A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war
An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israelโs war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who've criticized the conflict.
Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems
New state data shows that an election eve Pennsylvania court decision that said mail-in ballots without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes canโt count resulted in otherwise valid votes being canceled in the high-stakes November election.
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Pennsylvania for Biden
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)WHY AP CALLED PENNSYLVANIA FOR BIDEN:Four years ago, President Donald Trump breached the Democratsโ โblue wall,โ narrowly winning Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin โ a trio of Great Lakes states that had long served as a bulwark against Republican presidential candidates. The AP called the race for Biden, who held a 34,243-vote lead, after it determined that the remaining ballots left to be counted would not allow Trump to catch up. An AP analysis concluded Bidenโs lead over Trump was on track to stay outside of that margin as final votes are counted. State election officials have not been clear about how many provisional ballots remain to be counted, where they were cast and why they were cast. The analysis led AP to conclude Trump could not gain enough votes from provisional ballots to overcome Biden's margin.
2020 Latest: Biden says he's preparing for White House
___6:05 p.m.Democrat Joe Biden is adding to his lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia. ___5:25 p.m.Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is expected to deliver remarks Friday alongside Joe Biden. Biden is on the cusp of victory as he opened narrow leads over President Donald Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania. The emergency request Friday came as Democrat Joe Biden inched ahead of President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. ___4:40 a.m.Democrat Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia.