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Fighting US election results, Trump employs a new weapon: The government

As President Trump and his administration insist he didn't lose, the rest of the world has increasingly moved to accept Joe Biden's victory

President-elect Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts

Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with traditional Washington insiders, a departure from four years in which Trump filled his team with outsiders and government antagonists

US elections 2020: Donald Trump polls highest votes for a losing candidate

As Democrat Joe Biden won more than 75 million votes--the highest number for a presidential candidate in history, Trump received more than 70 million the highest total for a losing candidate

Bush congratulates Biden, Harris; calls US election 'fundamentally fair'

Former Republican US resident George W Bush has said that Americans can have confidence that the presidential election was "fundamentally fair, its integrity will be upheld, and its outcome is clear"

Republicans split on Biden's election win as Trump refuses to admit defeat

Republicans are split on the projected win by President-elect Joe Biden even as President Donald Trump refused to concede defeat, claiming widespread voter fraud

In America president doesn't choose his or her voters: NY AG slams Trump

New York Attorney General Letitia James slammed President Donald Trump for raising doubts around the integrity of the 2020 election, saying in America it's the people who choose their president

TV networks cut away from Trump as he made baseless claim of election fraud

ABC, CBS and NBC all cut away from President Donald Trump as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the presidential election was being stolen from him

Explainer: What effect could Trump's lawsuits have on the US election?

Two days later, an uneasy United States is still waiting to hear who will be its next president

US elections: Trump campaign loses lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia

US courts have dismissed Trump campaign's lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia related to electoral malpractice

US polls: Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted for Trump

US voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see Trump's response to the pandemic, with a surprising twist: In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support

Democracy messy, requires patience: Biden on delayed US election results

Democracy is sometimes messy and requires a little patience, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said as the counting of votes for the US election is taking longer than usual

US elections: Republicans break with Trump over push to halt vote count

Some Republicans are breaking with Trump's attempts to falsely declare victory in the election and halt vote counting in Pennsylvania and other states, leaving him without key voices of support

Biden wins more votes than any other presidential candidate in US history

According to a media report, Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in the US history, shattering a record set by former President Barack Obama

Trump campaign threatens nationwide lawsuit claiming election fraud

Ahead of the election results, the campaign team of US President Donald Trump has threatened to file a nationwide lawsuit to "expose the election corruption" perpetrated by the Democratic Party

US elections: Politicians do not decide who wins, says Human Rights Watch

With Trump claiming "fraud" in the counting of votes and threatening to go to the Supreme Court, a human rights organisation said America's electoral process needs time to tabulate the votes cast

Over a dozen Indian-Americans, including 5 women, win US state polls

More than a dozen Indian Americans, including five women, have won state-level elections, marking a first for the community in many instances

Trump and allies spread falsehoods to cast doubt on election: Report

While much of America was sleeping, President Donald Trump's leads in crucial battleground states began slipping -- and that is when online falsehoods about the election started surging

Indian-American doctor maintains lead in key Congressional race in Arizona

Indian-American emergency room physician Dr Hiral Tipirneni has maintained a narrow lead over her Republican incumbent in an Arizona Congressional race

US polls: Indian-origin candidates lose Senate races in Maine, New Jersey

Indian origin candidates Rikin Mehta and Sara Gideon have lost their Senate race from New Jersey and Maine respectively, according to projections made by the American media on Tuesday night. Born to an Indian father and an Armenian mother, Gideon, the current speaker to the Maine House of Representatives, lost to Republican heavyweight Senator Susan Collins. Collins received 4,09,974 votes as against the 3,39,364 bagged by Gideon. This was the fifth consecutive victory for Collins. In her remarks, she publicly thanked Gideon for "a very gracious call", conceding the race. Gideon's father immigrated from India and worked as a paediatrician in Rhode Island, where Gideon, the youngest of four children, grew up. She moved to Maine after meeting her husband Ben, a personal injury trial lawyer with the lawfirm, Berman & Simons. "While this election may be over, we have to work together to build a better future, one where everyone has access to healthcare they can afford, where we tackle

Winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win: Biden

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he is winning enough states to reach the magic number of 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidency