National Election
National Election
In a 3-0 vote, Michigan Board of State Canvassers certifies election results
November 23rd, 20200 LANSING — After more than three hours of public comments and discussion, the Michigan State Board of Canvassers certified the statewide results of the Nov 3. general...
Trump continues desperate assault on Michigan election
November 20th, 20200 In yet another desperate move to overturn election results in Michigan, President Trump invited Michigan Senate Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee...
Trump’s campaign withdraws Michigan election lawsuit
November 19th, 20200 MICHIGAN — The re-election campaign for President Trump is withdrawing its lawsuit disputing vote results in Michigan. The campaign has filed numerous suits......
Wayne County Board of Canvassers certifies election results after initial deadlock
November 17th, 20200 WAYNE COUNTY — A source at the Michigan Secretary of State has informed The Arab American News that Wayne County has now certified its elections results, after two...
Netanyahu has “warm” convo with Biden, calls him “president-elect”
November 17th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden had a “warm conversation” with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone on Tuesday. Netanyahu referred to Biden as......
1,100 pages of Michigan election documents submitted per legally problematic legislative subpoena
November 17th, 20200 LANSING — Another legal challenge to Michigan elections this week meant Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was forced to hand over 1,100 pages of election-related...
Recounts, outstanding votes, lawsuits unlikely to help Trump flip results
November 13th, 20200 More than a week after Nov. 3 elections, the campaign of President Trump has yet to accept results, particularly from battleground states where his opponent, Joe Biden,......
While Trump refuses to concede, prominent Republicans acknowledge his election defeat
November 13th, 20200 By Thursday evening, the likelihood of President Trump conceding to President-elect Joe Biden remained unknown. Those close to the current president have given major...
Republicans urge Trump to allow Biden access to briefings as U.S. election challenges sputter
November 12th, 20200 On Thursday, more Republican lawmakers said the Trump administration should allow Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings, in a tacit acknowledgement the Democrat......
Trump presses on with uphill legal struggle hoping to overturn Biden victory
November 11th, 20200 On Wednesday, President Trump’s campaign took another step in its long-shot legal strategy to upend his election loss with a Michigan lawsuit while Georgia announced a...
Rules for recounts in presidential battleground states
November 9th, 20200 Georgia will go through a recount of the votes in the presidential race due to a narrow margin, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Friday. Below is a......
Joe Biden projected winner of 2020 presidential election
November 7th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost all major news sources declared former Vice President Joe Biden as the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election on Saturday. The...
Michigan Judge denies Trump campaign’s requests in election lawsuit, issues opinion
November 6th, 20200 LANSING – Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens issued her opinion today in Trump v Benson, the lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign against Michigan......
Biden gets a critical push in Nevada, most remaining votes will likely favor him
November 6th, 20200 CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA — Nevada’s Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas, delivered more than 20,000 votes for former Vice President Joe Biden, more than double what...
Biden gains slight leads in PA and GA, GA goes to recount
November 6th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden has a sliver of a lead in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia. President Trump’s slight lead in Pennsylvania......
Muslim orgs say Muslim vote impactful for Biden victory in Michigan, elsewhere
November 6th, 20200 MICHIGAN — Emgage Action, a Muslim civic advocacy organization, said Wednesday that it celebrated a high Muslim American voter turnout in Michigan, and that turnout...
Vote counts push Biden closer to victory as Trump falsely claims election being “stolen”
November 6th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — With his re-election chances fading as more votes are counted in a handful of battleground states, President Trump launched an extraordinary......
Trump loses legal battle to stop the count in Michigan
November 5th, 20200 LANSING — The campaign of President Trump lost a legal battle in Michigan, as Trump exceedingly claimed, without evidence, mass voter fraud perpetrated by Democrats in...
Big re-election wins for popular Reps. Tlaib and Dingell
November 5th, 20200 MICHIGAN — Democrats swept the board on election night in diverse, urban precincts in Metro Detroit, like those in Wayne and Oakland County. Important among these......
U.S. Supreme Court may not have final say in presidential election, despite Trump threat
November 4th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — While President Trump wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call, it may not be the final...
After a tight senate race, Peters defeats Republican John James
November 4th, 20200 MICHIGAN — The Arab American News has received conformation from Senator Gary Peters' (D-Michigan) campaign that he has won his reelection bid, defeating his......
Trump campaign sues Michigan, wants to halt vote counting
November 4th, 20200 MICHIGAN — The campaign of President Trump has begun its legal assault on the election. The campaign announced on Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit in Michigan...
Election Day in Hamtramck: Steady turnout, fire fighters hope to keep department intact
November 3rd, 20200 HAMTRAMCK — Precincts in Hamtramck showed a steady turn out by late afternoon, though the Election Day turn out seemed to be lower than expected for a major......
