Pam Fessler
Stories
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Health
For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
The annual street survey of homeless people is being delayed or put off completely in some parts of the U.S. during the pandemic, even as the country's unsheltered population appears to be growing.
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Politics
A 2020 Surprise: Fewer Absentee Ballots Rejections Than Expected
With many more people voting by mail this fall, election officials feared that millions of ballots would be rejected in the general election. Instead, rejection rates went down across the country.
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Politics
As States Certify Ballot Totals, An Extraordinary Election Comes To An End
Voting took place amid a pandemic and unprecedented polarization. Despite baseless claims by the president and his allies that the outcome was rigged, states say the results are accurate.
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Politics
Trump Lawyers Allege Massive Vote Tampering
More than two weeks after the election, President Trump still refuses to concede. And now his legal team is alleging an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that Democrats stole the election.
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National
Despite More Than 2 Dozen Legal Losses, Trump's Lawyers Press On With Election Fights
President Trump's campaign is insisting that Trump has a path to reelection victory, despite Joe Biden's decisive victory. Lawyers say they will pursue legal challenges to results in swing states.
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Politics
Led By Giuliani, Trump Campaign Effort To Stop Certification Falters In Pennsylvania
The campaign suffered a major loss for its flailing effort to overturn the election results. Action by the state Supreme Court Tuesday in Pennsylvania followed a string of other losses.
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As Trump Pushes Election Falsehoods, His Cybersecurity Agency Pushes Back
Led by one of President Trump's nominees, the agency has been actively trying to correct misinformation spread by all sorts of actors, including Trump, about the election.
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Politics
Election Update: Trump Campaign Files Lawsuits In Attempt To Change Election Results
The Trump campaign has launched a slew of lawsuits in several states designed to dent Joe Biden's growing lead in the vote count. But state courts are quickly dismissing some of those suits.
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Politics
A Look At The Early Voting Turnout And Voter Concerns So Far
An unprecedented number of Americans have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election. But legal fights and other concerns are making some people nervous about Election Day and beyond.
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Politics
Supreme Court Hands Down Several Decisions On Ballots, Days Ahead Of Election Night
Several important legal decisions were made this week on election laws in crucial states as millions of voters have already cast their ballots.