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2020 Election
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election
By Molly Ball
U.S. Capitol Rioters Still Free Despite Online Efforts
By Megan McCluskey
Congress Confirms Joe Biden's Victory
By TIME Staff
Ossoff and Warnock Win in Georgia
By Lissandra Villa
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2020 Election
See How an Atlanta Suburb Navigates U.S. Divisiveness
On Nov. 6, Georgia became the epicenter of America’s complicated political landscape, voting narrowly to elevate now President-elect Joe Biden and triggering two runoff races that will determine the balance of the Senate. Georgia now...
By Ed Kashi
April 30, 2021
Dems Cite Monty Python in Legal Filing to Mock Trump Challenge
“The attorneys for the President of the United States should not need ‘three last chances’ to coherently state a cause of action,” the Democratic group said
By Erik Larson / Bloomberg
November 24, 2020
Top Poll Monitor Is an Optimist About Future U.S. Elections
There continues to be voter "confidence in the electoral system,” says Dame Audrey Glover
By Laignee Barron
November 21, 2020
America Is Caught Between Crisis and Confusion
As Donald Trump refuses to concede, Joe Biden prepares to take power
By Molly Ball
April 30, 2021
Prank Callers Flooded Trump's Voter Fraud Hotline
This isn't the first time that Trump has inspired social media users to take action against his campaign
By Megan McCluskey
April 30, 2021
After Democratic Losses in House, Cheri Bustos Won't Run for Leadership Position
Capping off a contentious two-year stint, Rep. Cheri Bustos, the head of House Democrats' campaign arm, has decided against running for a second term in that role, she tells TIME. Bustos had faced enormous criticism...
By Philip Elliott
November 9, 2020
Harris Gives Barrier-Breaking Victory Speech
"Every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities," Harris said in her victory speech on Saturday night after the election was called for Joe Biden
By Michael Zennie
April 30, 2021
How Donald Trump Lost The Election
It all finally caught up to him. The lies, the outrageous boasts, the disorder and disastrous management, the rants and the race-baiting, the predatory instincts and compulsion to dominate—all the things that made President Donald...
By Brian Bennett
April 30, 2021
How Joe Biden Won the White House
The former vice president's message of decency made him the man for this turbulent moment
By Charlotte Alter
April 30, 2021
Russia Wins as Trump Denounces U.S. Vote
By casting doubt on the vote, President Trump is helping Russia achieve its goal of undermining public faith in the U.S. democratic system
By Simon Shuster
April 30, 2021
Lesson for the U.S. From Contentious Elections Abroad
“The U.S. is an extreme outlier in the way it administers elections”
By Laignee Barron
November 6, 2020
Trump Struggling to Face Likelihood He Lost Election
Trump has been complaining bitterly since election night—and trying undermine faith in legitimate election results along the way
By Brian Bennett
April 30, 2021
Why The Complexities of 2020 'Latino Vote' Were Overlooked
Latinos are a complex demographic, but campaigns and political pundits continue to treat a group of nearly 61 million people as a monolith.
By Jasmine Aguilera
April 30, 2021
The Candidates Making History in 2020 Elections
From transgender legislators to Afro-Latinx congressmen, here are the winning candidates who made history in the 2020 U.S. election
By Suyin Haynes
April 30, 2021
Senate Races Didn't Go as Democrats Hoped
Four days after Election Day, the outcomes of four U.S. Senate races remain undetermined, and with two of them headed for runoffs scheduled on January 5, control of the chamber will likely remain in limbo...
By Lissandra Villa
November 7, 2020
DOJ OKs Armed Agents During Vote Counting
The guidance emailed to U.S. attorneys and obtained by TIME appears to skirt a federal statute and raises concerns about Trump administration efforts to sway ballot-counting
By Eric Lichtblau
November 5, 2020
How the Mail-In Versus In-Person Voting Divide Gave America Whiplash
More Americans voted by mail in this election than any other in U.S. history
By Abby Vesoulis
November 6, 2020
Even If Biden Wins, It's Trump's America
No matter the outcome of the presidential election, America’s rifts are only deepening
By Molly Ball
April 30, 2021
The Court Battle Over Key Swing States Has Just Begun. And It's Not Likely to Be Over Soon
The consequences of the coming legal battles may extend beyond who becomes the next President of the United States
By Alana Abramson
November 6, 2020
Biden: 'This Is the Time to Heal in America'
Trump has not conceded, promising unspecified legal challenges
By TIME Staff
April 30, 2021
America Votes
Follow along with TIME's live coverage of the 2020 Election results here. It's finally here. After a nearly two-year campaign cycle upended by a pandemic, Election Day of 2020 has arrived. Voters will not just...
