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President Trump on Wednesday ripped a pre-election poll in the key battleground state of Wisconsin, which showed him trailing Joe Biden by a whopping 17 points, slamming it as “illegal suppression.” — FOX News
Four pro-democracy figures were ousted from the legislature, prompting 15 others to vow to resign in solidarity, as Beijing cracks down on one of the city’s few remaining venues for political opposition. — NYT: Top Stories
It won’t be easy, but coming after a self-styled “disrupter” opens up its own possibilities. — NYT: Top Stories
The polls leading up to the 2020 election were “demonstrably” wrong and “nearly all their mistakes helped Joe Biden,” Tucker Carlson argued Monday night. — FOX News
Former President George W. Bush and a handful of other Republicans congratulated the president-elect, but most party leaders stayed quiet, or urged President Trump to fight. — NYT: Top Stories
The congresswoman said Joe Biden’s relationship with progressives would hinge on his actions. And she dismissed criticism from House moderates, calling some candidates who lost their races “sitting ducks.” For months, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been a good soldier for the Democratic
For Joseph R. Biden Jr., who narrowly won the election in a deeply divided nation; the early signals he sends as the country’s new leader will be critical. — NYT: Top Stories
Joe Biden’s victory was particularly sweet for supporters in three states he had to win: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Kristyn LaBarge was on a walk when she found out, not from a smartphone alert or a call from a friend but from
President Trump made building a wall on the southern border to stop the flow of illegal immigration one of the his top priorities of his term in office. Now, with a considerable stretch built, what happens to the wall when President-elect Joe