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Scott Knuth of Woodbridge, Va., finishes his vigil outside the Supreme Court in support of President Donald Trump, in Washington, Friday afternoon, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who defied political gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the presidency, has fallen back to earth.In the end, his flurry of raucous...

Republican candidate for Senate Sen. David Perdue speaks during a campaign stop at Peachtree Dekalb Airport Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Atlanta. The outcome in several contested states will determine whether Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump. But if the Democratic challenger wins, the ambitions of a Biden presidency could well come down to Georgia. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia U.S. Senate runoff

BEN NADLERAssociated Press November 7, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue’s Senate seat, one of two high-profile contests in the state that could...

People celebrate Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia, after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

2020 Latest: President-elect Biden: It’s time for U.S. to heal

November 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):NoonPresident-elect Joe Biden says it’s time for America to “unite” and to “heal.”Biden said in a statement Saturday,...

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens during the vice presidential debate at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Harris made history Saturday, Nov. 7, as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries. (Justin Sullivan/Pool via AP, File)

Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP

KATHLEEN RONAYNEAssociated Press November 7, 2020

Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest...

EXPLAINER: Why AP called Pennsylvania for Biden

BRIAN SLODYSKOAssociated Press November 7, 2020

WHY AP CALLED PENNSYLVANIA FOR BIDEN:Four years ago, President Donald Trump breached the Democrats’ “blue wall,” narrowly winning Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — a trio of Great Lakes states...

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 06: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden addresses the nation at the Chase Center November 06, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The winner of the 2020 presidential election has yet to be declared, as vote counting continues in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, and North Carolina. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Joe Biden to become the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects

(CNN) -- America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning to a veteran voice who has projected calm and compassion, promised a more empathetic and scientific approach...

Senator Kamala Harris, Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks during the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Harris's prime-time speech is the first glimpse of how Joe Biden's campaign plans to deploy a history-making vice presidential nominee for a campaign that has largely been grounded by the coronavirus. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Harris bursts through another barrier, becoming the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect

    (CNN) -- Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America's first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power after an election all about...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya

Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and...

Vice President Joe Biden with his wife Dr. Jill Biden, speaks to supporters on election night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, DE, on Nov. 3, 2020.

Biden takes the lead over Trump in critical Pennsylvania

(CNN) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden has taken the lead in his birth state of Pennsylvania as the number of outstanding ballots has dwindled, putting the Democrat within striking distance of the 270...

James Lyles, a Chester County election worker, pushes mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2020 general election in the United States to be processed at West Chester University, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in West Chester, Pa.

Here’s why the vote count is still going in key states

(CNN) -- The presidential race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden remains on razor's edge as election workers in key states continue to plow through ballots.Here's what's...

Race for the White House narrows as votes are counted in key battlegrounds.

Judges dismiss Trump claims in Georgia, Michigan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits Thursday, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity of the voting process in states where...

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome

Mark Sherman, AP November 5, 2020

As Democrat Joe Biden inched closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, President Donald Trump’s campaign put into action the legal strategy the president had signaled for...