With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality Thursday amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he'll peacefully leave after Congress affirmed his defeat.
by JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressRepublican Sen. Kelly Loeffler on Thursday conceded to Democrat Raphael Warnock in one of two Georgia Senate runoffs that will give control of the U.S. Senate to Democrats.
by BEN NADLER / Associated PressTennessee Republican U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty on Wednesday and early Thursday voted twice to reject challenges to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's electoral vote victory.
by Andy SherFacebook and Instagram said Thursday they will bar Trump from posting at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
by DAVID KLEPPER and MATT O'BRIEN / Associated PressAs a teenager, Jon Ossoff was inspired by the pivotal role John Lewis played in the fight for racial equality when the civil rights icon was in his early 20s.
by SUDHIN THANAWALA / Associated PressThe Latest on Congress' tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local).
by Associated PressVice President Mike Pence defied President Donald Trump early Thursday morning as he affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's November victory, putting an end to Trump's efforts to subvert American democracy and overturn the results of the election.
by JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press"Where are they?" a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags and pounding on doors.
by MARY CLARE JALONICK, ANDREW TAYLOR, LISA MASCARO and CALVIN WOODWARD / The Associated PressA violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House.
by LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump pressed his hopeless case for overturning the election to a crowd of supporters Wednesday, fueling the grievances of a mob that then stormed the Capitol and disrupted the confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
by CALVIN WOODWARD /The Associated PressIn an unprecedented step, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms Wednesday following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
by BARBARA ORTUTAY and DAVID KLEPPER / The Associated PressOn Wednesday, the latest extraordinary development in an extraordinary election will unfold.
by Associated PressTwo U.S. Senate runoff elections that together will determine which party controls the legislative chamber for the next two years were held in Georgia on Tuesday.
by BRIAN SLODYSKO / The Associated PressDemocrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia's two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state's history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach.
by STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM / The Associated PressGeorgia officials counted the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season early Wednesday as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden's legislative agenda.
by STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM / The Associated PressDemocrats 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 last days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden's progressive agenda.
by Associated PressBallots are still being counted in the Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and the scope of President-elect Joe Biden's agenda. Tuesday's vote also offers the first clues about the direction of American politics after the turbulent presidency of Donald Trump.
by BILL BARROW / The Associated PressAt the voting precinct in Ringgold, Georgia, on Tuesday afternoon, 19-year-old Cole Dasinger was surely an outlier when it came to his political beliefs.
by Patrick FilbinGeorgia officials started counting ballots as polls began to close across the state on Tuesday night in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate.
by STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM / Associated PressWith mounting desperation, President Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers Monday to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when Congress convenes for a joint session this week to confirm the Electoral College vote.
by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / Associated PressPresident Donald Trump put forth a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in an extraordinary phone call to Georgia's secretary of state seeking a reversal of his election defeat, fabricating a slew of votes that he said should've been counted in his favor.
by Associated PressA march for President Donald Trump planned ahead of his Georgia rally on Monday ended before it started as organizers struggled to establish a location.
by Sarah Grace TaylorA growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden's win.
by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / Associated Press