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
Nov 22 Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The comparisons are part of a broader attempt by Trump and his team to undermine the legitimacy of Biden’s election and his right to an orderly transition by unspooling mistruths about both this election season and Trump’s treatment four years… Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump’s failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:55 A record hurricane season is ending. What does climate change have to do with it? By PBS NewsHour Hurricane Iota made landfall in Central America earlier this week as a Category 4 storm. It's the 30th storm this Hurricane season, surpassing 2005 as the year with the most hurricanes ever. With this record Atlantic Hurricane season officially ending… Continue watching
Nov 21 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s flailing effort resting on mendacity By Calvin Woodward, Ali Swenson, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s flailing attempt to cling to office after voters decisively chose to oust him has taken the country into a dark and fictional place. Continue reading
Nov 21 G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Group of 20 summit began on Saturday with appeals by the world’s most powerful leaders to collectively chart a way forward as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows this year’s gathering, transforming it from in-person meetings to a virtual gathering of… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 7:35 Biden forges ahead with transition despite Trump’s efforts to overturn state results President Donald Trump shows no signs of conceding the election despite vote counts showing President-elect Joe Biden leading by millions of votes. Judy Woodruff, Yamiche Alcindor, and Lisa Desjardins discuss the latest on Trump’s continuing legal challenges and growing impatience… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 3:25 Trump’s refusal to concede ‘just awful for the country,’ former Sen. Jeff Flake says President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election “does not speak well” for the president, former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says, but it’s also a problem for the Republican Party. Judy Woodruff talks with Flake about why the president’s resistance… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 14:48 Shields and Brooks on the danger of Trump’s refusal to concede Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Donald Trump’s continuing and baseless claims about election fraud, how Republicans and Democrats have reacted and the long-term… Continue watching
Nov 20 Spokesman says Donald Trump Jr. tested positive for coronavirus By Associated Press The spokesman says the younger Trump learned his diagnosis earlier this week, has no symptoms and has been quarantining. Continue reading