Election 2020

Military Times coverage of the 2020 election

As Biden improves support with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some

Results from around the country last year suggest Biden has an edge with some military voters unlike his recent predecessors.

3 years ago

One week after deadly attack, Capitol Hill halls filled with National Guard troops instead of tourists and staffers

More than 6,000 guardsmen were on hand Wednesday as House lawmakers voted on a second impeachment vote against President Donald Trump.

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Soldiers with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags at headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., during flags-In, May 23, 2019.

Pentagon & Congress

Biden to visit Arlington Cemetery as part of inauguration ceremonies

The planned trip comes despite security concerns surrounding the inauguration.

No, the National Guard didn’t try to thwart a CIA plot to steal the election

National Guard officials deny a "ludicrous" theory that Guardsmen were involved in an election-related conspiracy.

3 years ago

Hundreds of military absentee ballots are likely on GOP’s list of alleged 'criminal voter fraud’ votes

"We knew our votes were legal and we had done nothing wrong, but our integrity was being challenged," Air Force wife said.

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Pentagon differs on post-election Hatch Act rules

Civilian and servicemember Department of Defense employees may have to refrain from certain political behavior for longer than their colleagues at other agencies.

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Here’s what military absentee voters need to know about Georgia’s US Senate runoff elections

Legal residents of Georgia can still register to vote in the runoff election set for Jan. 5.

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Vets for Trump co-founder remains jailed on gun charges, claims he’s a ‘political prisoner’

Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta remain in jail after their arrest last week on gun charges in Philadelphia.

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as Jill Biden looks on.

Biden landing team for Pentagon announced

Fifteen of the 23 individuals named on the landing team for the Pentagon are women

3 years ago

Biden’s transition team for veterans issues includes community advocates and former VA leaders

Meg Kabat, former National Director of VA’s Caregiver Support Program, will lead the effort.

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VA transition work on hold as Trump disputes Biden election win

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said he does not think a delay in the handover of department information and resources will hurt veterans.

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Biden elected president

The Democratic nominee and former vice president is set to become the country's next commander in chief.

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Army 2nd Lt. Daii Gardner and Spc. Natasha Washington hand out voting ballots to soldiers at the Theater Gateway, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 21, 2020.

Today is the deadline for Georgia military ballots. Will they make a difference in the election?

As of today, there were about 9,000 ballots that Georgia election officials had sent to military absentee voters around the country and around the world, and to U.S. citizens overseas -- that have yet to be returned.

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