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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Tito Mata wears a Biden-Harris campaign button pinned to his hat, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, as he campaigns outside the polling location at Burns Elementary School in Brownsville, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

Polls hit as wrong again in presidential election

The final Quinnipiac University poll before Election Day showed Democrat Joseph R. Biden winning Florida by 5 percentage points. Wrong. President Trump won the state by more than 3 points, 51.2 percent to 47.8 percent, with 96 percent of the votes counted.

November 4, 2020
Voters wait in the morning cold for the polls to open to vote in the general election, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Donald Trump, Joe Biden battle for 270 as votes roll in

President Trump and Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden were locked in a tight battle in the race for the White House as of early Wednesday, with votes still being counted in a handful of key states that have yet to be called.

November 4, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Biden campaign: We have legal teams ready to combat Trump challenge

Jen O'Malley Dillon, Joseph R. Biden's campaign manager, said early Wednesday that the campaign has legal teams at the ready if President Trump goes to the U.S. Supreme Court to try to halt ballot-counting or challenge the results of the 2020 election.

November 4, 2020
Demonstrators and media gather outside the White House to await election results, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Donald Trump-Joe Biden election shatters turnout records

President Trump's "America First" movement hung in the balance Tuesday night as voters turned out in record numbers to decide whether to reward Mr. Trump with a second term or switch to Democrat Joseph R. Biden in a year marred by a pandemic, economic lockdowns and street violence.

November 3, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters during a stop in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden tells Philly voters they’ll deliver Pennsylvania for him

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden told voters in Philadelphia on Tuesday that they can deliver the key battleground state of Pennsylvania for him and vowed to "never break my word to you" as he scrounged for votes in some last-minute campaigning on Election Day.

November 3, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the Carpenters Local Union 645 in Scranton, Pa. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Joe Biden: I’m still not a fan of court-packing

Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that he's still not enthusiastic about the idea of expanding the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court, sticking with his stated position on the hot-button issue as voters headed to the polls.

November 3, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Avoca, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump predicts great comeback victory

President Trump predicted a great comeback victory Monday as he culminated his high-powered reelection campaign near midnight in Michigan, while Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden made a final plea for voters to stop a presidency "that has divided this nation."

November 2, 2020