Nov 23 Watch 6:47 Biden transition gains momentum as Trump continues to deny election results President-elected Joe Biden named the first wave of top cabinet positions on Monday, even as President Trump continued to deny he lost the election. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest election developments, and how… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 6:01 How Biden’s national security team seeks to represent ‘the diversity of America’ President-elect Joseph Biden on Monday announced the nominations for his national security team, including the first Latino to head the Department of Homeland Security and the first woman to lead the intelligence community. Wendy Sherman, the former undersecretary of state… Continue watching
Nov 23 U.S. agency allows formal Biden transition to begin By Matthew Daly, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Trump, who had refused to concede the election, said in a tweet that he is directing his team to cooperate on the transition but is vowing to keep up the fight. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 8:07 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s White House transition The head of the General Services Administration Monday authorized President-elect Joe Biden to begin transitioning to the White House weeks after voters went to the polls and as Biden continues to make selections to top cabinet posts. NPR’s Tamara Keith… Continue watching
Nov 23 AP source: President-elect Joe Biden taps ex-Fed chair Janet Yellen to lead treasury By Christopher Rugaber, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789. Continue reading
Nov 23 Belarus pensioners march demanding leader’s resignation By Associated Press Over 2,000 pensioners were estimated to have marched down a central avenue in Minsk in what has turned into a regular Monday rally. Continue reading
Nov 23 Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump challenge By David Eggert, Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Allies of Trump and losing GOP Senate candidate John James had urged the panel to delay voting for two weeks to audit votes in heavily Democratic Wayne County, home to Detroit. Continue reading
Nov 23 Biden builds out national security picks with Antony Blinken and John Kerry By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is moving to fill out his national security team with a raft of appointments to top positions that signal his intent to repudiate the Trump administration’s “America First” doctrine. Continue reading
Nov 23 A grandmother, a granddaughter and a deep post-election divide By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux After a bruising election, one President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede, Americans are left trying to repair divides that are deeper and more personal than ever. In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham speaks to a… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 4:36 Puerto Ricans voted for statehood. Will it happen? By PBS NewsHour Puerto Ricans voted ‘yes’ on a referendum asking whether or not the territory should become a U.S. state. But with control of Congress still yet to be determined and some in Washington making the issue of Puerto Rican statehood a… Continue watching