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WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s transition team is preparing multiple sets of policy proposals for the economy, health care, climate change and other domestic issues, including the ambitious agenda Mr. Biden laid out in his winning campaign, while acknowledging it may have to be pared back in recognition of divided government. Where the … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back bars 0:00/1:43 –0:00 transcript Pompeo Echoes Trump, Insisting ‘Every Legal Vote’ Be Counted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday with a grin that there would be a “smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” echoing President Trump’s demands for a delay until “every legal … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: Video Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, on Monday supported President Trump’s refusal to concede and argued Mr. Trump was “within his rights” to challenge the outcome.CreditCredit…Al Drago for The New York Times Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the top Republican in Congress, on Monday threw his support behind … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: Groups gathered outside the White House in support of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday.Credit…Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times As the Trump campaign continued to pursue long-shot legal challenges and top Republicans remained split on whether to congratulate President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on his projected … Read more

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, promising to restore political normalcy and a spirit of national unity to confront raging health and economic crises, and making Donald J. Trump a one-term president after four years of tumult in the White House. Mr. Biden’s victory amounted to … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: If Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s lead in Pennsylvania holds, he will become the president-elect, and Senator Kamala Harris will become the first woman to serve as vice president in American history.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times WILMINGTON, Del. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. stood on the cusp of the presidency … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: Reporters waited for results outside the White House on Thursday, as the presidential race remained too close to call.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times With the winner of the presidency yet to be declared, attention shifted Thursday to a handful of states that remained too close to call but where, … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: An interactive mural near in Madison, Wis., allows voters to spin the wheel and claim their reason for voting.Credit…Lauren Justice for The New York Times The undecided presidential election entered a new phase on Wednesday as former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was declared the winner of the … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: A woman takes an “I voted” sticker after casting her ballot at Northpoint Elementary School in Blaine, Minn.Credit…Caroline Yang for The New York Times As Americans vote on Tuesday, they do so in the midst of a rapidly escalating coronavirus outbreak that is concentrated in some of the very … Read more

Here’s what you need to know: Republicans had sought to invalidate 127,000 votes cast at drive-through voting stations in Harris County, Texas. An elections worker set up a drive-through station last week in Houston. Credit…Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times A federal judge in Houston on Monday rejected Republican efforts to invalidate more than 127,000 … Read more