The Associated Press called the race for Biden on Saturday when it said that Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes put him over the 270-vote threshold needed to win the Electoral College.
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Democratic presidential candidates spent 7 hours talking climate change. Alaska was barely mentioned.
In a prime-time presidential climate change forum, Democrats spent seven hours on the issue. But there was no substantive discussion of Alaska, even though the state is one of the most affected by global warming.
Nationally, few people want to be poll workers, and that’s a problem
Nationwide, local election officials are dealing with a myriad of issues ahead of November’s contentious midterms, not least of which is securing systems from malicious actors. One lesser-known problem that continues to concern them is the national shortage of poll workers. They greet you at the plastic folding table set up in your neighborhood’s library,…
Pollsters find ‘at best mixed evidence’ Comey letter swayed election
Polling experts have conducted an autopsy on exactly why so many polls were off in the run-up to the 2016 election. They found that state polls were far off, in part because of late-deciding voters.
Trump team met with Native leaders before inauguration
Before Trump’s inauguration, his transition team met with Native leaders to ask what they wanted out of the new administration.
5 Fact Checks From President Obama’s News Conference
President Obama gave one of his final news conferences as president on Friday. Here, NPR reporters provide context on five different Obama quotes.
CIA Concludes Russian Interference Aimed To Elect Trump
NPR has confirmed that intelligence officials say it’s now “quite clear” Russian hackers worked to tip the presidency in Donald Trump’s favor. Trump’s transition team has dismissed the assessment.
Jill Stein Campaign Drops Statewide Recount Effort In Pennsylvania
Citing the $1 million bond required by the court, Stein’s lawyer discontinued the request Saturday. Stein had raised nearly $7 million for recount efforts in three states.
Clinton Campaign Says It Will Participate In Recount Efforts
The Clinton camp also said it is “fully aware” that the outcome of the election is unlikely to change.
Hillary Clinton’s popular vote lead is 1.7 million and growing
There are still 2 million ballots left to count in California. Most of those votes will likely go to Hillary Clinton, further running up her lead in the popular vote.