The swearing-in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Jan. 20 will be marked by pandemic-related health measures and enhanced security, while Donald Trump won't be attending.

The president-elect announced his final nominees this past week, completing a diverse team of two dozen people.

The outgoing president urged calm and defended his months-long legal challenges and false claims of voter fraud.

Small pro-Trump rallies popped up in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary Wednesday, as a riotous mob supporting the outgoing president occupied the U.S. Capitol.

Vice-President Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday's congressional tally of Electoral College votes.

Trump said in a video posted on Twitter, "We have to be remembered for what's been done," while Biden said he was "confident" that the U.S. would see a brighter 2021.

The possession of small amounts of hard drugs will be decriminalized in Oregon after people in that state voted in favour of the initiative on Tuesday.

Having cast doubts on the upcoming U.S. election for months, President Donald Trump has said he may challenge the results if they swing toward Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

While Biden worked to expand the electoral map in the South, President Donald Trump focused on the Democrats’ “blue wall” states that he flipped in 2016 — Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

The U.S. also differs from most other democracies in that it has no independent electoral commission to certify the final vote count, says Amy Dacey of American University.