Trump's post-election legal, political efforts are testing the foundations of democracy, flirting with dangerous forces that appear increasingly likely to undermine Biden

A cascading series of deadlines will almost certainly lead to Biden becoming president on Jan. 20, whether Trump admits it or not.

From here, if the president and his legal team want to hold out, it could get lonely as well as costly.

President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that he wants President Donald Trump's help with the transition.

The president’s refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election has now extended into a second full week, and now come warnings of more significant consequences.

Joe Biden continues to appear unbothered by the noise. That, in a way, was his appeal from the start.

Nine days after voting ended, it’s clear that the election could take a while to wind down. President Donald Trump continues to hope as Georgia issues a recount.

While Biden may have more reason than most to be offended by the behavior of Trump and some Republicans, he isn't sounding particularly concerned about the hold-up.

As the Biden administration prepares for the transition, all eyes are on the Georgia Senate runoff races.

Biden’s efforts to heal divisions face complications from fast-moving events.

Friday dawns with no new states having been projected, after a day marked by tension and occasional disbelief.

An election that held out hope of clarity and unity might not wind up being particularly close, but it will be remembered as more complicated than it might have been.

There was no wave, there was no finality, and the “blue wall” looked shakier than ever. But there is even more than that at stake now.

It's a referendum on Trump, who has dominated the national conversation for four-plus years. Of course, even that doesn't guarantee a clean verdict or a drama-free ending

The ultimate disruptor needs one last shocker in order to succeed at the polls.

Voters are voting -- smashing records, adjusting behaviors and recalibrating expectations -- in ways that show the nation is many things but definitely not apathetic.

After the election, the images of the closing days of this election will be held out as evidence that of course things would turn out they way they did.

The president is 20 points underwater on his handling of the pandemic in Wisconsin and Biden is trusted more than Trump on the subject by a similar 20 points.

If President Trump is tired of talking about COVID-19, his biggest problem one week from Election Day may be that voters he needs are still living it.

With just eight days until the election, both campaigns are traveling across the country.

President Donald Trump still needs his Joe Biden to be someone and something that he isn't quite -- or hasn't yet been.

The night before the final presidential debate the DNI director and head of the FBI announced that Iran and Russia are trying to meddle in the 2020 election.

Former President Barack Obama is a potent political force -- something both former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump can agree on.

By attacking Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Donald Trump has kept the focus on COVID-19.

With 15 days until the election, data suggests that this is Joe Biden’s race to lose.

Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will both face voters Thursday night – albeit not in the way envisioned by the debate commission or really any actual voters.

While hearings on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination are unlikely to change the minds of senators, they could change the mind of voters.

With three weeks of voting left, President Donald Trump and his Republican Party find themselves in an uneasy state of defense.

While President Trump returns to the campaign trail Monday with a rally in Florida, the new ABC News/Washington Post finds a 54%-42% lead for former Vice President Biden.

President Donald Trump is stuck at the White House-- sidelined by a COVID-19 diagnosis that turned out not to have upended his campaign messaging much at all.

Pence and Harris had plenty to say about each other, but they weren’t always quick to talk about their own takes.

Now, amid the chaos of the moment and the relative stability of the campaign, Harris will bring a case that Pence might be uniquely equipped to defend.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling out President Donald Trump's rejection of a mask as he pleads for science over showmanship.

A campaign that’s long been all about President Trump now continues without the president, for at least a few days, signaling a moment of crisis and chaos in Washington.

There is no roadmap for what happens next.

Race relations have been a through-line of the campaign since before it began.

The first presidential debate was nothing short of chaotic.

An ABC News/Washington Post Pennsylvania poll shows Biden leading Trump 54-45 ahead of the first presidential debate in Cleveland.

The race for president keeps not changing and the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows a 53-43 Biden advantage among registered voters in the upcoming race.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at the Capitol Friday and on Saturday Trump announces his Supreme Court nominee.

President Donald Trump has crossed a new threshold in undermining the legitimacy of the election, refusing on Wednesday to simply commit to a peaceful transition of power

A new ABC News and Washington Post poll shows voters believe the president handles the economy well, while Biden handles the coronavirus better.

In this charged political environment, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is playing toward a quieter middle.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death gives President Trump an opportunity to rally Republicans and also a chance for Biden and Democrats to demonstrate the stakes.

Biden was not and is not the candidate Trump thought he would be running against. Part of what he brings to the campaign's final stretch will be where he is from.

The administration's push for a vaccine has put some Democrats in a potentially awkward spot.

On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump participated in a town hall with ABC News.

An election, by definition, is about voters. President Trump sits down with uncommitted voters Tuesday night during an ABC News town hall.

Cracks may be appearing in the president’s base of support, as a different kind of campaign week begins.

President Trump’s words won’t move perceptions of this president and his leadership as the latest FiveThirtyEight public polling suggests relative stability in the race.