US elections 2020

Trump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting US intelligence findings

The president said he was declassifying sensitive information that showed China had illicitly acquired 220 million US voter files, including names, addresses, and other data used to register to vote.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US, July 15, 2026.
Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

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Arab Americans gather at a restaurant for a presidential election watch party In Dearborn, Michigan, US November 5, 2024.

Michigan refuses Trump administration demand for 2024 election ballots

Last week, the Justice Department sent a letter to the clerk in Wayne County demanding ballots, ballot receipts, and ballot envelopes.

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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance point to the stage during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.

Election crisis or manufactured chaos? Trump’s dangerous path to voter suppression - opinion

He is using all his power, with the collusion of a spineless Republican-led Congress, to make it more difficult for millions of Americans to cast their votes this fall and into the future.

|ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Europe's celebration of Joe Biden's victory is premature – opinion

The 90s nostalgia expressed by many European policymakers is going to have an unpleasant reckoning with reality.

NOVEMBER 24, 2020ByRALPH SCHOELLHAMMER
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden applauds next to his granddaughters after speakig during his election rally, after news media announced that he has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020.

Trump finally gives the green light to proceed with Biden transition

On Monday, the GSA, the federal agency that must sign off on presidential transitions, told Biden he could formally begin the hand-over process.

NOVEMBER 24, 2020ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden celebrates with his wife Jill onstage at his election rally, after the news media announced that Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election over President Donald Trump, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020.

US gift, estate exemptions to be dramatically lowered

President-elect Joe Biden has announced he will undo some of the tax regulations introduced by the Trump Administration through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020ByEITAN ASNAFY, DAVE WOLF
US President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the US economy as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stands by, Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 16, 2020.

Biden inauguration will be scaled down amid COVID, aide says

"Obviously, this is not going to be the same kind of inauguration we had in the past," said incoming White House Chief of Staff.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020ByREUTERS
JOE BIDEN, his wife Jill, his son Hunter Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris celebrate after media announced that Biden has won the 2020 US presidential election on November 7.

Putin says ready to work with any US leader, wants formalities settled

"We will work with anyone who has the trust of the American people," said Russian President Putin.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an interview with Al Arabiya, Sky News Arabia and RT Arabic ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia, in Sochi, Russia, in this undated picture released on October 13, 2019

Pollsters wrong estimations on Republicans turnout harmed Trump

Some polls predicted that Republican turnout wouldn't be more than 30% in 2020 – it was 36%.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020BySARAH CHEMLA
A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a sign during a “Stop the Steal” protest after the 2020 US presidential election was called by the media for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, in front of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona, US, November 7, 2020

Pompeo to 'Post': All options still on the table to counter Iran

On Thursday Pompeo became the first US Secretary of State to visit a West Bank settlement, as well as the Golan Heights.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020ByLAHAV HARKOV
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to The Jerusalem Post, November 20, 2020

US judge: Trump claim challenging Biden win in Pennsylvania like 'Frankenstein Monster'

The Trump campaign had sought to prevent state officials from certifying the results of the election in the state.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020ByREUTERS
Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Biden knows well that being pro-Israel does not make one anti-Palestine

US election ushers in a new opening for Israeli-Palestinian peace

NOVEMBER 21, 2020BySALIBA SARSAR, YAEL S. ARONOFF
THEN-VICE PRESIDENT Joe Biden gestures as he walks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after their meeting in Ramallah in 2010.

In America’s body politic, Trump’s gut made his presidency failure

“I have a gut and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else’s brain can ever tell me.

NOVEMBER 21, 2020ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.