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Will Mitch McConnell back Trump’s delusional last-ditch battle? So far the signs are ominous
Heather Digby Parton
McConnell doesn't actually believe Trump can win. But when it comes to maintaining power, he'll try anything
Joe Biden elected president — at last — as major media declares an end to grueling race
Igor Derysh, Andrew O'Hehir
AP, major networks finally declare an end to the Trump era — while president plays golf, refuses to concede
If Trump tries to sue his way to election victory, here’s what happens
Ian Macdougall
Here’s what you need to know as the election lawsuits start to mount
Trump delivers a pathetic stream of lies from White House as he desperately tries to claim victory
Cody Fenwick
The desperate act of a desperate man
Trump’s election lies are dangerous to democracy. Twitter must suspend his account
Jessica Corbett
"Twitter has a duty to ensure that its platform is not used to attack the foundations of our democracy"
Republicans caught conspiring to commit mass election fraud in Pennsylvania
Bob Brigham
Republicans are pushing voters to turn in absentee ballots by Friday's deadline — in violation of state law
Judges are tossing out President Trump’s last-minute attempts to sue his way to victory one by one
Roger Sollenberger
"Each has been rejected so far, and I'd rather not give them oxygen," election law expert Jon Sherman tells Salon
Fox News hosts question election results as international observer debunks Trump’s claims of fraud
Igor Derysh
"Baseless allegations" about election "harm public trust in democratic institutions," international observer warns
Presidents presiding over recessions usually lose in a landslide. Why didn’t Trump?
Matthew Rozsa
Incumbents are usually punished by voters for economic crises of this magnitude. Not Trump
Mitch McConnell is already preparing to torpedo Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks
Roger Sollenberger
A source close to the majority leader tells Axios that the GOP won't approve any "radical progressives" from Biden
Clown coup: Trump’s effort to overthrow democracy as well-run as his business (and presidency)
Amanda Marcotte
Trump had many tools at hand for a coup — SCOTUS, Bill Barr, the GOP Senate — but went with Twitter "declarations"
Justice Department tells prosecutors armed officers are permitted in ballot-counting centers: report
Igor Derysh
An email sent by an official raises the “specter of the federal government intimidating local election officials"
Jared Kushner reached out to Rupert Murdoch to demand Fox News retract Arizona call: report
Igor Derysh
Trump supporters outside of a Phoenix vote-counting center chanted "Fox News sucks" after it projected Biden to win
Trump refused pleas from Republicans to visit Arizona more because he hated “traveling west”: report
Matthew Chapman
Aides also faulted Trump for spending so much time attacking the late Sen. John McCain, a beloved icon in the state
Rowdy crowds overwhelm local officials, try to stop vote counting in key swing states
Cody Fenwick
While Trump is disputing the ballot counting, his supporters are trying to cause chaos at election centers
American democracy is in great danger — it’s the biggest news story of our time
Dan Froomkin
Even if Donald Trump loses, we must face that journalism has failed once again. What has happened to America?
The GOP is trying to prevent people from legally fixing errors on their ballots
Dara Lind, Jessica Huseman, Justin Elliott, Isaac Arnsdorf, Lydia DePillis, Ash Ngu, Sally Beauvais
Whether the GOP can stop voters from legally fixing rejected mail-in ballots could decide the election
Five things to learn from Election Day 2020 in Texas
Alex Samuels, Patrick Svitek
Texas played host to a series of high-stakes contests up and down the ballot
An embarrassing failure for election pollsters
W. Joseph Campbell
Polls predicted a "blue wave" that didn't materialize
USPS confronted with possibility that thousands of mail-in ballots missed election deadlines
Matthew Rozsa
But there may be an innocuous explanation for ballots being delayed or lost
Professional pollsters blew it again in 2020. Why?
Matthew Rozsa
Salon reached out to top political scientists to get their thoughts on why polls overestimated Biden's support
Twitter and Facebook slap warning labels on Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud
Nicole Karlis
Both major social media platforms are struggling to fight the president's attempts to undermine democracy
Sara Gideon concedes to Susan Collins, dealing a blow to Democratic hopes of regaining Senate
Roger Sollenberger
The hotly contested race was widely seen as a referendum on President Trump and Brett Kavanaugh
After 2020, we face an existential struggle: What does it mean to be an American?
Amanda Marcotte
Trump voters can't bring back America's past — but they'd rather destroy the nation than embrace its future
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