People honked horns, danced and celebrated in the city, which is President Trump’s hometown but had turned its back on him. Continue reading Cheers Erupt on N.Y.C. Streets After Biden’s Victory Is Declared

Nick Rocco, a passionate Trump follower in the Democratic bastion of Massachusetts, slowly realized it wasn’t going his way. Continue reading For a Trump Fan, a Week When Victory Ebbed Away

Amid the logistical challenges of voting in a pandemic, and despite threats of foreign interference, violence and disinformation, the machinery of democracy held up quite well. Continue reading After Warnings It Could Go Off the Rails, the Election Actually Ran Smoothly

On Fox News, Donna Brazile recalled that her mother and grandmother could not vote. “Just scoot over and let women also share in the leadership of this country,” she said. Continue reading ‘It’s a Big Deal’: TV Coverage Notes Magnitude of Kamala Harris Victory

Aides said the president had no plans to immediately deliver the kind of concession speech that has become traditional in past elections, and his campaign vowed to continue waging its legal battle across the country. Continue reading Denial, and Resignation, From Trump and a Handful of Aides

The former vice president has been elected the 46th president of the United States. What does his victory mean and what happens now? Continue reading Joe Biden Wins the Presidency: Special Episode of ‘The Daily’

Zarifa Ghafari, one of the few female mayors in Afghanistan, has been subjected to death threats and assassination attempts, and believes her father was gunned down because of her. Continue reading An Afghan Mayor Expected to Die. Instead, She Lost Her Father.

New Yorkers with medical issues faced additional burdens in lockdown, balancing protecting their health and staying afloat. Continue reading Cancer Cost Him a Kidney. The Pandemic Delayed a Transplant.

Laws prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities, not to mention coronavirus science, make it hard for apartment buildings to ban emotional-support animals. Continue reading Do Emotional-Support Pets Pose a Covid Risk in Apartment Buildings?

President Trump will be handing Joseph R. Biden Jr. a difficult cleanup act in America’s relations with many countries. But it may not take much for Mr. Biden to improve the mood. Continue reading Biden to Face Long List of Foreign Challenges, With China No. 1