Election officials in dozens of states from both parties told The New York Times that there was no evidence of voting fraud, amounting to a forceful rebuke of President Trump’s false narrative. nyti.ms/36oON4h
Beyond the president, Republicans in many states are engaged in a widespread effort to delegitimize the U.S. voting system. Some even lashed out at members of their own party who, in their eyes, did not show sufficient dedication to rooting out fraud. nyti.ms/3phZrm0
But top election officials across the country said in interviews and statements that the process had been a remarkable success despite record turnout and the complications of a dangerous pandemic. nyti.ms/3phZrm0
The absence of any major findings of fraud or irregularities, and the willingness of even Republican election officials to attest to smooth operations, have also undercut Trump’s legal efforts. nyti.ms/3phZrm0
In Michigan, the Trump campaign has sued, alleging that their poll watchers were not given access to properly observe ballot counting in Detroit. Last week, a judge threw out a lawsuit about observers, dismissing key evidence as “vague” and as “hearsay.” nyti.ms/3phZrm0
On Saturday, Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, claimed without evidence that the election in Philadelphia had been rife with fraud. The office of the state’s top law enforcement official said there was no evidence to support his claims.
President Trump and his allies' claims of rampant voter fraud haven't targeted every state. They've been noticeably absent, for example, in states where Trump and his fellow Republicans did well.
Funcionarios electorales de ambos partidos en decenas de estados le dijeron a The New York Times que no había evidencia de fraude, lo que constituye un contundente rechazo a las declaraciones falsas del presidente Trump. nytimes.com/es/2020/11/12/…
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The mass resignation of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers this week — after Beijing forced the removal of four opposition lawmakers — left the city with no opposition in one of its last bastions of legal dissent.
In May 2019, Hong Kong lawmakers clashed over a bill that would allow extraditions to mainland China. In the months that followed, street clashes became routine between the police and black-clad protesters. nyti.ms/36yXfxM
In September 2019, the protest movement claimed a major success: Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, withdrew the extradition bill. The concession did not end the protests, though, and some began getting more intense in their attempts to protect their rights. nyti.ms/2JSNHpN
How did President Trump do in the more than 2,600 counties that voted for him in 2016?
We analyzed the shifts in the margin of victories in those counties to find out. nyti.ms/36uXQk7
Four years ago, Trump won those 2,600+ counties by an overall margin of 28 percentage points over Hillary Clinton.
There were significant shifts toward Trump that year in some counties that voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. nyti.ms/36uXQk7
This year, Trump won most of those counties again, but his overall margin shifted slightly to the left — by nearly three points in the votes reported so far.
Some counties Trump won shifted to Joe Biden. nyti.ms/36uXQk7
A pandemic that was once raging in New York and later across the Sun Belt is now spread so widely across the U.S. that any number of cities and states might now be considered the worst off, by different metrics.
Minot, North Dakota: The metro area with the most recent cases per capita.
Hospitals are overwhelmed with virus patients. “It’s very scary,” said a public health official. “One day my mom called and she said, ‘I lost three friends last night to Covid.’” nyti.ms/32DXlDv
Sioux City, Iowa: The metro area that may have faced the most prolonged suffering.
Other places have had bigger outbreaks, worse days and faster surges. But few have seen the sustained pain of the Sioux City metro area. nyti.ms/2UiQc6O
FTI, a global consulting firm, was hired by some of the largest oil and gas companies in the world to help promote fossil fuels. The work is the latest chapter in a long history of campaigns by the oil industry to influence climate policy. nyti.ms/3eS2ZH2
FTI helped design, staff and run campaigns and websites that sometimes obscured the industry’s role, portraying pro-petroleum groups as grass-roots movements. Former FTI employees say they studied online influence campaigns and compiled strategies for affecting public discourse.
An FTI spokesman disputed the idea that the firm worked behind the scenes for the oil and gas clients. “We hide behind no one,” he said.
We’ve been analyzing votes in key battleground states. Our latest: Arizona
The presidential race there remains too close to call but President-elect Joe Biden holds a lead after Phoenix and its suburbs swung to the left. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, has 60% of the state’s voters and is a county President Trump narrowly won in 2016.
Its swing toward Biden is making it possible for him to flip a state that a Democratic candidate for president hasn’t won since Bill Clinton in 1996.
In addition to the shift to the left in Maricopa County, Biden’s reportedly strong support among Native Americans in the state has also helped him gain the half-percentage-point lead he now maintains.
Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, must formally recognize President-elect Joe Biden for the transfer of power to begin. But with President Trump's refusal to concede, the process is in limbo. nyti.ms/3ljWnU1
Biden officials said Murphy's inaction was preventing their teams from moving into government offices and gaining access to classified systems. The teams cannot meet with their counterparts in agencies or begin background checks of top cabinet nominees. nyti.ms/3eIUwFZ
A White House official and Trump allies say the transition after the 2000 election was delayed by the court fight between Al Gore and George W. Bush. But Biden’s aides say that dispute involved one state and only about 500 ballots separating the candidates, far less than today.