined his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, in addressing the country and reached out to President Trump’s supporters. “Let’s give each other a chance,” he said.
Joe Biden had to flip a few states that went to President Trump in 2016 and hold on to Democratic-leaning battleground states to win the election. Here’s how it happened.
Joe Biden had to flip a few states that went to President Trump in 2016 and hold on to Democratic-leaning battleground states to win the election. Here’s how it happened.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. ha dedicado su carrera a las instituciones y las relaciones. Esas serán sus herramientas para gobernar a una nación dividida.
He may be five generations removed, but the president-elect is a hometown boy in Ballina, Ireland.
He may be five generations removed, but the president-elect is a hometown boy in Ballina, Ireland.
Large groups of demonstrators gathered outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center Friday night as the Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s lead increased in the battleground state.
Biden’s lead is expected to expand again in Pennsylvania today.
Joe Biden also pulled ahead in Georgia, and maintained leads in Nevada and Arizona. President Trump and his team weighed legal options, but lawsuits this week have had no meaningful effect on the tabulation of ballots.
The president appeared to have little path through the courts to shift the outcome of the election, leaving him reliant on long shots like recounts or pressure on state legislatures.
The president appeared to have little path through the courts to shift the outcome of the election, leaving him reliant on long shots like recounts or pressure on state legislatures.
The Trump campaign has intensified its efforts to stop vote counting and to question the validity of ballots, with nearly a dozen lawsuits in Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia.
The viral claim stemmed from a lawsuit that a federal judge in the state had already cast doubt on.
The viral claim stemmed from a lawsuit that a federal judge in the state had already cast doubt on.
It’s a commonwealth, thank you for caring and wanting to know more.
El nominado demócrata ahora lidera en Georgia y Pensilvania y tal vez es solo cuestión de tiempo para que Pensilvania quede fuera del alcance de Trump.
He now leads in Georgia and Pennsylvania, and it seems just a matter of time before the race in Pennsylvania is put out of reach.
Biden leads in Georgia and Trump’s edge in Pennsylvania evaporates: This is your morning tip sheet.
Joe Biden picked up votes in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia and urged patience with the slow-moving vote count. President Trump appeared in the evening to break his silence, lying about “illegal” votes.
Joe Biden picked up votes in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia and urged patience with the slow-moving vote count. President Trump appeared in the evening to break his silence, lying about “illegal” votes.
Most television networks cut away from the statement President Trump gave Thursday night from the White House briefing room on the grounds that what he was saying was not true.
At a news conference on Thursday, Kathy Boockvar, Pennsylvania’s secretary of state, said that while a large percentage of votes in the state had been counted, the results were not yet certain.
Kathy Boockvar, Pennsylvania’s secretary of state, held a news conference to provide updates on the state’s general election.
Judges, like most Americans, will surely see that the winner should be chosen by no one other than voters.
El conteo sigue, pero parece que estamos más cerca de un ganador.
El conteo sigue, pero parece que estamos más cerca de un ganador.
The count goes on, but we appear to be closer to a winner.
The tabulations continue in the states too close to call, but some things are becoming clearer.
The tabulations continue in the states too close to call, but some things are becoming clearer.
Robarse una elección presidencial, como han argumentado algunos republicanos, requiere un nivel impracticable de planeación, coordinación y buena suerte.
The vote count continues across Pennsylvania. But the rules are still in dispute, and legal battles raise questions about whether every vote will be counted.
A wide range of demonstrators gathered on Wednesday night in cities including Portland, Ore., Philadelphia, Chicago and New York. Marchers showed support for counting all votes in the election, for Black Lives Matter and for other causes.
Amid calls for calm, officials also announced measures to help officers respond to mental health crises.
The justices have an opportunity to overturn a precedent that has hurt Americans’ First Amendment rights.
The president pursued lawsuits in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and his campaign said it would demand a recount in Wisconsin.
Demonstrators gathered outside City Hall on Wednesday night to condemn the Oct. 26 police killing of Walter Wallace, a Black resident of West Philadelphia. They also showed support for the vote counting still underway in Pennsylvania.
Both sides are maneuvering for a possible ballot-by-ballot legal fight if the race is extremely close.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. picked up victories in Michigan and Wisconsin, giving him an advantageous position, as President Trump prepared legal challenges.
Stealing a presidential election requires an unrealistic level of planning, coordination and good luck.
The justices considered whether a city may exclude a Catholic social services agency from its foster care system because it refuses to work with gay couples.
Todavía es muy pronto para saberlo, pero hay indicios de lo que podría pasar.
Joe Biden se acercó a los 270 votos electorales con victorias en Wisconsin y Michigan el miércoles, y dejó al presidente Trump en buena medida jugando a la defensa en el mapa de los estados en disputa.
Though they’re still too close to call, there are some indications of which way things might go.
