Former Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, in a telephone interview: "It’s thrilling for the country to see a bully removed from office.”
The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit alleging irregularities in some in-person voting in Maricopa, County, Ariz., seeking to delay certification of results pending an investigation.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to speak tonight from a flag-bedecked outdoor stage near the Chase Center on the Riverfront, an event facility in Wilmington. Read more ›
Progressives are preparing to unleash a campaign to pressure Biden over personnel and priorities, even as they wrestle with the need to be more realistic about expectations. Read more ›
As he prepares to lead a divided Washington, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will confront the ultimate test of how much times have changed, and how much he has. Read more ›
A few hours after Rudy Giuliani held a news conference in Philadelphia questioning the results, a small protest against him broke out in New York, the city he once led as mayor.
The White House declared a “lid” at 3:59 p.m., indicating that President Trump has no intentions of appearing in public today to make a statement about his loss. (He could still tweet his feelings at any moment.)
Former Senator Sam Nunn, Democrat of Georgia, in a phone interview about Biden: “He can help heal the country. All of his instincts are to govern from the middle, from the center.”
Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 2 House Republican, takes a cue from President Trump, saying “the election is not final” until legal challenges are resolved.
Trump’s motorcade arrived back at the White House, having driven past crowds of mostly Biden supporters. Trump waved at reporters as he entered the West Wing side entrance.
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First Candidate to Beat an Incumbent in More Than a Quarter-Century
- After several tense days of vote-counting in a handful of battlegrounds, Joe Biden achieved a decades-long ambition in his third attempt at the presidency.
- Mr. Biden’s victory amounted to a repudiation of President Trump by millions of voters exhausted with his divisive conduct and chaotic administration.
- The result also provided a history-making moment for Kamala Harris, who became the first woman — and first woman of color — on a winning presidential ticket.
Former Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, in a telephone interview: "It’s thrilling for the country to see a bully removed from office.”
The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit alleging irregularities in some in-person voting in Maricopa, County, Ariz., seeking to delay certification of results pending an investigation.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to speak tonight from a flag-bedecked outdoor stage near the Chase Center on the Riverfront, an event facility in Wilmington. Read more ›
Progressives are preparing to unleash a campaign to pressure Biden over personnel and priorities, even as they wrestle with the need to be more realistic about expectations. Read more ›
As he prepares to lead a divided Washington, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will confront the ultimate test of how much times have changed, and how much he has. Read more ›
A few hours after Rudy Giuliani held a news conference in Philadelphia questioning the results, a small protest against him broke out in New York, the city he once led as mayor.
Live
Biden Wins Presidency but No Signs of Trump Concession
- Joe Biden will address the nation at 8 p.m. Eastern time alongside Kamala Harris in Wilmington, Del.
- President Trump vowed to keep up a legal battle after Mr. Biden was declared the winner. Here’s the latest.
A President-Elect Shaped by Tragedy and Tradition
Joe Biden has spent his career devoted to institutions and relationships. And those are the tools he will rely on to govern a fractured nation.
Analysis: Biden Knows Washington Has Changed. He’s Less Sure He Has To.
Joe Biden confronts the ultimate test of his principal theory of governance: that compromise is good and modest progress is still progress.
Listen to a special episode of The Daily, featuring a roundtable of Times journalists on Joe Biden’s win and what comes next.
Denial, and Resignation, From Trump and a Handful of Aides
Aides said the president had no plans to immediately deliver the kind of concession speech that has become traditional in past elections.
Kamala Harris Makes History
Ms. Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, has risen higher in the country’s leadership than any woman ever before her.
“It’s a big deal”: How TV news covered the magnitude of Kamala Harris’s victory.
After Warnings It Could Go Off the Rails, the Election Ran Smoothly
Amid the challenges of voting in a pandemic, and despite threats of foreign interference, violence and disinformation, the machinery of democracy held up.
For a Trump Fan, a Week When Victory Ebbed Away
Nick Rocco, a passionate Trump follower in the Democratic bastion of Massachusetts, slowly realized it wasn’t going his way.
Celebrations Erupt on N.Y.C. Streets After Biden’s Victory Is Declared
People honked horns, danced and celebrated in the city, which is President Trump’s hometown but had turned its back on him.
Irish Home of Biden’s Great-Great-Great Grandfather Celebrates
He may be five generations removed, but Joe Biden is a hometown boy in Ballina, Ireland.