By Tessa Berenson
April 30, 2021
Majority of 'Karens' Voting for Biden: Poll
Sorting its polling data by the most common first names of respondences, NYT found Barbaras, Lisas and Patricias are also more likely to back blue
By Megan McCluskey
April 30, 2021
Trump Campaign Website Briefly Defaced
One of Donald Trump’s campaign websites, donaldjtrump.com, was briefly made to look like it had been seized by law enforcement Tuesday
By William Turton / Bloomberg
October 28, 2020
The Biggest Moments From the Final Debate
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are debating for the final time before the election. Follow along for the biggest moments
By Philip Elliott
April 30, 2021
How Republicans Are Selling Voter Fraud Myths
How the voter-fraud fallacy is manufactured
By Vera Bergengruen
April 30, 2021
The Trump Campaign Is Trying to Suppress the Black Vote
Trump has turned to the age-old practice of suppressing the black vote
By Justin Worland
October 23, 2020
Why Fears of Post-Election Chaos Are Overblown
Why fears of post-election chaos are overblown
By Molly Ball
October 23, 2020
Trump’s Calls for an “Army” of Poll Watchers Are Renewing Fears Of Voter Intimidation
The tradition of poll watchers 'protecting the vote' has taken an intimidating turn
By W.J. Hennigan
April 30, 2021
Donald Trump’s Last Stand
With his challenger in the lead and the nation at a crossroads, Donald Trump makes his last stand
By Molly Ball/Ocala, Fla.
April 30, 2021
Here's Everything You Need to Know About Voting
Should I vote early, or on election day? TIME answers your biggest questions about voting
By TIME Staff
November 3, 2020
Exclusive: Alleged Hunter Biden Emails Circulated in Ukraine
Emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden were circulating in Ukraine last year at the same time that Rudy Giuliani was searching for dirt on Joe Biden.
By Simon Shuster
October 22, 2020
400K People Watched Rep. AOC Stream 'Among Us'
The two Democratic congresswomen played the online murder mystery game to encourage people to vote
By Megan McCluskey
April 30, 2021
Nursing Homes Residents Can't Easily Vote
Ivan Lakos was born in Hungary and came to the United States in 1951 as a displaced person after World War II. He became a citizen after about five years and has voted consistently ever...
By Abigail Abrams
October 10, 2020
U.S. Swing States Revealed a Nation Plagued by Misinformation
Voters often reacted to news events in ways that conformed to what they already believed — accurate or not
By Charlotte Alter
April 30, 2021
Fly in Mike Pence’s Hair at VP Debate Causes Buzz
The unlikely star of the first and only vice presidential debate? A fly that landed on Mike Pence's head.
By Lissandra Villa
April 30, 2021
Pence Lectures Harris at Debate
Both Mike Pence and Kamala Harris evaded questions on the debate stage. But Pence's performance likely won't help Trump win crucial women voters
By Philip Elliott
April 30, 2021
Biggest Moments of the Vice Presidential Debate
Kamala Harris and Mike Pence sparred over the Trump Administration's record on COVID-19, racial justice and climate change during the first vice presidential debate.
By Abigail Abrams
April 30, 2021
The Kremlin's Shifting Strategy on U.S. Vote
The risks of launching another full-scale campaign of cyber interference have come to outweigh the foreseeable rewards
By Simon Shuster
October 9, 2020
Native Americans Could Swing Arizona But Lack Voting Access
The outcome of current court cases could make it easier or more difficult for Native Americans to vote
By Sanya Mansoor
October 14, 2020
Wallace Slams Trump Family for No Masks at Debate
"Why did the first family and chief of staff feel that the rules for everybody else didn’t apply to them?" Wallace said Sunday
By Sanya Mansoor
April 30, 2021
President Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19
The President of the United States has contracted a disease that has killed more than 207,000 Americans. It will undoubtedly add new chaos into an election season already in uncharted territory.
By Philip Elliott
April 30, 2021
The Recession Is About to Get Much Worse for Some
As Tuesday’s chaotic Presidential debate shifted to a discussion about the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden seemed, yet again, to be operating in different stratospheres. As Trump boasted—without corroborating...
By Abby Vesoulis
October 2, 2020
Absentee Ballot Apps Inaccessible to Voters with Disabilities
More than 40 states have absentee ballot applications that are not fully accessible to millions of visually impaired voters and those with other disabilities, according to the results of an audit being released by digital...
By Abigail Abrams
April 30, 2021
All About the Very Uncivil Tone of the First Debate
Trump repeatedly interrupted and heckled Biden, who responded by calling the President a "clown" and telling him to "shut up"
By Madeleine Carlisle
April 30, 2021
Trump Gives White Supremacists a Huge Win
At the first presidential debate against Joe Biden, Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacy. He didn't
By Vera Bergengruen
April 30, 2021
Trump Repeatedly Attacked Mail-In Voting During the Debate. There's No Evidence Behind His Claim
The chaotic inaugural presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden culminated in one of the most contentious exchanges of the night, with Trump doubling down on his intent to sow...
By Alana Abramson
April 30, 2021
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