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A supporter of President Trump protests outside the Georgia State Capitol on Saturday in Atlanta. The president's campaign has requested a vote recount in the state.

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Trump Requests Georgia Recount, Meaning 5 Million Votes Will Be Tabulated A 3rd Time

1:35pm November 22, 2020

by Stephen Fowler

The law calls for a recount to be conducted by retabulating every ballot through a scanner, the same way they were originally counted in the days following the Nov. 3 election.

President Trump's loss to Joe Biden has made it difficult for Republicans to celebrate victories down ballot, while Democrats have been stung by the failure to meet expectations created by polling that suggested a blue tsunami.

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Hold The Champagne: What Happens When Neither Party Gets To Celebrate The Election?

1:15pm November 22, 2020

by Ron Elving

President Trump's loss to Joe Biden has made it tough for Republicans to celebrate important wins down ballot, while Democrats have been stung by the failure to meet expectations of a blue tsunami.

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, seen here during a confirmation hearing in May, urged President Trump to accept the outcome of the presidential election.

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Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Toomey Says Trump Should Accept Election Loss

12:30pm November 22, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

His Saturday night statement came soon after a federal judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit challenging the election results in Pennsylvania.

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Politics Chat: Trump's GOP Support May Be Waning As He Contests Election Results

8:28am November 22, 2020

by Mara Liasson

There are cracks in the wall of Republican support for Donald Trump but not enough to make the president concede that he lost the election.

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Donald Trump's Election Lawsuits Explained

8:28am November 22, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Ross Garber of Tulane Law School about the lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and its allies.

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Election office workers process ballots at the Allegheny County elections returns warehouse in Pittsburgh, earlier this month.

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Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign's Bid To Delay Vote Certification In Pennsylvania

11:12pm November 21, 2020

by Emma Bowman

In a blistering decision, a federal judge ruled that the campaign's complaint was "unsupported by evidence" and essentially asked the court "to disenfranchise almost seven million voters."

Detroiters Affronted By Trump's Voter Fraud Claims

5:06pm November 21, 2020

by Quinn Klinefelter

As the Trump campaign keeps pushing baseless claims of voter fraud in Michigan, people in Detroit take issue with the idea that they are some part of a nationwide "voter conspiracy."

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a rally Friday in Canton, Ga., where he vowed: "We're going to keep fighting until every legal vote is counted. We're going to keep fighting until every illegal vote is thrown out."

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In Georgia, Pence Walks Line Between Trump's Election Falsehoods And GOP Senate Fight

12:28pm November 21, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

The vice president made his first campaign appearance since he and President Trump lost their bid for reelection. He boosted Senate Republicans, while sidestepping the president's fraud claims.

Vice President Pence adjusts his face mask during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House on Thursday.

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Trump's Futile Fight To Overturn Election Loss Breeds Turmoil, Risk

11:14am November 21, 2020

The president has made it clear that he will spend his remaining days in the White House in the same way he spent much of his term in office: fighting.

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Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin Discusses Presidential Election Results

7:56am November 21, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about the final strides to certify the state's election results.

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