Many GOP lawmakers have given credence to the president’s baseless fraud claims by launching websites and tip lines aimed at uncovering election irregularities, but only a few have appeared willing to endorse an extraordinary move to appoint pro-Trump electors where Joe Biden won.
Category: Politics
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Joe Biden spent much of the general election in his basement. Now, he and his aides ponder a very public inauguration.
The Biden team sees the inaugural as a way to affirm the legitimacy of his presidency and set its tone.
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Kelly Loeffler quarantining after testing positive for the coronavirus, then getting inconclusive result
The potential disruption to her campaigning comes as Loeffler and her Republican colleague, Georgia Sen. David Perdue, try to fend off Democratic challengers in runoff elections.
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Trump campaign requests recount of hand-recounted results in Georgia, which is unlikely to change outcome
Under Georgia law, the losing candidate can request a recount once results are certified.
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Actually, it makes perfect sense that Biden would get more votes than Obama
Trump supporters keep claiming that Biden’s vote total bolsters his false claims of improprieties.
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Biden to name first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, top aide says
Incoming chief of staff Ronald A. Klain, however, declined to say who or what positions will be announced.
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Chris Christie calls the conduct of Trump’s legal team a ‘national embarrassment’
He and several other Republicans have begun to publicly urge the president to concede.
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In last-gasp maneuver, Trump campaign tries to invalidate thousands of votes as Wisconsin recount gets underway
The president’s campaign sought to disqualify all votes cast in person before Election Day in two Democratic strongholds.
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Pence seeks to express support for Trump — while avoiding baseless election claims
Visiting Georgia, which was just called for Biden, the vice president encouraged crowds to fight for “every legal vote” to be counted, without calling the election rigged as Trump has done.
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Michigan attorney general ponders criminal probes of state and local officials who bend to Trump’s will on overturning election results
The deliberations reflect growing anxiety among Democrats and some Republicans in the state over the president’s efforts to reach into the local vote-counting process.
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A vindictive Trump seeks to undermine Biden’s presidency
Overturning the election was never really possible. Instead he wants his followers, and even some Republican lawmakers, to see Biden as illegitimate.
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Republican leaders ask Michigan election board to delay certification of results, in latest GOP effort to cast doubt on the vote
The letter from the chairwomen of the state and national GOP comes after state lawmakers not to interfere with election.