Biden looks screwed even if he wins  —  This is not the outcome Democrats expected.  —  Despite many bold predictions of a rout in which Democrats gained (or re-gained) Trumpian red territory of 2016, as of early Wednesday only one state — Arizona — had flipped from red to blue.

Fox's Arizona Call for Biden Flipped the Mood at Trump Headquarters  —  The Fox News decision left the president fuming, and his team complaining.  Then he began casting aspersions on other states' vote counts.  —  WASHINGTON — With Florida looking red early on Tuesday night …

‘Dumpster fire’: House Democrats trade blame after Tuesday's damage  —  House Democrats are asking themselves one question after Tuesday's election stunner: What the hell happened?  —  In the House, bleary-eyed Democrats were still sorting out the wreckage when they awoke Wednesday with dozens …

If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory, Here's What Happens  —  It's easy enough for the Trump campaign to file a lawsuit claiming improprieties, but a lot harder to provide evidence of wrongdoing or a convincing legal argument.  Here's what you need to know as the election lawsuits start to mount.

Trump Orders Advisers to ‘Go Down Fighting’  —  Seeing his chances of reelection slipping away, the president wants his armada of lawyers to give Democrats a court fight that 'they'll never forget'  —  As Election Day turned into election week early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had a simple message …

A Large Portion of the Electorate Chose the Sociopath  —  The moment every Donald Trump opponent has been waiting for is at hand: Joe Biden seems to be taking the lead.  So why am I not happy?  —  I am certainly relieved.  A Biden victory would be an infinitely better result than a Trump win.

More election results expected to be released by Nevada Secretary of State today  —  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — State officials are set to release more election results Wednesday despite conflicting information throughout the day.  —  By Wednesday afternoon, according to Clark County and Washoe County registrars …

Chaos erupts at TCF Center as Republican vote challengers cry foul in Detroit … A chaotic scene erupted outside the vote tally room at TCF Center in Detroit as election officials informed dozens of challengers that they could not reenter the room due to it being over-capacity.

The Remaining Vote in Pennsylvania Appears to Be Overwhelmingly for Biden  —  The president leads by nearly 700,000 votes, but there are 1.4 million absentee votes outstanding.  —  Joe Biden has won absentee ballots counted in Pennsylvania by an overwhelming margin so far, according to data from the Secretary of State early Wednesday.

House Republicans Defy the Polls, Narrow Democrats' Majority  —  District-level polling has rarely led us — or the parties and groups investing in House races — so astray.  Prior to Tuesday, most Republican strategists were privately resigned to the prospect of a double-digit loss of seats.

Face the Bitter Truth  —  We don't yet know the outcome of the election, but its meaning is already clear.  We are two countries, and neither of them is going to be conquered or disappear anytime soon.  The outcome of the 2016 election was not a historical fluke or result of foreign subversion …

Coronavirus updates: United States tops 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a day for first time  —  BREAKING NEWS: The United States has for the first time surpassed 100,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day, as a steadily rising number of hospitalizations threatens to again overwhelm some health systems.

Trump wants the courts to stop the counting.  He's going to be disappointed.  —  President Trump can rail as much as he likes, but he can't stop the counting of valid votes.  And while he is threatening to race to the Supreme Court to overturn any result against him, that, too …

Nate Silver Faces Wrath of Twitter After Election Results Once Again Go Against His Predictions  —  Americans called for FiveThirtyEight founder and editor-in-chief Nate Silver to retire after President Donald Trump won states that were predicted to instead go to Joe Biden.

Arizona attorney general says office received hundreds of voter complaints regarding Sharpies at polling stations  —  Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said his office has received hundreds of complaints by voters who said Sharpies were provided to them to fill in their ballot in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix.

False News Targeting Latinos Trails the Election  —  Rampant falsehoods evolved online on Wednesday, intended to make Spanish speakers question the unfolding election results and believe that President Trump was being robbed of victory.  —  MIAMI — The posts proliferated on election night …

Trump administration taps mainstream climate scientist to run key climate review  —  Amid climate science skepticism at the Trump White House, pick may encourage scientific community.  —  The next National Climate Assessment, the federal government's most definitive and comprehensive report …

Cable News Needs to Take Election Day Off  —  As Election Day 2020 coasted to a crawl and the west coast voting precincts closed shop, the cable news networks were dazed to learn that even though the pollsters had predicted a flush, green, blossoming victory for Joe Biden …

Highly competitive elections in US tarnished by legal uncertainty and unprecedented attempts to undermine public trust, international observers say  —  Yesterday's vote was hard-fought and competitive with a high degree of engagement by election workers and citizens in the face …