David Sherfinski

Joe Biden ramps up transition, coronavirus focus as Trump files legal challenges

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden took the first steps toward focusing his incoming administration on the COVID-19 pandemic while President Trump clung to the hope that his legal team could reverse the outcome.

November 8, 2020

Joe Biden: ‘It’s time for our better angels to prevail’

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Saturday evening that he plans to be a president for all Americans and that he'll hit the ground running to try to "heal" the country as he claimed a mandate from the American people to govern cooperatively and reach across the aisle.

November 7, 2020

John Kasich: The far left almost cost Joe Biden the election

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Saturday that the far left almost cost presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden the election and said Democrats need to hammer that point home in the coming weeks and months.

November 7, 2020

Joe Biden is projected winner of 2020 election

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden is projected to defeat President Trump in the 2020 election and become the 46th president of the United States.

November 7, 2020

Donald Trump claims ‘illegally received’ votes being tallied as Joe Biden pads lead

President Trump said Saturday that "illegally received" ballots are to blame for Democrat Joseph R. Biden's overtaking him in key states like Pennsylvania as vote-counting continued in the 2020 election.

November 7, 2020

Joe Biden closes in on 270 in presidential race after claiming ‘mandate’

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden was closing in on clinching enough Electoral College votes to defeat President Trump as ballot-counting across the country continued Saturday.

November 7, 2020

Joe Biden: ‘We’re going to win this race’

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden said Friday that he's on track to defeat President Trump in the 2020 election when all the votes are counted.

November 6, 2020

Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state, predicts recount

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Friday that the narrow margin between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden in the state means the race is headed for a recount.

November 6, 2020

Joe Biden overtakes Donald Trump in Georgia in too-close-to-call race

Democrat Joseph R. Biden moved into the lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania on Friday, a fatal blow to President Trump's reelection prospects if the challenger's advantage holds in both battleground states.

November 6, 2020

Donald Trump alleges voter fraud as late counts favor Joe Biden

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden ate into President Trump's leads in key battleground states Thursday as Mr. Trump seized on allegations of fraud in jurisdictions from coast to coast to argue that the 2020 election was essentially being stolen from him.

November 5, 2020

Joe Biden: Each ballot must be counted

Joseph R. Biden said Thursday that every ballot in the presidential election must be counted and reiterated confidence that he's on track to defeat President Trump.

November 5, 2020

Biden campaign: ‘Flailing’ Trump is trying to delay ‘inevitable’

Jen O'Malley Dillon, Joseph R. Biden's campaign manager, said Thursday that President Trump is engaged in a "flailing" strategy to distract and sow doubt in the election results because Mr. Trump knows Mr. Biden will be the next president.

November 5, 2020

Donald Trump, Joe Biden sweat out vote count as presidential contest hangs in the balance

President Trump and Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden were jockeying for position in key states early Thursday as the battle for the White House hung in the balance.

November 5, 2020

Susan Collins win pushes Republicans near Senate control

Sen. Susan Collins claimed victory Wednesday in her race in Maine, leaving Republicans within grasp of holding on to their Senate majority, surmounting a very tough map and a staggering onslaught of Democratic money.

November 4, 2020

Joe Biden nears victory after Wisconsin, Michigan wins

Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden captured Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday to bring him to the brink of winning the presidency, while President Trump's campaign moved aggressively on legal fronts in the key states where he lost or is losing ground.

November 4, 2020

James Carville comments on Senate Democrat disappointments

Democratic strategist James Carville tried to explain Democrats' high-profile failures in key U.S. Senate races by saying that it's tough to dress up something that's unappealing.

November 4, 2020

Joe Biden: Clear that we’re winning enough states to clinch the presidency

Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that he's on track to secure enough states to win the White House.

November 4, 2020

Trump wins Maine’s 2nd congressional district: AP

President Trump has carried Maine's 2nd Congressional District, The Associated Press projected on Wednesday afternoon.

November 4, 2020

Katie Hobbs, Arizona secretary of state, cautions against ‘celebrating victories right now’

Katie Hobbs, Arizona's secretary of state, said Wednesday she would caution campaigns against "celebrating victories" at the moment, saying there are many ballots remaining to be counted in the critical state.

November 4, 2020

Biden campaign: Joe Biden ‘will be the next president’

Jen O'Malley Dillon, Joseph R. Biden's campaign manager, said Wednesday morning the campaign is confident that Mr. Biden will be elected president once all the votes are counted.

November 4, 2020