Though they’re still too close to call, there are some indications of which way things might go.
Though they’re still too close to call, they’re tilting in Biden’s direction for now.
Although some are still too close to call, they’re tilting in Biden’s direction for now.
From the beginning of his campaign until the end, Joseph R. Biden Jr. concentrated on winning back Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, rather than becoming overly distracted by red states.
The president leads by nearly 700,000 votes, but there are 1.4 million absentee votes outstanding.
The president leads by nearly 700,000 votes, but there are 1.4 million absentee votes outstanding.
With neither side delivering a knockout punch, lawyers are descending on states by the hundreds to fight over mail ballots.
With neither side delivering a knockout punch, lawyers are descending on states by the hundreds to fight over mail ballots.
The count goes on, but we appear to be closer to a winner.
Joe Biden moved closer to 270 electoral votes with victories in Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday, leaving President Trump largely playing defense on the battleground map.
From the beginning of his campaign until the end, Joseph R. Biden Jr. concentrated on winning back Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. It is not clear that he did.
See full results and maps from the Maryland election.
If President Trump is able to outperform the polls in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, it will be because he re-energized white, blue-collar voters in places like Butler County.
If President Trump is able to outperform the polls in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, it will be because he re-energized white, blue-collar voters in places like Butler County.
How different groups voted
How different groups voted
How different groups voted
See full results and maps from the Pennsylvania election.
See full results and maps from the Pennsylvania election.
See full results and maps from the Pennsylvania election.
See full results and maps from the Pennsylvania election.
See full results and maps from the Maryland election.
How different groups voted
See full results and maps from the Delaware election.
See full results and maps from the Delaware election.
See full results and maps for the 2020 presidential election in Maryland.
See full results and maps from the Maryland election.
See full results and maps from the Maryland election.
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In the final days of voting, the Postal Service is struggling to ensure timely delivery of ballots in parts of key battleground states like Pennsylvania and Michigan.
In the final days of voting, the Postal Service is struggling to ensure timely delivery of ballots in parts of key battleground states like Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas topped the list of places seeing the most vote-by-mail distortions, according to new data.
The polls are pretty steady. Voters’ nerves are another matter. This is your morning tip sheet.
How to understand the results as they roll in on Tuesday.
A county northeast of Pittsburgh is a microcosm of the high tension, confusion and deep uncertainty that have accompanied the expansion of mail-in voting.
Doesn’t seem like it has.
Both campaigns were intensifying their efforts in a state increasingly critical to victory, as the candidates and their surrogates planned a final blitz to make their closing arguments.
In Pennsylvania, deaths in nursing homes account for almost two-thirds of all virus-related fatalities. Some of the people working inside those facilities say the pandemic is shaping their politics.
Trump enfrenta una avalancha de oposición nacional por parte de las mujeres, las personas de color, los votantes urbanos y de los suburbios, los jóvenes, los adultos mayores y los nuevos votantes.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads President Trump in Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona and, by a wide margin, in Wisconsin, according to a Times/Siena College poll.
Here are 20 counties in battleground states that are crucial for a White House victory.
The Trump campaign is now automatically checking a box to create recurring weekly donations from supporters until mid-December.
During his rally in Newtown, Pa., on Saturday, President Trump warned that voters would be “waiting for weeks” to get final election results and called it “a terrible thing.”
During his rally in Newtown, Pa., on Saturday, President Trump warned that voters would be “waiting for weeks” to get final election results.
On the ground and in TV ads, the candidates are in an intense and surprising battle for Black male voters, who are crucial for Democrats trying to win back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The candidates visited two of the key “Blue Wall” states Mr. Trump won in 2016.
As President Trump urges supporters to watch for fraud at polling places, people inside the polls already are keeping watch — and usually not finding much.
Anxious but determined, Americans are pushing through challenges like the pandemic and long lines to cast their ballot. The country is on course to surpass 150 million votes for the first time.
It’s not hope or change. It’s not making anything great. It’s just about making it through.
Surprise victories in the Midwest catapulted President Trump to victory four years ago, and the region again looms as the critical battleground. Both candidates are focusing on it in the final days.
Statues of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore and a Union Army colonel in Madison, Wis., will be repaired.
Join us on a sonic journey back through the presidential campaign in preparation for Election Day.
Join us on a sonic journey back through the presidential campaign in preparation for Election Day.
Join us on a sonic journey back through the presidential campaign in preparation for Election Day.
In Pennsylvania and other battlegrounds, both parties are succeeding in coaxing infrequent voters off the sidelines. The all-important question is who does it better.
The fatal shooting of Mr. Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, set off protests, looting and violent clashes with the police in Pennsylvania, a swing state, days before the presidential election.
Trailing in the polls, President Trump and his campaign are pursuing a three-pronged strategy that would effectively suppress the mail-in vote in the critical state of Pennsylvania.