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Jan. 6 Panel Sees Evidence of Trump ‘Criminal Conspiracy'
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol says for the first time that its evidence suggests crimes may have been committed by former President Donald Trump and his associates
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Georgia DA Investigating Trump Asks FBI for Security Help
The prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help
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Experts Warn of Dangers From Breach of Voter System Software
Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting system breaches that election security experts say pose a heightened risk to future elections.
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Fact Check: Rudy Giuliani's Bogus Election Fraud Claims
A New York court suspended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s law license in that state for making “demonstrably false and misleading statements” about the 2020 presidential election results to the courts and the public at large, while serving as former President Donald Trump’s lawyer. In a 33-page order, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court described...
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US Justice Department Worried About Arizona Senate Recount
The U.S. Department of Justice says it is concerned about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate’s unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.
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Powell's Legal Defense: ‘Reasonable People' Wouldn't Believe Her Election Fraud Claims
Ex-Trump attorney Sidney Powell’s weekslong campaign to invalidate the results of the 2020 election was not based in fact, her lawyers said Monday. “No reasonable person would conclude that the statements were truly statements of fact,” Powell’s attorneys said in a court filing defending her against a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems, the manufacturer of the election equipment she claimed was involved in...
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Trump Caught on Tape Begging Georgia Official to Overturn Election Results
Audio of a call between President Donald Trump, members of his staff and Georgia state officials obtained by NBC News confirms the president begged, bullied and threatened Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in an effort to overturn the state’s election results. NBC’s Tracie Potts reports.
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Trump, in Recorded Call, Pressures Georgia Sec. of State to ‘Find' Him Votes
President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense” if officials did not change the vote count, according to a recording of the conversation.
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More GOP Lawmakers Enlist in Trump Effort to Undo Biden Win
A growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win
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As End Approaches, Trump Gets Doses of Flattery, Finality
President Donald Trump’s administration is ending how it began, with over-the-top declarations of praise for the chief executive
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GOP Leader McConnell Finally Acknowledges Biden Won Election
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect on Tuesday, saying the Electoral College “has spoken.” The Republican leader’s statement, delivered in a speech on the Senate floor, ends weeks of silence over President Donald Trump’s defeat. It came a day after electors met and officially affirmed Biden’s election win. “I want to congratulate President-elect Joe...
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Biden Officially Secures Enough Electors to Become President
California has certified its presidential election and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Joe Biden, officially handing the Democrat the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House
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What Biden Can Do Quickly Once He Takes Office
When President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20, he’ll be facing a deadly pandemic, a possibly divided Congress and a large chunk of the populace questioning his legitimacy due to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about election fraud. Still, there are a few issues that observers expect Biden to address right away, and he has said he will...
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Transition Latest: Biden Meets With Workers, Small Biz Owners
Although the federal General Services Administration has recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, President Donald Trump is challenging the results in multiple battleground states. Meanwhile, the president-elect has received his first classified briefing and continued to roll out his picks for the top positions in his administration, formally introducing his selections for his…
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‘Someone's Going to Get Killed': Ga. Official Rebukes Trump, GOP Over Post-Election Rhetoric
A top Georgia elections official has lashed out angrily at the rhetoric surrounding the election and the threats of violence that have resulted.
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Disputing Trump, Barr Says No Widespread Election Fraud
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election
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Transition Latest: Harris Promises Action on Hunger; Trump Challenges Wisconsin Results
Although the federal General Services Administration recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election last week, President Donald Trump is challenging the results in multiple battleground states. Elections challenges brought by the Trump campaign or his backers have largely been unsuccessful. Meanwhile, the president-elect received his first classified briefing and continued to roll out his…
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Presidential Transition Activities Move Forward on Capitol Hill
From new Congressional offices to inauguration planning, the transition is picking up speed. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Transition Latest: Wisconsin Certifies Joe Biden as Winner Following Recount
Although the federal General Services Administration recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election last week, President Donald Trump is challenging the results in multiple battleground states. On Saturday, Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out a lower court’s order preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests on its Nov. 3 election ballot in a lawsuit…
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Trump Falls Short in Wisconsin Recount He Paid $3 Million for
Wisconsin has finished a recount of its presidential results, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state