Dec 01 Watch 8:18 Biden’s economic team faces unprecedented crises in shift from Trump President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced his economic team, which is planning on making a sharp shift from the Trump years and his economic policies. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:15 Why some down-ballot Democrats struggled to hold their seats While President-elect Joe Biden won a decisive victory in the 2020 election, down-ballot candidates from across the country struggled to hold the seats they won in 2018. Rep. Donna Shalala, a Florida Democrat who lost her race against Maria Elvira… Continue watching
Dec 01 U.N. says pandemic will likely cause surge in humanitarian needs in 2021 By Jamey Keaten, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help in 2021. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump raises $170 million as he looks to future By Brian Slodysko, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump has raised roughly $170 million since his Election Day defeat, a sum garnered through a nonstop stream of solicitations that have falsely claimed the election was stolen while requesting contributions for an “election defense fund."… Continue reading
Dec 01 Barr says Justice Department found no evidence of fraud that would change election outcome By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results By Scott Bauer, Associated Press President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden's win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700… Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: President-elect Joe Biden formally introduces his economic team By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Associated Press As he did frequently while campaigning, Biden promised that the U.S. would eventually emerge with an economy that was dramatically remade to better stamp out economic inequality. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Lawmakers announce $908 billion plan to break virus aid impasse By Associated Press Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are expected to announce a bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal Dec. 1 with support from members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Mnuchin defends shut down of Fed emergency loan programs By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is defending his decision to close down a number of emergency Federal Reserve loan programs at a time when coronavirus cases are surging. Continue reading
Nov 30 French lawmakers to rewrite proposed bill on filming police By Associated Press The government said the measure is needed to better protect police officers. Critics fear that if enacted, it would impinge on freedom of information and media rights. Continue reading