National Politics Archives

WATCH: President-elect Biden delivers pre-Thanksgiving address

November 25, 2020 12:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to deliver pre-Thanksgiving remarks from Delaware Wednesday afternoon. Watch the remarks in the player below.

WATCH: President-elect introduces nominees and appointees

November 24, 2020 11:43 AM ABC 17 News Team

President-elect Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris will hold a news conference Tuesday to introduce their nominees and appointees to major national security and foreign policy posts.

WATCH: White House coronavirus task force holds briefing

November 19, 2020 2:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

The White House coronavirus task force is set to hold a briefing Thursday afternoon after recent updates of progress on vaccine development.

WATCH: Remarks from Biden, Harris

November 16, 2020 12:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

President-elect Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris made public statements Monday from Wilmington, Delaware. The statements follow news Monday morning that another coronavirus vaccine is showing more than 90% effectiveness. Watch playback of the news conference in the player below.

More than 100 people gather at state capital to support Trump

November 14, 2020 2:26 PM Sydney Olsen

A large group of people gathered in Jefferson City Saturday to show support for President Donald Trump.

President Trump delivers update on Operation Warp Speed

November 13, 2020 3:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) President Trump will soon deliver an update on Operation Warp Speed, the program that’s goal is to “produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.” Watch playback of the news conference in the media player below. Pfizer made an announcement Monday that an early peek at its vaccine

Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway

November 13, 2020 2:00 PM Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) Election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law. The law requires that one race be audited by hand to check that the machines counted the ballots accurately, not because of any suspected problems with the results. Secretary

MONDAY ELECTION UPDATES: After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

November 9, 2020 10:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on 2020 election news.

SATURDAY ELECTION UPDATES: Biden win brings protest, tense moments and some celebration

November 7, 2020 7:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Watch election-related live streams in the player below. UPDATE 1 P.M.: With former Vice President Joe Biden securing enough electoral votes, there were celebrations in the immediate aftermath, The Associated Press reported. The fears of protests turning violent remain as President Donald Trump so far refuses to concede. In one battleground, Trump

Legal experts weigh in on lawsuit spiraling around presidential election

November 6, 2020 7:28 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As ballots continue to be counted in several key battleground states with razor-thin margins in the race for the White House, the president’s campaign has filed several lawsuits in regards to the election. In Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming poll watchers were not allowed to “meaningful” watch

Voting event held for quarantined Boone County residents

November 1, 2020 10:32 AM Ben Fein

The County Clerk’s Office held a drive-thru voting event for those in Boone who had tested positive for COVID-19 or had to quarantine due to the virus.

Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

October 26, 2020 7:12 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett is headed to to the Supreme Court. The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day. Barrett will be the third Supreme Court justice nominated by Trump. At 48, she is likely secure a conservative court majority for years to

Sen. Josh Hawley writing book: ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech’

October 16, 2020 9:58 AM Associated Press

Sen. Josh Hawley is working on a book about one of the Missouri Republican’s ongoing targets.

AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story

October 14, 2020 8:50 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of

6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

October 8, 2020 11:38 AM Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) Six people plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home. That’s according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. The FBI said in the court filing that four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear.” The

Trump says “I’m not going to do a virtual debate’ with Biden, as commission makes changes after his COVID-19 diagnosis

October 8, 2020 7:14 AM Associated Press

Trump says “I’m not going to do a virtual debate’ with Biden, as commission makes changes after his COVID-19 diagnosis.

President Trump could return to the White House as soon as Monday

October 4, 2020 11:07 AM Zach Boetto

WASHINGTON D.C. (KMIZ) The President’s multidisciplinary medical team said President Trump could be discharged from the hospital as soon as Monday. The medical team gave an update outside of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Sunday around 10:45 a.m. During the update, Dr. Sean Conley, President Trump’s physician, mentioned they provided the President with oxygen on