This is the latest election news from around the country.
Carol Semple
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Election leaves Congress split; GOP bolstered as Democrats falter
It’s an outcome that dampens Democratic demands for a bold new agenda, emboldens Republicans and almost ensures partisan gridlock regardless of who wins the presidency.
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Wins in Wisconsin and Michigan put Biden one state away from the White House
The former vice president says he expects to win the election, even as President Trump prepares lawsuits in three states and requests a recount in Wisconsin.
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George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, won’t reveal their votes for president
That it’s even a question is remarkable, underscoring yet again how President Trump has transformed the Republican Party from the party it was under Bush.
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Trump threatens legal action, Biden goes on offense as bitter campaign concludes
While the president airs his grievances at rallies and tweets about ‘violence in the streets,’ his challenger says, ‘We’re done with the chaos.’
Posted inNation & World
Thousands of horseshoe crabs are bled for medical tests every year. COVID-19 may escalate the pace.
Horseshoe crabs that have had blood taken have showed less movement, a necessity for breeding and spawning to keep populations thriving.
Posted inNation & World
Two children pulled alive from rubble in dramatic Turkey quake rescues
Onlookers applaud with joy and weep with relief at both scenes in the Turkish city of Izmir, where dozens have died and nearly 1,000 were injured.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Hospitals compete for nurses as U.S. coronavirus cases surge
Adding to the strain, experienced nurses are ‘burned out with this whole (pandemic)’ and some are quitting, one nurse in Michigan reports.
Posted inNation & World
Some states facing 2nd virus wave resist steps to curb its spread
Most are led by Republican governors backing a president who insists, falsely, that the country is getting the pandemic under control.
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Trump tests limits of the law as Cabinet members fan out to key states
A law on the books since 1939 requires a division between political and official activities for all federal employees except the president and vice president, but that doesn’t seem to apply in the Trump administration.