Topic: US-2020-elections

20,000 guardsmen to be deployed for Biden inauguration

20,000 guardsmen to be deployed for Biden inauguration

Lisa Lambert and Makini Brice, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 05:54 AM

While Congress acted to impeach him, President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy at least 20,000 troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden.   Read more »

Guns and teargas in US Capitol as Trump supporters attempt to overturn his loss

Guns and teargas in US Capitol as Trump supporters attempt to overturn his loss

Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 07 01:35 PM

WASHINGTON (2nd UPDATE)- Police in the US Capitol on Wednesday responded with drawn guns and tear gas on Wednesday as swarms of protesters stormed in and sought to force Congress to undo President Donald Trump's election loss shortly after some of Trump's fellow Republicans launched a last-ditch effort to throw out the results. Read more »

Trump supporters clash with counter protesters in Washington

Trump supporters clash with counter protesters in Washington

Erin Scott, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 01:16 PM

Members of the far-right group Proud Boys clash with counter protesters, in downtown Washington, U.S.A. Supporters of President Donald Trump organized protests against the alleged election fraud during the November 3 presidential election. Read more »

China calls for new talks with US after Biden win

China calls for new talks with US after Biden win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 10:51 PM

China's top diplomat on Monday called for the resumption of talks with the incoming US administration of president-elect Joe Biden, as relations between the world's two largest economies continued to nosedive. Read more »

Trump lost the 2020 election; he has raised $207.5 million since

Trump lost the 2020 election; he has raised $207.5 million since

Shane Goldmacher, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 05 03:24 AM

Trump’s campaign apparatus has continued to aggressively solicit donations under the guise of supporting his various legal challenges to the election of Joe Biden, but as of now 75% of donations goes to a new political action committee that Trump formed in mid-November, up to the PAC’s legal limit of $5,000.  Read more »

How misinformation ‘superspreaders’ seed false election theories

How misinformation ‘superspreaders’ seed false election theories

Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 25 12:13 AM

“Because of how Facebook’s algorithm functions, these superspreaders are capable of priming a discourse,” said Fadi Quran, a director at Avaaz. “There is often this assumption that misinformation or rumors just catch on. These superspreaders show that there is an intentional effort to redefine the public narrative.” Read more »

US business leaders move on from Trump to Biden

US business leaders move on from Trump to Biden

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 04:43 AM

US President Donald Trump may still be trying to overturn Joe Biden's election win, but the business world -- including some Trump backers -- is looking ahead towards the new Democratic administration.   Read more »

Whatever it is, it’s probably not hair dye

Whatever it is, it’s probably not hair dye

Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 21 03:19 AM

Rudy Giuliani gave a news conference Thursday in which, as he continued to cast doubt on the results of the presidential election, it appeared he was starting to melt. Read more »

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