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Trump's election power play: Persuade Republican legislators to do what U.S. voters did not

Michael Martina, Karen Freifeld and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 07:32 AM

DETROIT - President Donald Trump's strategy for retaining power despite losing the U.S. election is focused increasingly on persuading Republican legislators to intervene on his behalf in battleground states Democrat Joe Biden won, three people familiar with the effort said. Read more »

Trump fires US election security official who rejected fraud claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 10:19 AM

WASHINGTON - US president Donald Trump announced Tuesday he had fired the government's top election security official, who had rejected the president's claims of "massive" fraud in the vote he lost to Joe Biden.  Read more »

'More people may die,' Biden says, if Trump goes on blocking pandemic cooperation

Trevor Hunnicutt and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 09:12 AM

President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday "more people may die" if outgoing President Donald Trump continues blocking a U.S. transition of power as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, and he urged Congress to pass new relief legislation. Read more »

Wisconsin recount would cost Trump campaign about $7.9 million, state officials say

Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 06:45 AM

The Wisconsin Elections Commission said on Monday that a statewide vote recount would cost an estimated $7.9 million, money that President Donald Trump's campaign would have to pay in advance should it request one. Read more »

Trump backtracks on acknowledging Biden won election, concedes 'nothing'

Sarah N. Lynch and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 01:12 AM

President Donald Trump backtracked after appearing on Sunday to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election, saying he conceded "nothing" and repeating his unfounded claims of widespread voting fraud.   Read more »

Secret Service struck again by coronavirus outbreak

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 14 04:06 PM

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service’s Uniformed Division has sustained a coronavirus outbreak, according to four people briefed on the matter, the latest blow to a beleaguered agency that has faced challenges in performing its duties during the pandemic.  Read more »

China says it extends congratulations to Biden

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 05:22 PM

"We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. Read more »

Christian conservatives respond to Trump's loss and look ahead

Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 09 11:45 AM

When President Donald Trump won the White House four years ago in a surprise victory, conservative Christians could not believe their good fortune. At every turn of his presidency, he gave them everything they wanted.  Read more »

US Elections: Pagkakaisa apela ni Biden sa mga Amerikano sa gitna ng bilangan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:01 PM

Ito ay sa gitna ng mga kilos-protesta ng kaniyang mga taga-suporta at ng mga supporter ng kaniyang kalaban na si President Donald Trump. Read more »

'We're going to win this race': Biden predicts victory as his lead over Trump grows

Trevor Hunnicutt, Andy Sullivan and Makini Brice, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 05:30 PM

"The numbers tell us ... it's a clear and convincing story: We're going to win this race," Democrat Joe Biden said.  Read more »

US elections: Biden vows presidential vote count will continue

Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 12:36 PM

"Your vote will be counted. I don't care how hard people try to stop it. I will not let it happen." Read more »

US elections: Supreme Court's Alito tells Pennsylvania counties to separate late ballots

Andrew Chung, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 10:31 AM

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday night ordered county election boards in Pennsylvania to comply with a state directive to separate mail-in ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day from other ballots. Read more »

Some Americans dance, others wield guns at vote-tallying sites as Biden's lead solidifies

Jarrett Renshaw, Michael Martina and Mimi Dwyer, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 08:56 AM

Supporters of Joe Biden danced in the streets outside a ballot-counting center in Philadelphia on Friday as the steadily growing vote tallies showed the Democratic former vice president could soon be declared winner of the US presidential election. Read more »

Republicans ask US Supreme Court to halt Pennsylvania count as Biden takes lead

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 07 10:31 AM

WASHINGTON - The Pennsylvania Republican Party asked the US Supreme Court Friday to halt the counting of late-arriving ballots in the state, as Democrat Joe Biden took a lead in the tally and was poised to defeat President Donald Trump. Read more »

Why is US vote count taking so long?

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 07 08:42 AM

Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating President Donald Trump. So why is the count taking too long? Read more »

Interrupting broadcast, fact-checking Trump: Can local networks do it, too?

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 03:09 AM

US networks could have carried the entire Trump news conference, but instead interrupted the live broadcast to call out Trump making baseless allegations.   Read more »

'Trespassers' can be escorted from White House, says Biden campaign

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 02:34 AM

Democratic challenger Biden is edging towards the presidency after pulling ahead in the key states of Pennsylvania and Georgia. Read more »

#StopTheSteal: Trump supporters' viral offensive to discredit the election

Catherine Triomphe and Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 01:00 AM

Trump's social media "influencers" -- including his son Donald Jr. -- also played key roles in spreading the falsehood. Read more »

BSP: PH in good position regardless of US election outcome

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 11:58 PM

As the vote counting continues in several key US states, stock analysts break down how each election outcome can impact Philippine shares. Read more »

White House in reach for Biden, as he takes leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia

Trevor Hunnicutt, Joseph Ax and Steve Holland, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 07 04:16 AM

More ballots are yet to be counted, but shortly before 1400 GMT, CNN and The New York Times reported that Biden had moved ahead of incumbent President Donald Trump by more than 5,500 votes. Read more »