Politics Nov 08 Dems won the race but the GOP will control the presidency While Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are headed to the White House, Democrats who were hoping to increase their margins in the House and take control of the Senate, failed to strengthen their position in Congress. Jeff Greenfield joins to…
Politics Nov 07 The Biden administration's transition plan, priorities President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and their team prepare their transition to the White House, including taking on the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Trump campaign announces a long legal battle over the results. NewsHour’s John Yang joins from…
Nation Nov 07 Lack of evidence make Trump's legal challenge an uphill battle President Trump has vowed to challenge the election results, which have declared Joe Biden as the president-elect. The legal challenges began well before Election Day with lawsuits over mail-in voting and which ballots were “legally” cast. Guy-Uriel Charles, professor of…
Politics Nov 07 Biden will take over a deeply divided nation in crisis With news outlets from the Associated Press to Fox News calling the election in favor of Joe Biden on Saturday, President Trump’s camp continued their legal efforts to contest the election results, and many Republican leaders remained silent. Yamiche Alcindor…
Episode Nov 07 November 7, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, November 7, Joe Biden is declared President-elect with Kamala Harris as Vice President- elect. Also, President Donald Trump promises to go to the courts to challenge the results, and a divided America bursts into protests…
Politics Nov 07 Georgia to be 'center of the American political universe' during recount, runoff election Nearly 5 million ballots were cast in Georgia, where razor-thin margins in the presidential election mean the state will enter a recount process in the coming weeks, and a January runoff will decide the fate of both the state’s Senate…
Politics Nov 07 Watch Live: PBS NewsHour Weekend Nov. 7, 2020 On this edition for Saturday, November 7, Joe Biden is declared President-elect with Kamala Harris as Vice President- elect. Also, President Donald Trump promises to go to the courts to challenge the results, and a divided America bursts into protests…
Nation Nov 07 'More lawsuits are coming:' Trump's lawyers layout plans as AP calls race for Biden Shortly after the Associated Press and other TV networks call Pennsylvania and the entire race for Joe Biden, President Trump’s lawyers lay out their plans for a long legal fight over the results. NewsHour’s Dan Bush joins from Philadelphia to…
Episode Nov 06 November 6, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Americans await the result of the presidential election, as several states are still counting votes. Plus: The latest from each state, President Trump’s effort to distribute false information about the election, key data points and demographics,…
Politics Nov 06 Biden campaign remains confident as Trump escalates false claims Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading President Trump in three of the five states yet to be called by the Associated Press. Still, it’s not clear when vote counting will conclude. Meanwhile, Trump lashed out at the voting process…