Biden may steal an election for the elitists, but Democrats will regret it  —  Let's be real.  Goliath was never going to let David breeze through the rematch.  —  The provinces, for whom President Trump is an instrument, not an end in himself, were never going to have an easy time winning …

Exit Polls Point to the Power of White Patriarchy  —  Some people who have historically been oppressed will stand with their oppressors.  —  It is obscene that the presidential race is too close to call at the time this column is published: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

About 90,000 absentee ballots still need to be counted in Georgia  —  By Mark Niesse - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Emily Merwin DiRico - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jennifer Peebles - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Isaac Sabetai - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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 …

GOP Senate wins wreak havoc on Biden transition plans  —  Republicans' likely hold on the Senate is forcing Joe Biden's transition team to consider limiting its prospective Cabinet nominees to those who Mitch McConnell can live with, according to people familiar with the matter.

Armed Agents Are Allowed in Ballot-Counting Venues, Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors  —  Former officials expressed fears that the department's legal interpretation would allow federal investigators to intimidate vote counters or interfere with their work.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice …

Election reveals deeper divides between red and blue America  —  When Donald Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016 to clinch the presidency, he carried 23 counties that had previously voted for President Barack Obama.  But when Joe Biden was projected on Wednesday to put Wisconsin …

Election observer says no evidence for Trump's fraud claims  —  BERLIN (AP) — The head of an international delegation monitoring the U.S. election says his team has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claims about alleged fraud involving mail-in absentee ballots.

U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Nearly Steady Last Week  —  Weekly initial claims for jobless benefits fell by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 751,000  —  New applications for unemployment benefits held nearly steady last week, an indication that layoffs stabilized at an elevated level as virus cases surged in several states.

Election 2020 Today: Biden on brink, America protests  —  Here's what's happening Thursday in Election 2020.  —  ON THE BRINK: Joe Biden needs to clinch just one more battleground state to defeat President Donald Trump.  The Democrat already has won the fiercely contested prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin …

Viral ‘ballot’ burning video shared by Eric Trump is fake  —  A viral video claiming to show ballots for President Trump being burned is fake, Virginia Beach officials said on Tuesday.  —  The video shows an unidentified person putting what appear to be paper ballots in a plastic bag …

Late-night TV hosts express shock at close election: ‘I feel like I overestimated the American people’  —  Most of the late-night TV hosts had a critical caveat when they delivered their monologues Wednesday night.  —  “There's never been a more important time to mention that we tape this show …

Israeli forces leave 41 children homeless after razing Palestinian village, UN says  —  Demolitions used as a ‘key means’ to ‘coerce Palestinians to leave their homes’  —  Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank have razed a Palestinian village, leaving 73 people - including 41 children …

Democrats' down-ballot misery continues with state legislative battles  —  They were hoping to pick up a half-dozen chambers across the nation and may end up with none.  —  Instead, it's possible Democrats end up with no new chambers, and it will be Republicans who leave 2020 with wins.

The left just got crushed  —  When every legally cast vote has been counted, Joe Biden will probably have prevailed in enough states to claim victory in the presidential race, perhaps even ending up with a few more Electoral Votes than Donald Trump managed to earn four years ago.

Most Americans Think Social Media Has a Negative Effect on the US  —  The Pew Research Center looked at public attitudes towards big tech as government scrutiny intensifies.  —  Americans aren't too confident in technology companies ensuring there is no misuse of their platforms …

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.

A Muslim millennial was elected the country's first out nonbinary lawmaker — in Oklahoma  —  At first, Mauree Turner tried to recruit other Oklahoma City activists to run for state office, insisting that it was important to send underrepresented candidates — queer, or working-class, or people of color — to the state capitol.

VIDEO: Wagons, Suitcases, and Coolers Roll Into Detroit Voting Center at 4 AM  —  Poll watcher raises alarms over suspicious activity in Detroit during early morning.  —  A new video provided to Texas Scorecard from a poll watcher in Detroit shows wagons, suitcases, and coolers moving …

A Dreadful New Peak for the American Pandemic  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  The United States reported 103,087 cases of COVID-19 today, the highest single-day total on record, according to the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic.

Mulvaney: ‘You can absolutely guarantee a peaceful transition of power’ if Trump loses  —  Mick Mulvaney, the former acting White House chief of staff, predicted Thursday that President Donald Trump would “absolutely” help facilitate a peaceful transition of power if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden …

Three Reasons Biden Flipped the Midwest  —  Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania giveth, and Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taketh away.  —  Joe Biden has not yet been declared the winner in his campaign against President Donald Trump.  Although the former vice president is …

The Republicans Will Learn Nothing From a Trump Defeat  —  Romantic illusions die hard in America.  So many fell on Election Night 2020 that it will be months, maybe years, before we compile a full inventory.  We can start by acknowledging a paramount reality that contradicts …

The sheriff fired her because she's a lesbian so she ran against him.  She'll be the new sheriff now.  —  Charmaine McGuffey is the new sheriff in town, defeating both her former boss and a Republican challenger.  —  Charmaine McGuffey is going to be the new sheriff for Hamilton County, Ohio.

Joe Biden says he will rejoin the Paris climate agreement on the first day of his presidency if he wins the election … - Joe Biden says he would rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement on the first day of his presidency if he is elected.  — 'Today, the Trump Administration officially left the Paris Climate Agreement.

Win or Lose, Trump Will Remain a Powerful and Disruptive Force  —  Even if he is defeated, he has made clear that he would not shrink from the scene.  —  WASHINGTON — If President Trump loses his bid for re-election, as looked increasingly likely on Wednesday, it would be the first defeat of an incumbent president in 28 years.

Democrats frustrated, GOP jubilant in Senate fight  —  Senate Democrats are feeling frustrated and disappointed as their effort to retake the majority appears to have fallen short once again.  —  The likelihood of being relegated to the minority for the next couple years hit home Wednesday …