2020 Presidential Election Updates

President Trump has not conceded the election, but now that the transition is underway, President-elect Biden can access the same brief about national security threats that Trump receives.

Democrats had been seeking to flip the reliably Republican state for years. The call brings the electoral vote tally to 306 for President-elect Joe Biden and 232 for President Trump.

The full hand recount of the state's 5 million presidential votes resulted in a slight narrowing of Joe Biden's lead over President Trump, but not nearly enough to change the result.

The campaign is filing for recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties — and paying $3 million for it. Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, although a losing candidate can file a sworn petition.

The Republican members of the bipartisan Wayne County Board of Canvassers sought to block the certification of the state's most populous county — but they soon relented under withering criticism.

Led by one of President Trump's nominees, the agency has been actively trying to correct misinformation spread by all sorts of actors, including Trump, about the election.

Former national security officials tell All Things Consideredthat they worry about the blowback if Trump were to launch an unprovoked attack on Iran or quickly pull troops from Afghanistan.

On Friday, courts in Pennsylvania and Michigan shot down Trump campaign challenges to the states' elections and counting processes. And in Arizona, another case was "rendered unnecessary."

Joe Biden has already been called as the presidential winner. On Wednesday, the AP called Alaska for Trump, putting the Electoral College count at 290 for Biden and 232 for President Trump.

Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight Action, says voter participation is ever more critical as the state heads into a runoff that could win Democrats Senate control.