After Trump’s Defeat, His Supporters Held A Heavily Armed Pity Party
Proud Boys, white nationalists, QAnon believers, armed militias and other Trump fans gathered in Pennsylvania, the state that made Joe Biden the president-elect.
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris address the nation after being declared winners of 2020 election
After an exhausting week, in which half the nation seemed to be working out the muscles in their mouse-clicking finger in the endless quest for new numbers, Saturday was a glorious day.
In just a few minutes, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finally going to get to deliver the victory speeches they’ve been keeping on ice since Tuesday night. It’s hard to express how great this night feels. It’s unlike the satisfaction of just winning an election.
Suffering a stinging defeat, Trump fumes right as Democrats rev up to retake the Senate
As Donald Trump watched the life drain out of his presidency on Thursday, he decided it was time to torch democracy altogether while he still had a platform and before it became abundantly clear that his Democratic rival Joe Biden was headed for victory.
Trump slammed “a corrupt system” with the media’s “suppression” polls and Democrats “trying to steal an election.
Allies! We have allies again! Foreign leaders rush to congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Remember when America wasn’t constantly standing alone? When we weren’t the only nation to withdraw from the Paris Agreement? When we weren’t the only nation to destroy the treaty that prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons? When we weren’t the absolute worst nation in the world when it comes to our response to the COVID-19 crisis?
America is celebrating like a cloud has left the skies and a weight is off our hearts
There may be nothing more emblematic about the 2020 election than this: The call came while Donald Trump was out golfing. Because of course he was. In the spirit of new transparency, America deserves to see that score card.
This isn’t just about the character of the president. It’s about the character of America.
Right now, a pandemic is raging. Right now, the economy is in recession.
Why Biden Won
Updated at 10:20 p.m. ET on November 7, 2020.WILMINGTON, Del.—For half a century, across three presidential runs he made and three more he thought about making, Joe Biden had never won a single primary delegate before his South Carolina romp in February catapulted him to the Democratic nomination. But his strategy never changed. Biden won the White House the same way he won his first race, for New Castle County council in 1970: by being himself.
Joe Biden To Name Coronavirus Task Force Headed by Former Surgeon General On Monday
The president-elect immediately signaled the importance of the COVID-19 fight to his administration.
Forget Medicare for All — even a public option will be tough to pass
President-elect Joe Biden’s incremental approach will face opposition from Republicans and powerful health care lobbies.
Major The Dog Came From An Animal Shelter. Now He’s Headed To The White House.
A Joe Biden presidency means his two German shepherds, Major and Champ, will be First Pets.
Photos: Celebrations in City Streets After Biden Win
After months of difficult campaigning, and days of waiting for the election results to be counted, Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. People in cities across the U.S. hit the streets to celebrate, honking horns, hugging, and gathering in squares.Updated at 6:25 p.m. ET with eight additional photos.
Trump’s ‘Big’ Press Conference At Four Seasons Total Landscaping Sows Confusion
When Donald Trump said his lawyers would be speaking at the Four Seasons, he didn’t mean THAT Four Seasons.
The Atlantic Daily: Biden Won
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.BRIAN SNYDER / REUTERSThe election of Joe Biden marks the end of one process and the start of another.For four years, President Donald Trump aggravated the nation’s fissures for political gain.
President Trump Releases Statement From The Golf Course On Projected Biden Win
He later took his rage to Twitter, falsely claiming once again that he “WON THE ELECTION.
Trump Is the Loser
Donald Trump leaves the White House briefing room on November 5. (Carlos Barria / The Atlantic)“We’re going to win so much that you’re going to be sick and tired,” Donald Trump promised in 2016. Over the next four years, the American people did get sick (nearly 10 million of them so far from COVID-19), and they did get tired, and in the end they decided they’d had enough.
She Did It
When I interviewed Vice President–elect Kamala Harris last year at the Essence Festival, she had plenty of wisdom to share about the challenges a Black woman faces when pursuing national office. “Some might think that breaking barriers means you start off on one side of the barrier,” said Harris, who was running for president at the time, “and then you just turn up on the other side of the barrier. No, there’s breaking involved.
How Much of a Mess Was USPS During the Election, Really?
What we know, what we don’t, and whether it could have affected the vote.
Without the Senate, a Biden Presidency Will Be Crippled Before It Begins
Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court will have the power to block everything—well, almost everything—that Democrats wanted Biden to accomplish.
Do Not Lose Sight of the Fact That All of This Is Absolutely Insane
We are a broken society with a broken political system, made all the more worse by a broken-brained president.
Health agencies resist Trump civil service executive order
The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.
The pandemic surge in charts
Spiking infections have seized the headlines — and it could get much worse.
Obamacare enrollment opening with millions more uninsured, law’s future in doubt
The sign-up season begins amid an intensifying pandemic and shortly before the Supreme Court will weigh Obamacare’s fate.
U.S. surpasses 9 million Covid cases
Nearly every region of the country is reporting an uptick in infections and hospitalizations.
‘A mass exodus’: HHS staffers jumping ship amid pandemic, fears of Trump loss
“I’ve personally seen people working on their resumes inside the office,” a senior official added. “It’s no secret.
China shapes a new U.S. economic era: The return of industrial policy
The latest episode of POLITICO’s Global Translations podcast explores the new industrial policy emerging in America to counter China’s ascent.
Fox survey finds 63 percent say country heading in wrong direction
The economy weighs heavily on voters’ minds.
Wall Street notches second-best Election Day of trading
The gains are a sign of positive trader sentiment, although it’s unclear if that has to do with hopes of a clear winner emerging.
GDP rebounds at record pace, but dark clouds reappear
Trump got a great economic report to use on the campaign trail. But behind the surface, giant risks are looming.
Retail in NYC gets option of outdoor shopping
The new Open Storefronts program — modeled on the city’s popular outdoor dining initiative — will allow 40,000 businesses to set up open air operations.