Category Archives: Election Coverage

After GSA Formally Green Lights Biden Transition; President Trump Vows to Fight On

After GSA Formally Green Lights Biden Transition; President Trump Vows to Fight On

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump vowed to keep up the fight in challenging the 2020 election. Trump took to Twitter late Monday after the General Services Administration’s formally announced the decision to make federal resources available to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. The GSA ascertained that Biden, the president-elect, is the “apparent winner” of the…MORE

Chris Christie Rips into Trump’s Legal Team Calling Their Efforts a ‘National embarrassment’

Chris Christie Rips into Trump’s Legal Team Calling Their Efforts a ‘National embarrassment’

FOX News (WBAP/KLIF) – Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Sunday ripped into President Trump’s legal team for waging unsuccessful legal challenges to his loss in the November election, calling their efforts a “national embarrassment.” Christie made the comments during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” Asked by host George Stephanopoulos whether it was time for Trump’s legal fight…MORE

Biden Filling Top White House Team with Campaign Veterans

Biden Filling Top White House Team with Campaign Veterans

WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden has announced top White House staff positions, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants. Biden confirmed that former campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon will serve as a deputy chief of staff. Campaign co-chair Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond and campaign adviser Steve Ricchetti…MORE

Bloomberg Poured Personal Fortune Into Presidential Politics, AP

Bloomberg Poured Personal Fortune Into Presidential Politics, AP

WASHINGTON (AP) – After pouring more than $1.2 billion of his personal fortune into presidential politics this election, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has little to show for it. His only win during a short-lived bid for the White House was in American Samoa. And after pledging to spend “whatever it takes” to defeat…MORE

The Latest: Trump Wins N. Carolina, Hits 232 Electoral Votes

The Latest: Trump Wins N. Carolina, Hits 232 Electoral Votes

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has won North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes, staving off a hard-fought challenge by Democratic nominee Joe Biden and holding the battleground state for Republicans. Trump’s victory in North Carolina brings him to 232 electoral votes. Biden, who was declared the winner of the election on Nov. 7,…MORE

Biden Officially Wins Arizona as Homeland Security Officials Say Overall Election Was the Most Secure in American History

Biden Officially Wins Arizona as Homeland Security Officials Say Overall Election Was the Most Secure in American History

Arizona (WBAP/KLIF) – Though FOX News and the Associated Press called the presidential race in Arizona for Joe Biden days ago, the state has officially gone in Biden’s column, further cementing his ascension to President-elect of the United States. The victory delivers another victory for Democrats who have been trying to flip the Republican stronghold…MORE

Republican Angie Chen Button Takes Narrow Race for Texas House

Republican Angie Chen Button Takes Narrow Race for Texas House

DALLAS (WVAP/KLIF) – An extremely narrow race for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives is over, more than a week after election day. Democrat Brandy Chambers conceded to Republican incumbent Angie Chen Button in the race for State Representative District 112. The vote differential was just over 200 votes. “In 2018, with very…MORE

Voter Turnout Highest Since 1968

Voter Turnout Highest Since 1968

Undated (AP) – The 2020 presidential election has officially hit the highest voter turnout in more than 50 years. The turnout rate in last week’s presidential election eclipsed the 61.6% of voting-age Americans who voted in the 2008 election. It now has the highest turnout rate since 1968. As new votes are still slowly tallied,…MORE

George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden; Says,”outcome is clear”

George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden; Says,”outcome is clear”

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President George W. Bush has has congratulated President-elect and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In a news release from his Dallas home, Bush said, “Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country.”…MORE