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.

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

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

 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


Knesset speaker sends letters of 'encouragement' to Pence, Pelosi

"... the fact that you so resolutely resumed the proceedings and saw them through to their conclusion was deeply impressive and moving to all," Speaker Levin wrote.

Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin speaks at a meeting of the Central Elections Committee, July 7, 2020

World stunned by Trump supporters storming US Capitol in Washington

"What happened in America showed what a failure Western democracy is..." Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said.

Joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the next U.S. president in the US Capitol in Washington

Mnuchin condemns Capitol violence, looks to transition

Mnuchin spoke during a visit to Israel, where his host, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also condemned Wednesday's storming of the US Congress.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin

Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20?

There are two ways to remove a president from office: the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and impeachment followed by a Senate conviction.

US President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Democrat Warnock wins in Georgia; second runoff, Senate control undecided

Democrats must win both contests in Georgia to take control of the Senate.

GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC US Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff appear side by side ahead of their January 5 runoff elections, in Atlanta, last month.

Democrats take early leads in Georgia with Biden's agenda at stake

If Republicans hold onto the Senate, they would effectively wield veto power over Biden's political and judicial appointees.

The US Senate Session Chamber

Despite Trump pressure, Pence will not block Biden's election certification

Pence, a loyal lieutenant during the four years of Trump's often chaotic presidency, has no plans to intervene and has told Trump he does not have the power to do so.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news conference next to President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2020

Former US defense chiefs: No role for military in Trump's efforts to contest defeat

The group said the time had come to accept that the Republican president had lost the Nov. 3 election and that Biden would succeed him on Jan. 20.

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.

Trump recorded pressuring Georgia election official to change results

The Washington Post published excerpts on Sunday of an hour-long call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on the eve of the U.S. mid-term elections

US court rejects lawmaker's bid to have Pence overturn Biden's win

US law requires Congress to formally count the electoral vote on Jan. 6.

Vice President Mike Pence (Left) and Democratic presidential nominee, former vice president Joe Biden (Right)