2020 Presidential Election
Vox answers your biggest questions about the 2020 US presidential election.


The president refuses to distance himself from the election lies that motivated the Capitol riot.


America’s long lame-duck period gave Trump supporters months to plan a violent uprising. It needs to end.


Ten House Republicans broke with their party to support impeachment.


He’s trying to “both sides” the threat his supporters present to the peaceful transfer of power.


A political scientist explains why the GOP has to reform if we want to fix American democracy.

Biden’s majority is fragile. But it could also be incredibly powerful.


The Senate hasn’t held a single confirmation hearing on Biden’s nominees. That’s not normal.


He took no responsibility for the death and destruction while blaming Democrats for “causing tremendous danger.”


Lisa Murkowski and Pat Toomey are the two Republican senators who have said Trump should resign.


“I’m hoping we can come back together,” insist the very people who tore the country apart.

How Trump blurred the lines between politics and persona in ways that will reverberate for years.


The GOP’s Electoral College advantage grew in 2020, even as Republicans lost the presidency.


“It’s like a hall of mirrors”: The online far right’s disordered response to the storming of the Capitol.


House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Trump will likely face an impeachment vote by Wednesday.


Digital exile for “the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.”


Sen. Pat Toomey calls for the president’s resignation.


The former president encouraged the election official to investigate ballots in Fulton County, according to a Washington Post report.


The Alaska senator clarified after hinting that she’d leave the Republican Party if Trump remains party leader.


After banning Trump, Twitter turned toward tamping down on the dangerous conspiracy theory.


Trump could be impeached for a second time this week — but he might not be tried until he’s out of office.

A comprehensive timeline of Trump encouraging hate groups and political violence.


The company suggested that Trump’s tweets risk further violence during a critical time for democracy.


Murkowski is the first Senate Republican who has explicitly called for Trump to leave.


Online extremists started planning the chaos of January 6 months ago.


“We’re going to have to fight much harder.”

This is America’s brain on misinformation.


After the Capitol siege in his name, Trump says he’s skipping Biden’s inauguration.

The Capitol Hill mob was the logical culmination of years of mainstream Republican politics.


These officials are leaving the Trump administration after Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol.


He still won’t concede the election, even with his back against the wall.


The software firm has taken down President Trump’s online stores.


“We are in very dangerous territory.”


Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the election — but some Republicans still objected.


Guess what happens when you tell people, over and over, that they’re being robbed? They may believe you.


“The client has used the lawyer’s services to perpetrate a crime.”


Conspiracy theories alleging antifa involvement spread quickly in the riot’s aftermath.


Facebook and Twitter have been scrambling to limit Trump’s reach after the insurrection on Capitol Hill.

One person was fatally shot as Trump supporters swarmed the Capitol building, disrupting Joe Biden’s certification as president. Three others are said to have died at or near the Capitol Wednesday.


Trump still didn’t admit he lost the 2020 election in his statement.

Storming the Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the government is a serious crime.