Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Barr undercuts Trump on election and Hunter Biden inquiries
Attorney General William Barr used his final public appearance to undercut President Donald Trump on multiple fronts Monday, saying he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel to look into the president's claims about the 2020 election or to name one for the tax investigation of President-elect Joe Biden's son.
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In FBI probe, Texas attorney general faces aggressive, ethical prosecutor
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent years dodging legal and public relations blows that might have knocked others out of politics.
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Georgia rips Trump’s voter fraud claims in court
It's one of the most startling allegations of voting fraud President Donald Trump made in his effort to overturn the election in Georgia - tens of thousands of ineligible voters cast ballots, raising profound doubts about Joe Biden's victory in the state.
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Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from Pentagon
President-elect Joe Biden's transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of cooperation they're getting from political appointees at the Department of Defense, saying there has been "an abrupt halt in the already limited cooperation there."
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Demand is low for COVID-19 antibody drugs but shortages loom
U.S. health officials are seeing an astonishing lack of demand for COVID-19 medicines that may help keep infected people out of the hospital, drugs they rushed out to states over the past few weeks as deaths set new records.
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Biden may time confirmation votes to protect House majority
President-elect Joe Biden's decision to tap several House Democrats for administrative positions is putting Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically tough spot, having chiseled away at the party's already slimming majority and leaving her potentially without enough votes to pass his legislative agenda.
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Poll: Tennessee voters split along party lines over COVID-19, presidential election outcome and priorities
Tennessee voters are divided along partisan lines over issues ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election's outcome, according to a new Vanderbilt University survey.
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EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes
The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is generally a routine, ceremonious affair.
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McConnell warns GOP of Electoral College brawl in Congress
Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators on Tuesday not to join President Donald Trump's extended assault on the Electoral College results.
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Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden’s victory
More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia's Vladimir Putin.
