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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for November 2020

Live results: Biden wins Michigan
Politics

Former Vice President Joe Biden has won Michigan.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
The election is close, but Biden’s prospects look better than Trump’sThe election is close, but Biden’s prospects look better than Trump’s
Politics

Trump still could win, but Biden appears to have the edge.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Los Angeles voters just delivered a huge win for the defund the police movementLos Angeles voters just delivered a huge win for the defund the police movement
Politics

LA’s “Yes on J” campaign flipped the message from defunding cops to investing in everything else. It worked brilliantly.

By Roge Karma
Money
Why election uncertainty is so hard to process, according to a psychologistWhy election uncertainty is so hard to process, according to a psychologist
Money

The news is likely making you feel like garbage. Here’s why.

By Rebecca Jennings
Technology
No, Joe Biden did not mysteriously gain 138,000 Michigan votes all at onceNo, Joe Biden did not mysteriously gain 138,000 Michigan votes all at once
Technology

False claims, retweeted by the president, about the Michigan vote tabulation exploited a counting error that’s been resolved.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Live results: Biden wins Wisconsin
Politics

Joe Biden has won the presidential race in Wisconsin by a thin margin.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Massachusetts voters reject ranked-choice voting in ballot initiativeMassachusetts voters reject ranked-choice voting in ballot initiative
Politics

Supporters of the initiative hoped it would depolarize the state’s elections.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
Trump already wants a recount in Wisconsin, but his odds of winning it are very smallTrump already wants a recount in Wisconsin, but his odds of winning it are very small
Politics

It could take weeks for the Trump campaign to get a recount, and even then, chances are slim that the result would change.

By Sara Morrison
Politics
Live results for Mississippi’s new state flag ballot initiativeLive results for Mississippi’s new state flag ballot initiative
Politics

Mississippi’s old flag had the Confederate emblem. Its new one could salute the past while addressing historical wrongs.

By Fabiola Cineas
Politics
Live results for 2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measuresLive results for 2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measures
Politics

If all of this year’s marijuana ballot measures are approved, weed will be legal for more than one-third of Americans.

By German Lopez
Politics
Susan Collins wins her hotly contested Senate race, in a major blow to DemocratsSusan Collins wins her hotly contested Senate race, in a major blow to Democrats
Politics

By winning reelection, Collins helped protect the GOP’s Senate firewall.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Live results for California’s Proposition 22 on ride-hailing driversLive results for California’s Proposition 22 on ride-hailing drivers
Politics

Californians will vote on whether ride-hailing drivers should be independent contractors or full-time employees.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Politics
Live results for psychedelic drugs ballot initiativesLive results for psychedelic drugs ballot initiatives
Politics

Oregon might create a medical psychedelics program. Washington, DC, could decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi.

By German Lopez
Politics
Live results for California’s data privacy ballot initiativeLive results for California’s data privacy ballot initiative
Politics

California already has America’s strongest data privacy law. It may get even stronger.

By Sara Morrison
Politics
Live results for California’s ballot measure on restoring affirmative actionLive results for California’s ballot measure on restoring affirmative action
Politics

Proposition 16 could restore affirmative action in the state.

By Fabiola Cineas