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(UPDATED with statements from President-elect Biden & Vice President-elect Harris) Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States of America. The former Vice President defeated Donald Trump today after a hard fought and historic race framed as the most important election of a lifetime. Kamala Harris, his…

Joe Biden urged patience during the ongoing vote count that will decide the 2020 presidential race, amid concerns over unrest when a winner ultimately is called. “Democracy is sometimes messy, so sometimes it requires a little patience,” Biden told reporters in Wilmington, DE. “But that patience has been rewarded now…

The British government has refused to condemn Donald Trump after he falsely claimed victory in the U.S. election and branded legitimate voting “a fraud” that he will fight in the Supreme Court. Touring television studios shortly after Trump had finished his address, UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab would not be drawn…

Donald Trump tonight raised the specter of a bitter challenge of the remaining ballots to be counted in the presidential race, telling a crowd of supporters at the White House that “as far as I am concerned we have already won.” The incumbent also said that he would be going to the Supreme Court, saying, “We want all…

When Joe Biden’s campaign announced that he would appear with Lady Gaga at a Pittsburgh event on Monday evening, Donald Trump’s campaign went into overdrive. They blasted out a press release referring to the singer as an “anti-fracking activist,” referring to a 2012 social media post. The fracking issue has been a…

When the Wisconsin Democratic Party announced a cast reunion of Happy Days for this Sunday, all to raise money for the final sprint until election day, one member was noticeably absent: Scott Baio. The Donald Trump supporter wrote on Twitter that the show was being used as a “political pawn.” The result, though, was…

Donald Trump’s attorneys are asking the Supreme Court for an emergency stay to block the release of his tax returns. The request comes after a federal appellate court ruled last week that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance could obtain the financial information from Trump’s accountant, Mazars USA, via a grand…

Former First Lady Michelle Obama tells voters in a 24-minute “closing argument” video for Joe Biden that “the events of the past few days are a bracing reminder of the tragedy that has been this administration's response to this crisis.” Referring to the outbreak of COVID-19 at the White House, Obama said “the fact is…

Joe Biden again tested negative for the coronavirus on Sunday, as the campaign said that they would disclose the results of every screening that the candidate takes. "Vice President Biden underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected,” the campaign said in a statement to reporters. It was…

A traditional post-presidential debate analysis might look at the highs and lows of the broadcast. But there were very few highs in the 90-minute debacle between Donald Trump and Joe Biden Tuesday night. Accordingly, Deadline’s Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten sift through the wreckage to see what it tells us about the…

Donald Trump would not commit to a peaceful transition of power after the election, again blaming the use of mail-in ballots in the upcoming election. At a press conference, Playboy correspondent Brian Karem asked Trump whether he would commit to a peaceful transition, no matter which way the election goes. “We’re…

UPDATE, 1:12 PM PT: CNN responded to a legal threat from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign by comparing it to the type of letter they would get “from countries like Venezuela or other regimes where there is little or no respect for a free and independent media.” The Trump campaign earlier asked CNN for a retraction…