Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden's election victory

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation's highest court.

Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump campaign lawsuit

A judge in Wisconsin on Friday ruled against President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state.

With election lawsuit, Ken Paxton — like Donald Trump — makes a Hail Mary play

In contesting the results of the election in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, Ken Paxton has catapulted himself into the country’s biggest political news story — a settled election that the president continues to contest.

Pennsylvania accuses Texas of seeking 'to decimate the electorate'

Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan Thursday filed briefs in response to the Texas case seeking to bar their presidential electors from voting.

Trump to meet state attorneys general joining in suit to overturn election results

President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him join a lawsuit from 17 states, including Florida, that seeks to overturn election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Trump, GOP pin hopes on Texas lawsuit to overturn election, but legal experts say it's a long shot

Legal experts say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to contest election results of four key battleground states is all but certain to fail. But it has drawn support from the Republican attorneys general of 17 other states.

Biden's win is sealed despite Trump's lawsuits, threats

Despite President Trump's demand to "OVERTURN" the election, Joe Biden's victory has been locked by this week's safe harbor deadline. "This ship has sailed," one judge said as she threw out one of Trump's lawsuits earlier this week.

Mansfield elects its first-ever African American mayor

Michael Evans won the runoff election for mayor of Mansfield, making him the first African American mayor in the city's history.

Arizona's Supreme Court upholds Biden's win after GOP challenge

Arizona's Supreme Court further affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's win in Arizona after the state's top GOP Republican challenged his win.

Safe harbor deadline locks Congress into accepting Joe Biden's win

The “safe harbor” deadline in federal law frees a state from further challenges if it settles disputes and certifies its results at least six days before the Electoral College meets on Dec. 14.

In new lawsuit, Texas contests election results in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania

Ken Paxton claims that pandemic-era changes to election procedures in those states violated federal law, and asks the U.S. Supreme Court to block the states from voting in the Electoral College

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit to block certification of Georgia's election

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by supporters of President Donald Trump seeking to block certification of Georgia's election results.

President Donald Trump holds rally in Georgia

President Donald Trump held a rally in Valdosta, Georgia Saturday night. Officially, the rally was to show support for Georgia Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. They are facing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in an election on Jan. 5 which will determine control of the Senate.

President-elect Joe Biden officially secures Electoral College majority

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House.

Trump administration suspends student federal loan payments through January

By extending payments by one month, the administration is effectively leaving it to the Biden administration or Congress to decide whether to provide longer-term relief to millions of student borrowers.