The total number of confirmed cases in the U.S. is approaching 10 million. The virus is spreading unchecked in more than half the country — and the U.S. is far from alone.
After days of ballot tallying, the former vice president's lead in the 2020 White House race has solidified as he narrows in on the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency.
The U.S. has reached a new, worrisome high: it's surpassed a daily count of nearly 120 thousand new confirmed coronavirus cases, a 20 percent jump in just one week.
Senate Democrats gained one new seat so far, but they would need two more plus the White House to take the majority. Two runoffs races in Georgia give them a very narrow path.
What would a national popular vote mean? Instead of watching days of livestreams of swing state poll workers, the result would have been settled on Tuesday night.