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Floods fuel climate debate in Germany’s election campaign

UPDATED: Wed., July 21, 2021

As Germany reels from the deadliest inland floods in living memory, one word has been on the lips of leading politicians: “klimawandel,” the German word for climate change.

Company: Ex-Trump lawyer raiding nonprofit for personal use

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

Former Trump attorney and self-proclaimed “Kraken releaser” Sidney Powell has told prospective donors that her group, Defending the Republic, is a legal defense fund to protect the integrity of U.S. elections. But the company suing Powell over her baseless claims of a rigged presidential election says the true beneficiary of her social welfare organization is Powell herself.

McConnell leads GOP in attack on Dems’ voting rights bill

UPDATED: Tue., May 11, 2021

Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take politically awkward votes spotlighting the increasingly charged national debate over access to ballots.

Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims

UPDATED: Fri., March 26, 2021

Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, arguing the cable news giant, in an effort to boost faltering ratings, falsely claimed that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.

New boundaries, bigger board could mean big shift in Spokane County commission

Sun., March 14, 2021

Local Republicans’ 12-year lock on the Spokane County Board of Commissioners could be broken next year or cemented for another decade, depending on the outcome of a historic change in county government.

Fox hosts Dobbs, Bartiromo strike back in voting fraud suit

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 12, 2021

Three Fox News hosts — Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro — are seeking the dismissal of claims against them and their employer as part of a $2.7 billion libel lawsuit brought by the voting technology company Smartmatic.

‘I refuse to live in fear’: Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman reflects on threats and rebuilding trust in elections

Sun., Jan. 24, 2021

On the morning of Jan. 6, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman was texting with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy, signing a series of executive actions that reverse his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change and handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Latest: Congress presents Biden, Harris with gifts

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

Congressional leaders have presented President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with a variety of gifts, including a pair of flags flown over the U.S. Capitol during the inauguration.

Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff’s Senate wins

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 19, 2021

Georgia's secretary of state has certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections, paving the way for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to be sworn in and for Democrats to take control of the chamber.

LIVE VIDEO: The Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Tue., Jan. 19, 2021

The Washington Post News Service will provide livestream coverage as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in on Wednesday, January 20th starting at 5:00 AM (Pacific U.S. time).

President Trump won’t attend Joe Biden’s inauguration

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 8, 2021

President Donald Trump said Friday he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration on Jan. 20. He will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successor's inauguration.

Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 7, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden will select Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his labor secretary, according to a person familiar with the decision, choosing a former union worker who shares his Irish American background and working-class roots.

Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.

Washington state lawmakers on both sides condemn violence at U.S. Capitol

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

The events that unfolded Wednesday shocked the country, leading many Washington lawmakers on both sides to quickly condemn the violence that led to a pause in the 2020 presidential election certification, an overtaken Capitol and one woman dead.

Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his turbulent final days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s progressive agenda.

Pro-Trump rally in Coeur d’Alene cheers when speaker announces that D.C. rioters were ‘taking out Pence’

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

About 300 people gathered at the corner of Highway 95 and Appleway Avenue in Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday to laud President Donald Trump as a fighter against tyranny, label the recent elections as fraudulent and encourage supporters to “fight back.”

‘Only in America’: Warnock’s rise from poverty to U.S. senator

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

The Rev. Raphael Warnock's roots showed little promise of a future that led to the U.S. Senate.

Live Video: Congress counts electoral college votes

Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

The Washington Post News Service is providing live-stream coverage of Congress counting electoral college votes on Wednesday, January 6th starting at 9 a.m.  This event will be anchored by Libby Casey in Washington, D.C. as Congress meets in a joint session to count each state’s electoral votes.  Some members of Congress are expected to launch a final challenge to the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Democrats win at least one Senate seat in Georgia; second race too close to call

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 6, 2021

Georgians cast high-stakes final votes Tuesday in elections to determine the balance of power in the new Congress, deciding Senate runoff elections sure to shape President-elect Joe Biden's ability to enact what could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.